€4,500 Championship Main Event | 2009 WPT Marrakech

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

10-18-2009 22:28 UTC

Adrian Marin Eliminated in 5th Place (€72,240)

Ludovic Lacay raised preflop and Christophe Savary flat-called behind. Adrian Marin reraised all-in, Lacay passed but Savary called.

Marin: {A-Hearts}

Savary:

The board gave scant hope to Marin, as it came {10-Hearts}

, Savary's three pair besting Marin's two.

Savary is now on 2.2 million.

10-18-2009 22:20 UTC

Julien Arneodo Doubles Up

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Julien Arneodo moved all-in for his last 500,000 and Ludovic Lacay quickly called. Given the shortness of Arneodo's stack, both hands were above what was probably expected to be seen.

Lacay: {10-Clubs}

Arneodo:

The board came {A-Spades}

and Arneodo moves back over 1 million. Lacay still has over 2 million.

10-18-2009 22:09 UTC

Danger Zone

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Julien Arneodo and Adrian Marin are the short stacks, hovering between 10-15 big blinds.

10-18-2009 22:06 UTC

Marin Slipping

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Adrian Marin is down to about 500,000 after giving up a hand to Eoghan O'Dea. Preflop, Marin raised to 90,000 on the button and O'Dea called from the big blind.

The flop fell {J-Diamonds}

and O'Dea led out for 90,000. Marin called and both players checked the {7-Hearts}

turn. The river brought the {5-Hearts}

and O'Dea fired 270,000. Marin gave it up, boosting Eoghan O'Dea's stack to 2,400,000.

10-18-2009 21:51 UTC

O'Dea Gets There.

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Adrian Marin makes it 90,000 from the button and Eoghan O'Dea calls in the big blind.

Both players check the {3-Hearts}

flop before O'Dea fires out 130,000 on the {5-Diamonds}

turn. Marin called and they both check the {7-Hearts}

river.

"Seven," said O'Dea and Marin rolled his eyes and mucked his cards as the Irishman turned over {7-Hearts}

.

10-18-2009 21:34 UTC

Benny Spindler Eliminated in 6th Place (€55,828)

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Crippled from before the break, Benny Spindler pushed all-in for his last 280,000. Ludovic Lacay thought for a moment and called in the small blind, Christophe Savary folded behind him.

Spindler: {K-Diamonds}