2017 PMU.fr WPT DeepStacks Marrakech

MAD 20,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PMU.fr WPT DeepStacks Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
550,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
20,000 MAD
Prize Pool
2,470,800 MAD
Entries
142
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Paul No More

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Paul
Paul

The third Spanish player in a row to join the rail after dinner was Paul. Within two hands thew satack of the Spaniard vanished, and both time he got it in ahead only to end up second best.

First Mathieu Papineau doubled through him with {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} versus {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} thanks to a board of {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Paul was down to fewer than five big blinds.

Paul then got it in with the {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Papineau looked him up with {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Tadini called out the bad beat by asking for a three after the {J-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} turn and sure enough the {3-Spades} fell on the river.

Paul could all but shake his head before exiting the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Papineau fr
Mathieu Papineau
380,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Paul es
Paul
Busted

Tags: Anas TadiniMathieu PapineauPaul

Am First Chip Millionaire After Cruel Exit

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Cruel
Cruel

Cruel was all in and at risk with the {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} on the flop of {9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Rachid Am called with the {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. The {9-Hearts} appeared on the turn to improve Am to a flush and Cruel was in need of another nine or queen to avoid elimination. Instead, the {10-Spades} fell on the river and that was it for the Spaniard.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rachid Am ma
Rachid Am
1,030,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Cruel es
Cruel
Busted

Tags: CruelRachid Am

Manuel Lopez Eliminated by Ahoor Parham

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Manuel Lopez
Manuel Lopez

In a battle of the blinds, Manuel Lopez moved all in for 163,000 and Ahoor Parham asked for a count in the big blind before making the call.

Manuel Lopez: {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Ahoor Parham: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The board came {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and Lopez was eliminated in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:44]
950,000
228,000
228,000
Profile photo of Manuel Lopez es
Manuel Lopez
Busted

Tags: Ahoor ParhamManuel Lopez

Pirault Busts to Parham

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Francois Pirault
Francois Pirault

Ahoor Parham raised to 25,000 and Paul moved all in, which Parham eventually called for 236,000.

Ahoor Parham: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Paul: {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}

The {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop gave Parham trips aces and he even improved to quads on the {A-Spades} turn, which made the {K-Clubs} on the river a formality.

After having chipped up previously, Parham faced the limp of Francois Pirault and moved all in from the button. Pirault snap-called for his last 23 big blinds and turned over the superior kicker.

Francois Pirault: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Ahoor Parham: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

The board came {Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and that spelled the end for Pirault in 15th place for 40,000 MAD. "You take it from me and give it to him?" Isabel Baltazar asked when she walked by the table and Pirault just sighed before heading to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:44]
740,000
528,000
528,000
Profile photo of Paul es
Paul
550,000
-217,000
-217,000
Profile photo of Francois Pirault fr
Francois Pirault
Busted

Tags: Ahoor ParhamFrancois PiraultIsabel BaltazarPaul

Lewis First Casualty in the Money

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Romain Lewis
Romain Lewis

Anas Tadini raised and called the shove of Ludovic Moryousef from the button with {A-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Moryousef was ahead with the {A-Clubs}{9-Spades} and flopped well on {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}. The double was confirmed on the {A-Hearts} turn and the {4-Clubs} river was a mere formality.

Romain Lewis was less fortunate. Down to seven big blinds he got the remainder of his short stack in with pocket nines and Paul called with {K-}{10-}. The Spaniard got there and Lewis became the first casualty in the money, earning 35,000 MAD for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul es
Paul
760,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Ludovic Moryousef fr
Ludovic Moryousef
180,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
140,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
Busted
Winamax

Tags: Anas TadiniLudovic MoryousefPaulRomain Lewis

Cris Bubbles the High Roller

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Cris
Cris

Mathieu Papineau opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Cris called from one seat over. The flop fell {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Papineau continued for 28,000 before calling the shove of the Spaniard for 100,000.

