Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2022 Marrakech Poker Open
€1,300 MPO Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 Marrakech Poker Open
Buy-in
€1,300
Prize Pool
€4,892,000
Entries
426
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
143
Players Left
29
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
39,000 | |
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
28,500
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
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 
and El Yaacoubi check-called Lafont's continuation for 2,500. The turn brought a 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000 | |
|
31,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
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 
and Gadanho continued to bet for 6,000, which Jamil called.
The 
turn brought no betting action and a 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
27,000
22,600
|
22,600 |
More Chip Counts
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
101,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
79,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
14,000 | |
|
8,500
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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: 
Kamel El Morabet: 
Aziz Benchekroun: 
The board revealed 
, 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
107,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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: 
Mehdi Senhaji:
It was a typical flip situation and the board showed 
to give the winning hand and the needed double up to Darwich.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | |
|
23,000 | |
|
17,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000
77,500
|
77,500 |
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
36,000 | |
|
|
34,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
32,000 | |
|
|
30,500 | |
|
|
Busted |
Difficult Fold for Sarmiento
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The action was picked up on a board 
with a pot around 21,000.
Diego Sarmiento checked to Aziz Benchekroun who sent 18,000 in the middle, putting Sarmiento into a decision. After the clock has been called on him, Sarmiento ended up folding his hand and Benchekroun added another pot to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
107,000 | |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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