2022 Marrakech Poker Open

€1,300 MPO Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
283
Players Left
69

Mahi Folds to Abbouti

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The flop was {6-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} in a heads-up pot when Soufiane Abbouti check-called from the big blind a bet wort 4,100 from Zoubir Mahi.

The turn revealed a {3-Diamonds} and Abbouti tossed a pile of 5,000-chip in front of him, putting Mahi at risk for his last 21,000. After a minute of thinking, the latter ended up folding and Abbouti grabbed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Soufiane Abbouti be
Soufiane Abbouti
115,000 91,500
Zoubir Mahi fr
Zoubir Mahi
21,000 21,000

Tags: Soufiane AbboutiZoubir Mahi

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Moncef Eddoubi ma
Moncef Eddoubi
167,000 167,000
Othman Benjelloun ma
Othman Benjelloun
127,000 36,000
Djamel Ouaret fr
Djamel Ouaret
104,000
Yahie Elabi
Yahie Elabi
54,000 54,000
Achille Voltolina it
Achille Voltolina
52,000 22,000
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
47,000 47,000
Audrey Verlomme fr
Audrey Verlomme
39,000 -2,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Winamax
39,000 -34,000
Jed Derkaoui ca
Jed Derkaoui
33,000 33,000
Paul Tedeschi
Paul Tedeschi
32,500 2,500
Aziz Benchekroun fr
Aziz Benchekroun
24,000 24,000
Mathieu Papineau fr
Mathieu Papineau
20,300 -13,700
Dominique Franchi fr
Dominique Franchi
19,000 -23,000
Eric Rabut fr
Eric Rabut
Busted
Ronald Steinmetz fr
Ronald Steinmetz
Busted
Jerome Zerbib fr
Jerome Zerbib
Busted
Kuljinder Sidhu gb
Kuljinder Sidhu
Busted

Baltazar Forces a Fold from Shaimi

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mourad Shaimi started the action by raising to 2,600 in te cutoff. Anas Tadini calle din the small blind but Isabel Baltazar three-bet to 7,000 in the big blind. Shaimi opted to four-bet to 24,000 and Baltazar called after Tadini let it go.

The flop {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} appeared and Baltazar quickly check-called Shaimi for 15,000.

When the {6-Clubs} paired the board on the turn, Baltazar led out for 17,000 and Shaimi made the call.

The {j-Clubs} hit the river and Baltazar shoved for a remaining stack around 47,000. Shaimi went deep into the tank and eventually folded his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
130,000 100,000
Mourad Shaimi fr
Mourad Shaimi
93,000 93,000
Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
76,000 76,000

Tags: Anas TadiniIsabel BaltazarMourad Shaimi

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Alaoui Sends Bourma Out

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

In a four-way raised pot with around 16,000 in the middle, the flop {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Hearts} was dealt. Hafid Kinany Alaoui checked in the small blind, followed by the big blind and a third player bet 13,000. Ahmed Bourma called and so did Alaoui.

The turn revealed the {j-Hearts} and Alaoui led out for 18,500. This time only Bourma stayed interested and made the call.

The {7-Diamonds} hit the river and Alaoui bet 15,000. Bourma announced all in for 23,600 and after a minute, Alaoui called, showing {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the nut flush. Bourma sent {9-Clubs}{8-Spades} into the muck and quickly left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Hafid Kinany Alaoui ma
Hafid Kinany Alaoui
148,000 118,000
Ahmed Bourma ma
Ahmed Bourma
Busted

Tags: Ahmed BourmaHafid Kinany Alaoui

Rousseau Finds a Double Up

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

Serdar Demircan opened to 2,700 and it folded to Jerome Rousseau who pushed his last chips in the middle in the big blind for 12,100. Demircan didn't take long to call and they tabled their cards:

Jerome Rousseau: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Serdar Demircan: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Rousseau had the dominated hand, and doubled up after the board brought {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Jerome Rousseau fr
Jerome Rousseau
25,000 -2,000
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
15,000 15,000

Tags: Jerome RousseauSerdar Demircan

PN Podcast: Reaction to Bryn Kenney's Interview, Jeff Platt & Josh Pollock Talk About Big Wins

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

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway offer their thoughts on Bryn Kenney's appearance on Joey Ingram's Poker Life Podcast to address cheating allegations leveled his way earlier this year. They also break down Patrik Antonius' sick hero call in a Triton Poker $25,000 High Roller and recap a big win by former PokerNews co-host Jeff Platt, who took down the MSPT Venetian for $100,000! Hear a winner interview with Platt shortly after his victory.

Similarly, they recap Joshua Pollock's victory in the World Poker tour (WPT) Legends of Poker, complete with a winner interview conducted by PokerNews' Adam Lamers.

Also, hear about Nike Mihao winning his first GGPoker Super MILLION$ title, a high-stakes Tortilla Slap Challenge from a recent poker stop, Brad Owen winning his own ClubWPT Bounty tournament, and a big BLAST Jackpot hitting on 888poker.

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