[user22113]
The final seven would be relieved to see the backs of Grant Levy and James Broom - two of the toughest competitors in this tournament. Between them they are the current holders of two of the major championship titles in this country, with over $1.2 million in earnings between them.
This now opens the door for one of the lesser-known players here to stamp their place in Australian poker history.
David Lee limps in from the small blind, and Nali Kaselias shoots a glance over at his opponent. He checks deliberately, and it's heads up to the flop.
It reveals . Lee leads out with a bet of 95,000, and it's enough to win him the pot as Kaselias lays it down.
Grant Levy caps his cards and announces, "All in," from the cutoff seat. It's a total of 592,000 to play. When it comes around to Ray Sukkar in the big blind, he quickly makes the call, putting Levy's tournament life in jeopardy.
Showdown:
Levy:
Sukkar:
The flop was a big dry desert for Levy, coming down . Left drawing to runner-runner, Levy found no help at all. The turn was the and the river was the , spelling the end for the school teacher. He is out in 8th place, taking home $16,400 AUD for his efforts over the last three days.
Ray Sukkar, on the other hand, has climbed into second place, sitting with 1,635,000.
Nali Kaselias raises to 85,000 from the cutoff position. Grant Levy folds and one of his cards exposes as a jack. Everyone folds though, and Kaselias takes the pot.
[user66118]
Nali Kaselias has the button in Seat 5.
Grant Levy limps in from the small blind, and Kenneth Damm pauses for a moment, eye-ing up Levy's stack. After a minute or two, he announces, "All in," and Levy quickly folds.