€1,300 MPO Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2022 Marrakech Poker Open
€1,300 MPO Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
Players Left
12
Diego Sarmiento Takes Chip Lead Into the Final Day
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Today, 98 hopefuls returned to the felt in the stunning Casino Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort and at the end of the day, only 12 of them made their way to Day 3. Diego Sarmiento, chipleader at the end of Day 1a managed his way through the field and bagged a big lead with 2,735,000 in chips, meaning a confortable 109 big blinds for tomorrow.
Ahmed Bourma sits just behind Sarmiento in second place with a substantial amount of 2,170,000 in chips to play with tomorrow. Closing the podium is [Removed:445], who found a big double up on the very end of the day against Mohamed Ait Chaib to bag 1,715,000.
Notables left in the field are WSOP champion Jean-Luc Adam, (400,000) and Rakesh Lalwani (740,000), who is continuing his good run on the Main Event after final tabled the Opener and the High Roller this week.
The money was reached at level 15, when Andre Gilquel hit two pair to bust a short stack Sabry Ferhaoui, guaranteeing the remaining 55 players DH 26,000 (€2,600).
Players that did make the money but not the end of the day include Gaelle Baumann (DH 28,000), Steve Savio (DH 30,000), Tristan Forge (DH 33,000), Imad Derwiche (DH 33,000), Moundir Zoughari (DH 37,000) and Anas Tadini (DH 48,000). Not everyone walked away with a money finish, as High Roller winner Paul Tedeschi, Isabel Baltazar, Sonny Franco and Australian Hanna Azimai all left the stage empty-handed.
The 12 remaining players will return on Sunday, September 11th, for Day 3 of the Main Event. Play resumes at 2 p.m. local time in level 22, which has a small blind of 10,000, big blind of 25,000 and a running ante of 25,000 with a duration of 60 minutes.
Come back tomorrow to see who will be crowned the winner and take home the coveted title as well as the DH 1,000,000 (€100,000) for first place.
PokerNews will be on hand to provide start-to-finish coverage of the final day!
Chip Counts for Final Day
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPCOUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | Ali Ait Al Haj | Morocco | 405,000 | 16 |
| 32 | 2 | David | Spain | 1,3000,00 | 62 |
| 32 | 3 | Muhammed Hakim | Morocco | 1,050,000 | 42 |
| 32 | 4 | Ahmed Bourma | Morocco | 2,170,000 | 87 |
| 32 | 5 | Jean-Luc Adam | France | 400,000 | 16 |
| 32 | 6 | Rakesh Lalwani | India | 740,000 | 30 |
| 33 | 1 | [Removed:445] | Morocco | 1,715,000 | 69 |
| 33 | 2 | Bachir Moutki | Morocco | 920,000 | 40 |
| 33 | 3 | Diego Sarmiento | Spain | 2,735,000 | 109 |
| 33 | 4 | OCD | Spain | 470,000 | 19 |
| 33 | 5 | Mohamed Ait Chaib | Morocco | 500,000 | 20 |
| 33 | 6 | Mounim Kaddeouri | France | 380,000 | 15 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,735,000 | 70,000 |
|
2,170,000 | -30,000 |
![[Removed:445]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
1,715,000 | |
|
1,300,000 | 205,000 |
|
|
1,050,000 | 355,000 |
|
920,000 | -130,000 |
|
740,000 | |
|
500,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
470,000 | |
|
|
405,000 | 200,000 |
|
400,000 | 60,000 |
|
380,000 | -110,000 |
End of the Day
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The tournament has been stopped for today with 12 players left. They will come back tomorrow at 2 pm local time to continue their pursuit to the win and the DH 1,000,000 (€100,000) for first place. The full chip counts, redraw and recap of today will follow.
Last Pot for Adam
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With 
, Jean-Luc Adam opened on the button to 50,000 and Rakesh Lalwani called with 
in the small blind.
On the 
flop, Lalwani check-called Adam for 50,000 and the 
turn went check-check. The river was the 
and this time Lalwani check-folded after Adam bet another 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -670,000 |
Haho Takes Big from Ait Chaib
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
[Removed:445] opened and got called by OCD, followed by Mohamed Ait Chaib in the blinds.
The flop came 
and Ait Chaib led out for 150,000. Haho raised it to 330,000 and it folded to Ait Chaib who called.
Things heated on the 
turn. Ait Chaib checked and Haho announced all in for 460,000. After some thinking, Ait Chaib sent a chip for the call, showing 
for a pair of sixes and a flush draw.
Haho, with 
, found a 
on the river and doubled up on the very last hand of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,715,000 | 1,095,000 |
|
|
550,000 | -730,000 |
|
|
470,000 | -50,000 |
Charuf Eliminated in 13th Place for DH 63,000 (€6,300)
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
After a raise from Mohamed Ait Chaib, Norberto Charuf shoved in the big blind for 120,000 chips left and Ait Chaib called for the following showdown:
Norberto Charuf: 
Mohamed Ait Chaib: 
Charuf had good hopes for the double up but the board showed 
, giving a flush on the river to Ait Chaib to eliminate Charuf in 13th place for DH 63,000 (€6,300).
DH 63,000 (€6,300)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,280,000 | 110,000 |
|
Busted |
Pollet Eliminated in 14th Place for DH 63,000 (€6,300)
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In the hijack, Christophe Pollet shoved for a remaining stack worth 220,000 and got called by Rakesh Lalwani in the small blind.
Christophe Pollet: 
Rakesh Lalwani: 
Pollet was in desperate shape for the double up but found a board 
, giving him a set of fours on the turn. However, Lalwani found one of the two outs he needed thanks to the 
river and busted Pollet in 14th place for DH 63,000 (€6,300).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
615,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted |
Moutki Leaves Charuf With Crumbs
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
All the chips went in the middle preflop between Bachir Moutki, at risk for 470,000, and Norberto Charuf who had him slightly covered.
Moutki turned over the best hand with 
, while Charuf showed , and doubled up after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000 | 510,000 |
|
|
80,000 | -410,000 |
Another Double Up for Lalwani
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Rakesh Lalwani open-shoved in the cutoff for 275,000, holding 
, and Muhammed Hakim decided to call in the big blind with 
for a typical flip situation.
The flop fell , giving outs for the flush to Hakim. The 
came on the turn and the hit the river, giving the flush to Hakim but a full house to Lalwani who doubled up his stack once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
695,000 | -245,000 |
|
|
580,000 | 305,000 |