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

Ait Chaib Loses Some Chips

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a three-way pot with around 80,000 already in the middle, the board read {k-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades} when Mounim Kaddouri checked in the blinds and Igna Poker bet 38,000. Mohamed Ait Chaib made the call and Kaddouri let it go.

The {a-Clubs} completed the board on the river and both players checked. Igna Poker showed {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for top pair and Ait Chaib released his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Mohamed Ait Chaib ma
Mohamed Ait Chaib
343,000
-117,000
-117,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Igna Poker es
Igna Poker
290,000
152,000
152,000
Mounim Kaddouri fr
Mounim Kaddouri
170,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Mounim KaddouriMohamed Ait Chaib

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jean-Luc Adam fr
Jean-Luc Adam
730,000
505,000
505,000
Montevil21 es
Montevil21
635,000
96,500
96,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Anas Tadini ma
Anas Tadini
350,000
85,000
85,000
Nil Mestari fr
Nil Mestari
300,000
119,000
119,000
Yahia Elabdi
Yahia Elabdi
284,000
32,500
32,500
Ahmed Bourma ma
Ahmed Bourma
267,000
42,000
42,000
Serdar Demircan se
Serdar Demircan
250,000
80,000
80,000
Moundir Zoughari fr
Moundir Zoughari
225,000
36,500
36,500
Thomas Meignan fr
Thomas Meignan
200,000
130,500
130,500
David Vergnes fr
David Vergnes
180,000
-8,000
-8,000
Marc Poustis fr
Marc Poustis
107,000
16,500
16,500
Gilles Gouhier fr
Gilles Gouhier
103,000
46,000
46,000
Nacim Amakrane fr
Nacim Amakrane
80,000
-35,000
-35,000
Masbah Ben Baba fr
Masbah Ben Baba
70,000
-95,000
-95,000
Bernard Guigon fr
Bernard Guigon
51,000
17,500
17,500
Sabry Ferhaoui fr
Sabry Ferhaoui
34,000
-79,500
-79,500

Rene vs Savio

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Steve Savio opened to 8,000 and picked up calls from Masbah Ben Baba on the button and Rene in the small blind.

The flop went {a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and it checked to Savio who bet 9,000. Ben Baba folded but Rene made the call to see a {2-Clubs} on the turn. Rene led out for 12,000 and Savio raised it to 29,000. Rene then shoved for 113,000 and after a minute, Savio preferred to fold.

Rene just showed a {4-Hearts} before grabbing the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Savio fr
Steve Savio
360,000
-20,000
-20,000
Rene
Rene
195,000
78,000
78,000
Masbah Ben Baba fr
Masbah Ben Baba
82,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Masbah Ben BabaSteve Savio

Ait Chaib Busts Benmoumen

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board {6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}n with Amer Benmoumen being all in and covered by Mohamed Ait Chaib for the following showdown:

Amer Benmoumen: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Mohamed Ait Chaib: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Benmoumen had a pair of jacks but Ait Said was looking for the flush, which he hit when the {8-Clubs} fell on the river, to bust Benmoumen before the money.

Player Chips Progress
Mohamed Ait Chaib ma
Mohamed Ait Chaib
440,000
97,000
97,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Amer Benmoumen ma
Amer Benmoumen
Busted

Tags: Amer BenmoumenMohamed Ait Chaib

Benchekroun Makes the Call on Imejjane

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Aziz Benchekroun opened to 9,000 and got called by Badr Imejjane on the button to go see a flop {2-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Benchekroun check-called Imejjane for 10,000.

The turn revealed the {6-Hearts} and the same action happened, this time for 26,000.

A {8-Diamonds} completed the board and Benchekroun checked one last time. Imejjane announced all in, putting Benchekroun at risk for 126,000 chips left. After a few minutes, the latter called, showing {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. It was good to claim the pot and the double up as Imejjane tabled {a-Spades}{3-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Aziz Benchekroun fr
Aziz Benchekroun
352,000
206,500
206,500
Badr Imejjane us
Badr Imejjane
125,000
-211,000
-211,000

Tags: Aziz BenchekrounBadr Imejjane

Hand for Hand

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With the recent eliminations, the tournament director has instructed the dealers to finish the hand that they are on and hold up. The tournament is down to 57 players, and hand-for-hand play is about to begin. 55 players will be in the money for a min-cash worth DH 26,000 (€2,600).

Player Chips Progress
Joma
Joma
Busted
Yassine Adib ma
Yassine Adib
Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000