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

10-16-2009 19:24 UTC

Minus a Hundo

[user66118]

The scoreboard shows 316 players remaining, meaning we have lost a full 100 runners. Four and a half levels into the day, just about 3/4 of the field still has chips to work with.

10-16-2009 19:36 UTC

Annette Obrestad Doubles Up Through Huck Seed

[user22113]

The under-the-gun player made it 1,000 to go. It was folded to Annette Obrestad in the hijack and she went all in for 5,250. Huck Seed re-raised all in from the big blind and isolated the action.

"Please have ace-king", said Obrestad.

Seed indeed tabled {A-Spades}

and Annette was happy to be racing with {9-Clubs}

. The board ran out {6-Clubs}

and Obrestad has more than doubled up to about 12,000. Seed slides down to 17,000.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Huck Seed

10-16-2009 19:44 UTC

Sorrow For Sorrel

[user76023]

With the board reading {A-Spades}

, Sorrel Mizzi was facing a 5,000 bet from the player to his left. He relunctantly folded and got shown the {8-Spades}

for his troubles with the {8-Clubs}

soon appearing afterwards...

Mizzi is on about 12,000.

10-16-2009 19:49 UTC

Mattern Adds To Stack

[user76023]

Arnaud Mattern is up to 35,000 after eliminating a short stack while holding {A-?}

to his opponent's {A-?}

. Dominated though he was, a flop of {A-?}

later meant it was all over for the shorty who couldn't manage to catch running Kings.

10-16-2009 19:50 UTC

Mizzi Gets Some Run-Good

[user66118]

With a raise in front of him, Sorel Mizzi moved all in for 6,975 total. The raiser made the call with pocket jacks, and Mizzi was racing for his tournament life with {A-Hearts}

.

He would hit the flop. It came {K-Clubs}

, and Mizzi took the lead in a hurry. The {2-Hearts}

on the turn was safe, as was the river {8-Clubs}

, and that spells a double up for the pro. He's back close to 15,000 now and has a vague smirk on his face.

Tags: Sorel Mizzi

10-16-2009 19:50 UTC

Time To Get G-ed Up!

[user76023]

Tony G is on about 8,000 after he raised preflop to 1,000 getting one caller but gave up to a 2,500 bet on the flop of {10-Hearts}

.

10-16-2009 19:51 UTC

Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up

[user22113]

With about 4,500 in the pot, Antonio Esfandiari bet 3,000 on a {2-Diamonds}

board. His lone opponent called and when the {3-Clubs}

landed on the river, Esfandiari went all in for 7,850.

After a short tank, his opponent called with {9-Diamonds}

. Esfandiari tabled {8-Diamonds}

for a straight and is up to 28,000.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

10-16-2009 20:02 UTC

Bogdan Not Bogged Down

[user76023]

Bogdan Ionescu is amongst our chip leaders after he knocked out an opponent when the Romanian held {10-Clubs}

on a

flop against {K-Spades}

.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

and the river the {5-Clubs}

and Ionescu has over 60,000 now.

10-16-2009 20:04 UTC

Squeezy Does It

[user76023]

Bruno Fitoussi raised to 850 preflop and he was immediately called by the player to his right as well as Bogdan Ionescu.

Next to them Ross Boatman moved all-in for 12,000 which quickly scared off the rest of the players pushing Boatman, who won the high roller event a few days ago, over 15,000.