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Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2017 Marrakech Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2017 Marrakech Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€900
Total Entries
183
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 183
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Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
When Barny Boatman walked into the Casino de Marrakech, it must have been a strange sensation with barely a dozen players ready to take their seats. However, just over seven hours later, that number had swelled to 170 total entrants, 94 of which will be coming back tomorrow to continue their Main Event campaign.
Boatman (25,800) was joined in the Main Event by a whole host of regulars to Marrakech, including Leo Margets (86,000), Mathieu Selides (49,000) and Pierre Neuville (41,000).
Neuville was constantly in the action over the course of the day. Whether it was rivering pairs against Erdal Turker in Level 4 or eliminating Nassima Ouberdous in Level 8, the Belgian November Niner was always ready to get involved.
Another November Niner also joined the field. Fernando Pons didn’t have it all his own way, but he battled hard to bag up 45,800.
Leading the way is Abdellah El Ghrari with an astonishing 244,400. No one in the field comes close to him apart from perhaps Robert Escribano (143,000) or Jens Erik Ostergaard (116,000)
There were also several of the players who cashed in last night’s Main Event who joined the party, with Abdelhadi Kondah, [Removed:432], Jerome Sgorrano , Paul Guichard, Houssein El Otmani and Said El Yousfi all entering. El Yousfi managed to bag up 73,000 despite also being in the High Roller where he eventually busted in second place.
A nice sub-story to the day was that father and son duo Lionel Grobocopatel and Benoit Grobocopatel both advancing to Day 2, bagging up 52,200 and 29,200, respectively. Lionel had most of the chips throughout the day, with Benoit relying on opportune moments, and of course, the elimination of Guichard to stay alive.
Other notables include Kully Sidhu (79,600), Sonny Franco (63,000), and Guichard (25,000).
Play resumes tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., so stay tuned to PokerNews for full chip counts, and of course the conclusion of the Marrakech Poker Open Main Event.
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
[Removed:432] was chosen by tournament officials to draw for the number of hands to be played before bagging up this evening, and the answer is three!
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Francisco Vargas raised to 1,800 from the button. The small blind called and Jerome Sgorrano three-bet to 5,700 from the big blind. Vargas four-bet to 18,900 and the small blind folded.
Sgorrano four-bet all in and Vargas called.
Sgorrano: 
Vargas: 
The board ran out 
and Vargas doubled through Sgorrano, who finished 5th in yesterday's High Roller.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Nassime Ouberdous moved all in for her last 9,875 from middle position. Pierre Neuville three-bet to 20,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Ouberdous: 
Neuville: 
The flop brought some outs for the dominated Ouberdous coming 
. The turn was the and the river the 
which meant Ouberdous was eliminated shortly before the end of level 8.
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
A couple of six-figure stacks are starting to emerge from around the room, from a player known only as Scri as well as Jens Erik Ostergaard.
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Barny Boatman has always been friendly with live reporters, and he beckoned us over to recount a hand at a previous table.
The player under the gun raised to 1,200 and there were several callers. "It was as if the entire table wanted to play," said Boatman. he called from with 
.
The flop came 
and it checked to the raiser who continued for 2,000. Again, each player called. Action was then on Boatman who raised to 15,000. The small blind moved all in, the remaining players folded and Boatman called.
His opponent showed 
. Boatman said that he had only called because he held the . The turn and the river were both diamonds, and they doubled through Boatman in what was a very lucky spot.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
