Anas Tadini raised and called the shove of Ludovic Moryousef from the button with . Moryousef was ahead with the and flopped well on . The double was confirmed on the turn and the river was a mere formality.
Romain Lewis was less fortunate. Down to seven big blinds he got the remainder of his short stack in with pocket nines and Paul called with . The Spaniard got there and Lewis became the first casualty in the money, earning 35,000 MAD for his efforts.
Five minutes into the new level, the players were sent into a 15-minute break and when they return, they will play the remainder of the level before heading into the dinner break. The free buffet will be available as of 8 p.m. local time, hence the adjusted schedule.
The cards are back in the air with some 33 minutes remaining until the dinner break and 16 players still in contention for the 630,000 MAD first-place payout.
Javier Zarco raised to 22,000 and Rati Vale Il Dieko, then Louis Linard came along from the big blind. On the flop only Linard check-called a continuation bet before doing so again for 81,000 on the turn. The river was checked and Linard showed for two pair while Rati Vale Il Dieko sighed and mucked.
Soon after, Aleksandras Voisnis three-bet shoved from the big blind for 163,000 with the . Zarco as initial raiser reluctantly called with and failed to get there on the board of . Down to 73,000, Zarco moved all in the net hand and Rachid Am called in the hijack. Voisnis moved all in over the top for more than 330,000 in the small blind and Am called.
Javier Zarco:
Rachid Am:
Aleksandras Voisnis:
The entire table gasped upon the showdown and the board ran out to let Zarco triple up in spectacular fashion.
Down to six big blinds, Isabel Baltazar moved all in from late position with the and was called by Francois Pirault in the cutoff with . The board came and the kicker played to eliminate Baltazar in 16th place.
Ahoor Parham raised to 25,000 and Paul moved all in, which Parham eventually called for 236,000.
Ahoor Parham:
Paul:
The flop gave Parham trips aces and he even improved to quads on the turn, which made the on the river a formality.
After having chipped up previously, Parham faced the limp of Francois Pirault and moved all in from the button. Pirault snap-called for his last 23 big blinds and turned over the superior kicker.
Francois Pirault:
Ahoor Parham:
The board came and that spelled the end for Pirault in 15th place for 40,000 MAD. "You take it from me and give it to him?" Isabel Baltazar asked when she walked by the table and Pirault just sighed before heading to the payout desk.
The level has come to an end, and the remaining players were sent into a 75-minute dinner break. Action will recommence at approximately 9 p.m. local time while the buffet will be available as of 8 p.m. local time.
. Moryousef was ahead with the 
and flopped well on 
. The double was confirmed on the 
turn and the 
river was a mere formality.
. The Spaniard got there and Lewis became the first casualty in the money, earning 35,000 MAD for his efforts.
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flop only Linard check-called a continuation bet before doing so again for 81,000 on the 
turn. The 
for two pair while Rati Vale Il Dieko sighed and mucked.
. Zarco as initial raiser reluctantly called with 
and failed to get there on the board of 
to let Zarco triple up in spectacular fashion.
and was called by Francois Pirault in the cutoff with 
. The board came 
flop gave Parham trips aces and he even improved to quads on the 
turn, which made the 
and that spelled the end for Pirault in 15th place for 40,000 MAD. "You take it from me and give it to him?" Isabel Baltazar asked when she walked by the table and Pirault just sighed before heading to the payout desk.
