15,000 MAD Main Event Day 1a | 2026 Marrakech Poker Open

Mar 26, 2026

Dawoud Gets Value for Full House

Matthew Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Erhan Dogan open-raised and "Dawoud" three-bet to 2,400 from the cutoff, which Dogan called.

The flop came 5♦10♠A♠ and Dogan checked. "Dawoud" made a small continuation bet of 1,500 and Dogan called. On the 10♥ turn, Dogan checked and "Dawoud" bet 3,000, which Dogan called.

The river came the 8♥ and Dogan checked again. "Dawoud" sized up a bet of 11,000 and Dogan took a moment before making the call. "Dawoud" showed A♦10♦ for a full house. Dogan mucked and "Dawoud" scooped in the pot.

Tags: Erhan Dogan

Mar 26, 2026

Three More Bust

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Matthew Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Guillaume Darcourt, Javier Tsunamy, and "Ghost Rider75" are among those who busted out early. Tsunamy has since rebought.

Tags: Guillaume Darcourt Javier Tsunamy

Mar 26, 2026

Alfredo Shoves Over Large River Bet

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Matthew Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Erhan Dogan open-raised to 800 and "Alfredo" three-bet to 3,000. Youssef Aboussaad called in the big blind and Dogan also called.

The flop came 7♥4♣8♦ and Aboussaad bet 3,000. Dogan folded and "Alfredo" called. On the 8♠ turn, Aboussaad made it 6,000 to go and "Alfredo" called the sizeable bet.

In a perfectly symmetrical betting pattern, Aboussaad led out again on the Q♦ river for 12,000. "Alfredo" only had around 18,000 in his stack as he went into the tank before eventually pushing all of his chips into the middle.

Aboussaad instantly folded to give "Alfredo" the pot and bring his chip count back up to above the starting stack.

Tags: Erhan Dogan Youssef Aboussaad

Mar 26, 2026

Tadini Wins at Showdown as "EV" Misses Straight

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Matthew Warburton

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was on the flop on a board of J♦2♥9♣ and "EV" led with a bet. Anas Tadini raised to 4,200, the big blind folded, and "EV" called.

The turn came the 6♠ and "EV" checked. Tadini continued with a bet of 6,000 and "EV" looked down at his stack.

"All-in!", gestured Tadini. "EV" shrugged and said "maybe" before making the call.

The river was the 3♠ and both players checked to showdown. "EV" had Q♣10♣ for a busted straight draw, while Tadini showed J♠8♥ for a pair of jacks to win the pot.

Tags: Anas Tadini

Mar 26, 2026

"EV" Paid for Rivered Flush

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Anas Tadini open-raised to 1,000 from early position and picked up three calls, including Chakib Bennani in the cutoff and "EV" in the big blind.

The flop came 7♠10♦6♦ and all four players checked to see the J♣ turn. Action then checked to Bennani, who made it 2,000 to go. "EV" and Anas Tadini made the call.

The river came the 4♦ and "EV" plonked out a large bet of 8,200. Tadini flipped in a chip to make the call. "EV" showed 8♦5♦ for a flush and Tadini mucked his hand.

Elsewhere, Nicolas Garrigues became the first to bust the Main Event. He has since rebought.

Tags: Anas Tadini Chakib Bennani Nicolas Garrigues

Mar 26, 2026

Sefrioui Piles on Pressure

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Picking up the hand on a flop of 9♥9♣3♥, Kamal Sefrioui checked and Jeremie Canetti put out a bet. Sefrioui responded with a check-raise and Canetti called.

The turn came the 10♠ and Sefrioui led out for 7,000, which Canetti called. On the 6♣ river, Sefrioui bet 12,000, which was enough to force Canetti out of the hand to give Sefrioui the pot.

Tags: Jeremie Canetti Kamal Sefrioui

Mar 26, 2026

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Mar 26, 2026

"EV" Bets Three Streets

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Matthew Warburton

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action folded around to Chakib Bennani, who raised to 700 from the small blind, which "EV" called in the big blind.

On the 5♦7♣9♠ flop, Bennani checked and EV bet 500, which Bennani called. The turn was the 4♠ and Bennani checked again. "EV" bet 1,800 and Bennani called.

The river came the 8♠ and Bennani checked again. "EV" bet a third street, this time for 2,700 Bennani made the fold and "EV" took the pot.

Tags: Chakib Bennani