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

10-16-2009 18:18 UTC

Sounding Like A Broken Brecard...

[user76023]

Julien Brecard has been knocked down to just a couple of thousand after bet-3betting all-in on a flop of {10-Spades}

holding

but got slowrolled by his opponent's {6-?}

. No running Kings for the Frenchman and he's on the verge of being eliminated.

10-16-2009 17:58 UTC

Uh-Oh, Obrestad

[user66118]

Annette Obrestad opened the pot with a raise from the cutoff seat, and the button and both blinds came along to a four-handed flop.

It brought {9-Hearts}

, and the action checked to Obrestad. She continued out with a bet of 1,000, and the button quickly called. The small blind ducked out, and the big blind called, and it was three-handed to the turn.

It was the {8-Hearts}

, and Obrestad fired another 3,100 chips at the pot. After some pause from both opponents, they each called in turn. The river was the {5-Hearts}

to put four hearts on board. Obrestad flicked out another 6,000, and the button would tank hard. He eventually made the call, and the big blind flashed the {Q-Hearts}

as he mucked his hand.

Obrestad turned over {K-Hearts}

and her opponent quietly said, "Nuts." He showed up {A-Hearts}

, ahead the whole time. His big flush knocks Annette down to a puny 4,400 chips.

Tags: Annette Obrestad

10-16-2009 17:57 UTC

For Those About to Win A Million Dollars, We Saout You...

[user76023]

November Niner Antoine Saout may look like he's literally just come from a night of partying but he's doing well enough so far here in Marrakech.

The Frenchman is over 30,000 right now having just taken down another pot with a 2,200 bet on the turn of a {2-Hearts}

board.

Tags: Antoine Saout

10-16-2009 17:43 UTC

Feldman Felts One

[user22113]

Andrew Feldman is up to 47,000 after busting an opponent.

With the board reading {10-Diamonds}

, Feldman's opponent had shoved with {Q-Diamonds}

. Feldman called with the the nuts, {9-Diamonds}

, to more than double his starting stack.

Tags: Andrew Feldman

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

10-16-2009 17:34 UTC

Boatman Pulls Off A Bluff

[user76023]

With the board reading {7-Diamonds}

, there was a bet of 1,050 and a call in front of Barny Boatman.

Boatman then raised, making it 6,050 to play instead. The other two players both folded, the latter showing the {A-Spades}

.

Boatman showed {7-Clubs}

.

10-16-2009 17:09 UTC

Levi Suffers A Crack...

[user76023]

With the board reading {9-Spades}

Nicolas Levi fired out about 3,000 on the river, only to be quickly raised to 8,000.

Levi thought had and called but got shown {Q-Clubs}

for the nuts. His opponent then jumped up and shouted, "Yes!" in a rather loud and unsporting manner as he raked in the chips.

10-16-2009 17:07 UTC

By the Numbers

[user66118]

Registration for this event is now closed, and the final numbers have been tallied.

This first-ever major African tournament has pulled an impressive 416 entries at €4,500 apiece. The prize money will be distributed among the final 54 players with the bottom prize level being worth €8,219. Each of the final six players at the final table will be guaranteed more than €55,000, and the top four spots are all good for six-figure paydays.

The man or woman who outlasts the whole room and collects all the chips in play will be rewarded with a WPT title and 4,305,600 Dirhams! That's €377,262.22 if you're converting currencies at home. The full breakdown of the prize pool can be found in the tab to the right.

The big board shows that nearly 50 people have already been shown the door, leaving us with 369 at the moment.

10-16-2009 16:58 UTC

Miss for Mizzi

[user22113]

With the board reading {3-Hearts}

and about 1,600 in the pot, Sorel Mizzi bet 1,100. His opponent raised to 3,075 and Mizzi put in a re-raise for most of his stack, easily having his man covered.

After a short tank, his opponent called all in. Mizzi tabled {A-Spades}

and his opponent was thrilled to see that, turning over {8-Clubs}