Albert Levy opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and both Francesco Pillitteri and "SalimSef" called from the button and big blind respectively.
The flop came A♠J♣2♦. "SalimSef" checked, Levy bet 2,000, Pillitteri folded and "SalimSef" made the call.
Both players checked the 3♥ turn leading to the 8♣ river. "SalimSef" bet 6,000 and Levy quickly folded.
With players heads up on a board reading 3♣6♦8♠3♥ and about 11,000 already in the middle, Moulay Driss Toujri bet 2,100 from the big blind and received a call from "SalimSef" in early position.
The river came the 8♥ and this time Toujri went with a check. "SalimSef" bet 3,100 and after briefly considering his options Toujri decided to fold, telling his opponent he had 7x7x after the hand.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Torres Journet opened to 400 from the cutoff and received calls from Yacine Khettam on the button and Quentin Laugt in the big blind.
The flop came K♦Q♠10♦. Laugt checked, Journet bet 1,000, Khettam folded and Laugt made the call.
Journet bet again when checked to on the 2♠ turn for 1,000 and this time Laugt folded.
Alexandre Sghaier opened to 600 from the hijack and Eric Nicot defended from the big blind.
The flop came 10♠9♣3♣ and Nicot check-called a 1,000 continuation bet from Sghaier.
Nicot checked the Q♥ turn and Sghaier bet again for 2,500. This time Nicot decided to fold.
Thami Khettam opened to 400 from the small blind and Michel Caussines defended from the big blind.
The flop came 10♦8♥5♦. Khettam bet 600 and Caussines made the call.
Both players checked the J♥ turn leading to the J♦ river. Khettam bet 1,000 and this time Caussines opted to fold.
Cards are in the air for Day 1c of the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech main event. There are currently 19 players to start the day.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The last two starting flights for the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech at Casino de Marrakech will take place today, with Day 1c beginning at 1 p.m. local time and a turbo Day 1d flight set to begin at 9 p.m. local time. Yesterday's Day 1b flight attracted 240 entrants, 53 of whom found a bag at the end of the night. Of those 53 survivors, Thierry Dinael bagged the biggest stack of the night, finishing with 844,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts from First Two Starting Flights
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
| 1 | Linda Hamdi | 1,163,000 | 233 |
| 2 | Jeremie Canetti | 924,000 | 185 |
| 3 | Thierry Dinael | 844,000 | 169 |
| 4 | Abdelmajid El Hani | 555,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Guillaume Darcourt | 515,000 | 103 |
| 6 | "Adri" | 491,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Tristan Forge | 431,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Viet Phung | 398,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Amer Benmoumen | 373,000 | 75 |
| 10 | David Lappin | 367,000 | 73 |
Other notables to find a bag at the end of the night included Guillaume Darcourt (515,000) and Unibet Team Pros David Lappin (367,000) and Alexandre Reard (332,000). Reard already has two runner up finishes and two first place finishes in previous UDSO main events while Lappin previously won a UDSO high roller event in 2017. Both will be players to watch during Saturday's Day 2.
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 Saturday 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.
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