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"The 2008 Victorian Poker Championships Main Event Final Table Is Set!"
January 07, 2009
The 2008 Victorian Poker Championships Main Event Final Table Is Set!
After a long 14 hour day our field of 129 has been reduced to a final table of nine. Sheldon Mayer will enter Day 2 with the chip lead over a high quality table full of seasoned professionals and online sensations.We'll have the updated chip counts for you as soon as they come to hand.
Tomorrow should be a tremendous climax to a action-packed two weeks of Championship events as we finally crown the 2008 Victorian Championships Main Event Champion and award the first place prize of $200,813!
Our coverage starts at 4pm tomorrow, and we look forward to your company then!
"Garth Kay - 10th Place"
January 07, 2009
Garth Kay Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,710)
Tino Lechich raised from late position to 55,000 before Garth kay moved all in for an additional 255,000. Lechich made the call.Lechich:
Kay:
The board fell
and Kay is eliminated in 10th place for $10,710.
Play Slow In The Early Stages
As is to be expected in the early stages of a ten-handed final table, the action has been pretty slow in the early goings.John Moran took down a nice pot after moving all in over the top of the opening raise from Tino Lechich, but other than that, most pots have been taken down by the preflop aggressor.
Perhaps the idea of two five-handed tables at this stage of the tournament has some merit, as it stimulates action and excitement for fans and tests players ability to handle short-handed play?
Play Resumes
The cards are now back in the air with one more elimination required until we reach our final nine. They will then end play for the evening at that point and return tomorrow at 4pm to fight it out for the trophy and the first place prize of over $200,000!Final Table Lineup
Our final table of ten is now set! Here is how they are seated:Seat 1: Ben Delaney - 497,000
Seat 2: Julian Powell - 760,000
Seat 3: Harris Pavlou - 570,000
Seat 4: Minh Nguyen - 735,000
Seat 5: Tino Lechich - 1,047,000
Seat 6: Sheldon Mayer - 1,730,000
Seat 7: Jay "Seabeast" Kinkade - 818,000
Seat 8: Garth Kay - 242,000
Seat 9: John Moran - 201,000
Seat 10: Tim 'LuckyShades' Horan - 445,000
"Patrick Fletcher - 11th Place"
January 07, 2009
Patrick Fletcher Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,710)
On a flop of
Harris Pavlou fired out a bet of 15,000 and Patrick Fletcher moved all in. Harris made the call.Harris:
Fletcher:
The turn was the
and the river the to eliminate Fletcher in 11th place.Our final table is now set! There will be a slight pause as the players redraw for the final table.
"Peter Aristidou - 12th Place"
January 07, 2009
Peter Aristidou Eliminated in 12th Place ($10,710)
Sheldon Mayer raised to 52,000 from early position and the action folded to Peter Aristidou in the big blind who moved all in for an additional 278,000. Mayer made the call.Aristidou:
Mayer:
Aristidou held the lead as Mayer made an ambitious call. However his call turned to gold when the board fell
to give Mayer a pair of nines which were good enough to take it down.Aristidou heads to the exit in 12th place, collecting $10,710. Meanwhile Mayer now holds a monsterous chip lead with over 1.8 million chips!
"Sam Khouiss - 13th Place"
January 07, 2009
Sam Khouiss Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,710)
On a flop of
, Sam Khouiss led out for 50,000. Tino Lechich moved all in and Khouiss made the call.Khouiss held
but was disgusted to see Lechich reveal 
for the flopped set. The turn was the and river the and Khouiss bursts into a tirade of abuse and expletives as he heads to the cashier booth to collect $10,710 for his 13th place finish.Lechich is now up over 1.1 million chips.
"Sam Jessop - 14th Place"
January 07, 2009
Sam Jessop Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,710)
A short-stacked Sam Jessop moved all in from under the gun and Jay "Seabeast" Kinkade made the call in the big blind.Jessop:
Kinkade:
Incredibly, the board fell
to eliminate an unlucky Jessop in 14th place for $10,710. An Internet flop for the Internet phenom sees Kinkade up to 940,000.