UDSO Main Event
Day 3 Started
2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech
UDSO Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech
Buy-in
6,000 MAD
Prize Pool
3,835,200 MAD
Entries
752
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
16
Players Left
1
Final Day Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Chips | Day 3 Big Blinds |
| 1 | 1 | Guillaume Darcourt | 1,630,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 2 | Samuel Baruk | 2,955,000 | 59 |
| 1 | 3 | Mounir Acharki | 2,340,000 | 47 |
| 1 | 4 | Tristan Forge | 1,700,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 5 | Alexandre Le Vaillant | 5,495,000 | 110 |
| 1 | 6 | Azzedine Smie | 760,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 7 | Julien Vecchioli | 2,755,000 | 55 |
| 1 | 8 | Mathieu Di Meglio | 1,100,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 1 | Kaddour | 5,200,000 | 104 |
| 2 | 2 | Soufiane Masasedek | 2,415,000 | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | Yoan Blanc | 875,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | Alexandre Hobam | 2,005,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 5 | Adrien Amorella | 1,355,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 6 | Henri Dupont | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 7 | Salem Sahed | 1,500,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 8 | Jeremie Canetti | 2,820,000 | 56 |
Final 16 Play to a Winner in Day 3 of 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech
After four starting flights and an action-packed 11-hour Day 2, the 752-person field in the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech has been reduced to the final 16 players. All remaining players are guaranteed at least MAD 37,000 (€3,400) but everyone will have their sights set on the lion's share of the MAD 3,835,200 (€355,000) prize pool and the top prize of MAD 625,000 (€58,000).
Alexandre Le Vaillant leads the final 16 players with 5,495,000 in chips. Le Vaillant is no stranger to running deep in these events, having over $500,000 in career tournament earnings and no less than 17 five-figure cashes since 2015. He is closely followed by Kaddour who bagged 5,200,000 while their next closest competitor sitting third in chips is Samuel Baruk, who eliminated Day 1c Chip Leader Nafis Dundar in the last hand of the night on Day 2 to finish with 2,955,000.
Final Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandre Le Vaillant | 5,495,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Kaddour | 5,200,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Samuel Baruk | 2,955,000 | 59 |
| 4 | Jeremie Canetti | 2,820,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Julien Vecchioli | 2,755,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Soufiane Messadek | 2,415,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Mounir Acharki | 2,340,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Henri Dupont | 2,200,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Alexandre Hobam | 2,005,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Tristan Forge | 1,700,000 | 34 |
| 11 | Guillaume Darcourt | 1,630,000 | 33 |
| 12 | Salem Sahed | 1,500,000 | 30 |
| 13 | Adrien Amorella | 1,355,000 | 27 |
| 14 | Mathieu Di Meglio | 1,100,000 | 22 |
| 15 | Yoan Blanc | 875,000 | 18 |
| 16 | Azzedine Smie | 760,000 | 15 |
Guillaume Darcourt also found a bag at the end of Day 2, finishing with 1,630,000. With over $1,500,000 in career tournament earnings that include a plethora of five-figure and six-figure cashes, Darcourt is by far the most experienced player left in the field and will be a player to watch going into the final day.
Jeremie Canetti, who bagged the second-biggest stack of all the Day 1 flights, also remains in contention going into Day 3. Canetti has roughly $18,000 in career tournament earnings with his best score coming from a 6th place finish at the UDSO Paris 2023 Main Event for €13,800, which will be topped should Canetti finish in fifth place or better in today's event.
Tristan Forge will be another player to watch going into the final day. The French player has over $300,000 in career tournament earnings that include a runner up finish at the Marrakech Poker Open in 2016 for MAD 166,500 (€15,400) and fourth-place finish at a World Series of Poker Circuit High Roller Event in 2022 for a career-best score of €23,090, which will require a third place finish or better to surpass in today's main event.
Cards will be back in the air at 2.00 p.m. local time, with 20 minutes left to go on Level 24, blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a 50,000 big blind ante. The event will be streamed with a 30-minute delay.
Stay tuned to PokerNews from start to finish in today's event as we crown a new UDSO Main Event Champion in Casino de Marrakech at the luxurious Es Saadi resort.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Cards are in the air for the final day of the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech Main Event.
Dupont Takes One Early
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jeremie Canetti opened to 100,000 from early position and received calls from "Kaddour" in middle position and Henri Dupont in the big blind.
The flop came Q♥10♥9♥. Dupont checked, Canetti bet 125,000, "Kaddour" folded and Dupont made the call.
Both players checked the K♠ turn and 9♦ river.
Dupont tabled Q♦7♣ to take the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,950,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
2,700,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
2,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Yoan Blanc Eliminated in 16th Place (MAD 37,000/€3,429)
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Yoan Blanc opened to 100,000 from under the gun and Soufiane Messadek moved all in from the big blind, covering Blanc's stack of approximately 1,100,000. Blanc made the call and was at risk.
Yoan Blanc: 8♣8♠
Soufiane Messadek: 10♠10♥
The board ran out 2♠J♣4♦5♥7♣. Messadek held with the higher pocket pair and collected a nice pot while Yoan Blanc became the first casualty of Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,350,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Azzedine Smie Eliminated in 15th Place (MAD 43,000/€3,985)
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
On a board reading 4x5x6xKx, Azzedine Smie got his last 600,000 chips in with Kx7x against Tristan Forge who held 6x6x for a set, Smie failed to hit his straight draw on the river and was eliminated in 15th place while Forge collected the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Canetti Coolers Hobam
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jeremie Canetti opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Alexandre Hobam three-bet to 385,000 from the big blind. Canetti four-bet to 850,000 and Hobam moved all in, covering Canetti's remaining stack of 2870000. Canetti snap-called and was at risk.
Jeremie Canetti: A♠A♦
Alexandre Hobam: A♥K♣
The board ran out 6♠8♠10♥Q♣A♣. Canetti's aces held and he collected a massive double up in the biggest pot of the day so far while Hobam was reduced to approximately one quarter of his former stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
-855,000
|
-855,000 |