WPT Marrakech presented by Chilipoker

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

WPT Marrakech presented by Chilipoker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
€244,508
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,250
Entries
222
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Rony's Roll Continues

Not long after that big hand in which he busted Sam Chartier, Damien Rony claimed yet another victim -- and another big pot -- knocking out Santiago Terrazas.

After that one, Rony becomes the new chip leader with 390,000.

Tags: Damien Rony

Bounce for Benzinou

After Basri Said opened with a raise from the cutoff seat, Joel Benzinou reraised all in from the small blind for his last 36,400. The big blind folded, and Said said he was calling.

Benzinou should {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Said {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. The flop further secured Benzinou's advantage, coming {10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. The turn was the {6-Spades}, making the {3-Clubs} river no matter.

Benzinou survives, though is still relatively short with 77,000. Said, meanwhile, has been crippled down to just 6,000.

Tags: Basri SaidJoel Benzinou

Assorted Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Damien Rony
Damien Rony
390,000
Erik Tamm
Erik Tamm
310,000
56,000
56,000
Sebastian Homann de
Sebastian Homann
305,000
-10,000
-10,000
WPT 1X Winner
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
255,000
-59,000
-59,000
Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
155,000
75,000
75,000
Winamax
Guillaume de la Gorce
Guillaume de la Gorce
150,000
-35,000
-35,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
105,000
-10,000
-10,000
WPT 1X Winner
Winamax
Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
83,000
Joel Benzinou be
Joel Benzinou
77,000
Alexia Portal
Alexia Portal
62,000
-7,000
-7,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
39,000
-4,500
-4,500
WPT 1X Winner
Antonin Teisseire fr
Antonin Teisseire
38,000
3,700
3,700
[Removed:13]
[Removed:13]
17,000
-53,300
-53,300

Bevand Bounced

Manuel Bevand doesn't look happy.
Manuel Bevand doesn't look happy.

Manuel Bevand open-shoved all in from early position for 32,600, then Julien Labuissiere reraised all in from the cutoff seat with his below-average-but-better-than- Bevand stack of 42,200. The others folded, Bevand showed {A-Spades}{4-Spades}, and Labuissiere {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}.

Five cards later -- {8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} -- and all was settled. Bevand has been eliminated, and Labuissiere now has about 75,000.

Tags: Julien LabuissiereManuel Bevand

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Labuissiere Leaps Up, Demore Down

Cedric Demore opened for 8,500 from middle position and got one caller in Julien Labussiere from the button. Both checked the {4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop. The turn then brought the {5-Hearts}. Demore checked, Labussiere bet 12,000, and Demore made the call.

The river was the {Q-Clubs}. Demore checked again, and this time Labussiere bet 26,500. Demore thought for a while, then tossed out the chips to call.

Labuissiere tabled {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for the straight, and Demore mucked. Demore is down to about 55,000 now, while Labuissiere has climbed ot 152,000.

Tags: Cedric DemoreJulien Labussiere

Nitsche's Will to Power

Dominik Nitsche -- knocked down below 5,000 chips early in Day 2 -- has enjoyed a string of double-ups over the last couple of hours and now sits with a stack of about 200,000.

The most recent instance came when Nitsche opened with a standard raise from early position, Erik Tamm reraised 15,500 more from the button, Nitsche shoved all in for about 95,000 total, and Tamm called. Nitsche had {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Tamm {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}, and when the board ran out {5-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}, Nitsche claimed the pot.

Tamm tumbles to 165,000.

Tags: Dominik NitscheErik TammPierre Daw

Alexia Deported

Alexia Portal
Alexia Portal

Alexia Portal three-bet shoved out of the blinds for 50,500 total, and Erik Tamm looked her up. She needed to improve her {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} to stay alive against Tamm's {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}. But the {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{2-Spades} board improved Tamm's hand instead. He turned a straight to eliminate Portal and take back some of the chips he'd lost to Dominik Nitsche.

Tags: Alexia PortalErik Tamm