2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
1,000,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
13,200 MAD
Entries
431
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000

Luksenberg Can't Escape Rabany

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

In one of the first hands after the dinner break, three players saw a turn on a {6-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} board with Pascal Rabany first to act. He checked, as did Tobias Peters. [Removed:226] bet 5,100, Rabany called, and Peters folded after some thought.

The river brought the {A-Diamonds} and Rabany led out for 15,000. Luksenberg swiftly called, but Rabany turned over {K-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a full house, much to Luksenberg's dismay. Luksenberg showed the inferior {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and was left with crumbs.

The hand after, Luksenberg called a raise with {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and called it down during an {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts} rundown. With the rivered straight, Luksenberg near tripled up his short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pascal Rabany fr
Pascal Rabany
110,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
28,600
6,600
6,600
Profile photo of [Removed:226]
[Removed:226]
15,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Pascal RabanyTobias Peters

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Dinner Break

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

The field is on a 75-minute dinner break. Currently, 147 entries have been made, including 16 reentries. 104 players are still in contention when action resumes around 9:40 p.m. local time.

Updated Counts

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
110,000
61,000
61,000
Profile photo of Bruno Dias fr
Bruno Dias
90,000
Profile photo of Francois Tosques fr
Francois Tosques
80,000
47,000
47,000
Profile photo of Arthur Resetschnig at
Arthur Resetschnig
75,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Hakim Belcacem fr
Hakim Belcacem
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Guillaume Darcourt fr
Guillaume Darcourt
70,000
49,000
49,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Francesco Pillitteri be
Francesco Pillitteri
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Saderne fr
Jeremy Saderne
65,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of [Removed:247] fr
[Removed:247]
62,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Abdullatif Attia fr
Abdullatif Attia
60,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Pierre Thonnerieux
Pierre Thonnerieux
55,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
37,000
37,000
37,000

Benkirane Building it Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Amina Benkirane quickly found herself below the starting stack in the early stages but has worked her way up to 50,000 as the dinner break is approaching. After a raise to 1,600 and a call, she also called to see the {5-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop appear. Without hesitation, she led out for 4,000 and netted two quick folds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Amina Benkirane ma
Amina Benkirane
50,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Amina Benkirane

You Reap What You Sow - The Road to Success For Kalidou Sow

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Jad Sanhji & Kalidou Sow
Jad Sanhji & Kalidou Sow

Until 2016, barely anyone had heard of French poker player Kalidou Sow, but he has since made the headlines several times and recorded several six-figure scores to boost his live earnings to more than $1.6 million in cashes. Sow, who typically sports funky shades and a big smile on the face at the poker tables, is among the participants on Day 1A here in Marrakech.

Read more at WPT.com.

Tags: Kalidou Sow

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

El Borsy Stacks One

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Morocco's very own Ali El Borsy raised with {K-}{Q-} from early position and received two calls. The man from Rabat flopped gin on an {A-}{J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop and received two calls on his continuation bet.

The turn brought the {7-}. El Borsy bet around three quarters of the pot, one of his opponent shoved for 30,000 with {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and El Borsy called with the current nuts. He faded the hearts on the river to send his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ali El Borsy ma
Ali El Borsy
71,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Ali El Borsy

Jilali First Over 100k

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Sadate Jilali
Sadate Jilali

The early chipleader in the tournament is Sadate Jilali, who has already quadrupled his starting stack during the first four levels of the day. In the latest hand, Jilali was seated on the button and faced a bet of 1,200 from Boubekeur Benhalima on a {4-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} flop, which he called. Another player called from the blinds.

All three players checked the {5-Clubs} turn and {9-Spades} river. Jilali showed {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and pipped Benhalima's {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sadate Jilali fr
Sadate Jilali
120,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Sadate Jilali