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

10-17-2009 18:50 UTC

Like Johann Sebastian

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We're Bach...

10-17-2009 19:05 UTC

Thomas Bichon Eliminates One

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Faced with a decision for most of his chips, WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Champion Thomas Bichon called an opponent's all in with {Q-Spades}

and was racing against {A-Diamonds}

.

The board ran out {8-Hearts}

and Bichon's pair held up. He now was has about 130,000.

Tags: Thomas Bichon

10-17-2009 19:15 UTC

All About The Benjamins...

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Yury Kerzhapkin raised to 8,000 from the button and Benny Spindler called.

Spindler led out on the {10-Hearts}

flop for 11,000 and Kerzhapkin called. On the {8-Diamonds}

turn, Spindler fired out 21,000 and Kerzhapkin folded incredibly quickly.

10-17-2009 19:19 UTC

Fab Fleeced!

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Fabrice Soulier has been eliminated, pushing the button with {Q-Hearts}

but the small blind called with {9-Clubs}

and ultimately won out on a {K-Spades}

board.

10-17-2009 19:26 UTC

Bye, Bye, Boubli

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Patrick Meurisse opened the pot with a raise from the button, and Jan Boubli moved all in from the small blind for close to 30,000. Meurisse made the call with his covering stack, his {A-Clubs}

the favorite to knock off Boubli and his {K-Hearts}

.

The board ran out {K-Clubs}

, and Boubli could not get over the hump. He's been eliminated about 10 spots from the money.

Tags: Jan Boubli Patrick Meurisse

10-17-2009 19:30 UTC

The notables are falling fast here as the money bubble approaches, and Barny Boatman has just become the lastest victim of that trend. Boatman put his tournament life at risk with everyone's favorite bust-out hand, pocket jacks. He would run headlong in to an opponent's pocket kings, and a board full of blanks sent him pacing slowly out the door.

With Boatman's elimination, another table has been broken. The big board shows 63 players remaining, and the bubble will burst with one more table break.

Tags: Barny Boatman

10-17-2009 19:35 UTC

Benjamin Pollak Rising

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With the board reading {8-Diamonds}

, Benjamin Pollak bet 12,500 into a pot of about 20,000. His opponent went all in for 40,000 and Pollak called with {K-Diamonds}

, leading his opoonent's {6-Hearts}

.

The

turn and

river were no help to his opponent, and Pollak is now at 235,000.

Tags: Benjamin Pollak

10-17-2009 19:40 UTC

Murphy's Is Not Bitter

[user76023]

Kai Paulsen raised to 8,000 from early position, Nigel Murphy reraised all-in next to him for about 50,000. Everyone else folded and Paulsen quickly called.

Paulsen: {K-Hearts}

Murphy:

Dominated, Murphy hit the flop so hard he must have got a nosebleed when it came {8-Diamonds}

and before Paulsen could even hope and pray for a pairing of the board to give him a glimmer of hope, the {J-Diamonds}

came on the turn killing his dreams. The {6-Spades}

was incidental and Paulsen has been crippled as a result.

10-17-2009 19:49 UTC

Guoga Gains Ground

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With the action folded around to the button, Jim Collopy made a raise to 7,500. From the small blind, "Tony G" Guoga quickly moved all in for 46,000. Big blind Yury Kerzhapkin looked to be pondering something sneaky, but he would eventually lay his hand down. Collopy, though, double-checked his hole cards and announced a call to put Guoga at risk.

Showdown
Collopy: {7-Diamonds}