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

Gilquel Takes It on the Flop

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

It folded to Andre Gilquel on the button who limped and so did David Vergnes in the small blind. Jose Aguilera decided to raise it to 4,000 in the big blind and both his opponents called.

The dealer showed a flop {2-Spades}{4-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and it checked to Aguilera who bet 3,500. Gilquel announced all in and it was enough to grab the pot right away as Vergnes and Aguilera mucked their hands.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Aguilera es
Jose Aguilera
103,000
-11,000
-11,000
Andre Gilquel fr
Andre Gilquel
92,000
50,000
50,000
David Vergnes fr
David Vergnes
23,000

Tags: Andre GilquelDavid VergnesJose Aguilera

Kings for Sarmiento

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a heads-up pot, the flop showed {j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts} when Kamal Jbirane tanked and check-called a bet worth 5,500 from Diego Sarmiento.

All the chips went in the middle on the {a-Hearts} turn. Jbirane shoved for a remaining stack around 15,000 and Sarmineto snap-called:

Kamal Jbirane: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Diego Sarmiento: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Jbirane didn't hit on the {k-Spades} river and got eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Montevil21 es
Montevil21
92,000
50,000
50,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Kamal Jbirane fr
Kamal Jbirane
Busted

Tags: Diego SarmientoKamal Jbirane

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Adam Builds his Stack

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

It folded to Jean-Luc Adam on the button who opened for 2,500 and picked up a call from Chakib Bennani in the big blind.

The flop revealed {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Bennani check-called Adam's continuation's bet for 3,900. The same action happened on the {3-Spades} turn, this time for 7,600.

Both players checked on the {a-Diamonds} river and Adam tabled {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for two pair while Bennani sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Luc Adam fr
Jean-Luc Adam
164,000
49,000
49,000
Chakib Bennani ma
Chakib Bennani
121,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Chakib BennaniJean-Luc Adam

Jamil Takes One to Charuf

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, the flop was {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} when Norberto Charuf check-called Karim Jamil for 1,200.

Charuf also check-called Jamil for 2,000 on the {10-Diamonds} turn and {6-Clubs} appeared on the river. Both quickly checked and Charuf revealed {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, which wasn't good to claim the pot as Jamil tabled {8-Spades}{2-Hearts} for a pair of eights.

Player Chips Progress
Norberto Charuf ar
Norberto Charuf
133,000
27,000
27,000
Karim Jamil ma
Karim Jamil
97,000
51,000
51,000

Tags: Norberto CharufKarim Jamil

Sevens Are Good for Derwiche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Imad Derwiche, seated on the button and holding {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, against his opponent in the big blind, who called at risk for a stack around 35,000 with {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

Derwiche won the flip thanks to a board {4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and took down the pot, eliminating a player at the same time.

Player Chips Progress
Imad Derwiche fr
Imad Derwiche
78,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Imad Derwiche

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200