2009 Lebanese Poker Championship
$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Kamar Increases, Merhej Does the Opposite
Showdown
Kamar:
Merhej:
The all-in player was in bad shape with one foot already out the door. The turn came the , and a useless filled out the board. Queens hold for Kamar, earning him the knockout and chipping him up to just at 400,000.
Kheir Straightens Out
Kheir:
Zacca:
The board ran out to see Kheir double through to over 250,000 as Zacca slipped to 175,000 and change
Zakhem Zeros Out an Opponent
The board was a big sweat but ultimately useless as it ran out . With his lowly deuces holding up, Nicolas Zakhem has knocked off another player, putting us down to 40 remaining.
Matta Surges
Matta:
Opponent:
The turn and river fell the and to see Matta send his opponent to the rail, while climbing to 410,000 in chips.
Chris Karagulleyan Eliminated
Karagulleyan:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Karagulleyan hit the rail short of what many expected him to finish.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Khoury KO'd
"Hold!" yelled Saadeh. The turn brought a bit of help to Khoury as the gave him a gutterball straight draw to add four more outs to the win. "Valet!" he screamed, pleading for a jack. He would brick off though as the river brought a useless and the end of Khoury's day.
Keirouz And Allam Breathe Sigh Of Relief
With the action on the big blind, Keirouz spoke out of turn and announced his intentions to move all in.
The big blind ummed and ahhed for nearly three minutes before folding pocket sevens.
Keirouz moved all in and Allam made the call to see both players table the same hand in and respectively.
The board ran out to see Keirouz and Allam chop it - much to the thanks for the big blind folding!
Heybelian's Mission
The turn card came the , and Zacca fired another 27,000 at the pot. Instantly, Heybelian moved all in, and Zacca asked for a count. As soon as he could eyeball the remainder, he made the quick call to put Heybelian at risk.
Showdown
Zacca:
Heybelian:
"Sorry, Zacca," said Heybelian, quickly adding, "No queen!" The dealer obliged with a blank on the river notching a second consecutive double up for Heybelian. "Very sorry, Zacca," he repeated. Heybelian predicted he would win this tournament, even as he was down under 40,000 earlier this level. He's got a much better shot at fulfilling that prophecy with his newfound stack that's approaching 150,000, finally back above average.