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Zakhem:
Geadah:
The board would smile on the all-in Geadah, coming out
to double him up to 520,000.
2009 Lebanese Poker Championship
$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Lebanese Poker Championship
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,925,100
Entries
207
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Showdown
Zakhem:
Geadah:
The board would smile on the all-in Geadah, coming out
to double him up to 520,000.
, and Saab checked. That gave Henry his cue to bet 100,000, and his opponent quickly put in the call.On fourth street, the
made things interesting. Saab checked again, and Henry fired out the same 100,000-chip bet. After a moment, Saab moved all in for a total of 504,000, sending Henry deep into the tank. Saab advised his opponent to fold several times before the staff told him to be careful with the table talk. Saab then called the clock on his opponent, and Henry open-mucked 
! A good sport, Imad Saab turned up his 
, complimenting a truly impressive fold from Henry.What friendly poker.
Heads up then, the flop came
, and Matta checked. When Saab fired 150,000 though, Matta check-raised the minimum. After some quick debate, Saab folded his 
face-up. Matta kindly flashed the 
to ease Saab's suspicions, moving him up to 1,280,000. That little hit slips Saab back to 810,000.
And full throat, for that matter. On several occasions today, sections of the rail have erupted with massive celebrations at the sight of a big pot or a lucky river card. And now, we've moved up to the gorgeous main stage where our final nine players are grinding it out front and center under the bright lights. There are now well over 100 people packed into the spectators seats, including a host of dealers, cocktail servers, previously-eliminated players, and casino personnel who are just as thrilled about this tournament as the players are.
Speaking of the players, there's also a side event taking place down on the main floor of the auditorium, a $5,000-buy-in game that's drawn an impressive fifty runners. The only problem is that they're not really interested in playing poker anymore. There is a television screen down on the floor broadcasting our main final table, and it's really crippling the action as all in attendance are glued to the picture during and in between hands.
From what we can tell, it sure seems that this area is poised for major tournament poker.
The flop came down
, and both players checked. The turn card brought the 
and two more checks, and the 
paired the board to fill out the river. Saab fired 40,000 this time, and Kamar quickly called the small bet.Saab turned over
, good enough to earn him that small pot and chip him up over 1,000,000 for the first time today.
, and Zakhem readily showed up his 
with a loud exclamation of success.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
It brought
, and Bejjani moved all in for 208,000. Without too much delay, Rizkallah made the call to put his opponent's tournament life in his hands.Showdown
Bejjani:
Rizkallah:
Rizkallah had a hammer lock on the hand with top-top while Rizkallah was drawing to a chop or runner-runner win cards. The
on the turn was no help, and the that filled out the board was useless as well.Failing to improve, Kamal Bejjani becomes the first man out of the final table, taking home 9th-place money worth $38,500.
It came out
, and both players checked. The 
on the turn drew a bet of 120,000 from Zakhem, and Ojeil mulled it over before making the call. The river card came the 
, and Zakhem elected to check it again. Ojeil checked behind, turning over for the wheel. Zakhem was visibly frustrated as he flashed his 
and sent them whirling into the muck.Zakhem - 890,000
Ojeil - 910,000