2023 Marrakech Poker Open

MPO Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 Marrakech Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€70,200
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,500
Prize Pool
€350,960
Entries
295
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
10
Players Left
1

Nuno Correia Eliminated in 4th Place (€25,530)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Nuno Correia
Nuno Correia

In a blind versus blind battle, Adrien Sanz raised to 165,000 and Nuno Correia took a minute before sending all his chips in the middle for 1,100,000. Sanz quickly made the call for the following shodown:

Nuno Correia: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Adrien Sanz: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The board {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs} didn't bring anything to Correia who found himself eliminated from the tournament in 4th place for €25,530.

Player Chips Progress
Adrien Sanz fr
Adrien Sanz
5,900,000 1,200,000
Nuno Correia pt
Nuno Correia
Busted

Tags: Adrien SanzNuno Correia

Mostafa Boukri Eliminated in 5th Place (€19,330)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Mostafa Boukri
Mostafa Boukri

Karim Lehoussine saw {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} in his hands under the gun and raised to 140,000. Thierry Gogniat called with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and it folded to Mostafa Boukri in the big blind who shoved his last 300,000, holding {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Lehoussine four-bet to 800,000 and Gogniat quickly let it go.

Boukri was in terrible shape for a double up and didn't find any help with a board {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} to join the payout desk in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Karim Lehoussine fr
Karim Lehoussine
2,100,000 300,000
Thierry Gogniat fr
Thierry Gogniat
915,000 -285,000
Mostafa Boukri ma
Mostafa Boukri
Busted

Tags: Karim LehoussineMostafa BoukriMostafa Boukri EliminatedThierry Gogniat

Sanz Gets Value on Correia

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

In a blind versus blind pot, the flop showed {9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{7-Hearts} when Adrien Sanz checked in the small blind with {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Nuno Correia checked as well, holding {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for a pair of nines.

The {8-Diamonds} hit the turn, giving two pair to Sanz who led out for 175,000. Correeia tanked a minute and called.

The {7-Spades} appeared on the river to improve Sanz's hand into a full house and nhe sent 380,000 in the middle. Correia ended up calling and chipped down to 1,400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Adrien Sanz fr
Adrien Sanz
4,500,000 1,000,000
Nuno Correia pt
Nuno Correia
1,400,000 -600,000

Tags: Adrien SanzNuno Correia

Thierry Morel Eliminated in 6th Place (€15,200)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Thierry Morel
Thierry Morel

Nuno Correia raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and it folded to Thierry Morel in the small blind who shoved for 240,000, four big blinds.

It came back to Correia who quickly called and they tabled their cards:

Thierry Morel: {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Nuno Correia: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Morel had good hopes for a double up but the dealer showed a board {8-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, giving a straight on the turn to Correia to bust Morel in 6th place for €15,200.

Player Chips Progress
Nuno Correia pt
Nuno Correia
2,000,000 300,000
Thierry Morel fr
Thierry Morel
Busted

Tags: Nuno CorreiaThierry Morel

Correia Calls and Doubles on Sanz

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Adrien Sanz open-shoved in the cutoff to put pressure on his opponents and Nuno Correia tanked before calling with a stack of 765,000 on the button.

Nuno Correia: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Adrien Sanz: {k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

Sanz didn't find any miracle on a board {q-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and the pot was sent to Correia.

Player Chips Progress
Adrien Sanz fr
Adrien Sanz
3,500,000 -200,000
Nuno Correia pt
Nuno Correia
1,700,000 1,030,000

Tags: Nuno CorreiaAdrien Sanz

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Morel Chipping Down to Gogniat

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Thierry Gogniat
Thierry Gogniat

Thierry Morel shoved on the button for 720,000 and it folded to Thierry Gogniat in the big blind who snap-called, putting his last 525,000 chips at risk for the following showdown:

Thierry Gogniat: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Thierry Morel: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Gogniat didn't find any bad surprise on a board {4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and took down the double while Morel chipped down to four big blinds left.

Player Chips Progress
Thierry Gogniat fr
Thierry Gogniat
1,200,000 590,000
Thierry Morel fr
Thierry Morel
205,000 -765,000

Tags: Thierry MorelThierry Gogniat