2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
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

Kamar Increases, Merhej Does the Opposite

On a flop of {9-Spades} {5-Clubs} {10-Hearts}, Fadi Kamar checked, and Chady Merhej made an over bet of 45,000 into a pot of about 35,000. Without much delay, Kamar raised enough to put Merhej all in, about 120,000 total. After much deliberation and staring at the time clock and payout schedule, Merhej called all in for his tournament life.

Showdown
Kamar: {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}
Merhej: {8-Clubs} {8-Hearts}

The all-in player was in bad shape with one foot already out the door. The turn came the {3-Clubs}, and a useless {9-Hearts} filled out the board. Queens hold for Kamar, earning him the knockout and chipping him up to just at 400,000.

Tags: Chady MerhejFadi Kamar