MPO Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Marrakech Poker Open

03-17-2023 15:26 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Barre	37,000
Parham Ahoor	32,000 32,000	32,000
Gilles Gouhier	30,000 30,000	30,000
Eric Rabut	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dodi Yacine El Ghers	30,000
Ali Mechiche	25,500 25,500	25,500
Javier Tsunamy	25,000 -5,000	-5,000

Small Pot for Tondeur

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Remi Castaignon raised under the gun to 300 and got called by Linda Hamdi in the big blind before Roger Tondeur three-bet to 1,200 in the big blind. Both his opponents called.

The flop landed and it checked to Tondeur who continued for 2,000. It was enough to win the pot without more resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Tondeur	33,000 33,000	33,000
Remi Castaignon	28,000 28,000	28,000

Linda Hamdi	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Remi Castaignon Linda Hamdi Roger Tondeur

03-17-2023 15:10 UTC+2

Mahi Grabs Chips to Tadini

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

In a three-way raised pot, the flop was when Lucia Navarro checked and Zoubi Mahi made a bet. Tadini raised and Navarro quickly folded followed by a call from Mahi.

The turn brought the and both checked to see a on the river. Mahi quickly check-called Tadini for 1,000 and revealed for top pair top kicker. Tadini sent into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anas Tadini	59,000 -1,000	-1,000
Zoubir Mahi	33,000 3,000	3,000
Lucia Navarro	27,500 -2,500	-2,500

Tags: Anas Tadini Lucia Navarro

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

03-17-2023 15:02 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucia Navarro	30,000 30,000	30,000

Karim Lehoussine	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mohamed Hossam	30,000 30,000	30,000
Amina Berrada	30,000
Antonio Alves Mendes	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tadini Gambles and Doubles Up

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

After some back-and-forth betting, Anas Tadini, who just entered the event, and Gilles Gouhier got all their chips in the middle before the flop, with both players being around the starting stack:

Anas Tadini:
Gilles Gouhier:

Gouhier had the dominating hand and was in great shape for an early double up, but the board revealed to give Tadini a set of nines while Gouhier crumbled down to only 600 chips left and busted a few minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anas Tadini	60,000 30,000	30,000
Gilles Gouhier	Busted

Tags: Anas Tadini Gilles Gouhier

03-17-2023 14:40 UTC+2

Tadini Makes his Entrance

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

Anas Tadini, the Moroccan pro and regular player here in Marrakech, with $827,801 total live earnings and the victory in the Wonder 8 festival in 2019, just joined the field. Last night, he finished in 8th place in the MPO High Roller for MAD 60,000.

The tournament just reached 25 players registered.