2022 Marrakech Poker Open

€1,300 MPO Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Players Left
12

Tadini, Mechiche and El Mzdadi Join the Rail

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Anas Tadini
Anas Tadini

According to the table, all the chips went in the middle preflop between Anas Tadini, at risk for a short stack worth 70,000 and Diego Sarmiento for the following showdown:

Anas Tadini: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Diego Sarmiento: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Tadini didn't find any miracle on a board {6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{5-Spades} and joined Ali Mechiche and Abdessamade El Mzdadi in the payout desk who got eliminated only one minute before him.

Player Chips Progress
Montevil21 es
Montevil21
1,700,000
250,000
250,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
Busted
Ali Mechiche ma
Ali Mechiche
Busted
Abdessamade El Mzdadi fr
Abdessamade El Mzdadi
Busted

Tags: Ali MechicheAnas TadiniDiego Sarmiento

Two Tables Redraw

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
TABLESEATPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIPCOUNT 
321Ali Ait Al HajMorocco297,000 
322DavidSpain1,1220,00 
323Muhammed HakimMorocco1,100,000 
324OCDSpain920,000 
325Christophe PolletFrance257,000 
326Ahmed BourmaMorocco1,694,000 
327Jean-Luc AdamFrance728,000 
328Rakesh LalwaniIndia494,000 
      
331[Removed:445]Morocco195,000 
332Bachir MoutkiMorocco575,000 
333Diego SarmientoSpain1,830,000 
334Norberto CharufArgentina370,000 
335Serdar DermicanSweden700,000 
336Abdelkarim BarkallahMorocco400,000 
337Mohamed Ait ChaibMorocco1,654,000 
338Mounim KaddeouriFrance462,000 
Player Chips Progress
Montevil21 es
Montevil21
1,830,000
130,000
130,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Ahmed Bourma ma
Ahmed Bourma
1,694,000
-106,000
-106,000
Mohamed Ait Chaib ma
Mohamed Ait Chaib
1,654,000
24,000
24,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
David es
David
1,122,000
-138,000
-138,000
Muhammed Hakim ma
Muhammed Hakim
1,121,000
51,000
51,000
Jean-Luc Adam fr
Jean-Luc Adam
728,000
178,000
178,000
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
700,000
-130,000
-130,000
Bachir Moutki ma
Bachir Moutki
575,000
205,000
205,000
Rakesh Lalwani in
Rakesh Lalwani
494,000
-36,000
-36,000
Mounim Kaddouri fr
Mounim Kaddouri
462,000
84,000
84,000
Abdelkarim Barkallah fr
Abdelkarim Barkallah
400,000
56,000
56,000
Norberto Charuf ar
Norberto Charuf
370,000
165,000
165,000
Ali Ait Al Haj ma
Ali Ait Al Haj
297,000
-109,000
-109,000
OCD es
OCD
257,000
-643,000
-643,000
Christophe Pollet fr
Christophe Pollet
257,000
52,000
52,000
[Removed:445]
[Removed:445]
195,000
-116,000
-116,000

Haho Doubles Through Demircan

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

[Removed:445] raised to 28,000 and only Serdar Demircan called on the big blind to go see a flop {4-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Demircan checked and quickly called the all in raise from Haho for 332,000:

[Removed:445]: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Serdar Demircan: {8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

Haho was in good shape for the double up, which he did after the rest of the board fell a {2-Diamonds} and a {j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:445]
[Removed:445]
690,000
495,000
495,000
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
280,000
-420,000
-420,000

Tags: Serdar Demircan

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Barkallah Eliminated in16th Place for DH 48,000 (€4,800)

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Abdelkarim Barkallah (credit Maxime Taldir)
Abdelkarim Barkallah (credit Maxime Taldir)

Norberto Charuf opened in the hijack and faced a shove for 162,000 chips from Abdelkarim Barkallah on the button. It came back to Charuf who thought about it for a minute and called:

Abdelkarim Barkallah: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Norberto Charuf: {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Charuf had the best starting hand and didn't find any bad surprise throughout a board {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} to bust Barkallah in 16th place for DH 48,000 (€4,800).

Player Chips Progress
Norberto Charuf ar
Norberto Charuf
640,000
270,000
270,000
Abdelkarim Barkallah fr
Abdelkarim Barkallah
Busted

Tags: Norberto CharufAbdelkarim Barkallah

Lalwani Doubles on Hakim

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Rakesh Lalwani, down to 151,000, shoved in the hijack with {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and it folded to Muhammed Hakim in the big blind who saw {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} in his hands and called.

Lalwani's hyad held throughout the {5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts} ranout to give him the pot and the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Muhammed Hakim ma
Muhammed Hakim
930,000
-191,000
-191,000
Rakesh Lalwani in
Rakesh Lalwani
326,000
-168,000
-168,000

Tags: Muhammed HakimRakesh Lalwani

Straight Flush on the River for Pollet

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Christophe Pollet shoved in the big blind with{ ah}{j-Diamonds} after a raise from OCD who made the call:

Christophe Pollet: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
OCD: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board first fell {3-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, giving a straight to OCD on the turn but a miracle {8-Diamonds} showed up on the ri!ver to offer a straight flush to Pollet who sat back on his chair to grab the pot.

Player Chips Progress
OCD es
OCD
674,000
417,000
417,000
Christophe Pollet fr
Christophe Pollet
435,000
178,000
178,000

Tags: Christophe Pollet

Dermican Eliminated in 15th Place for DH 55,000 (€5,500)

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Serdar Demircan (credit Maxime Taldir)
Serdar Demircan (credit Maxime Taldir)

Mohamed Ait Chaib opened to 40,000 and Diego Sarmiento called on the button before Serdar Demircan decided to shove in the big blind for 256,000. Ait Chaib quickly called and after some thinking, so did Sarmiento.

The flop revealed {3-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and the two remaining active players checked to see a {j-Spades} on the turn. This time Ait Saib quickly check-called Sarmiento for 200,000.

The river fell the {3-Hearts} and Ait Chaib checked. Sarmiento fired 350,000 and Ait Chaib let it go. Sarmiento flipped over {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for the straight and Demircan quickly sent {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} into the muck before walking to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Montevil21 es
Montevil21
3,200,000
1,370,000
1,370,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Mohamed Ait Chaib ma
Mohamed Ait Chaib
1,070,000
-584,000
-584,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
Busted

Tags: Diego SarmientoMohamed Ait ChaibSerdar Demircan

Double Up for Moutki

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Mohamed Ait Chaib raised under the gun and called the all in raise from Bachir Moutki for 452,000 to create the following showdown:

Bachir Moutki: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Mohamed Ait Chaib: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Moutki had to win the flip for his tournament's life, which he did after the dealer showed a board {5-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Bachir Moutki ma
Bachir Moutki
1,050,000
475,000
475,000
Mohamed Ait Chaib ma
Mohamed Ait Chaib
730,000
-340,000
-340,000
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Bachir MoutkiMohamed Ait Chaib