Main Event Day 2 | 2017 Marrakech Poker Open

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

03-25-2017 23:00 UTC

Benoit Grobocopatel Doubles Through Valeryi Chupin

Will Shillibier

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

Benoit Grobocopatel opened to 22,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 75,000 by Valeryi Chupin. It folded back to Grobocopatel who four-bet all in and Chupin called.

Grobocopatel:
Chupin:

The board came and Grobocopatel doubled to just under average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benoit Grobocopatel	440,000 275,000	275,000
Valeryi Chupin	160,000 -230,000	-230,000

03-25-2017 22:59 UTC

Houssine El Otmani Eliminated in 14th Place (€2,645)

Will Shillibier

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

Houssine El Otmani - 14th Place (€2,645)

Houssine El Otmani had been all in and doubled up a couple of times already since the redraw to two tables, however it was always for a sub-five big blind stack.

This time he was all in for around that much, 56,000 holding against the of Andrei-Salustin Luncan.

The board ran out and El Otmani was eliminated in 14th Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei-Salustin Luncan	290,000 50,000	50,000
Houssine El Otmani	Busted

Tags: Houssine El Otmani Andrei-Salustin Luncan

03-25-2017 22:56 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:432]	875,000 25,000	25,000
Abdellah El Ghrari	600,000 110,000	110,000
Jerome Zerbib	450,000 40,000	40,000
Valeryi Chupin	390,000 15,000	15,000
Tsunamy	300,000 -190,000	-190,000
Benoit Grobocopatel	165,000 45,000	45,000
Francisco Vargas	140,000 40,000	40,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Ostergaard	650,000 160,000	160,000
Tahiri Hassani	635,000 135,000	135,000
Idir Haiche	300,000 -165,000	-165,000
Rabah Ait Abdelmalek	290,000 -95,000	-95,000
Moises Parrilla-Ramos	270,000 50,000	50,000
Andrei-Salustin Luncan	240,000 -75,000	-75,000
Houssine El Otmani	56,000 -24,000	-24,000

Nine-High for [Removed:432]

Will Shillibier

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

[Removed:432] raised to 23,000 from under the gun. Valeryi Chupin defended his big blind.

The flop came and both players checked.

The turn was the and Chupin checked to [Removed:433] who bet 30,000. Chupin then raised to 80,000 and his opponent called.

Chupin checked the river, which was the to his opponent who bet 80,000. Chupin folded.

[Removed:433] went to muck his cards, but Jerome Zerbib shouted out from the other end of the table in french: "Ace-Queen!"

"He's found me out!" said [Removed:433], as he turned over for nine-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:432]	850,000 110,000	110,000
Valeryi Chupin	375,000 -125,000	-125,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

03-25-2017 22:03 UTC

Thierry Oldak Eliminated in 15th Place (€2,227)

Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jens Ostergaard raised to 20,000 under the gun. Thierry Oldak moved all in and Ostergaard called.

Ostergaard:
Oldak:

The board came , each street raising the collective pulse at the table until when the river was dealt Ostergaard celebrated. The chips were counted and although it was close, Ostergaard had slightly more and Oldak was eliminated in 15th Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Ostergaard	520,000 196,000	196,000
Thierry Oldak	Busted

03-25-2017 21:53 UTC

Final Two Tables

Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Position	Name	Country	Chips
Table 1
1	Houssine El Otmani	Morocco	25,000
2	Valeryi Chupin	Russia	325,000
3	[Removed:432]	France	320,000
4	Francisco Vargas	Spain	200,000
5	Tsunamy	Spain	690,000
6	Benoit Grobocopatel	France	210,000
7	Jerome Zerbib	France	365,000
8	Abdellah El Ghrari	Morocco	460,000
Table 2
1	Idir Haiche	France	485,000
3	Thierry Oldak	France	200,000
4	Hassani	Morocco	550,000
5	Moises	Spain	150,000
6	Andrei-Salustin Luncan	Romania	190,000
7	Rabah Ait Abdelmalek	France	350,000
8	Jens Erik Ostegaard	Denmark	220,000