2023 Marrakech Poker Open

MPO Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 Marrakech Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€70,200
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,500
Prize Pool
€350,960
Entries
295
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
70
Players Left
14

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Game Over for Morel

Level 6 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Thierry Morel open-shoved in late position for a remaining stack around 10,000 and it folded to Francisco Moreno who called in the big blind:

Thierry Morel: {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Francisco Moreno: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Moreno had the dominating hand and Morel didn't find any help throughout the {4-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, giving a better pair to Moreno, to make his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Moreno es
Francisco Moreno
72,000
10,000
10,000
Thierry Morel fr
Thierry Morel
Busted

Tags: Thierry MorelFrancisco Moreno

Four-Way Pot for Jbirane

Level 6 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In four-way pot, the flop was {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts} when all the players checked to see a {5-Diamonds} on the turn. This time Kamal Jbirane led out for 1,800 and only Francisco Moreno calle next to him.

The river showed a {a-Spades} and this time Jbirane check-called Moreno for 3,500, revealing {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for two pair. Moreno quickly mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Moreno es
Francisco Moreno
72,500
72,500
72,500
Kamal Jbirane fr
Kamal Jbirane
62,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Francisco MorenoKamal Jbirane

Ferhaoui Sends one Out

Level 6 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Sabry Ferhaoui raised to 1,200 and Hafid Alaoui calle din the cutoff. The player in the small blind shoved for 9,400 and after some thinking, only Ferhaoui called to create the following showdown:

Small Blind: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Sabry Ferhaoui: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

It was a typical flip situation, and the board brought the winning hand to Ferhaoui with {5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs} to bust his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Sabry Ferhaoui fr
Sabry Ferhaoui
60,000
Hafid Alaoui
Hafid Alaoui
22,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Sabry FehaouiHafid Alaoui

Castaignon Knocks Out Chaib

Level 6 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After some back-and-forth betting, all the chips went in the middle on a flop {2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{j-Spades} between Mohamed Ait Chaib, at risk for a stack around 44,000 and against Remi Castaignon who had him covered.

Mohamed Ait Chaib: {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Remi Castaignon: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}

Castaignon had hit a set of deuces while Chaib was hoping for the flush, but couldn't find anything on the {5-Hearts} turn and the {7-Hearts} river to hit the rail. Castaignon lost some chips after than hand and has now a stack around 57,000.

Player Chips Progress
Remi Castaignon fr
Remi Castaignon
57,000
57,000
57,000
EPT 1X Winner
Mohamed Ait Chaib ma
Mohamed Ait Chaib
Busted

Tags: Mohamed Ait ChaibRemi Castaignon

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Eburderie Builds his Stack

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop was {5-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} when Tiago Sarrazina check-called a bet worth 3,200 from Franck Eburderie.

The turn {j-Hearts} btrought no betting action and a {9-Diamonds} fell on the river. Sarrazina fired 11,000 and Eburderie quickly called. Sarrazina revealed {7-Spades}{6-Clubs} for a missed draw and the pot was sent to Eburderie who held {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Franck Eburderie fr
Franck Eburderie
118,000
95,000
95,000
Tiago Sarrazina
Tiago Sarrazina
35,500
35,500
35,500

Tags: Franck EburderieTiago Sarrazina

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