2022 Marrakech Poker Open

€1,300 MPO Main Event
Day: 1b
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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
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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
Profile photo of Soufiane Abbouti be
Soufiane Abbouti
115,000
91,500
91,500
Profile photo of Zoubir Mahi fr
Zoubir Mahi
21,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Soufiane AbboutiZoubir Mahi

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Moncef Eddoubi ma
Moncef Eddoubi
167,000
167,000
167,000
Profile photo of Othman Benjelloun ma
Othman Benjelloun
127,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Djamel Ouaret fr
Djamel Ouaret
104,000
Profile photo of Yahie Elabi
Yahie Elabi
54,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Achille Voltolina it
Achille Voltolina
52,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
47,000
47,000
47,000
Profile photo of Audrey Verlomme fr
Audrey Verlomme
39,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
39,000
34,000
34,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Jed Derkaoui ca
Jed Derkaoui
33,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Paul Tedeschi
Paul Tedeschi
32,500
2,500
2,500
Profile photo of Aziz Benchekroun fr
Aziz Benchekroun
24,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Mathieu Papineau fr
Mathieu Papineau
20,300
13,700
13,700
Profile photo of Dominique Franchi fr
Dominique Franchi
19,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Eric Rabut fr
Eric Rabut
Busted
Profile photo of Ronald Steinmetz fr
Ronald Steinmetz
Busted
Profile photo of Jerome Zerbib
Jerome Zerbib
Busted
Profile photo of Kuljinder Sidhu
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
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
130,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Mourad Shaimi fr
Mourad Shaimi
93,000
93,000
93,000
Profile photo of Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
76,000
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
Profile photo of Hafid Kinany Alaoui ma
Hafid Kinany Alaoui
148,000
118,000
118,000
Profile photo of 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
Profile photo of Jerome Rousseau fr
Jerome Rousseau
25,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
15,000
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.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!