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

Toujri Takes It Preflop

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Hamza Lamzariki opened in early position to 4,500 and Christophe Pollet made a three-bet to 12,000 in the hijack. Moulay Driss Toujri, next to him, shoved for 63,000 and Lamzariki went deep into the tank into the tank before folding.

Pollet quickly folded and Lamzariki showed {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} to the table while Toujri grabbed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Christophe Pollet fr
Christophe Pollet
130,000
87,500
87,500
Moulay Driss Toujri fr
Moulay Driss Toujri
95,000
44,000
44,000
Hamza Lamzariki fr
Hamza Lamzariki
70,000
38,500
38,500

Tags: Christophe PolletHamza LamzarikiMoulay Driss Toujri

Mechiche Sends Baumann Out

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Gaelle Baumann and Sabrina Derdar
Gaelle Baumann and Sabrina Derdar

According to the table, a player opened in the cutoff and Ali Mechiche called in the small blind. Gaelle Baumann decided to shove for her last 18,500 and it folded to Mechiche who made the call:

Gaelle Baumann: {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Ali Mechiche: {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Baumann had the best starting hand but the board revealed {4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts}, giving a pair of fives on the turn to Mechiche he to eliminate Baumann from the event.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Mechiche ma
Ali Mechiche
85,000
27,000
27,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Busted
Winamax

Tags: Ali MechicheGaelle Baumann

Tomi Shows the Nuts to Erwich

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The board {9-Spades}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} was already dealt with around 30,000 in the pot when Sam Erwich checked to Jean Baptiste Tomi. The latter bet 15,000 and Erwich went deep into the tank and ended up sending a chip for the call.

Tomi announced "Nuts" before showing {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for the straight and Erwich quickly sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Baptiste Tomi fr
Jean-Baptiste Tomi
95,000
Sam Erwich
Sam Erwich
26,000
-47,000
-47,000

Tags: Jean Baptiste TomiSam Erwich

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Baltazar Chipping Down

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board {2-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{6-Spades} in a heads-up pot. David bet 25,000 and Isabel Baltazar quickly called.

The {5-Spades} completed the board on the river and David fired 45,000. Baltazar counted her stack for some time and eventually called, but only to see {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} in David's hand for a full house. Baltazar mucked her hand, showing a {a-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
David es
David
258,000
168,000
168,000
Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
44,000
-84,000
-84,000

Tags: Isabel Baltazar

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Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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Raul Doubles through Oulmekki

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Hafid Kinany Alaoui raised to 4,000 and got called by Raul before Selim Oulmekki three-bet in the big blind to 18,000. Alaoui folded and Raul shoved for 75,000, putting Oulmekki into a decision. After some time, he ended up calling for the following showdown:

Raul: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Selim Oulmekki: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

It was a typical flip situation, and Raul's hand held throughout the {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Clubs} board to give him the double up.

Oulmekki, down to 31,000, busted not long after that hand.

Player Chips Progress
Raul
Raul
160,000
141,000
141,000
Hafid Kinany Alaoui ma
Hafid Kinany Alaoui
110,000
-38,000
-38,000
Selim Oulmekki fr
Selim Oulmekki
Busted

Tags: Hafid Kinany AlaouiSelim Oulmekki

Chaib Keeps Climbing in the Counts

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Mohamed Ait Chaib raised to 7,000 and Jean-Baptiste Tomi made the call.

The dealer showed a flop {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{j-Spades} and Chaib continued for 7,000. Tomi quickly raised it to 20,000 and Chaib called to go see a {10-Diamonds} on the turn. Both players checked.

The river was the {a-Spades} and Chaib sent a bet of 12,000. Tomi considered it for a minute and called, but Chaid announced 'Straight Flush" and showed {k-Spades}{q-Spades} to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mohamed Ait Chaib ma
Mohamed Ait Chaib
420,000
196,000
196,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Jean-Baptiste Tomi fr
Jean-Baptiste Tomi
90,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Jean-Baptiste TomiMohamed Ait Chaib