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

10-04-2023 23:45 UTC+2

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Hamdi	355,500 75,500	75,500

Mathieu Cabannes	168,500 168,500	168,500
Hicham Mahmouki	142,000 142,000	142,000
Samy Hamou	77,500 -14,500	-14,500
Marc Navarro	Busted
Damien Luis	Busted

Tags: Linda Hamdi Mathieu Cabannes Samy Hamou

10-04-2023 23:30 UTC+2

Late Registration Comes to a Close

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

10-04-2023 23:24 UTC+2

No Kicker? No Problem for Brilliet

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Brilliet	290,000 11,000	11,000
Pierrick Burban	136,500 17,500	17,500
Karem Laouini	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Arthur Brilliet Karem Laouini Pierrick Burban

10-04-2023 23:10 UTC+2

Navarro Chips Up with Cowboys

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Hamdi	280,000 2,000	2,000

Marc Navarro	94,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Linda Hamdi Marc Navarro

10-04-2023 22:54 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts after Dinner Break

Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Brilliet	279,000 136,000	136,000
Linda Hamdi	278,000 82,000	82,000

Mostafa Essanhaji	220,500 -11,500	-11,500
Pamela Graffouillere	207,000 144,500	144,500
Amer Benmoumen	165,000 -110,000	-110,000
Pierrick Burban	119,000 20,500	20,500
Damien Luis	106,500 -66,900	-66,900
Christophe Colantoni	99,000 60,500	60,500
Sylvain Cisterna	97,000 -46,000	-46,000
Samy Hamou	92,000 -49,500	-49,500
Alexandre Reard	84,600 6,100	6,100

Johan	84,500 27,500	27,500
Aurelie Reard	84,000 -40,000	-40,000
Grosnouel	63,500 -16,500	-16,500
Audrey Verlomme	56,000 5,500	5,500
Nuno	52,500 -18,500	-18,500
Christophe Pollet	21,000 -41,500	-41,500
Ferreol Motte	Busted
Kamil Filali	Busted
Valentin Devooght	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-04-2023 21:40 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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.

10-04-2023 21:16 UTC+2

Reard Gets Some Back

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mostafa Essanhaji	232,000 232,000	232,000
Alexandre Reard	78,500 -66,500	-66,500

Johan	57,000 57,000	57,000
Ugo Palmero	Busted
Rachid Boughrara	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Reard Mostafa Essanhaji

10-04-2023 20:59 UTC+2

El-Yousfi Takes an Aggressive Line

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.