2022 Marrakech Poker Open

€1,300 MPO Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 Marrakech Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,300
Prize Pool
€4,892,000
Entries
426
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
143
Players Left
29

Darwich Doubles Through Senhaji

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After an open to 1,200 and a call from Vincent Madeddu, Sadri Darwich whoved for 10,300. It folded to Mehdi Senhaji in the big blind who raised it to 21,000 and the two remaining active players folded.

Sadri Darwich: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Mehdi Senhaji: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

It was a typical flip situation and the board showed {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} to give the winning hand and the needed double up to Darwich.

Player Chips Progress
Sadri Darwich
Sadri Darwich
23,000
Vincent Madeddu fr
Vincent Madeddu
23,000
Mehdi Senhaji ma
Mehdi Senhaji
17,500 -14,500

Tags: Sadri DarwichVincent MadedduMehdi Senhaji

Three-way All In for Rahal

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kamel El Morabet open-shoved for his last 8,000 and it folded to Aziz Benchekroun in the small blind who reshoved, putting Antoine Rahal at risk in the big blind for his remaining stack worth 16,000.

"When it's time, it's time!" said Rahal before pushing his chips in the middle, creating a three-way showdown:

Antoine Rahal: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Kamel El Morabet: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Aziz Benchekroun: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board revealed {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, giving the winning hand to Rahal with a full house to almost triple up his stack while El Morabet joined the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Aziz Benchekroun fr
Aziz Benchekroun
107,000 66,000
Antoine Rahal fr
Antoine Rahal
41,000 41,000
Kamel El Morabet fr
Kamel El Morabet
Busted

Tags: Antoine RahalAziz BenchekrounKamel El Marabet

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Jamil Shoves on Gadanho

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Karim Jamil raised to 2,000 and it folded to Julien Gadanho in the big blind who three-bet to 8,000. After some thinking, Jamil made the call.

The flop went {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Gadanho continued to bet for 6,000, which Jamil called.

The {10-Clubs} turn brought no betting action and a {k-Clubs} completed the board on the river. Gadanho checked again and quickly folded after Jamil announced all in for a remaining stack worth 17,000.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Jamil ma
Karim Jamil
46,000 10,000
Julien Gadanho fr
Julien Gadanho
27,000 22,600

Tags: Julien GadanhoKarim Jamil

Lafont Gets a Fold from El Yaacoubi

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Rachid El Yaacoubi opened to 1,000 and called a three-bet from Nicolas Lafont in the cutoff for 3,000.

The flop appeared {9-Hearts}{k-Spades}{8-Spades} and El Yaacoubi check-called Lafont's continuation for 2,500. The turn brought a {j-Hearts} and El Yaacoubi checked again. Lafont fired 8,200 and El Yaacoubi took a minute before sending his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Lafont fr
Nicolas Lafont
41,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
31,000 -7,000

Tags: Rachid El YaacoubiNicolas Lafont

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500