2009 WPT Marrakech

€4,500 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 WPT Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
€377,262
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,500
Entries
416
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Balazs Botond Eliminated in 8th Place (€34,517)

Balazs Botond - 8th Place
Balazs Botond - 8th Place
Balazs Botond came in with a healthy raise to 150,000, leaving himself just about 60,000 behind. Adrian Marin made the call, and it was heads up to the flop.

It came out {8-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {A-Hearts}, and Marin led out with a covering bet of 74,000. Botond smirked and shook his head, pausing for at least a minute as he clearly did not want to commit himself to this hand. Finally, and reluctantly, he splashed in his few remaining chips, all in for his tournament life.

Marin turned over {K-Hearts} {9-Hearts} for king-high, and he was in the lead, poised to eliminate Botond and his {Q-Clubs} {7-Spades}. He wasn't in the worst of shape with two live cards, but the turn and river went brick-brick with the {J-Spades} and {A-Spades} respectively.

With that, Balazs Botond becomes our 8th-place finisher, earning himself nearly €35,000. Not too shabby.

Tags: Adrian MarinBalazs Botond