$10,000 Championship Main Event | 2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

07-26-2009 01:29 UTC+3

Blinds Battle Result In Double For Kamar

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In a battle of the blinds we found Fadi Kamar all in against Nicolas Zakhem.

Zakhem: {J-Clubs}

Kamar:

The board ran out {K-Hearts}

to see Zakhem crippled to just over 100,000 as Kamar doubles through to 590,000 in chips.

Tags: Fadi Kamar Nicolas Zakhem

07-26-2009 01:22 UTC+3

Henry B. Eliminated In 8th Place (US$57,800)

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Omar Geadah opened from the cutoff to 170,000 before Henry B. was put to a decision for his remaining 265,000 in chips.

Looking visibly upset at possibly going broke this hand, Henry B. eventually slid his chips into the middle with Geadah making the call.

Henry B: {A-Diamonds}

Geadeah:

The board ran out {Q-Spades}

to see Henry B. fall in 8th place.

Tags: Henry B Omar Geadah

07-26-2009 01:17 UTC+3

Henry B-ounces To A Triple

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From early position Henry B. pushed his last 90,000 into the middle and was called by Fadi Kamar and Imad Saab.

The board of {8-Spades}

was checked through by both the active players to see Henry B. table his {A-Diamonds}

to best both players as he triples to 335,000 in chips.

Tags: Fadi Kamar Henry B.Imad Saab

07-26-2009 01:11 UTC+3

Rizkallah Mixing It Up

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With the action folding round to Walid Rizkallah in the small blind he made it 100,000 to go.

Henry B. made the call from the big blind to see the {5-Hearts}

flop drop and an all in push from Rizkallah follow.

After shaking his head Henry B. reluctantly folded his {10-Spades}

to leave himself with only a few big blinds.

Rizkallah announced that he hadn't seen his cards yet and tabled his {Q-Spades}

for Queen-high and the pot.

The crowd cheered, while Rizkallah's railbirds looked on disappointed due to his more than needed alcohol consumption during this final table. Chants of cappuccino and expresso have been bellowed by his rail; but currently Rizkallah isn't listening.

Tags: Henry B.Walid Rizkallah

07-26-2009 01:03 UTC+3

Saab Semi-Bluffs

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Nicolas Zakhem opened to 140,000 from the hi-jack before Imad Saab made it 340,000 to go out of the big blind. Zakhem had no trouble making the call to see the {K-Spades}

flop fall.

Saab cut down his stack, before announcing all in and pushing his last 690,000 into the middle.

Zakhem sat in the tank contemplating a decision for near on three minutes before eventually releasing his hand to the cheers of the crowd.

As the pot was being pushed to Saab, he tabled his {10-Spades}

for a semi-bluff as he moved to 1,390,000 as Zakhem slips to 580,000 in chips.

Tags: Imad Saab Nicolas Zakhem

07-26-2009 00:52 UTC+3

Saab Flushes Geadah's Pair

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Imad Saab completed from the small blind and Omar Geadah checked his option in the big blind.

The flop of {3-Clubs}

was checked by both players to see the {8-Hearts}

peel on the turn, and another round of checks follow.

The river landed the {J-Clubs}

and following yet another check from Saab, Geadah fired 70,000 at the pot. Saab thought for a little, before making the call to see Geadah table {K-Clubs}

for a rivered pair.

However it would be Saab's {Q-Clubs}

for a flush to take the pot down.

Tags: Imad Saab Omar Geadah

07-26-2009 00:52 UTC+3

No Early Morning Worries Here

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We are soon to tick past the 1am mark here in Lebanon . . . but you could hardly tell while sitting here!

With the final table being set up within a stage like area the chairs are nearly all full with eager onlookers, friends, family and media.

The final table is also being streamed live onto a big screen just beyond the stage so that patrons can smoke and talk while watching all the action unfold.

It is truly a great spectacle here at the Casino Du Liban and the atmosphere is just fantastic.

Oh yeah . . . the Lebanese Poker Championships is still being contested!

07-26-2009 00:41 UTC+3