Action folded to French player Dimitri Sukhorukov in the cutoff and he made it 13,000. The button and small blind both folded but Sarah Herzali in the big blind made the call.
Both players checked the flop of and the hit the turn. Herzali checked again and Sukhorukov answered with a bet of 10,000. Herzali quickly check-raised to 25,000 and Sukhorukov called casually.
The completed the board and Herzali bet 17,000. Sukhorukov called, but mucked upon being shown .
Action folded to Albert Peres in the cutoff and he opened for 12,000. Peres, who started the day as chip leader but now only had about 200,000 or so to start the hand, found a caller in small blind Kully Sidhu.
The flop came and both players checked. The on the turn saw Sidhu check again, and he called as Peres bet 20,000.
With the completing the board, Sidhu was pondering for a bit. Peres, grabbing 40,000 or so and looking like he was about to bet, asked the dealer if action was on him. It wasn't, and Sidhu checked. Peres instantly checked behind.
Sidhu showed for the rivered straight. Peres open mucked his .
Just minutes after writing about Sfez's failed three-bet, his seat was empty and he was nowhere to be seen. One of his former table mates told us he lost his last chips in a blind battle with against the big blinds . No luck for Sfez and he made his exit from the tournament.
We're not entirely sure what has happened, but Imad Derwiche was down on the ground, surrounded by players and tournament staff.
Several players were trying to help the French high roller and the tournament was halted. Derwiche was conscience and was seen walking away just now with help from the tournament staff. His chips are still in play but things aren't looking too good for him.
The tournament has since been resumed, now without Derwiche. We hope he's going to be ok and will update when we receive additional information.
The 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech started September 24th and runs till coming Sunday, October 2nd. The festival started with a slate of warm-up events, but yesterday the big boys turned up for the 20,000 MAD (€1,800/$2,060) High Roller. Today, that event continues with still 40 players left in contention. As registration remains open till start of play, that number might still grow.
The likes of Tony Dunst and Roberto Romanello gave it a shot yesterday but failed to make it last. As the dust settled after 12 levels of 40-minutes each, no Dunst or Romanello was seen on the list of players that made it through to Day 2. They still have the option to re-enter before start of play today, so they might give it another go. Even if they don't, the event is not shy of star power. Albert Peres (485,200) leads the field. Romain Lewis (149,100), Sarah Herzali (139,800), Eric Sfez (108,300), Kuljinder Sidhu (81,600), and Jean Montury (69,000) are all still in contention.
The event resumes at 4pm local time (in about 60 minutes). The first level on the schedule will be level 13 (1,500/3,000 with a 400-ante). Follow along with the action today till a winner is crowned, right here on PokerNews.com.
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hit the turn. Herzali checked again and Sukhorukov answered with a bet of 10,000. Herzali quickly check-raised to 25,000 and Sukhorukov called casually.
completed the board and Herzali bet 17,000. Sukhorukov called, but mucked upon being shown 
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and both players checked. The 
on the turn saw Sidhu check again, and he called as Peres bet 20,000.
completing the board, Sidhu was pondering for a bit. Peres, grabbing 40,000 or so and looking like he was about to bet, asked the dealer if action was on him. It wasn't, and Sidhu checked. Peres instantly checked behind.
for the rivered straight. Peres open mucked his 
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against the big blinds 
. No luck for Sfez and he made his exit from the tournament.
