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

That's Poker, Baby

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[user66118]
Nicolas Zakhem opened the pot from early position with a raise to 42,000. On down the line, Sassine Ghassan put in a re-raise to 92,000. When it came back to Zakhem, he considered for several minutes before splashing in the call, heads up to the flop.

It brought {9-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {7-Hearts}, and Zakhem instantly announced an all in. Ghassan would consider for two or three minutes before open-mucking ace-queen.

Zakhem stood from his chair and yelled, "Baby!" as he slammed {A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} down onto the table with a roaring thump. "I love it," he screamed at the top of his voice. "Woooo, I love it. That's poker baby!!!" With a big laugh and a few high-fives from the rail, Zakhem returned to his seat just in time for the next deal.

They're still working on poker etiquette here in the new breadbasket of tournament poker.