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

Oct 04, 2023

Hamdi Accumulating Chips

Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Linda Hamdi opened to 6,000 from middle position and received calls from Mahmouki Hicham in the hijack, Samy Hamou on the button and Mathieu Cabannes in the big blind.

All four players checked the Q♦3♦4♠ flop leading to the J♦ on the turn. Cabannes checked, Hamdi bet 8,000, Mahmouki called, Hamou folded and Cabannes folded.

Both players checked the 3♦ river. Hamdi tabled J♠9♠ for second pair which was good enough to take the pot.

Elsewhere, Marc Navarro and Damien Luis have both been recently eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Linda Hamdi Mathieu Cabannes Samy Hamou

Oct 04, 2023

Late Registration Comes to a Close

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Late registration and re-entries are now over for Day 1a of the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech. The day drew a total field of 140 entrants, of which 58 remain. The remaining players will play four more levels before bagging at the end of the night.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Oct 04, 2023

No Kicker? No Problem for Brilliet

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Karem Laouini opened to 5,000 from the hijack and received calls from Arthur Brilliet in the small blind and Pierrick Burban in the big blind.

Action checked around to Laouini who bet 6,500 on the A♦Q♣9♥ flop. Brilliet made the call while Burban got out of the way.

Both players checked the 4♠ turn and J♦ river. Brilliet tabled A♠5♦ for top pair with a weak kicker which was good enough to take the pot.

Tags: Arthur Brilliet Karem Laouini Pierrick Burban

Oct 04, 2023

Navarro Chips Up with Cowboys

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Linda Hamdi limped in from under the gun and Marc Navarro raised it to 6,000. Hamdi made the call.

The flop came Q♥9♥5♥ and Hamdi check-called a 7,500 continuation bet from Navarro.

On the 9♠ turn Hamdi lead out with a 10,000 bet. Navarro made the call.

Both players checked the J♣ river.

Navarro revealed K♥K♦ and Hamdi quickly mucked.

Tags: Linda Hamdi Marc Navarro

Oct 04, 2023

Updated Chip Counts after Dinner Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Oct 04, 2023

Dinner Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at approximately 9:40 p.m. local time. The field currently stands at 133 players left with 57 remaining.

Oct 04, 2023

Reard Gets Some Back

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mostafa Essanhaji opened to 2,500 from the hijack and "Johan" three-bet to 7,500 from the button. Alexandre Reard, who had lost a bit more than half his stack over the last two levels, called from the small blind and Essanhaji also called.

Action checked around to "Johan" who bet 10,500 on the 4♦9♥6♥ flop. Reard put in a check-raise to 25,000 which was enough to force a fold from both remaining opponents and take down a nice pot uncontested.

Meanwhile, Ugo Palmero and Rachid Boughrara have both recently been eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Alexandre Reard Mostafa Essanhaji

Oct 04, 2023

El-Yousfi Takes an Aggressive Line

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Valentin Devooght opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and was called by Damien Luis on the button and Ferreol Motte in the small blind. Said El-Yousfi then raised to 12,500 from the big blind, folding out Devooght and Motte while Luis made the call.

The flop came 7♥6♠3♣ and El-Yousfi bet 12,000. Luis made the call.

El-Yousfi bet 12,000 again on the A♠ turn, leaving only about 20,000 behind. Luis made the call.

Both players checked the Q♠ river.

El-Yousfi tabled Q♦2♠ for a pure bluff that turned into a pair of queens on the river. Luis' hand hit the muck and El-Yousfi collected a sizable pot.

Tags: Damien Luis Ferreol Motte Said El-Yousfi Valentin Devooght