WPT Marrakech presented by Chilipoker

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

WPT Marrakech presented by Chilipoker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
€244,508
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,250
Entries
222
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

In Lieu of a Real Hand, a Bluff Will Do

Three players remained following the {4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop. The player in the small blind checked. Liz Lieu bet 2,500 -- about half the pot -- and both the late position player and the small blind called.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds}. This time it checked to the late position player who bet 4,500. The small blind folded, but Lieu made the call.

The river brought the {8-Diamonds}, putting a fourth diamond on board. Lieu checked quickly, and her opponent wasted little time firing out a bet of 6,500. Lieu immediately gathered the necessary chips to call, then riffled in them in her right hand above the table for 15 seconds before pushing her cards forward with her left hand to fold.

As the dealer pushed the pot toward her opponent, he tabled his cards -- {J-Spades}{5-Spades}! Lieu nodded, acknowledging the successful bluff. Lieu now has about 25,000.

Tags: Liz Lieu

Mortensen Eliminated

A few minutes after losing that last pot, Carlos Mortensen was eliminated. Under the gun, Anais Lerouge raised to 1,200 and was called by the player on the button and by Mortensen in the big blind.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Mortensen led out 2,000, leaving himself just a little left behind. Lerouge raised all in for just over 8,000 and the button folded. Mortensen called all in with {10-Spades}{8-Spades}, needing help against Lerouge's {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. The board ran out {5-Clubs} and {K-Diamonds}, no help to Mortensen and sending him to the rail.

Lerouge upped her stack to about 16,000.

Tags: Anais LerougeCarlos Mortensen

Mortensen Making Moves

Action folded to Carlos Mortensen, and as he often does when that happens, the Matador raised, making it 800 to go. Rebecca Mordoff-Gerin responded by three-betting to 2,200 from the small blind. Mortensen made the call.

The flop came out {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades}, and Mordoff-Gerin bet 2,200. Mortensen played with his chips, then tossed out a raise to 5,300. Mordoff-Gerin called, then insta-checked the {2-Diamonds} turn. Mortensen checked behind just as fast. The river fell the {j-Diamonds}, and both players checked again. Mordoff-Gerin showed {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for top pair, second kicker. Mortensen stared at the board for a minute before releasing his cards, but eventually he flicked them into the muck. Mortensen slipped to 16,000. Mordoff-Gerin is up to 46,000.

Tags: Rebecca Mordoff-GerinCarlos Mortensen

Eights Elevate ElkY (A Little)

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier folded his way through most of Level 5, and found himself down to just over a couple of orbits' worth of chips here at the start of Level 6 -- less than 3,000. Finally a hand arose in which a middle position player opened for a raise, then Grospellier tossed in his small stack from the cutoff. The others folded, the raiser called, Grospellier flipped over {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and his opponent showed {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{K-Hearts}, and ElkY's eights remained best.

Not long after that hand, Grospellier open-shoved and received no callers, picking up the blinds and antes. He's still super short, though, with 7,800.

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierDavidi KitaiThomas Bichon

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Weisner Wins One

The table folded around to Melanie Weisner who raised to 700 from the button. The small blind called, and David Benyamine folded from the big blind.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{A-Hearts}, and both players quickly checked. The turn brought the {10-Spades}. The small blind bet 800, and Weisner quickly called.

The river was the {A-Diamonds}, pairing the board. Weisner's opponent bet 1,150, and Weisner promptly raised to 3,075. Her opponent considered for a moment, then let his hand go.

Weisner gains a few chips there, continuing to hover just under the 20,000-chip mark.

Tags: Melanie Weisner

Taking It Slowly

Melanie Weisner checked a {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, and David Benyamine bet 1,200. The button called, and Weisner folded. The turn was the {9-Spades}, and Benyamine and his opponent quickly checked. After the suspicious-looking {q-Diamonds} peeled off on the river, Benyamine bet a modest 2,700. The button didn't even think about a raise, calling almost instantly. He showed {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for Broadway. Benyamine's {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} meant they chopped the small pot with their big hands.

Tags: David BenyamineMelanie Weisner

A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

Player Chips Progress
Erik Tamm
Erik Tamm
103,000
8,000
8,000
Tobias Wagner de
Tobias Wagner
40,000
1,000
1,000
Philippe Ktorza fr
Philippe Ktorza
40,000
7,000
7,000
Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche
38,000
19,000
19,000
Liz Lieu us
Liz Lieu
36,000
-2,000
-2,000
Rebecca Mordoff-Gerin
Rebecca Mordoff-Gerin
35,000
-13,500
-13,500
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
32,000
-1,000
-1,000
WPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Anais Lerouge
Anais Lerouge
29,600
-3,400
-3,400
Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
29,000
-4,000
-4,000
Alexia Portal
Alexia Portal
28,000
5,500
5,500
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
23,600
600
600
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 3X Winner
Thomas Bichon fr
Thomas Bichon
18,000
2,000
2,000
WPT 1X Winner

Chartier Can't Beat the Ladies

We caught the action as Sam Chartier and his lone opponent both checked a board of {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. The river was the {8-Spades}, and Chartier checked again. The other player bet 4,200. Sam looked him up, but could only muck when his opponent showed {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Chartier dropped to 44,000.

Tags: Sam Chartier