UDSO Main Event | 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech

10-09-2023 02:25 UTC+2

Forge Makes a Good Fold

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Alexandre Le Vaillant limped in from the button with K♣4♣ and Tristan Forge checked in the big blind with J♥8♥.

Forge check-called a 600,000 bet from Le Vaillant on the 8♦2♠4♦ flop.

The turn was the 9♠ and Forge check-called another bet from Le Vaillant, this time for 1,000,000.

The river came the 4♠ giving Le Vaillant trip fours to pull ahead of Forge's pair of eights. Forge checked, Le Vaillant bet 1,700,000 and Forge opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Le Vaillant	25,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tristan Forge	12,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Tristan Forge Alexandre Le Vaillant

10-09-2023 02:16 UTC+2

Le Vaillant Turns Two Pair

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Alexandre Le Vaillant limped in from the button with Q♣3♠ and Tristan Forge checked in the big blind with 10♦8♥.

Both players checked the Q♦5♠2♥ flop leading to the 3♣ turn. Forge checked, Le Vaillant bet 400,000 and Forge folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Le Vaillant	24,600,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tristan Forge	13,000,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Tags: Alexandre Le Vaillant Tristan Forge

10-09-2023 01:57 UTC+2

Slight Delay

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The tournament clock has briefly been paused as the tournament staff set up the final table for heads up play. Live coverage will resume shortly.

10-09-2023 01:54 UTC+2

Henri Dupont Eliminated in 3rd Place (MAD 290,000/€26,877)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Henri Dupont moved all in from the button for his last 5,600,000 and found a caller in Alexandre Le Vaillant in the big blind who had a covering stack.

Henri Dupont: K♠10♣
Alexandre Le Vaillant: A♣K♣

Le Vaillant was well ahead with a bigger king and remained so on the Q♦8♦3♠4♣A♠ runout. Dupont shook hands with his opponent and made his exit in third place as Le Vaillant scooped a pot worth nearly two thirds of the total chips in play.

Players are now heads up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Le Vaillant	23,000,000

Tristan Forge	14,600,000
Henri Dupont	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Le Vaillant Henri Dupont

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

10-09-2023 01:19 UTC+2

Break Time

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The final three players are on another 15-minute break.

10-09-2023 01:16 UTC+2

Julien Vecchioli Elimianted in 4th Place (MAD 210,000/€19,463)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Alexandre Le Vaillant opened to 600,000 from the button and Julien Vecchioli defended from the big blind.

The flop came 9♠6♣3♠ and Vecchioli shoved for 3,400,000. Le Vaillant thought about his decision for about a minute before making the call to put Vecchioli at risk.

Julien Vecchioli: J♣9♥
Alexandre Le Vaillant: 7♦7♣

Vecchioli was in excellent shape to pull off the double up with top pair, but was suddenly drawing dead when Le Vaillant hit a set on the 7♠ turn. Vecchioli gave his opponent a hug as the inconsequential K♦ river was dealt and made his exit in fourth place as Le Vaillant pulled in a sizable pot, taking the chip lead once again going into three-handed play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Le Vaillant	16,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Henri Dupont	13,000,000
Tristan Forge	7,900,000 -600,000	-600,000
Julien Vecchioli	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Le Vaillant Julien Vecchioli

10-09-2023 01:00 UTC+2

Forge Doubles Through Dupont

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Tristan Forge moved all in from the button holding A♣3♣ and was called by Henri Dupont in the big blind, who had a massive covering stack after recently winning a big pot from Julien Vecchioli.

Tristan Forge: A♣3♣
Henri Dupont: Q♣10♣

The board ran out K♥5♠2♦2♠J♣. Forge remained ahead with his ace and received a full double up while making a dent in Dupont's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henri Dupont	13,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Tristan Forge	8,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Julien Vecchioli	3,800,000 -5,500,000	-5,500,000

Tags: Henri Dupont Julien Vecchioli Tristan Forge

10-09-2023 00:35 UTC+2

Soufiane Messadek Eliminated in 5th Place (MAD 160,000/€14,829)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Soufiane Messadek limped in from the small blind and Alexandre Le Vaillant raised to 900,000 from the big blind. Messadek moved all in for 4,800,000 and Le Vaillant nearly beat him into the pot.

Soufiane Messadek: A♦4♦
Alexandre Le Vaillant: J♠J♥

The board ran out K♦5♠K♠3♣7♠. Le Vaillant held with pocket jacks and surged back up the chip counts while Messadek was sent to the rail in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Le Vaillant	12,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Soufiane Messadek	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Le Vaillant Soufiane Messadek

10-09-2023 00:29 UTC+2

Dupont Sets the Trap

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Henri Dupont opened to 600,000 from the cutoff holding K♦K♣ and received a call from Julien Vecchioli on the button who had A♥3♦.

The flop came K♥9♥8♠. Dupont bet 475,000 and Vecchioli called.

Dupont checked after filling up on the 8♦ turn and Vecchioli bet 750,000. Dupont called.

On the 10♠ river Dupont checked again and Vecchioli pushed forward a stack of white 100,000 chips, worth 2,000,000 in total. Dupont raised all in for his remaining 3,700,000 and Vecchioli quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henri Dupont	10,000,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Julien Vecchioli	9,300,000 -2,700,000	-2,700,000
Soufiane Messadek	4,900,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000

Tags: Henri Dupont Julien Vecchioli