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12,500 MAD Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 Marrakech Poker Open
12,500 MAD Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Marrakech Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
12,500 MAD
Prize Pool
2,434,000 MAD
Total Entries
229
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
68
Players Left
9
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Javier Tsunamy's chip stack on Day 2 of the 12,500 MAD Marrakech Poker Open Main Event lived up to his name, as it continued to rise until threatening to drown the rest of the field.
Tsunamy takes the chip lead into tomorrow’s final table after bagging up 1,965,000. The Spaniard went on a late flurry of eliminations, taking out Jonathan Khalifa in 23rd when he made running trips on the river. Tsunamy then turned a flush to bust Isabel Baltazar in 20th. He kept on running over the table from there, making two pair to send out Victor Rerolle in 18th before finally taking out Mohammed Drissaoui in 14th when he rivered a pair of kings. Tsunamy won another big pot right at the end of the night when he turned the nut flush against Luigi Macaluso.
Macaluso ended up in second place with 1,230,000, but his day was not without some controversy. After Omar Lakhdari had raised all but one 5,000 chip and Macaluso called, the two players checked down the board and Macaluso took the pot with a pair of jacks. Tsunamy accused the two players of collusion, and Macaluso was given a one-round penalty.
Final Table chip counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Redrado | Spain | 315,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Tristan Forge | France | 740,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Alejandro Ganivet | Spain | 855,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Eric Rabut | France | 400,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Luigi Macaluso | France | 1,230,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Bogdan Vulcan | Romania | 1,115,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Javier Tsunamy | Spain | 1,965,000 | 98 |
| 8 | Mounir Tajiou | Sweden | 895,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Valentin Havasy | Switzerland | 500,000 | 25 |
Bogdan Vulcan rounds out the top three with 1,115,000 after picking up aces to bust Said El Yousfi in 11th. Tristan Forge (740,000) brought the night to an end after winning a coin flip with two jacks to bust Marius Conan in 10th on the final table bubble. Mounir Tajiou (895,000), start-of-day chip leader Alejandro Ganivet (855,000), Valentin Havasy (500,000), Eric Rabut (400,000), and Pablo Redrado (315,000) complete the lineup of nine players who return tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. to play down to a champion.
Day 2 began with 68 players returning to the Es Saadi Marrakech Resort out of a starting field of 229. Only the top 31 players would finish in the money, and Benjamin Hammann, defending champion Orey Canarinho, Rachid El Yaacoubi, and Hugues Girard were among those to fall short of the bubble.
Baltazar took care of the bubble when she scored a double knockout of Aysaan Bashir and Alexandra Muller by spiking the nut straight on the river. Adrien Sanz, the 2023 champion, fell in 30th, while Georgios Skarparis (24th), Lucia Navarro (21st), and Samiyel Duzgun (19th) were also sent to the payout desk.
The action at the final table picks up with 15 minutes remaining in Level 22 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Levels at the final table will be increased to 60 minutes. The nine finalists are all guaranteed 55,000 MAD (€5,240) for making it this far, while the champion walks away with 500,000 MAD (€47,645).
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action from sunny Morocco until a new champion is crowned.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Redrado | Spain | 315,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Tristan Forge | France | 740,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Alejandro Ganivet | Spain | 855,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Eric Rabut | France | 400,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Luigi Macaluso | France | 1,230,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Bogdan Vulcan | Romania | 1,115,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Javier Tsunamy | Spain | 1,965,000 | 98 |
| 8 | Mounir Tajiou | Sweden | 895,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Valentin Havasy | Switzerland | 500,000 | 25 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Marius Conan moved all in for 200,000 from the cutoff and Tristan Forge called in the big blind.
Marius Conan: K♥Q♦ 
Tristan Forge: J♦J♠
Conan needed to win the coin flip to avoid elimination on the final table bubble, but Forge's jacks remained in the lead through the 9♠3♦7♠A♣7♣ board to send Conan to the rail in 10th place.
The remaining nine players are bagging up their chips for tomorrow's final table.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On the last hand of the night, Alejandro Ganivet raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Pablo Redrado called in the big blind.
The flop came Q♦8♦6♣ and Ganivet bet 50,000. Redrado called to the 2♣ turn, where Ganivet bet another 70,000. Redrado again called.
Redrado then led out for 45,000 on the Q♣ and Ganivet leaned back in his chair for a minute before calling. Redrado showed 7♠5♦ for a missed straight draw, while Ganivet had 10♠10♥ to win the pot.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Luigi Macaluso, back from his penalty, raised to 55,000 in the cutoff with Q♦3♦ and Javier Tsunamy called in the small blind holding A♣9♣.
The flop came Q♣J♥3♣ and Macaluso continued for 115,000 with top pair. Tsunamy called with a flush draw as the 8♣ turn gave him his flush.
Tsunamy then led out for 215,000 and Macaluso called. The river was the 10♠ and Tsunamy bet another 390,000. Macaluso folded his pair this time and Tsunamy took the pot.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Javier Tsunamy raised to 40,000 under the gun with A♣4♥ and Alejandro Ganivet defended 5♥2♠.
The A♠3♠2♦ flop gave both players a pair and straight draw. Tsunamy then bet 35,000 and Ganivet raised to 120,000.
Tsunamy took a minute before moving all in and Ganivet folded for his last 550,000.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Bogdan Vulcan raised to 40,000 in early position and Said El Yousfi three-bet to 320,000 in the big blind. Vulcan then moved all in and El Yousfi called for 420,000.
Said El Yousfi: A♦K♣
Bogdan Vulcan: A♣A♠
El Yousfi had run into Vulcan's aces and found no help on the J♠J♣7♦2♠3♥ board as he was eliminated in 11th place. Mounir Tajiou came over to embrace El Yousfi after the hand.
"You did your best. It's a flip, because sometimes you have that," Tajiou consoled him.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Omar Lakhdari tossed in his last 5,000 from the hijack, Alejandro Ganivet raised to 50,000 on the button, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Omar Lakhdari: Q♠9♦
Alejandro Ganivet: 6♠6♣
Lakhdari hit a pair on the 9♠3♦7♠ flop, while the rest of the board came A♣7♣ and Lakhdari doubled up.
The next hand, Lakhdari raised to 30,000 under the gun, Javier Tsunamy reraised on the button, and Lakhdari put in his last 15,000.
Omar Lakhdari: 8♥5♥
Javier Tsunamy: K♣Q♣
Lakhdari again hit a pair on the 5♣4♦3♣ flop, while Tsunamy picked up a flush draw. The turn was the 9♠, while the A♣ gave Tsunamy his flush and sent Lakhdari to the rail in 12th place.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Bogdan Vulcan raised to 40,000 under the gun and Mounir Tajiou called in the hijack. Said El Yousfi then moved all in for 190,000 in the small blind and Vulcan folded. "That's a very smart move from you," Tajiou said to Vulcan as he snap-called.
Said El Yousfi: J♣J♥
Mounir Tajiou: K♦K♣
Tajiou had woken up with kings to leave El Yousfi at risk of elimination, but El Yousfi caught a set on the J♦10♦8♥ flop. The rest of the board ran out 6♦6♥ and El Yousfi improved to a full house to secure the double up.
