€4,500 Championship Main Event Day 2 | 2009 WPT Marrakech

10-17-2009 19:58 UTC

Paulsen Doubles Back Up

[user76023]

Kai Paulsen has doubled up, it would've been harshed if he had got his money in dominating fashion again and lost. But the Poker Gods are giving him another chance after he pushed {A-Clubs}

and was called by Bennis Najib's {A-Spades}

with the board running out {A-Diamonds}

10-17-2009 20:17 UTC

Tony G Doubles Through Jim Collopy

[user22113]

The player in the hi-jack raised to 10,000 and Jim Collopy re-raised to 22,500 from the small blind. Tony G shoved for 90,000 from the big blind and the original raiser folded.

Collopy tanked and made the call with {A-Clubs}

, trailing Guoga's {A-Diamonds}

. The flop came {7-Hearts}

, giving Collopy outs to a flush. The turn brought the {3-Diamonds}

and the river delivered the {2-Clubs}

, propelling Tony G to 200,000 and dropping Collopy to 95,000.

Tags: Jim Collopy Tony G

10-17-2009 20:19 UTC

O'Bother For O'Shea

[user76023]

John O'Shea has been eliminated just on the bubble after losing out in two fatal pots that cost him his stack.

The majority went in on a {9-Spades}

flop when the Irishman held {10-Diamonds}

but ran into {9-Diamonds}

and couldn't get any help from a {4-Diamonds}

turn or

river.

This left him crippled and he pushed his last 25,000 or so in with {A-Hearts}

over the top of Guillaume de la Gorce's 11,000 raise. Kai Paulsen reraised all-in to isolate and De La Gorce folded.

Paulsen: {K-Clubs}

O'Shea:

Board:

We're almost on the bubble.

10-17-2009 20:24 UTC

Saout In Trouble

[user76023]

Antoine Saout may be guaranteed over a million dollars in November at the final of the World Series Of Poker, but here in Marrakech he's not been guaranteed anything yet. The Frenchman is sitting with just over 30,000 at the moment and is currently in danger of missing out here at the WPT.

10-17-2009 20:37 UTC

And Then A Hero Comes Along...

[user76023]

After a flop of {J-Diamonds}

went check-check, Ludovic Lacay bet 18,000 on the turn {8-Hearts}

and the elderly French gent to his left instantly called.

The river was the {3-Hearts}

and Lacay thought for a moment before betting 55,000. His opponent immediately shouted, "Call!" and turned over {2-Hearts}

, Lacay turned over {Q-?}

for trip eights though and has massively increased his stack.

10-17-2009 20:42 UTC

Bubble Bursts!

[user66118]

The bubble has come and gone without much drama, blasting right past hand-for-hand play and on into the money.

The man who called himself "Dali" has earned himself the unenviable title of "Bubble Boy" and it came in the traditional fashion, pocket aces versus the ol' ten-six offsuit.

Dali was down to just a few thousand chips when he peeked down at the {A-Spades}

. Big stack Benjamin Pollak had the {10-Clubs}

and plenty of chips to try for the knockout. When the board ran out {6-Clubs}

, Dali threw his two black aces up into the air and shouted what we can only assume was profanity in a foreign language. His cards landed on the floor, and he paced slowly away as the last player to make the walk of shame without a payday.

The remaining 54 players are now in the money!

10-17-2009 20:49 UTC