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

10-17-2009 15:09 UTC

Annette Obrestad Eliminated

[user22113]

In the hijack, Annette Obrestad raised to 3,000. The player on the button re-raised to 10,000 and action folded around to Annette. She went all in for about 35,000 total and her opponent called instantly with {K-Diamonds}

.

Annette tabled {9-Diamonds}

and found no help on the board that ran out {J-Spades}

, and her day has been cut short just as the first level comes to a close.

Tags: Annette Obrestad

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

10-17-2009 15:12 UTC

Rory-Reeling-Brennan

[user76023]

Rory Rees-Brennan has dropped to about 50,000 after losing a 250,000 chip pot all-in preflop with {A-?}

to

.

"I'd reraised the guy [Bennis Najib] to my right three times," he explained in a forlorn voice "and he shoved on me and hit a jack on the flop for the lot..."

10-17-2009 15:17 UTC

Yuri's Scott The Lot...

[user76023]

Scott Montgomery has been knocked out by Yuri Kerzhapkin after they got into a huge 200,000 pot on a {A-?}

board. Montgomery ended up all-in with {A-?}

but couldn't spike against his opponent's {A-?}

. The Russian is a huge chip leader now.

10-17-2009 15:37 UTC

Constant Sparring

[user76023]

John O'Shea has been moved to his friend, Rory Rees-Brennan's table, in between Guillaume de la Gorce and Ludovic Lacay.

The four of them all are contesting all the pots at the moment, Lacay folding a 5,000 bet to a 15,000 check-raise on the turn of a {A-Diamonds}

board from De la Gorce.

Soon after Lacay reraised O'Shea's button raise before check-raising all-in on a {A-Diamonds}

board forcing O'Shea to fold after a 10,000 bet.

10-17-2009 15:50 UTC

Joel Drives Stephane Round The Benz

[user76023]

Joel Benzinou has knocked out Stephane Albertini to push himself over the 100,000 mark.

Benzinou: {A-Spades}

Albertini: {K-Spades}

Board:

10-17-2009 16:01 UTC

Lacay Makes A Good Call

[user76023]

With the board reading {4-Clubs}

Bennis Najab fired 18,000 on the river and Ludovic Lacay called. Najab flipped {K-Diamonds}

having missed everything and Lacay's measly {A-Clubs}

was good enough to win the pot.

10-17-2009 16:09 UTC

King of Slowrolls

[user66118]

On a turned board showing {2-Diamonds}

, a player moved all in, and Eric Haik called all in for his own tournament life. The aggressor showed up {J-Clubs}

, and Haik placed his cards in front of his all-in chips, face-down.

The dealer paused and turned over his hand, revealing {A-Hearts}

. A meaningless {6-Diamonds}

hit the river, and the losing player exploded in frustration. He was lobbying hard that Haik had mucked his hand by releasing it face-down.

A debate of at least 5 minutes ensued between the losing player and the floor person, and Tournament Director Matt Savage was called over to make the final ruling. He upheld the prior decision, awarding the pot to Haik. His explanation was a concise one: "Once you're heads up and all in, the cards must be exposed."

"But he mucked them!" argued the player.

The response to that challenge was simple as well: "They can not be mucked."

With his slowrolling win, Haik drags in a double up to move to about 65,000.

Tags: Eric Haik

10-17-2009 16:11 UTC

Break Time.

[user76023]

Everyone is dashing outside for a cigarette.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300