2009 Lebanese Poker Championship

$10,000 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
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

Saab Breaking Down

Over the course of the last two hands, Imad Saab has lost well over half of his once-massive stack.

On the first hand, he and Walid Rizkallah tangled up in a sizable pot. On the turn, the board showed {8-Hearts} {3-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {2-Hearts}, and Rizkallah moved all in for 560,000. After some deep thought, Saab made quite a call with {5-Clubs} {6-Clubs}. Walid showed up no pair, but his {7-Hearts} {9-Hearts} was looking to fill a monster draw. The {5-Diamonds} that spiked the river gave Saab two pair but it completed Rizkallah's straight to give him a huge double up.

Saab - 1,340,000
Rizkallah - 1,490,000

*****

On the next hand, Chadi Ojeil moved all in under the gun, committing his final 440,000 to the pot. On around the table, Imad Saab made the call from the cutoff seat to put Ojeil at risk of elimination.

Showdown
Ojeil: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}
Saab: {A-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}

Things would turn sour once again for Saab as the board ran out {9-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {K-Clubs} {2-Diamonds}. With his two pair, Ojeil picks up a much-needed double up, working his stack up to exactly 1,000,000.

After those two consecutive losses, Saab has dropped all the way back to 895,000, now near the bottom of the pack once again.

Tags: Chadi OjeilImad SaabWalid Rizkallah