Bentayeb Ayoub raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Abdou Zizi defended his big blind.
Zizi check-raised to 15,000 over a bet of 5,000 on the 5♠5♣4♣ flop. The 9♣ turn checked through to the J♦ river. Zizi check-called a bet of 35,000.
Ayoub tabled A♣2♣ for a flush, and Zizi mucked his hand.
Richard Dromzee raised from the cutoff and quickly called when Sebastien Compte moved all in for his last 38,000.
Sebastien Compte: A♠9♠
Richard Dromzee: A♣J♣
Dromzee wound up with Broadway after the 10♦3♣8♥Q♣Kx runout to thin the field by a player.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Eric Apikian opened to 7,000 from middle position. Alcaraz three-bet to 16,500 from the hijack before Xavier James jammed for 32,000 from the big blind.
Apikan reshoved as the big stack and Alcaraz called off his stack of 52,000.
Xavier James: 5♣5♦
Alcaraz: K♠K♥
Eric Apikian: 7♥7♠
James went from worst to first, as he found a five on the J♣10♣5♠ flop to make a set. The board finished with the 6♠3♦.
James tripled up while Alcaraz won a 40,000 side pot.
Badr Benchakroun raised to 5,500 from middle position. Thomas Castex and Ahmed Blili called fromt he cutoff and small blind respectively.
Benchakroun continued with a small bet on the 9♥9♠6♠ flop and was called in both spots. The 9♦ turn saw him fire out another 21,000, and again both opponents called.
The K♣ river checked through to showdown. Blili table A♦9♣ for quad nines and took in the pot.
The action folded to Mikhail Bakharev in the small blind and he moved all-in for 22,500. Romain Morin quickly called from the big blind.
Mikhail Bakharev: J♥7♥
Romain Morin: K♥10♦
Bakharev needed some help and found it, as he made a pair on the 9♠7♦4♦ flop to move ahead. He survived after the 3♥4♥ completed the board.
On the next deal, it folded to Bakharev once again and he jammed for 47,500. Morin looked to reclaim his recently lost chips and called.
Mikhail Bakharev: A♣5♥
Romain Morin: Q♦8♣
Bakharev was ahead this time and connected on the A♦3♦3♥ flop to remain the favorite. He booked another double after the 6♥ turn and J♠ river.
The record-breaking UDSO Marrakech Main Event has a confirmed prize pool of 4,768,000 MAD (approx. €449,871), with the top 125 players making the money.
The winner will walk away with 765,000 MAD (approx. €72,179), with the min-cash at 12,000 MAD (approx. €1,132).
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