Cris: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Mathieu Papineau: {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The {J-Hearts} turn locked up the hand for Papineau and the {K-Diamonds} on the river was too little too late for Cris, who ended up as bubble boy of the High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Papineau fr
Mathieu Papineau
310,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Cris es
Cris
Busted

Tags: CrisMathieu Papineau

Siddique Busts Before the Money

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Usman Siddique
Usman Siddique

Usman Siddique open-shoved for his last six big blinds from under the gun with {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Francois Pirault in the big blind had an easy call with {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}.

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Siddique was left drawing dead on the turn. Right after, the dealers were instructed to finish the current hand before starting hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Francois Pirault fr
Francois Pirault
235,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Usman Siddique gb
Usman Siddique
Busted

Tags: Francois PiraultUsman Siddique

Double Knockout for Cris

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Cris
Cris

Several Spanish players made the trip over to Morocco and typically use nicknames in the Casino de Marrakech. One of them is Cris and he just sent two players to the rail. Phu Trong was already missing from the table and Michel Leibgorin as well as Laurent [Removed:250] followed in the same hand

Leibgorin's cards were already in the muck, while Cris had both players at risk with {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. [Removed:250] picked up a flush draw with {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts} on the flop of {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, but the {2-Diamonds} turn and {8-Clubs} river failed to improve him. Instead, Cris' quads raked in the pot and the Spaniard joined the big stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cris es
Cris
280,000
135,500
135,500
Profile photo of Laurent Azoulay fr
Laurent Azoulay
Busted
Profile photo of Michel Leibgorin fr
Michel Leibgorin
Busted
Profile photo of Phu Truong fr
Phu Truong
Busted

Tags: CrisLaurent AzoulayMichel LeibgorinPhu Trong

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2017 PMU.fr WPT DeepStacks Marrakech 20,000 MAD High Roller

Johan Guilbert (right) is second in chips heading into Day 2
Johan Guilbert (right) is second in chips heading into Day 2

The 2017 PMU.fr WPTDeepStacks Marrakech kicked off a few days ago on September 30th 2017 at the Casino de Marrakech in Morocco. Found in 1952 and part of the luxurious Es Saadi Marrakech Resort complex, the Casino de Marrakech is the leading casino in the region and just a short flight away from Western Europe.

Among the highlights of the 10-day festival is the 13,200 Dirhams (€1,200) Main Event, followed by the 20,000 Dirhams (€1,800) High Roller. The second most-expensive tournament of the festival got underway on October 4th and attracted a field of 139 entries including 30 re-entries during the first 12 levels. Both numbers may change slightly still as the registration remains open until the start of Day 2 as of 3 p.m. local time.

Among those to take part in the High Roller were such familiar names as 2016 November Niner Fernando Pons, Diego Gomez, Javier Zarco and Manuel Lopez, all representing the Spanish flag. Other notables included Isabel Baltazar, Romain Lewis, Johan Guilbert, Erwann Pecheux, Alexandre Reard, Sonny Franco, Imad Derwiche, Fadhil Farag, Said El Yousfi, Anas Tadini and Usman Siddique to name just a few.

Leading the field of 45 Day 1 survivors is Anas Tadini with 372,000 followed by Johan “YoH ViraL” Guilbert (319,500) and Rachid Am (284,500). Also through to Day 2 are Manuel Lopez (204,500), Sonny Franco (165,000), Louis Linard (144,000), Omar Lakhdari (142,000), Bernard Guigon (92,000) and Usman Siddique (89,000). Tadini is third on the Moroccan all-time money list and well-known for being always talkative and very entertaining at the tables.

Registration closes once the cards are back in the air for Day 2 and all new entries will receive 40,000 in chips at blinds of 1,500-3,000 with a running ante of 500. The PokerNews live reporting team will provide updates of the final day until a winner is crowned and the Main Event with a single starting day kicks off at noon the following day.

Tags: Alexandre ReardAnas TadiniBernard GuigonErwann PecheuxImad DerwicheIsabel BaltazarJavier GomezJavier ZarcoJohan GuilbertRomain LewisSonny FrancoUsman Siddique