Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
WPT Marrakech presented by Chilipoker
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
WPT Marrakech presented by Chilipoker
Buy-in
€4,250
Entries
222
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Levi Gets Paid Off
With the board reading 
Nicolas Levi called a bet of about 1,300 from an opponent. The turn brought the 
and Levi found himself faced with a bet of 1,500 this time. After a few moments he called, leading to the 
river card.
Levi's opponent checked and after about 20 seconds, Levi fired 5,275 into the middle. His opponent tanked for about two minutes before opting to call, mucking when Levi tabled 
.
Levi upped his stack to about 33,000.
Levi Shows Clemençon Who's Boss
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Nicolas Levi opened to 275, and after the button called, action was on Tristan Clemençon in the small blind. He three-bet to 1,200, and both opponents called. The flop fell 
, and Clemençon carefully bet 1,325. Levi, showing no respect for his teammate, made it 4,700 to go. That was enough to scare everyone off and scoop the pot. Levi is back up to near starting stack now, and Clemençon is still a few thousand above it.
Early Numbers
The big board currently shows a total of 126 players having been seated thus far for the start of today's Level 1. Registration will remain open through Level 4, so we may well see a few more seats filling up over the next four hours of play.
Judet Pushes Saout
Antoine Saout opened with a raise to 250 from under the gun, and the table folded around to Toni Judet who made the call from the hijack seat. The remaining players folded, leaving the pair to see a flop come 
. Saout checked, prompting Judet to bet 400. Saout looked across the table for a moment, then check-raised to 1,225. Judet paused a beat, then made the call.
The turn brought the 
and a quick check from Saout. Judet bet 1,625 this time, and Saout quickly let it go. Saout slips to 27,000, while Judet moves up to just over 35,000 here as we move toward the end of the first level.
Gomes Lets It Go
With the board showing 
and about 6,000 already in the center, a middle position player pushed out a bet of 4,200, putting Alex Gomes to a decision. After riffling his chips for more than a minute, Gomes finally tossed his cards dealerward.
Gomes still sits with about 27,500.
Player Spotting
The field, as expected, is mostly French players, since Marrakech is a popular destination for French tourists and the tournament's sponsor, Chilipoker, is a French-facing site. Team Winamax is very well represented on Day 1a. Nicolas Levi and Tristan Clemençon are sharing a table. Manuel Bevand is already off to a hot start. The newest member of the team, Marc Inizan, is also at work early in the level.
Also spotted were Euro-circuit regulars Antonin Teisseire, Dominik Nitsche, and Joel Benzinou. Antoine Saout is in the middle of the room, and Alex Gomes is here representing the southern hemisphere.
Early Bounce for Bevand
Manuel Bevand has gotten off to a nice start today. We were still in the first orbit when a hand arose in which Bevand flopped a set of sixes, then managed by the river to get paid handsomely by his opponent.
Bevand jumps from the starting stack of 30,000 to more than 45,000 here in the early going.
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air! The first hands of Level 1 -- the first of 11 one-hour levels scheduled for today -- are being dealt.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0