15,000 MAD Main Event | 2026 Marrakech Poker Open

03-29-2026 13:42 UTC

EV Extracts Value for Set, Leaves Grand-Moursel Short

Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

EV open-raised to 100,000 from the cutoff with 7♥7♦ and Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel called in the big blind with his cards hidden on the stream.

The flop came 7♠Q♦6♥ and EV made a set. Grand-Moursel checked and EV bet 215,000, which Grand-Moursel called.

The turn was the A♦ and Grand-Moursel checked again. EV fired out another bet, this time going small for 135,000. Grand-Moursel called again.

On the 2♣ river, Grand-Moursel checked and EV went for a bet of 275,000, targeting Grand-Moursel's short stack. Grand-Moursel folded and EV scooped in a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
EV	2,565,000 525,000	525,000

Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel	370,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel

03-29-2026 13:37 UTC

Stoeber Takes it Down Again With Three-Bet

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel raised to 110,000 from under the gun with 9♠9♣ and action folded around to Jonathan Stoeber, who three-bet to 600,000 for most of his stack with A♣K♦.

Grand-Moursel folded and Stoeber took down another pot preflop without a fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel	870,000 110,000	110,000
Jonathan Stoeber	865,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel Jonathan Stoeber

03-29-2026 13:33 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yussuke	2,405,000 205,000	205,000

Alain Dery	2,355,000
EV	2,040,000 175,000	175,000

Truquens	2,025,000 175,000	175,000
Ivan Govorov	1,615,000 225,000	225,000
Richi	1,315,000
Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel	980,000 125,000	125,000
Jonathan Stoeber	655,000 305,000	305,000

Patrick Bornicke	560,000 175,000	175,000

03-29-2026 13:32 UTC

Dery Puts Pressure on Richi

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Richi open-raised to 100,000 from early position with A♣K♦ and Alain Dery called from the hijack with Q♦4♦.

The flop came J♠J♦9♠ and Richi checked. Dery made a small bet of 50,000 and Richi called.

On the 6♥ turn, Richi checked again and Dery sized up a bigger bet of 175,000. Richi was pressured out of the pot and Dery took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Dery	2,355,000 575,000	575,000
Richi	1,315,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Alain Dery

03-29-2026 13:15 UTC

EV Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Patrick Bornicke open-raised to 110,000 from middle position with 9♠9♥ and "EV" three-bet to 325,000 from the hijack with A♦J♣, which Bornicke called.

The flop came 8♣6♣A♣ and EV picked up top pair. Nota great flop for Bornicke, who checked and then folded to EV's 240,000 bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
EV	2,215,000 325,000	325,000

Patrick Bornicke	735,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Patrick Bornicke

03-29-2026 13:05 UTC

Dery Makes Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel open-raised to 100,000 from middle position with A♥10♠ and Alain Dery called on the button with J♦9♦.

The flop came 9♣2♣A♦ and Grand-Moursel checked. Dery bet 100,000 and Grand-Moursel called.

The turn came the J♥ and gave Dery two pair. Grand-Moursel checked again and Dery bet 200,000, which Grand-Moursel called.

On the Q♥ river, Grand-Moursel checked a third street and Dery checked to showdown to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Dery	1,780,000 425,000	425,000
Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel	1,105,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Alain Dery Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

03-29-2026 12:59 UTC

Richi Four-Bets All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Richi raised to 100,000 from the button with K♠Q♦, Truquens called in the small blind with Q♣J♦, and Alain Dery three-bet to 250,000 from the big blind with K♦10♠.

Richi then four-bet all in for 1,075,000 and forced the other two players out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Truquens	2,200,000 100,000	100,000
Richi	1,465,000 215,000	215,000
Alain Dery	1,355,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Alain Dery

03-29-2026 12:55 UTC

Truquens Rivers Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

EV open-raised to 80,000 from middle position with A♠8♦ and Truquens called in the big blind with Q♣J♥.

The flop ran out Q♥4♥A♥ to give EV top pair and Truquens second pair with the second nut-flush draw. Truquens checked and EV bet 65,000, which Truquens called.

The turn came the K♣ and Truquens checked again. EV bet 135,000 and Truquens called.

The J♦ river gave Truquens two pair as both players checked to showdown. Truquens won the 300,000 pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Truquens	2,300,000 300,000	300,000
EV	1,890,000 140,000	140,000

03-29-2026 12:47 UTC

Stoeber Three-Bets on First Hand

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Matt Warburton

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Richi open-raised to 80,000 from early position, Alain Dery called in middle position, then Jonathan Stoeber three-bet to 600,000, a bet worth most of his stack.

Richi and Dery folded and Stoeber added 240,000 to his stack in the first hand of the day.