WSOPC Main Event | 2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

01-21-2024 17:15 UTC+2

Ruche Takes from Picone

Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jean-Claude Ruche in early position bet 125,000, and was called by both Max Deveson in the hijack and Igor Picone in the big blind.

After the dealer fanned a flop of 7♥3♥8♠, Ruche continued for 250,000. Deveson folded, but Picone check-called.

On the turn 6♣, Ruche fired a second barrel of 550,000 and put Picone deep into the tank. After a long moment, he eventually folded A♥6♥. Ruche had 9♦9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Picone	3,700,000 -700,000	-700,000
Max Deveson	2,900,000 -300,000	-300,000
Jean-Claude Ruche	1,800,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Igor Picone Jean-Claude Ruche Max Deveson

01-21-2024 17:05 UTC+2

Machado Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After Yuzhou Yin raised to 150,000 from the button, Manuel Machado in the big blind shoved for his last 320,000 chips. Yin made the call.

Manuel Machado: K♦9♣
Yuzhou Yin: 4♠4♦

Machado was lucky enough to hit trips on a A♣9♦Q♦6♠9♠ board to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuzhou Yin	3,200,000 -300,000	-300,000
Manuel Machado	730,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Manuel Machado Yuzhou Yin

01-21-2024 17:04 UTC+2

Wim Verhaegen Eliminated in 16th Place (110,000 MAD)

Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After Luis raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Wim Verhaegen shoved for 320,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and Luis called.

Wim Verhaegen: J♠10♦
Luis: A♣7♣

It was an easy win for Luis, who flopped a full house on a board of 5♦7♠A♠8♠A♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis	2,100,000 -40,000	-40,000
Wim Verhaegen	Busted

Tags: Wim Verhaegen

01-21-2024 16:53 UTC+2

Endravuz Lahdo Eliminated in 17th Place (110,000 MAD)

Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Yuzhou Yin bet 160,000 from the small blind, then saw Endravuz Lahdo in the big blind moving all-in for 1,500,000. Yin snap-called.

Endravuz Lahdo: A♣4♠
Yuzhou Yin: A♥J♥

Yin secured his win thanks to a jack on the 7♣6♠J♣ flop and the A♦ on the turn. So after the river 6♣, Lahdo was eliminated.

After his elimination, Table 1 broke. The 16 players remaining are on a short break so everybody can gather on two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuzhou Yin	3,500,000 2,285,000	2,285,000
Endravuz Lahdo	Busted

Tags: Endravuz Lahdo Yuzhou Yin

01-21-2024 16:43 UTC+2

Mostafa Essanhaji Eliminated in 18th Place (89,000 MAD)

Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mostafa Essanhaji opened to 765,000 from middle position, Sandro Jose Alves on the button three-bet all-in with a bigger stack. The blinds folded, and Essanhaji called with his last orange chip worth 5,000.

Mostafa Essanhaji: A♣K♦
Sandro Jose Alves: A♠A♦

Bad timing for Essanhaji, who ran into Alves' aces. He stood up and left before the dealer fanned a board of 10♠9♦4♠5♦3♣ and wins 89,000 MAD.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandro Jose Alves	2,000,000 -475,000	-475,000
Mostafa Essanhaji	Busted

Tags: Mostafa Essanhaji Sandro Jose Alves

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

01-21-2024 16:25 UTC+2

Set for Lahdo

Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♥8♠8♥, Max Deveson, who opened preflop, bet 60,000. He was called by Endravuz Lahdo in the big blind.

On the turn 10♣, both players checked. But on the river 3♦, Lahdo led out for 60,000.

Deveson called with K♥3♣ for two pair, but ran into Lado's set with A♥8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Deveson	3,000,000 -325,000	-325,000
Endravuz Lahdo	1,500,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Endravuz Lahdo Max Deveson

01-21-2024 16:05 UTC+2

Jawad Bengourane Eliminated in 19th Place (88,000 MAD)

Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jawad Bengourane raised all-in for 635,000 from under the gun, and was called by Mohamed Hakim in the cutoff.

Jawad Bengourane: K♣J♠
Mohamed Hakim: A♦Q♥

The board of 4♣5♣4♠A♥2♣ was no help for Bengourane, who takes 88,000 MAD for his 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Hakim	5,500,000 1,610,000	1,610,000

Jawad Bengourane	Busted

Tags: Jawad Bengourane Mohamed Hakim

01-21-2024 15:57 UTC+2

Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel Eliminated in 20th Place (88,000 MAD)

Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After Endravuz Lahdo opened to 100,000 form under the gun, Ramon in the cutoff three-bet to 300,000. Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel in the big blind then shoved for his last 795,000 and made Lahdo fold, while Ramon called.

Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel: A♠K♠
Ramon: A♦8♦

Grand-Moursel was on his way to double up. Unfortunately for him, Ramon hit a flush on a board of 5♦7♦6♣6♦3♥ to send him to the rail.