Main Event | 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

09-30-2018 16:47 UTC

Abdullatif Attia Eliminated in 10th Place (90,000 MAD / €8,227)

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Shortly into the new level, Abdullatif Attia moved all in for 515,000 from the cutoff. David Pecheur came over the top from the small blind to put Attia at risk.

Abdullatif Attia:
David Pecheur:

The board came down with a full house: . Pecheur's better pair played and Attia missed out on the final table. He received 90,000 MAD as a consolation prize for finishing in 10th place. The nine remaining players will go on a short break and redraw for the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Pecheur	1,500,000 550,000	550,000
Abdullatif Attia	Busted

Tags: Abdullatif Attia David Pecheur

09-30-2018 16:14 UTC

Tobias Peters Eliminated in 11th Place (90,000 MAD / €8,227)

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ramon Sol, who won a big pot off Tobias Peters at the start of the day with ace-king against kings, opened up with a raise from early position. Tobias Peters three-bet to 280,000 from the small blind and Sol called. The flop was and Peters continued for 115,000, which Sol called.

The turn brought the and Peters fired a second barrel of 260,000. Sol once again came along with the call.

The landed on the river and Peters shoved all in for 580,000 without much hesitation. It was for more than half of Sol's remaining stack, who took close to one minute before flicking in a calling chip.

Peters showed but was outkicked by Sol's . The Dutchman won 120,000 MAD in the 8 max yesterday morning and will be adding 90,000 MAD to it by finishing in 11th place in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Sol	2,900,000 1,240,000	1,240,000
Tobias Peters	Busted

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09-30-2018 15:45 UTC

Yves Rolland Eliminated in 12th Place (75,000 / €6,856)

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Yves Rolland was already the shortest stack in the break and dropped down even further to be left with just 225,000. He went all in and received a call from Jaouad Abida.

Yves Rolland:
Jaouad Abida:

The flop was to give Abida the lead with a pair of queens. The turn and river proved of no help to the Day 1a chipleader, who will have to settle for 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaouad Abida	1,800,000 300,000	300,000
Yves Rolland	Busted

Tags: Jaouad Abida Yves Rolland

09-30-2018 15:10 UTC

Mathieu Chevalier Eliminated in 13th Place (75,000 MAD / €6,856)

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In a blind on blind battle, Tobias Peters raised from the small blind and a short-stack Mathieu Chevalier went all in for around 300,000. Peters wasn't going anywhere and quickly made the call.

Mathieu Chevalier:
Tobias Peters:

The flop brought to give each player a pair. Neither turn nor river changed anything and Chevalier busted shortly before the break in 13th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	1,100,000 380,000	380,000
Mathieu Chevalier	Busted

Tags: Mathieu Chevalier Tobias Peters

09-30-2018 15:05 UTC

Miguel Couceiro Eliminated in 14th Place (62,000 MAD / €5,668)

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In the first of two hands that led to Miguel Couceiro's demise, he and Mathieu Papineau got it both in and were all smiles when they revealed the same pair.

Miguel Couceiro:
Mathieu Papineau:

"Come on, no joke, just split pot please," Couceiro said. The sweat became very real though, as the flop appeared . The on the turn was safe for Couceiro, but the on the river improved Papineau to an improbable flush.

The Portuguese had to fork over 760,000 of his chips to Papineau and was left with a mere 160,000. After folding his big blind, the next hand it was Jaouad Abida raised to 90,000 on the button, Couceiro shoved his final 110,000 from the small blind, Papineau called from the big blind and Abida could only call as well.

The flop got checked by both players. Papineau bet 105,000 on the turn and Abida open-folded .

Miguel Couceiro:
Mathieu Papineau:

Papineau finished what he had started with yet another club flush and Couceiro was drawing dead, making the river merely one for the statistics. He finished in 14th place and received 62,000 MAD.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Papineau	2,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Miguel Couceiro	Busted

Tags: Mathieu Papineau Miguel Couceiro

09-30-2018 14:44 UTC

Alex Sanchez Eliminated in 15th Place (62,000 MAD / €5,668)

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alex Sanchez was able to survive another orbit and had 70,000 when he was seated in the big blind. He posted the big blind ante of 30,000, the big blind of 30,000 and held 10,000 behind. Kalidou Sow raised in middle position and Sanchez called all in.

Alex Sanchez:
Kalidou Sow:

It was all Sow on an board and Sanchez headed out in 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalidou Sow	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Alex Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Alex Sanchez Kalidou Sow

09-30-2018 13:38 UTC

Yassine Adib Eliminated in 16th Place (50,000 MAD / €4,571)

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Level 24 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The shortest of stacks belonged to Yassine Adib, who had just 80,000 when he was seated in the small blind. Kalidou Sow raised to 50,000 on the button and called the 30,000 extra after Abid had shoved. Abid was a favorite with against Sow's but dodged a massive sweat on a board.

In the subsequent hand, Sow raised and called off Abid's second shove in a row, this time for 210,000.

Yassine Adib:
Kalidou Sow:

This time it was Adib who picked up the extra outs along the way, but he didn't get there: . He was the first player to bust on Day 3 and received 50,000 MAD.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalidou Sow	1,400,000 400,000	400,000
Yassine Adib	Busted

Tags: Kalidou Sow Yassine Adib

09-30-2018 11:30 UTC

Sixteen Players Left; One Will Win the 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event Today

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It took two Day 1's and a near 11-hour Day 2 to whittle the 431-entry field of the 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech 13,200 MAD Main Event down to its final sixteen hopefuls. Each of them has already locked up 50,000 MAD (appr. €4,571 / $5,305) but the main prize awarded at the end of the night is the 1,000,000 MAD first place prize (appr. €91,411 / $106,095) and the bragging rights that come with being the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech champion. The first place prize includes a 22,000 MAD package for the WPTDeepStacks season-ending event.

Casino de Marrakech, located in the stunning Es Saadi Resort in the vibrant Moroccan city of Marrakech, will once again deliver a breathtaking final table stage for the finalists to contest for the lion's share of the 4,946,000 MAD prize pool and the seven-figure first place prize. Leading the way is Fabio Pinho Damaso, who will start the day with 2,295,000 in chips.

Following Damaso are two very familiar names for those that follow the European mid-stakes circuit closely: Kalidou Sow (1,400,000) and Tobias Peters (1,360,000). Sow won the €2,000 High Roller earlier this month in Vilamoura and won three large-sized tournaments in a row last December and January to burst onto the scene. Peters is the 2017 WPTDeepStacks Europe Player of the Year and won the 4,500 MAD 8-max for 120,000 MAD during his Main Event off-day.

Besides the top three, several notables are still in contention including Mathieu Papineau (800,000), Jean Montury (640,000), Day 1a chipleader Yves Rolland (550,000), David Pecheur (345,000), and Francois Tosques (315,000).

Cards will be back in the air at 2 p.m. local time, where the final minutes of level 23 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000 will be played out. PokerNews will be on the floor start to finish as we crown a new WPTDeepStacks champion in Casino de Marrakech today!