2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info

2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♥8♠
Prize
$606,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,925,100
Entries
207
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
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Chucri Squeezes

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Patrick Chucri in action
Patrick Chucri in action
Following limps from Jimmy Habib, Bassam Srour and Kamal Bejjani, Patrick Chucri pushed all in for 44,000 from the button.

Habib passed as did Srour and Bejjani to see Chucri table {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} to add some valuable chips to his stack and move to 93,000 in chips.

Tags: Patrick Chucri

Gazaleh Doubles Through Zakhem

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Nicolas Zakhem opened with a raise to 28,000, and when it came around to Sassine Gazaleh, he quickly announced an all in for 148,000. The table passed back to Zakhem, and he cut the calling chips out of his stack, considering his decision. "Do I need to go with you on a race?" he asked himself. Someone called the clock on Zakhem rather quickly, and after a few seconds, he made the call to put Gazaleh at risk.

Gazaleh slapped his {J-Spades} {J-Clubs} onto the felt, and Zakhem could only show {4-Hearts} {4-Spades}. He would find no help from the dealer either as the board ran {A-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {A-Spades} {5-Clubs} {6-Clubs}. Gazaleh's two jacks earn him a crucial double up, and he's crawled his way over 300,000, putting him just a few thousand chips ahead of Zakhem.

Tags: Nicolas ZakhemSassine Gazaleh

Chucri Gets Called Down

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Sherif Zacca opened the pot with a raise to 25,000 from middle position, and only Patrick Chucri came along from the button. Heads up then, the flop brought {9-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. Both players checked, and the turn card revealed the {5-Spades}. Zacca fired out now with a delayed continuation bet of 22,000, and Chucri quickly called.

The river card was the {7-Spades}, and Zacca again passed. The dealer thought Chucri checked behind, but he stopped her and announced a bet of 30,000. After some quick deliberation, Zacca made the call. Chucri sat nodding his head for several seconds before tapping the felt in that 'good call' gesture. He turned over {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}, and Zacca tabled the winning {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}.

After that exchange, Chucri has slipped back to 80,000 while Zacca is moving in the right direction today. He's up to 275,000 here in the early going.

Tags: Patrick ChucriSherif Zacca

Bou Habib Busts

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Walid Bou Habib eliminated in 27th place
Walid Bou Habib eliminated in 27th place
With the action folding round to Walid Bou Habib on the button, he pushed his last 80,000 into the middle and was quickly called by Chadi Ojeil in the small blind.

Bou Habib: {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Ojeil: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}

The flop fell {4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} to keep Ojeil in the lead, but when the {J-Spades} fell on the turn Boa Habib looked like a double was on the cards.

To the cheers of the rail, the {7-Diamonds} peeled on the river to see Ojeil make a straight to send Boa Habib to the rail, and his stack soaring to 475,000 in chips.

Tags: Chadi OjeilWalid Bou Habib

Kerzhapkin Zapped

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Yury Kerzhapkin eliminated in 28th place
Yury Kerzhapkin eliminated in 28th place
Under the gun, Yury Kerzhapkin moved all in for 104,000. Right next door, Bassam Srour instantly called, and the table quickly folded all the way around. When the chips were counted down, it was Srour with the slightly covering stack, putting Kerzhapkin's tournament life in question.

Showdown
Kerzhapkin: {A-Spades} {J-Spades}
Srour: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}

The board brought two more spades but was ultimately useless as it ran out {7-Clubs} {9-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {5-Hearts}. Srour's overpair holds to take down the pot, sending Yury Kerzhapkin to the rail in 28th place. We are now sitting with three even nine-handed tables.

Tags: Bassam SrourYury Kerzhapkin

Change Of Play

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With more than an expected return in the number of players for day three, the Tournament Director's have cut out the expected Round 21 level.

Instead of moving to a 5,000-10,000-1,000 ante level we will skip that and push straight to a 6,000-12,000-1,000 ante level instead.

Table Draw

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Table 1
Seat 1: Kamal Bejjani
Seat 2: Patrick Chucri
Seat 3: Henry B
Seat 4: Fadi Kamar
Seat 5: Jimmy Habib
Seat 6: Eddy Raffoul
Seat 7: Walid Rizkallah
Seat 8: Yury Kerzhapkin
Seat 9: Bassam Srour
Seat 10: Sherif Zacca

Table 2
Seat 1: Youssef Mouanness
Seat 2: Imad Saab
Seat 3: Omar Geadah
Seat 4: Nicolas Zakhem
Seat 5: Riad Asmar
Seat 6: Georges Sweidy
Seat 7: Nabil Matta
Seat 8: Tarek Sikias
Seat 9: Sassine Ghazaleh

Table 3
Seat 1: Chadi Ojeil
Seat 2: Mark Demirjian
Seat 3: Sevag Heybelian
Seat 4: Tanios Habib
Seat 5: Ziad Hany
Seat 6: Georges Ghassen
Seat 7: Adham Makki
Seat 8: Nadia Lahham
Seat 9: Walid Bou Habib
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