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2009 Lebanese Poker Championship
$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Lebanese Poker Championship
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,925,100
Entries
207
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Play Intentions
With the aim to reach the final table, it was always thought to be a long shot when 111 players took to the felt this afternoon.
However after losing four tables over the first four levels of play, and only another seven needed to reach the final table . . . anything is a possibility!
The only downside however is that the average stack is still a whopping 45,000-big blind deep meaning that nearly everyone is well equipped to handle a pot lost here and a bad beat there.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we countdown to crowning the 2009 Lebanese Poker Champion!
Who's Leading The Charge
Fadi Kamar - 297,000
Nabil Matta - 224,000
Said Kheir - 184,000
Rail Surging
Since dinner break, the rail has more than tripled with many people jostling for position to watch on the inaugural Lebanese Poker Championship.
With 67 players remaining, the one that sits atop as Champion will have the responsibility of leading Lebanese poker through many stages of development as it makes it stance on the worldwide poker map.
Ghassan Gaining Ground
The dealer spread the first three cards
. Ghassan checked, and Khazen fired a feeler bet of 7,000. His opponent quickly flicked the calling chips into the pot, and the turn card came the 
. Ghassan checked again, and Khazen bet once more, 15,000 this time. Ghassan was trying to peer across the dealer to his opponent's stack, and he eventually asked for an estimate of his remaining chips. When he was satisfied with the answer, he made the call.The last card off was the
. Another check from Ghassan drew a quick bet of 25,000 from Khazen. Ghassan shook his head and mucked 
face up. Khazen showed his 
, and his aggressive play gets him the pot with bottom pair. He's up to 125,000 after that nice little pot.
Laham Kicks Up
Laham:
Opponent:
The board ran out
to see Laham send another opponent to the rail with a rivered set as she climbed to over 115,000 and change.
Another Table Bites The Dust
Now down to seven tables, only another forty players are needed to fall until we hit the money!
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Tough Table
Seat 1: Yury Kerzhapkin (81,000)
Seat 3: Joseph Mouawad (32,000)
Seat 4: Chris Karagulleyan (29,000)
Seat 5: Raymond Rahme (124,000)
With two of Lebanon's toughest players in Mouawad and Karagulleyan, along with South African Rahme and Russian Kerzhapkin - many fireworks are expected!
Zacca Makes His Move
. Sherif Zacca and Hicham Fakhoury checked from the blinds, and big stack Nabil Matta fired a near-pot-sized bet of 40,000. After some deep consideration, Zacca elected to check-raise to 110,000, enough to quickly fold Fakhoury.Matta wasn't so quick to act though, and he would take several minutes to mull over his decision. About halfway through his tank time, he asked his opponent to count down his stack, and Zacca had around 100,000 behind.
After another few minutes, Zacca said, "Time, please," and the dealer announced it to the floor person. There would be no countdown though; Matta instantly slid his cards into the muck. Unable to resist, Zacca showed up his
, and his bluff earns him the massive pot. With that win, he's taken a big boost up to 290,000, fighting now for the chip lead.Matta went the other way though, slipping back to 180,000.