2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
$606,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,925,100
Entries
207
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

The Other Hachem

We walked up to a hand in progress on the turn with the board showing {9-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}. Saba Hachem (no relation to the already-departed World Champion) checked with the first action, and his foe next door fired a bet of 5,000. Without much delay, Hachem put in a check-raise to 14,000, sending his opponent deep into the tank. After several minutes of thought, someone called the clock. The player double-checked his hole cards and took one last long stare at Hachem.

Perhaps he noticed that Hachem was all too comfortable in his chair, taking casual sips of water and chatting merrily with the rest of the table. In any event, the player finally let his hand go, unintentionally flashing the {6-Diamonds} as his cards slid into the muck.