15,000 MAD Main Event Day 2 | 2026 Marrakech Poker Open

Mar 28, 2026

Charrat Among a Flurry of Post-Bubble Bustouts

Matthew Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Following an open-raise from the hijack, Shahin Norouzian three-bet to 45,000 from the cutoff, then Younes Charrat moved all in from the small blind for 91,000. Norouzian didn't have too much to put in to make the call and did so to put Charrat at risk.

Younes Charrat: 8♥8♦ All in
Shahin Norouzian: K♣J♠

It was a coinflip situation and Charrat stayed on the right end of it all the way up to the river on the 9♠5♥4♦10♠J♣ board until Norouzian found top pair to win the pot. Charrat was eliminated and joins the rest in a flurry of post-bubble bustouts.

Tags: Shahin Norouzian Younes Charrat

Mar 28, 2026

Cherkashin Doubles With Kings

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Matthew Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Andrei Cherkashin open-shoved all in from middle position with a short stack of around 95,000 and Eric Rabut called in late position. The rest of the table folded and players revealed their cards, with Cherkashin at risk.

Andrei Cherkashin: K♠K♣ All in
Eric Rabut: A♥K♦

The board ran out 8♠3♥K♥5♣5♠ and Cherkashin further improved to a set of kings to win the pot, doubling his stack.

Oliv also doubled up with a set of fours on an adjacent table.

Tags: Andrei Cherkashin Eric Rabut

Mar 28, 2026

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Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Mar 28, 2026

Last Year's Main Event Champion Tristian Forge Eliminated on Bubble

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Matthew Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bets were already flying in on the 9♣3♣8♥ flop between Francesco Pillitteri and Tristan Forge. The turn came the 6♦ and Pillitteri pushed all in from the cutoff. Forge called on the button. The chip stacks were incredible close, but Forge had a few thousand less and was at risk as players revealed their cards.

Tristan Forge: K♥K♦ All in
Francesco Pillitteri: 9♠9♦

Forge had an overpair, but he'd run into Pillitteri's set of nines and needed a king to stay in the game.

The river came the 7♠ and Pillitteri held. Forge, who was last year's champion, was eliminated on the bubble.

Tags: Francesco Pillitteri Tristan Forge

Mar 28, 2026

Bubble Continues

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Matthew Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The bubble is still going, with not much action in the last few rounds of hand for hand.

Mar 28, 2026

Darcourt Doubles on Bubble

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Matthew Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Rene raised to 17,000 from middle position and Guillaume Darcourt moved all in from the big blind for 117,000. Rene made the call with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.

Guillaume Darcourt: Q♦Q♠ All in
Rene: J♦J♠

Rene was dominated and the board ran out 7♥Q♥7♦A♥7♣ to give Darcourt a full house on the flop. He won the pot and doubled his stack on the bubble.

Tags: Guillaume Darcourt

Mar 28, 2026

Hand for Hand

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Matthew Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The MPO Main Event is now hand for hand with 40 players remaining and 39 players paid.

Mar 28, 2026

Farmer Boy Busts Before Bubble

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Matthew Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Farmer Boy was all in preflop from the small blind against Yussuke, who had him covered from the button. Players revealed their cards, with Farmer Boy at risk.

Farmer Boy: K♥K♦ All in
Yussuke: A♦6♦

Farmer Boy was way ahead until the board ran out 8♦6♥A♥A♦J♦ to give Yussuke trip aces. He won the pot and Farmer Boy was eliminated.