Francois Safieddine Poker Tournament Updates

Francois Safieddine Eliminated

Oct 28, '08

Francois Saffieddine has busted out of the tournament during level 3.
















 

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine

Event 13 - No-Limit Hold'em - Begins at Noon

Jun 06, '08

Event No. 13 $2,500 no-limit hold'em begins today, and the cards will be in the air by 12:00pm.  Last year's field of 1,013 players generated a prize pool of $2,329,900, with first place finisher Francois Safieddine taking home $521,785 on top of the coveted gold bracelet.  Player will start with 5,000 in chips with levels lasting one hour each.  The blinds will start at 25/50, and play will continue until the completion of level 10.










 

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine

No Limit Hold 'Em Six Handed - Level 5

Jun 05, '08

Blinds: 150-300 ante 25

Players Left: 288-1,236

Chip Leaders:
Ben Fineman: 50,000
Tom Braband: 48,000
Peter Granlund: 45,000
Brandon Lee; 36,000
Ward Crane 35,000
Jimmy Fricke: 30,000
Brian Horton: 29,000

Big Hands:

Horton Adds to Stack

After the small blind called his raise of 800, then checked a flop K99, Brian "ZBF" Horton checked behind. The turn brought the 9, and the small blind led out with a bet of 1,200. Horton called. After the 5 fell on the river, again the small blind led out with a bet, this time to 1,800. Horton immediately called with QQ, for a queens full house, good enough to take down a pot worth about 8,000 and increasing his stack to nearly in 30,000 in chips.

Safieddine Takes on Markholt

After Francois Safieddine limped in from the small blind, Lee Markholt raised 800 from the big blind. Safieddine called, then checked a flop of Q94. Markholt checked. Safieddine led out with a bet of 1,000 on a turn of 2, and Markholt called. After a 6 fell on the river, Safieddine moved all in for 4,800, a little more than the size of the pot. "I think I'm supposed to call right here," Markholt said, "but I have the sick feeling you have a queen." He eventually paid to find out, and Safieddine rolled over two fours for a set on the flop. That hand brought Safieddine up to almost 15,000 and crippled Markholdt.

Sugar Bear Has Heart, But No Flush

For the second consecutive round, Al Barbieri was involved on a flop of three hearts when he was holding two spades and top pair. This time, with AJ on a board of J96, he called the all in of his opponent, who held KQ. Barbieri had a ton of ways he could lose--any king, queen, ten, or heart. Sure enough, the K spiked on the river, tumbling Barbieri's stack to less than 4,000.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Francois Safieddine,   European Report

Francois Safieddine Breaks $100,000

Jun 30, '07

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine

Devin Porter Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,794)

Jun 13, '07

Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794.

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter