2016 Marrakech Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Marrakech Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€35,880
Event Info
Buy-in
€900
Prize Pool
€176,088
Entries
220
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Still Time to Reenter

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Slowly but surely the field size is approaching 200 entries with players busting out and purchasing another bullet. The most recent seat open included Abdenbi Abida, Mohamed Mamouni, Thierry Gogniat as well as Rebecca Gerin and it remains to be seen whether or not they will join the action again until the end of level nine.

Player Chips Progress
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
Busted
Mohamed Mamouni fr
Mohamed Mamouni
Busted
Thierry Gogniat fr
Thierry Gogniat
Busted
Rebecca Gerin fr
Rebecca Gerin
Busted

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaMohamed MamouniRebecca GerinThierry Gogniat

Santais Short

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

On the {A-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop, the opponent of Gilles Huet bet 5,700 and Huet then moved all in for 31,600 to enforce a fold.

A few tables over, former big stack Herve Santais is missing a lot of chips and they must have moved two spots to the left. Riccardo Giacalone appears to be the new chip leader with what looks like 130,000.

Player Chips Progress
Riccardo Giacalone it
Riccardo Giacalone
130,000
Gilles Huet fr
Gilles Huet
43,000
Herve Santais fr
Herve Santais
15,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Gilles HuetHerve SantaisRiccardo Giacalone

"How Can you call?"

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Liece El Berrak was upset after his bluff attempt had just gone wrong. On the {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} turn, El Berrak had raised to 6,800 and Henrique de Oliveira called with only 14,000 chips behind. The {10-Diamonds} river saw El Berrak moving in and de Oliveira eventually called with the {A-Spades}{3-Spades} to see his opponent flip over {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a missed straight draw.

"How can you call there?" a stunned El Berrak let out. The same table also features 2011 WPT Marrakech champion Mohamed Ali Houssam, who increased his stack nicely.

Player Chips Progress
Mohamed Ali Houssam ma
Mohamed Ali Houssam
70,000
40,000
40,000
Henrique de Oliveira
Henrique de Oliveira
43,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Henrique de OliveiraLiece El BerrakMohamed Ali Houssam

Sgorrano Back on Track

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Just now, Jerome Sgorrano raised to 1,000 and then flashed the {Q-Hearts} first before also revealing the {A-Diamonds} to claim the pot. That was exactly the hand his opponent held in the last hand before the break when Sgorrano raised from under the gun with {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}.

Dominique Terzian also defended his blind blind and they saw a three-way flop of {A-}{5-}{3-}. Both opponents called a bet worth 1,500 by Sgorrano before the Belgian then fired 3,500 on the {7-} turn. The third player in the hand raised to 8,000 with 12,000 behind and Terzian folded whereas Sgorrano then shoved with his two pair.

The opponent called off with ace-queen and the river blanked.

Player Chips Progress
Jerome Sgorrano be
Jerome Sgorrano
68,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Jerome Sgorrano

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Second Break

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The second 15-minute break has just started and the players are heading out of the tournament room. There may not be as much sun left anymore past 6 p.m. local time, but the birds are chirping outside and the temperature is around 25 degrees.

The Bustouts Don't Slow Down

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Abdenbi Abida went from hero to zero and busted recently while Luigi Macaluso busted once, bought in again and busted for a second time.

Choukri Chergui also lost his first stack and purchased a second bullet to increase the number of reentries in total to 28 already.

Player Chips Progress
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
Busted
Lucas Monnier fr
Lucas Monnier
Busted
Luigi Macaluso fr
Luigi Macaluso
Busted
Kamel Atoui fr
Kamel Atoui
Busted

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaChoukri CherguiLuigi Macaluso