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On Table #8, Michael Ahmetaj opened to 500 from under the gun and was called by Louis Michaud from the hijack. Maxime Majer made it 2,400 from the button before Milosz Siedlecki four-bet to 6,500 from the small blind. Ahmetaj and Michaud folded and then Majer called.
Majer called a bet of 4,000 on the K♦10♠8♠ flop, before Siedlecki checked on the 5♠ turn. Majer fired out 7,700 and was called.
The 7♥ river saw another check from Siedlecki, who had around 29,000. Majer thought for a moment before moving all-in as the slightly bigger stack. After some time in the tank, Siedlecki conceded the pot. Majer then tabled Q♦Q♥.
Over on Table #10, David Marie picked up a nice pot of his own. There was around 25,000 in the pot, on the K♣6♦8♥A♦Xx board. Marie bet 10,000 from early position and Guillaume Darcourt quickly called. Marie tabled A♣8♣ for aces and eights, and Darcourt, who's booked two runner-up finishes already at USDO Marrakech, mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
The action folded to Samuel Joslyn in the small blind, and he limped in. Guillaume Darcourt, who had seen his stack shrink to 5,800, jammed from the big blind. Joslyn wasn't a fan of the spot but decided to call anyway.
Darcourt's A♣6♦ was ahead of Joslyn's K♥2♥, and the short stack survived after making a pair of aces on the A♦J♥7♠9♦5♣ runout.
On the very next deal, Georges Forge raised to 700 from early position before Marius Conan three-bet to 2,400 from middle position. Darcourt, in the small blind, moved all-in for around 12,000. Forge gave up his hand and then Conan called for the cards to go on their backs.
Guillaume Darcourt: Q♠J♣
Marius Conan: A♦J♠
Darcourt was dominated but picked up eight more outs thanks to the 10♣9♥6♦ flop. His open-ended straight-draw came in on the 8♣ turn, and Darcourt booked consecutive doubles when the 8♠ river sealed him the checkmark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
25,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
The Day 1a field has grown to over 70 entries already, with 72 registered on the tournament board. That's put 381,600 MAD into the prize pool, which is around €35,951.
Of the 72 entries, 67 remain. Danut Tiglis is one player to fire in twice after he busted earlier on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
The under-the-gun player limped before Marius Conan made it 1,400 from the cutoff. Samuel Joslyn three-bet to 4.500 from the small blind and only Conan called.
Conan check-called bets of 5,000 and 8,000 on the flop and turn, for the final board to read 10♠6♠6♣2♠8♦. Conan then decided to save his last 23,000, folding to Joslyn's all-in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
23,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Michael Ahmetaj opened to 700 from under the gun and was called by Didier Secheresse from the next seat over. Saber Hatim three-bet to 3,600 for the action to fold back to Ahmetaj. He called and so did Secheresse.
All three players checked the flop and turn, for the board to read Q♠8♥4♠A♦3♦. Ahmetaj led out for a sizeable 12,000, which quickly got rid of Secheresse. Hatim tanked for around a minute before making the call.
Ahmetaj showed down a set of threes with his 3♠3♣, besting his opponent's K♦Q♥.
There's also a chip leader at the same table, in the form of Salah Eddine Taleb. He got his chips from Louis Michaud, who was one of the last casualties before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
70,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
33,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
|
Busted |
The Main Event is on it's first break of the day, with play resuming in 15 minutes. There have been 83 entries, with 77 of those remaining.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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