2016 Marrakech Poker Open

Main Event
Day: ft
Event Info

2016 Marrakech Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€35,880
Event Info
Buy-in
€900
Prize Pool
€176,088
Entries
220
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Ali Mechiche Eliminated in 6th Place (86,000 Dirhams)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ali Mechiche
Ali Mechiche

Mathieu Papineau opened to 42,000 from under the gun and Ali Mechiche called from the cutoff, [Removed:215] defended his big blind. On the {8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, Groppi checked and Papineau continued for 57,000 and Mechiche then shoved for his last 259,000.

Groppi called and Papineau quickly folded.

Mechiche: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Groppi: {3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Only the two remaining tens would save Mechiche, however it was not meant to be and he exited in 6th place once the {A-Hearts} turn and {5-Spades} river completed the board. Mechiche takes home 86,000 Dirhams for his effort and Groppi jumped into second place overall.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:215] fr
[Removed:215]
1,835,000
435,000
435,000
Ali Mechiche ma
Ali Mechiche
Busted

Tags: Ali MechicheMathieu Papineau

Pinho Pulls Away

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Henrique Pinho raised to 45,000 from the button and Ali Mechiche three-bet to 105,000 from one seat over. Pinho flat-called and they headed to the flop {J-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Mechiche continued for 100,000 and was called. Both checked the {7-Spades} turn before Mechiche check-called a bet worth 200,000 by the Portuguese on the {4-Spades} river.

Pinho showed {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and that won the pot.

One hand later he also took on Abdenbi Abida on a board of {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and claimed the pot with {J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Turn and river were checked through, Abida showed a ten.

Player Chips Progress
Henrique Pinho pt
Henrique Pinho
2,800,000
800,000
800,000
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
1,480,000
-270,000
-270,000
Ali Mechiche ma
Ali Mechiche
300,000
-340,000
-340,000

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaAli MechicheHenrique Pinho

Fahd Missplays Hand; Left With Dust

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Henrique Pinho opened to 45,000 and Fahd three-bet to 105,000 with about 225,000 behind in the big blind. Pinho called and they checked down the {K-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop and {3-Hearts} turn. Fahd bet 100,000 and Pinho wasted little time before announcing all in.

"Oh man. I missplayed that one so badly," Fahd said and folded his {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. "All in preflop. You call?" he wasked his opponent and Pinho nodded. "Yes, and you would be out."

Pinho and Abdenbi Abida are far and away at the top of the counts with the Portuguese also getting paid off for 130,000 by Abida when holding {A-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} on a board of {Q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{5-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Henrique Pinho pt
Henrique Pinho
2,000,000
280,000
280,000
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
1,750,000
-250,000
-250,000
Fahd ma
Fahd
125,000
-285,000
-285,000

Tags: FahdHenrique Pinho

Groppi and Abida Win Big Pots

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

A hand that could have went far more ballistic saw Ali Mechiche open and then just call a three-bet by Abdenbi Abida from one seat over. The board ran out {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Mechiche's kings ended up second best to the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} of Abida. Even Fahd was impressed that Mechiche had not gone broke in the spot.

Then, Henrique Pinho opened from early position and [Removed:215] in the small blind as well as Mathieu Papineau in the big blind called. On the {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop all three players checked. The {2-Clubs} turn saw Groppi check-raise to 250,000 and Papineau, who had bet 80,000, flat-called while Pinho folded.

On the {7-Diamonds} river, Groppi made it 350,000 to go for most of the stack of Papineau and the latter folded after a staring contest of the two players with headphones next to each other. Papineau revealed his {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades} for two pair and was shown {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a successful bluff by Groppi.

Player Chips Progress
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
2,000,000
330,000
330,000
[Removed:215] fr
[Removed:215]
1,400,000
200,000
200,000
Ali Mechiche ma
Ali Mechiche
640,000
-387,000
-387,000
Mathieu Papineau fr
Mathieu Papineau
460,000
-290,000
-290,000

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaAli MechicheFahdHenrique PinhoMathieu Papineau

Michael van der Ghinst Eliminated in 7th Place (70,000) Dirhams

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Michael van der Ghinst
Michael van der Ghinst

Henrique Pinho raised to 45,000 and Ali Mechiche called from one seat over, Michael van der Ghinst defended his big blind.

On the {10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop, van der Ghinst check-raised all in for his short stack and Pinho, who had bet 55,000, snap-called.

van der Ghinst: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Pinho: {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The {K-Clubs} turn and the {J-Hearts} river changed nothing whatsoever and van der Ghinst was sent to the rail in 7th place for 70,000 Dirhams.

Player Chips Progress
Henrique Pinho pt
Henrique Pinho
1,720,000
220,000
220,000
Michael van der Ghinst be
Michael van der Ghinst
Busted

Tags: Ali MechicheHenrique PinhoMichael van der Ghinst

Abida Folds Jacks; Fahd Shows Straight

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Henrique Pinho raised from the button and Abdenbi Abida just flat-called out of the big blind to see a flop of {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Abida check-called a bet worth 40,000 and then check-folded the {A-Diamonds} turn when Pinho fired 65,000. Abida showed the {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and "warned" his opponent "next time I three-bet."

Pinho showed him the {A-Hearts}, though.

Then, Mathieu Papineau raised to 42,000 and Fahd called out of the big blind. On the flop {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, Fahd check-raised all in and Papineau quickly folded after having bet 35,000. Fahd showed {A-Spades}{3-Clubs} for the straight.

Player Chips Progress
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
1,670,000
-80,000
-80,000
Henrique Pinho pt
Henrique Pinho
1,500,000
175,000
175,000
Mathieu Papineau fr
Mathieu Papineau
750,000
-136,000
-136,000
Fahd ma
Fahd
410,000
90,000
90,000

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaFahdHenrique PinhoMathieu Papineau

Mathieu Biague Eliminated in 8th Place (55,000 Dirhams)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Mathieu Biague
Mathieu Biague

The first player to hit the rail on the final table is Mathieu Biague. He three-bet shoved out of the small blind for six big blinds and initial raiser Abdenbi Abida quickly called.

Biague: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Abida: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and that sent Biague to the rail in 8th place for a payday of 55,000 Dirhams.

Player Chips Progress
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
1,750,000
200,000
200,000
Mathieu Biague fr
Mathieu Biague
Busted

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaMathieu Biague