Nichi limped in from under the gun before Christophe made it 1,200 from the hijack. Carlos Dos Santos then three-bet to 2,600 from the cutoff. Gilles Gouhier called on the button and Christophe stuck around.
Dos Santos continued for 1,200 on the A♣8♠4♥ flop before Gouhier made it 6,200. Christophe folded and Dos Santos followed suit.
Action was caught on the K♠9♠8♣ flop where Ferid Kerkar and Nabil Hajjoubi were all-in, with the latter at risk for around 43,000.
Nabil Hajjoubi: 7x6x
Ferid Kerkar: 9♦9♣
Hajjoubi was behind Kerkar's set and he failed to find his eight outs as the board bricked with the 3♦2♣.
Guillaume Bailet-Goiran from France topped the UDSO #14: Progressive KO, banking 13,000 MAD (~€1,220) along with plenty of bounty prizes along the way. Bailet-Goiran isn’t done yet though in Marrakech. The Frenchman will return for Day 2 of the Main Event after bagging 82,500 on Day 1b.
Also celebrating was Spanish player Moises, who took down the UDSO #7: Silver Event for 165,000 MAD (~€15,510).
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The field have been sent on a 20-minute break. There have been 242 entries, with 180 remaining.
Emmanuelle Allory opened to 1,500 from middle position. Jerome Zerbib and Marina Mendy called from the hijack and cutoff. bra also called from the small blind.
Allory continued for 2,000 on the Q♣J♠5♠ flop, folding out Zerbib. Mendy made it 9,000 and took down the pot, folding out bra and Allory.
Mohamed Mehalleg opened to 1,500 from the hijack and called when Nabil Hajjoubi made it 4,300 from the small blind.
Hajjoubi checked in the dark, and then Mehalleg check after seeing the A♠J♣10♦ flop.
Hajjoubi led out for 5,000 on the 9♣ turn and called when his opponent made it 15,000.
Hajjoubi checked before the 6♣ river appeared, but he snap-folded his A♦Xx when Mehalleg bet another 15,000.
A few hands later, Mehalleg limped in from under the gun. Farid Kerkar then rasied from middle position. Hajjoubi moved all-in for 54,200 from the hijack and received two quick folds.
Hajjoubi then tabled K♠K♥.
Action was caught on the J♠4♠Q♠5♦ board, with around 17,000 in the middle.
Zahir Messouat bet 6,500 before Mitch jammed for 10,000.
Messouat was adamant that Mitch could not move all-in as his 10,000 was not enough to make a raise. This confused the table, and the dealer so much so that the floor had to explain that Mitch's bet was legal.
Messouat still appeared confused by the ruling but put in the calling chips.
Mitch: K♦J♥
Zahir Messouat: 7♣6♣
Mitch had a pair of jacks to be ahead, and he doubled up after the 10♠ river.
It was confusing behaviour from Messouat as he has almost $180,000 in earnings.
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