€4,500 Championship Main Event Day 1 | 2009 WPT Marrakech

10-17-2009 00:58 UTC

Halfway Home

[user66118]

We've ticked under the 200-player mark, meaning more than half of the field has been eliminated. The big board shows 193 players left on 22 tables.

10-17-2009 00:55 UTC

Beevers' Dam Is Busted

[user76023]

Joe Beevers is the first of the three Hendon Mobsters to be knocked out today. He moved all-in with {A-Hearts}

but got called by {10-Hearts}

and the board of {J-Spades}

sent the Brit packing.

10-17-2009 00:49 UTC

The quickest way to make enemies at the poker table is to slowroll with the nuts. The second quickest way to is to eliminate the most attractive lady in a room full of testosterone.

Remy Biechel regrettably chose the second option just a few minutes ago. Biechel opened with a raise to 2,000, and he found two callers, including our very-good-looking French heroine.

The flop came out {7-Clubs}

, and Biechel checked. The man in the middle fired out a bet of 4,000, and Ms. France moved all in for 28,500. Biechel would make the call as the third player hemmed and hawed and folded out of the way.

Showdown
Man: {A-Clubs}

Woman:

"Au revoir," she said with a smile, seeing the bad news. She was still drawing very slightly live though, and if there were any justice in poker, she would find her runner-runner straight flush.

It was not meant to be. The {9-Clubs}

on the turn ended any hope of keeping her here, and a meaningless {2-Diamonds}

filled out the board. Biechel tallies the knockout, moving his way up to 98,000 and drawing forlorn stares from his table mates.

Tags: Remy Biechel

10-17-2009 00:38 UTC

HML

[user76023]

Huck Seed is out, he made a short stack push with {Q-?}

but ran into {K-?}

on a

board.

10-17-2009 00:21 UTC

Mizzi Busts

[user22113]

Just before the break, a loud thump came from Sorel Mizzi's table, where we arrived to see him pounding his fist on the felt. He had lost a coin flip on the river as the board read {Q-Spades}

. His opponent had {A-Hearts}

and Mizzi and his pocket pair were done in on fifth street.

Tags: Sorel Mizzi

10-17-2009 00:19 UTC

Play Resumeth

[user66118]

The cards are back in the air. We'll play these final two levels before calling it a day.

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

10-17-2009 00:02 UTC

Hold the Clock

[user66118]

That's eight levels in the books; time for another 15-minute break.

10-17-2009 00:01 UTC

Barny Boatman Eliminates Antonio Esfandiari

[user22113]

Barny Boatman opened to 1,700 in early position. Antonio Esfandiari went all in from late position for about 10,000 and Boatman immediately called with {K-?}

"Oops" said Esfandiari, tabling {A-?}

. No help arrived for Antonio, out just before the end of level 8.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Barny Boatman

10-16-2009 23:56 UTC

Seed Begins To Sprout

[user76023]

Huck Seed raised from the button to 1,500 and both called. The flop was {8-Spades}

and after the small blind checked the flop, the big blind quickly fired out 3,000.

Seed called this bet and the small blind fidgeted uncomfortably in his chair before also calling.

The turn was the {J-Diamonds}

and both blinds checked to Seed, who counted out his chips, then stacked them up, then counted out his chips, then stacked them up but this time with the additional part of pushing all-in.

Both blinds folded fairly quickly.