$10,000 Championship Main Event Day 2 | 2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

07-24-2009 18:38 UTC+3

Adham Homsi Eliminated

[user80015]

We caught the action on a board reading {K-Clubs}

with one-time chip leader Adham Homsi all in.

He was called by an opponent and the cards were tabled.

Homsi: {K-Hearts}

Opponent:

The river landed the {2-Clubs}

and Homsi hit the rail.

Tags: Adham Homsi

07-24-2009 18:49 UTC+3

Recent Eliminations

[user80015]

Even with such a great structure, players are still finding easy exits to the rail.

Most recently Wael Sarkis, Michel Helou, Rabih Hachem and Souhail Nassar have all departed from the tournament.

Tags: Souhail Nassar

07-24-2009 19:01 UTC+3

Bitar Doubles

[user80015]

Hassan Bitar has found a much needed double when his {7-Spades}

held in a race against Sassine Ghazaleh's {A-Spades}

.

The board ran out {5-Spades}

to see Bitar double through to 27,000 as Ghazaleh slipped to 95,000 and change.

Tags: Hassan Bitar Sassine Ghazaleh

07-24-2009 19:06 UTC+3

Sweidy Hooks Hum

[user66118]

We walked over to Table 1 to see cards on their backs with Georges Sweidy all in. In front of him lay {J-Hearts}

, and Baba Hum was looking to send him home with {K-Diamonds}

.

Salvation would find Sweidy though as the board ran down {7-Clubs}

. Finding his third of a kind, Georges has picked up a crucial double up, working his short stack up to a respectable 32,000. Hum, opn the other hand, has been sliding today. He's down to 65,000, about half of his start-of-day count.

Tags: Baba Hum Georges Sweidy

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

07-24-2009 19:19 UTC+3

Nine Left

[user80015]

We are down to the final nine tables and have 81 players left in the 2009 Lebanese Poker Championships.

07-24-2009 19:31 UTC+3

Eid All In

[user66118]

Raymond Rahme limped into the pot under the gun, and two seats over, Tony Eid moved all in for his last 12,800. Bubble Boy would go deep into the tank for several minutes in late position, but he would eventually duck out of the way. When the bet came back around to Rahme though, he instantly called with the covering stack.

Showdown
Rahme: {A-Spades}

Eid:

The board was a big dry desert for the all-in Eid, coming out {9-Spades}

. Rahme's aces held, earning him the knockout and a chip-up to 69,000.

07-24-2009 20:15 UTC+3

Ghassan Folds; Ghassan Doubles

[user66118]

We pick up the action in a three-way pot on the turn as the board shows {5-Spades}

. The first two players checked, and Sevag Heybelian put out a bet of 20,000. After a bit of head shaking and sideways glancing, Georges Ghassan check-raised all in for a total of 47,900. Ibrahim Ghassan folded out of the way, and when Heybelian called, it was heads up for the other Ghassan's tournament life.

Showdown
Heybelian: {A-Clubs}