Anas Belatik raised to 90,000 with the and Louis Linard just called with . On a flop of , Linard checked and called a bet worth 75,000 to see the on the turn.
Linard checked once more and called a second barrel for 175,000. The fell on the river and Linard checked the third street in a row with 585,000 behind. Belatik moved all in and Linard checked his stack carefully before calling it off with second pair only.
That spelled the end of the tournament for Linard and he was eliminated in 7th place for MAD 163,000, and he finished in the very same position in the MAD 20,000 High Roller here at the Casino de Marrakech this week as well.
Smain Mamouni raised to 90,000 from the button and Julien Lemonnier shoved the big blind for 855,000. Mamouni asked for a count and eventually called.
Julien Lemonnier:
Smain Mamouni:
The flop improved Mamouni and Lemonnier failed to get there anymore on the turn and river. The PMU.fr online qualifier was eliminated in 6th place for MAD 200,000.
Pablo R took down a nice pot by using his stack size, betting through a board of to force a fold. Soon after, the Spaniard opened to 85,000 with the and Smain Mamouni defended the big blind with .
The flop fell and Mamouni checked, then folded to a bet of 85,000.
Smain Mamouni raised from the button for 90,000 with the and Anas Belatik called in the small blind with .
On the flop, both Belatik and Mamouni checked before the turn brought a bet by Belatik for 80,000 and a call by Mamouni. The river brought a fourth club and Belatik used that to bet 165,000.
Mamouni eventually folded and right after the players headed into a 15-minute break.
Pablo R raised to 100,000 with the and Anthony Cruz defended the to see a flop of . Pablo R continued for 55,000 and was called before the turn was checked.
After the river, Cruz contemplated a bet and 110,000 Pablo R was having none of it by three-betting to 310,000.
Anas Belatik opened to 110,000 with the and Anthony Cruz defended the big blind with . The flop was checked and the on the turn gave Belatik even more outs. Cruz checked and quickly folded to a delayed continuation bet.
In a limped battle of the blinds, Smain Mamouni had the and Anas Belatik the . On the flop, Mamouni bet 60,000 and Belatik called before the on the turn was checked.
After the river, Mamouni led for 125,000 and Belatik reluctantly called to claim the pot, boosting his stack above five million.
Smain Mamouni raised to 120,000 with the and Pablo R called with the . Both checked the before the fell on the turn. Mamouni bet 115,000 and Pablo R called.
Both then checked the river and Mamouni won the pot with the better kicker. Besides that, the action has somewhat slowed down during this level, but this may be the calm before the storm.
and Louis Linard just called with 
. On a flop of 
, Linard checked and called a bet worth 75,000 to see the 
on the turn.
fell on the river and Linard checked the third street in a row with 585,000 behind. Belatik moved all in and Linard checked his stack carefully before calling it off with second pair only.
flop improved Mamouni and Lemonnier failed to get there anymore on the 
turn and 
river. The PMU.fr online qualifier was eliminated in 6th place for MAD 200,000.
and Smain Mamouni defended the big blind with 
and Mamouni checked, then folded to a bet of 85,000.
and Anas Belatik called in the small blind with 
. 
river brought a fourth club and Belatik used that to bet 165,000.
and Anthony Cruz defended the 
and Anthony Cruz defended the big blind with 
and Anas Belatik the 
flop, Mamouni bet 60,000 and Belatik called before the 
. Both checked the 
before the 
river and Mamouni won the pot with the better kicker. Besides that, the action has somewhat slowed down during this level, but this may be the calm before the storm.