UDSO Main Event Day 1a | 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech

UDSO Main Event

Day 1a Completed

10-05-2023 04:53 UTC+2

Linda Hamdi Dominates Day 1a of 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech Main Event

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Day 1a of the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech Main Event at Casino de Marrakech has reached its conclusion. The first of four starting flights attracted a grand total of 140 entrants. After thirteen levels of play the dust has finally settled for the evening, with only 23 players finding a bag for Day 2 by the end of the day.

Linda Hamdi claimed the Day 1 chip lead in impressive fashion, bagging 1,163,000 chips, worth over 250 big blinds for the start of Day 2. Hamdi was the only player to bag over 1,000,000 chips and she has more than twice as much as any other player aside from her closest competitor, Jeremie Canetti (924,000). Hamdi was firmly in the driver’s seat for most of the day and was consistently at or near the top of the counts, using an aggressive style to win many pots uncontested.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	Linda Hamdi	1,163,000	233
2	Jeremie Canetti	924,000	185
3	"Adri"	491,000	98
4	Amer Benmoumen	373,000	75
5	"Shamsedin"	363,000	73
6	Ugo Taurines	353,000	71
7	Alejandro Gavinet	295,000	59
8	Anas Tadini	274,000	55
9	Belmehdi	273,000	55
10	Adnane Atlagh	264,000	53

Others to advance to Day 2 include Amer Benmoumen (373,000), Ugo Taurines (353,000) and Anas Tadini (274,000). Tadini will undoubtedly be a force to be reckoned with on Day 2, having won several major events in Marrakech over the years and currently sitting at number four on Morocco’s all-time money list.

Notable players who fell short of making Day 2 today include Said El-Yousfi, Aurelie Reard, Unibet Team Pro Alexandre Reard and Sonny Franco, all of whom busted towards the later stages of the evening.

Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time on October 5th, 2023, for Day 1b of the main event. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for a brand new day of action tomorrow at the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech.

Tags: Alexandre Reard Amer Benmoumen Anas Tadini Aurelie Reard Jeremie Canetti Linda Hamdi Said El-Yousfi Sonny Franco Ugo Taurines

10-05-2023 03:30 UTC+2

End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Hamdi	1,163,000 168,000	168,000

Jeremie Canetti	924,000 728,000	728,000
Adri	491,000 419,000	419,000
Amer Benmoumen	373,000 170,000	170,000
Shamsedin	363,000 33,000	33,000
Ugo Taurines	353,000 8,000	8,000
Alejandro Gavinet	295,000 206,000	206,000
Anas Tadini	274,000 -256,000	-256,000
Belmehdi	273,000 -57,000	-57,000
Adnane Atlagh	264,000 264,000	264,000
Sylvain Cisterna	244,000 147,000	147,000
Henri Dupont	243,000 243,000	243,000
Christophe Colantoni	240,000 141,000	141,000
Driss Zemmouri	226,000 226,000	226,000
Hamza Ben Fkih Ali	196,000 196,000	196,000
Karem Laouini	192,000 -82,000	-82,000
Nuno	163,000 3,000	3,000
Prz	152,000 -55,500	-55,500
Grosnouel	146,000 -32,000	-32,000
Johan	125,000 40,500	40,500
Mostafa Essanhaji	120,000 -45,000	-45,000
Fouad Zouiten	109,000 -21,000	-21,000
Olivier Averso	96,000 96,000	96,000

10-05-2023 03:20 UTC+2

Play Concludes for Day 1a of 2023 Unibet Deepstack Open Marrakech

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The final 23 players have bagged their chips and will be advancing to Day 2 on October 7.

Stay tuned for full end of day chip counts and recap that will follow shortly.

10-05-2023 03:04 UTC+2

Final Five Hands

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The Tournament Staff has announced that there will be five more hands played tonights before players bag and tag for Day 2.

10-05-2023 02:58 UTC+2

A Few Late Night Eliminations

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pamela Graffouillere	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted
Pierrick Burban	Busted

10-05-2023 02:52 UTC+2

"Adri" Flips Hamou to the Rail

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

"Adri" opened to 10,000 from under the gun and Fouad Zouiten three-bet to 40,000 from early position. Samy Hamou moved all in for 109,000 from the button and "Adri" re-shoved for 227,000, covering both opponents. Zouiten looked frustrated with the situation but ultimately found a fold leaving Hamou all in and at risk against "Adri".

Samy Hamou: J♥J♠
"Adri": A♣K♣

It was a classic tournament flip that Hamou caught the better of on the 7♣6♠2♦ flop. The 2♣ turn gave "Adri" many more outs in the form of a flush-draw, and one of those outs came on the 4♣ river. "Adri" had rivered an ace-high flush to eliminate Hamou and collect the last of his chips.

Meanwhile at the same table, Linda Hamdi continues to extend her lead over the rest of the field and is rapidly approaching one million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Hamdi	995,000 360,000	360,000

"Adri"	375,000 375,000	375,000
Fouad Zouiten	130,000 -5,000	-5,000
Samy Hamou	Busted

Tags: Fouad Zouiten Samy Hamou

10-05-2023 02:28 UTC+2

Reard Hits the Rail

Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded around to Alexandre Reard in the small blind, who moved all in for approximately 25,000. "Belmehdi" made the call with a covering stack from the big blind.

Alexandre Reard: 9♦8♦
"Belmehdi": A♦6♣

The board ran out Q♦J♣4♣4♦A♣. Reard's suited connecter failed to connect with anything and he was eliminated near the end of the day while "Belmehdi" picked up a decent pot.