UDSO Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech
UDSO Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
243
Players Left
53
Day 1b of 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech Main Event Kicks Off at 1 p.m
Cards will be back in the air at 1 p.m. local time for the second of four starting flights for the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech Main Event at Casino de Marrakech. Yesterday’s Day 1a featured a total of 140 entrants, 23 of whom found a bag to advance to Day 2 at the end of the night. Of those 23 survivors, Linda Hamdi currently leads the way with an impressive 1,163,000 chips.
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 |
Other notables who fell short of finding a bag yesterday include Said El-Yousfi, Unibet Team Pro Alexandre Reard, and Sonny Franco, all of whom will have another shot today at advancing to Day 2 of the main event. Reard has several previous big scores across UDSO main events, including a runner-up finish in Cannes for €25,550 as well as a win in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux for €34,100. Franco is also chasing his second UDSO main event title. He won a UDSO main event here in Marrakech in 2017 for MAD 100,000 (approximately €10,000). El-Yousfie is also no stranger to success at UDSO events, having won a high roller in Divonne-les-Bains in 2020 for €28,104.
Like yesterday, players will start at 1 p.m. local time with 50,000 in chips and play 50-minute levels. Late registration will be open for the first nine levels for each Day 1, and there are unlimited re-entries permitted during that period. Cards are in the air starting at 1 p.m. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after level 8. The day will conclude after 13 levels at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time on Friday October 6.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air on the first Day 1 until a winner is crowned on Day 3.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the 2023 Unibet Deepstack Open Marrakech Main Event. There are currently 24 players to begin the day. Players will play thirteen 50-minute levels before bagging for Day 2.
Pillitteri Takes One Early
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Abbes Hamdani opened to 500 from under the gun and received calls from Francesco Pillitteri in the small blind and Ismail Fath-Eddine in the big blind.
The flop came 10♥4♠4♥ and action checked around to Hamdani who fired an 800 continuation bet. Pillitteri called while Fath-Eddine folded.
Hamdani bet again on the 5♣ turn for 2,100. Pillitteri made the call.
Both players checked the 9♦ river. Pillitteri showed down 7♥7♠ for the winner to take down the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,100
54,100
|
54,100 |
|
49,200
49,200
|
49,200 |
|
45,100
45,100
|
45,100 |
Blanc Runs into Kicker Problems
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Laurent Azoulay opened to 500 from under the gun and received calls from Yoan Blanc on the button and Michel Caussines in the big blind.
All three players checked the 3♦7♦10♠ flop leading to the 3♠ on the turn. Caussines bet 300, folding out Azoulay while Blanc made the call.
Caussines bet again for 800 on the 2♦ river and once again received a call from Blanc.
Blanc revealed 10♥2♥ while Caussines tabled 10♣8♠ for a better ten to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
49,400
49,400
|
49,400 |
|
|
42,200
42,200
|
42,200 |
Good Start for Darcourt
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Luigi Macaluso opened to 400 from under the gun and received calls from Daniel Stefanides in the small blind and Guillaume Darcourt in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠8♦6♣. Darcourt and Macaluso checked, Stefanides bet 900 and both of his opponents called.
all three players checked the 7♣ turn leading to the J♥ river. Stefanides checked, Darcourt bet 1,200, Macaluso called and Stefanides folded.
Darcourt tabled 9♣5♣ for a nine-high straight to take a decent early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
38,700
38,700
|
38,700 |
"Tsunamy" Pressures Gouhier
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Gilles Gouhier opened to 400 from the cutoff and received calls from Fouad Djebbar on the button and "Tsunamy" in the big blind.
The flop came 6♣5♦4♥ and "Tsunamy" lead out with a bet of 700. Gouhier made the call while Djebbar got out of the way.
On the 10♣ turn "Tsunamy" bet again for 2,100 and once again Gouhier made the call.
"Tsunamy" fired a third barrel for 8,000 on the 2♥ river and this time it was enough to force a fold from Gouhier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
51,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
37,800
37,800
|
37,800 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Three Streets of Value for Espiasse
Level 2
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
With the board reading 8♦7♣2♦ and 2,200 in the middle, Amina Berrada checked from the big blind and called an 800 bet from Florian Espiasse in middle position.
Berrada check-called another bet from Espiasse on the J♥ turn, this tiem for 1,600.
On the K♥ river Berrada checked, Espiasse bet 2,400 and Berrada called.
Florian Espiasse tabled 8♠7♦ for two pair to take down a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,300
42,300
|
42,300 |
|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |