2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
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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

A Chip Leader Emerges

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After a series of raises and re-raises, Riad Asmar was all in for just less than 50,000 before the flop. Pierre Sakr was involved in the war, but he would eventually duck out of the way. Daniel Sadek wasn't going anywhere though, looking up Asmar to put him at risk of elimination.

Showdown
Asmar: {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs}
Sadek: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

Sakr said he folded pocket queens as the dealer spread a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {3-Spades}. The turn and river came {7-Clubs} and {10-Spades} respectively, holding Asmar's aces and earning him a double up and then some. With that massive pot, he's taken the overall chip lead at 111,000.

Tags: Pierre SakrRiad Asmar