High Roller Final Table
Day 1 Started
2017 Marrakech Poker Open
High Roller Final Table
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Marrakech Poker Open
Buy-in
€1,350
Entries
92
Level
25
Blinds
25 / 50
Ante
5
Welcome to Coverage of the Marrakech Poker Open High Roller
There were 92 entrants to the Marrakech Poker Open High Roller including 21 re-entries, and there are currently 13 remaining. 32 started the day, in a field which included British pros Ludovic Geilich and Kuljinder Sidhu. November Niner Pierre Neuville was also present with an above average stack, but he would bust early on when his 
clashed with his opponent's 
on a 
board, with the Belgian coming off second best.
11 players will make the money in the tournament, with a min-cash worth 30,300 Dirhams (€2,815). However, each player will be eyeing up the first prize of 300,000 Dirhams (€27,878), the trophy, and the title of High Roller Champion.
Still in the mix is 2016 WSOP International Circuit winner Mathieu Selides, as well as his compatriot Paul Guichard and Arthur Conan. There are also home names still in the mix, including Abdelhadi Kondah and Houssine El Otmani.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Seat Draw
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1 | |||
| 3 | Paul Guichard | France | 260,000 |
| 4 | Christophe Chaudey | France | 120,000 |
| 5 | Sebastien Compte | France | 135,000 |
| 6 | Jerome Sgorrano | Belgium | 250,000 |
| 7 | Abdelhadi Kondah | Morocco | 240,000 |
| 8 | Fadhil Farag | Lebanon | 430,000 |
| Table 2 | |||
| 1 | Fernando | 90,000 | |
| 2 | Mathieu Selides | France | 300,000 |
| 3 | [Removed:432] | France | 360,000 |
| 4 | Houssine El Otmani | Morocco | 225,000 |
| 6 | Arthur Conan | France | 600,000 |
| 7 | Phu Truong | France | 370,000 |
| 8 | Said El Yousfi | France | 230,000 |
New Chip Leader is Said El Yousfi
Arthur Conan raised to 13,000. Phu Truong called before Said El Yousfi three-bet to 75,000. It folded back around to Conan who four-bet to 140,000. Truong folded and El Yousfi called.
The flop came 
and Conan continued for 70,000. El Yousfi raised all for in for around 250,000 and Conan called.
Conan: 
El Yousfi: 
The turn was the 
and the river the 
which vaulted El Yousfi into the chip lead with over 700,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000 | 510,000 |
|
210,000 | -390,000 |
Mathieu Selides Eliminated by [Removed:432]
Mathieu Selides raised to 13,000 from the button and got two callers: [Removed:432] in the small blind, and Houssine El Otmani in the big blind.
The board came 
. It checked to Selides who continued for 20,000. [Removed:433] called and El Otmani folded. The turn was the 
. [Removed:433] checked and Selides fired again for 40,000.
[Removed:433] thought before moving all in for roughly 210,000. The pairr had around the same stack but Selides eventually called showing 
. [Removed:433] showed 
which left his opponent drawing dead, and he had already put on his jacket before the meaningless 
came on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:432]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
600,000 | 240,000 |
|
Busted |
Chip Counts at the Dinner Break; Said El Yousfi Leads
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
With the elimination of Mathieu Selides in 13th place, the tournament is now on the direct money bubble. However, there is now a 60-minute dinner break. It might be a nervous time for Fernando and Christophe Chaudey as they will return with sub-ten big blind stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
895,000 | 155,000 |
|
|
600,000 | |
|
440,000 | 190,000 |
|
430,000 | |
|
215,000 | -25,000 |
|
210,000 | -160,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -30,000 |
|
178,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
140,000 | -85,000 |
|
132,000 | -128,000 |
|
|
77,000 | -43,000 |
|
70,000 | -20,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Christophe Chaudey Eliminated by Fadhil Farag; Bubble Bursts
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Fadhil Farag raised to 16,000 from early position and Christophe Chaudey three-bet all in for 51,000. The remaining players at the table folded, and Farag called.
Chaudey: 
Farag: 
The flop seemed an unfavourable one for Chaudey in his fight for survival as it came 
, but it did give him a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the and the river the 
giving Farag a full house and eliminating Chaudey on the bubble. The remaining 11 players are all guaranteed 30,300 Dirham (€2,815).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
495,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Fernando Doubles Through Said El Yousfi
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chip-leader Said El Yousfi raised to 18,000 from the cutoff. Fernando then moved all in for 65,000 from the button and El Yousfi called tabling 
. Fernando showed 
and the board ran out 
, doubling him up to around 140,000. However, with the blinds at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante, he's not out of danger just yet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 70,000 |