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

10-17-2009 16:24 UTC

Play Resumes

[user66118]

The cards are back in the air.

10-17-2009 16:43 UTC

Bruno Suffers Knockout

[user76023]

Bruno Fitoussi has been eliminated after pushing for 25,000 preflop with {A-?}

and someone finding a call with {K-?}

. King on the board later and the Frenchman was done.

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi

10-17-2009 16:50 UTC

Kizak Goes Krazy!

[user76023]

Kerem Kizak called an all-in from Stephane Cohen on a {A-Clubs}

holding a drawtacular {7-Clubs}

but Cohen held a drawtacular negator in the {J-Clubs}

. The turn was the {9-Spades}

offering a few scant split possibilities but the river was the {7-Spades}

.

Kizak's bottom pair was good and here jumped out of his char to celebrate loudly and everyone in the room could hear him. Kizak moves up to 150,000 as a result of winning that pot. Cohen is sent to the rail.

10-17-2009 16:54 UTC

The G Chipping Up

[user22113]

In the hijack, Tony G raised to 6,000 and the player in the small blind popped it to 21,000. Guoga made the call and the flop fell {8-Clubs}

.

The small blind player bet 30,000 and Tony immediately went all in for about 70,000 total. His opponent showed the {A-Spades}

and passed, upping Tony G's stack to 145,000.

Tags: Tony G

10-17-2009 17:03 UTC

Continuing The Dominance

[user76023]

Yury Kerzhapkin keeps moving in the right way, he just raised and then called a push from the blinds.

Kerzhapkin: {8-Clubs}

Short Stack: {J-Hearts}

Board:

He has close to 350,000 now.

10-17-2009 17:04 UTC

Down To Two Figures

[user76023]

Less than 100 players now remain in the tournament, although we would really like it to be below three tables by the end of the day.

10-17-2009 17:05 UTC

Cohen Albert is On a Boat

[user66118]

We picked up a heads-up pot after the initial betting round put about 15,000 chips in the middle of the table. The dealer spread out a flop of {2-Hearts}

, and Rory Rees-Brennan was first to speak. He and Cohen Albert both checked, and the turn came the {8-Hearts}

. Rees-Brennan led out with a bet of 8,500, and Albert would slowly make the call.

The last card off was the {Q-Spades}

, and Rees-Brennan moved all in with his covering stack. Albert quickly slid his remaining 25,000 into the middle, putting himself all in and at risk.

Rees-Brennan showed up {Q-Hearts}

for the flush, but it was no good. Albert tabled {7-Clubs}

for the book, scooping the pot and the double up to over 80,000. On the flip side, that loss knocks Rees-Brennan down to 17,000.

Tags: Rory Rees-Brennan

10-17-2009 17:19 UTC

Irish Stuck Together

[user76023]

High Stakes PLO player Dave Callaghan has joined the frenetic action at table 1. This means of the five Irish players still in the tournament, four of them are at the same table. (Callaghan, John O'Shea, Rory Rees-Brennan and Nigel Murphy).

"We came to play Morrocans not each other!" said O'Shea.

The only other Irishman still in is Eoghan O'Dea over on table five.

10-17-2009 17:19 UTC

Stefan Hansen Chips Us

[user22113]

We arrived at the table to see the player in seat 5 all in for 53,200 on a {9-Clubs}

board, with about 56,000 in the pot. Stefan Hansen went into the tank, politely telling his opponent that he needed some time.

"Take all the time you need," said his opponent.

Hansen made the call after a short tank, but was dejected to see seat 5 table {A-Hearts}