2016 Marrakech Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Roger Tondeur Eliminated in 18th Place (26,000 Dirhams)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Roger Tondeur
Roger Tondeur

Anas Tadini raised to 22,000 and then called the raise to 60,000 by Roger Tondeur to see the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds} flop. Tadini bet 80,000 and was called before both check the {9-Hearts} turn and {K-Spades} river. Tadini showed queen-jack for two pair and won the pot.

Then, Tondeur jammed for 15 big blinds with the {2-Clubs}{2-Spades} on the button and Abdenbi Abida called out of the big blind.

Tondeur: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Abida: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

After a board of {J-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, the tournament was over for Tondeur and he headed to the payout desk to collect 26,000 Dirhams.

Player Chips Progress
Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
700,000
315,000
315,000
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
500,000
200,000
200,000
Roger Tondeur ch
Roger Tondeur
Busted

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaAnas TadiniRoger Tondeur

Ekrem Sanioglu Eliminated in 17th Place (26,000 Dirhams)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Ekrem Sanioglu
Ekrem Sanioglu

Ekrem Sanioglu raised and called the three-bet by [Removed:215], who made it 52,000 to go from the button. On the flop {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, Sanioglu open-shoved for more than 200,000 and Groppi called with the superior stack.

Sanioglu: {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Groppi: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

"Come on, give me a ten," Sanioglu demanded from the dealer. However, his wish was not granted with the {7-Hearts} turn and {8-Diamonds} river completing the board. The remaining 16 players will now be redrawn on the last two tables.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:215] fr
[Removed:215]
740,000
343,000
343,000
Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
Busted

Tags: Ekrem Sanioglu

Redraw of the Last Two Tables

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryTableSeatPlayerCountry
321Anas TadiniMorocco331Ali MechicheMorocco
322Saverio CocozzaItaly332Dominique TerzianFrance
323[Removed:215]France333Alexandre ViardFrance
324Andre Miquel Ramalho FonsecaPortugal334Mathieu BiagueFrance
325Mathieu PapineauFrance335Michael van der GhinstBelgium
326Abdenbi AbidaFrance336Philippe KtorzaFrance
327FahdMorocco337Henrique Oliveira de Sousa PinhoPortugal
328TsunamySpain338Sonny FrancoFrance

Alexandre Viard Eliminated in 16th Place (26,000 Dirhams)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Alexandre Viard
Alexandre Viard

Sonny Franco raised to 23,000 and Alexande Viard then shoved for 14 big blinds only to see Michael van der Ghinst reshove from two seats over, Franco quickly folded.

Viard: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
van der Ghinst: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

After a blank board of {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{7-Spades}, Viard was sent to the rail in 16th place for 26,000 Dirhams.

Player Chips Progress
Michael van der Ghinst be
Michael van der Ghinst
440,000
160,000
160,000
Alexandre Viard fr
Alexandre Viard
Busted

Tags: Alexandre ViardMichael van der GhinstSonny Franco

Sonny Franco Eliminated in 15th Place (30,000 Dirhams)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Sonny Franco
Sonny Franco

Ali Mechiche raised from under the gun and Sonny Franco defended his big blind to see a flop of {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Both checked and the {2-Spades} hit on the turn. Franco bet, Mechiche raised and then snap-called the shove of Franco with the nut straight.

Franco: {K-Spades}{10-Spades}
Mechiche: {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

Franco had some outs with the flush draw, but the {6-Diamonds} river blanked and the young Frenchman was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Mechiche ma
Ali Mechiche
740,000
427,000
427,000
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
Busted

Tags: Ali MechicheSonny Franco

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Abida Pushes Out Fonseca

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Joining the action on the {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop, Andre Miquel Ramalho Fonseca bet for 50,000 from under the gun and Abdenbi Abida then squeezed a raise for most of his chips with around 200,000 chips in front and less than that behind. Fonseca eventually folded to wait for a better spot and dropped below average.

Player Chips Progress
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
460,000
-40,000
-40,000
Andre Fonseca pt
Andre Fonseca
390,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaAndre Miquel Ramalho Fonseca

Groppi Wins a Big One

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Joining the action on the {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop, Anas Tadini bet 30,000 from the hijack and [Removed:215] then made a big raise to 155,000 from the button. Tadini called and the {3-Hearts} turn saw Tadini check. Groppi fired 200,000 and Tadini folded after plenty of consideration.

Groppi appears to be the first player very close to one million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:215] fr
[Removed:215]
950,000
210,000
210,000
Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
660,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Anas Tadini

Cocozza Strikes Again

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Anas Tadini raised to 25,000 and was committed to call the shove of Saverio Cocozza from one seat over for less than 80,000 chips.

Cocozza: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Tadini: {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The board fell {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Cocozza doubled, letting out Tadini's ninja strike alert.

Player Chips Progress
Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
580,000
-80,000
-80,000
Saverio Cocozza it
Saverio Cocozza
180,000
-39,000
-39,000

Tags: Anas TadiniSaverio Cocozza

Tadini's Tilt Continues

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Abdenbi Abida raised to 27,000 and picked up one caller, then Anas Tadini made it 130,000 to go out of the small blind with Abida making the call. On the flop {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, Tadini checked and Abida shoved for 210,000 to get called by his opponent. "Okay, let's do this," Tadini said.

Abida: {J-Spades}{9-Spades}
Tadini: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

Both the {3-Hearts} turn and {5-Hearts} river blanked and Tadini let out a "bravo, bon appetit," to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Abdenbi Abida fr
Abdenbi Abida
800,000
340,000
340,000
Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
380,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Abdenbi AbidaAnas Tadini