Main Event Day 1a | 2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

09-20-2019 00:26 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Suago	315,000 80,000	80,000
Manuel Lopez	160,000 15,000	15,000
Alexandre De Zutter	155,000 40,000	40,000
Bertrand Grospellier	118,000 -2,000	-2,000

Sofian Benaissa	90,000 65,000	65,000
Robin Hegele	70,000 40,000	40,000
Adrian	65,000 -20,000	-20,000
Fadhil Farag	62,000 17,000	17,000
Bruno Fitoussi	60,000 30,000	30,000
Jonathan Therme	55,000 25,000	25,000
Imad Derwiche	55,000 55,000	55,000
Sadate Jilall	45,000 -5,000	-5,000
Anas Tadini	40,000 40,000	40,000
Franck Pace	35,000 20,000	20,000
Alexandre Reard	30,000 -5,000	-5,000

09-20-2019 00:17 UTC+1

Tosques Re-Enters

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Francois Tosques has been eliminated and has been moved from between Bertrand Grospellier and Bruno Fitoussi. Last year he defeated a 431-player field to win MAD1,000,000 (€91,411)

Tosques went on to take second place in the WPTDeepStacks Europe POY race and was awarded €3,000 in WPT credits.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois Tosques	30,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Bruno Fitoussi Francois Tosques

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-19-2019 23:42 UTC+1

Break

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are going on their final break of the night. There will then be three more levels left on Day 1a before they bag up ahead of Day 2.

09-19-2019 23:41 UTC+1

Grospellier Doubles Through Defending Champion Tosques

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Bertrand Grospellier, Francois Tosques and Bruno Fitoussi

Sadata Jilall raised to 3,000 from the hijack and Symeon Stergiopoulos called on the button.

Bertrand Grospellier three-bet to 11,500 from the small blind and defending champion Francois Tosques four-bet to 24,800 from the big blind.

Jilall called, with Stergiopoulos folding.

Grospellier thought a while longer before five-betting all in for 45,000. Tosques reshoved for 67,000 and Jilall folded.

Bertrand Grospellier:
Francois Tosques:

Grospellier would need to hold against the defending champion, and he did so on the and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bertrand Grospellier	120,000 70,000	70,000

Symeon Stergiopoulos	80,000 80,000	80,000
Sadate Jilall	50,000 50,000	50,000
Francois Tosques	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Francois Tosques Symeon Stergiopoulos

09-19-2019 23:27 UTC+1

Farag Cracks Kings to Double

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Fadhil Farag got his last 15,000 or so chips in the middle on a board with , and his flopped two pair was ahead of the of his opponent Dani Rodriguez.

The turn and river changed nothing and Farag doubled to around 45,000. The average currently stands at just under 60,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dani Rodriguez	65,000
Fadhil Farag	45,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Dani Rodriguez Fadhil Farag

09-19-2019 23:26 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Suago	235,000 125,000	125,000
Fernando Pons	165,000
Manuel Lopez	145,000
Alexandre De Zutter	115,000
Adrian	85,000 5,000	5,000
Bertrand Grospellier	50,000 20,000	20,000

Bruno Fitoussi	30,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jean Belkhayat	Busted

09-19-2019 23:22 UTC+1

Lohnert Moves Among Chip Leaders

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a board, Tavor Haouzi checked a pot of around 60,000 to Florian Lohnert who moved all in for 65,500.

Haouzi took his time watching the dealer count out his opponent's stack before flicking his cards into the muck, allowing Lohnert to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Lohnert	140,000
Tavor Haouzi	75,000

Tags: Florian Lohnert Tavor Haouzi

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

09-19-2019 23:07 UTC+1

Two partypoker Pros at the Same Table

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Bertrand Grospellier pictured with Bruno Fitoussi

Bertrand Grospellier has joined the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event and has been sat at the same table as fellow partypoker Team pro Bruno Fitoussi

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fitoussi	40,000 10,000	10,000
Bertrand Grospellier	30,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Bruno Fitoussi