Main Event
Day 3 Started
2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Buy-in
13,200 MAD
Entries
431
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Day 3 Seating and Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jaouad Abida | Morocco | 1,045,000 | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | Miguel Couceiro | Portugal | 875,000 | 44 |
| 1 | 3 | Alex Sanchez | Spain | 770,000 | 39 |
| 1 | 4 | Abdullatif Attia | France | 595,000 | 30 |
| 1 | 5 | Yves Rolland | France | 550,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 6 | Kalidou Sow | France | 1,400,000 | 70 |
| 1 | 7 | Yassine Adib | Morocco | 210,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 8 | David Pecheur | France | 345,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | Mathieu Chevalier | France | 275,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | Mathieu Papineau | France | 800,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 3 | Jean Montury | France | 630,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 4 | Ramon Sol | Spain | 535,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 5 | Fabio Pinho Damaso | Portugal | 2,295,000 | 115 |
| 2 | 6 | Sebastien Boyard | France | 945,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 7 | Francois Tosques | France | 315,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 1,360,000 | 68 |
Sixteen Players Left; One Will Win the 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event Today
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!
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Chevalier Shoves Twice
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Short stack Mathieu Chevalier shoved twice in a row and picked up the blinds and antes both time. Chevalier showed 
the second time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 175,000 |
Peters and Sow Take A Hit
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
There were 9 minutes remaining in Level 23 and two all-in and a call took place during that time. On table 2, Jean Montury raised to 50,000 and Ramon Sol three-bet to 155,000. Tobias Peters was in the small blind and checked both stacks before shoving all in. Montury folded and Sol called all in for 670,000.
Tobias Peters: 
Ramon Sol: 
Montury claimed to have folded pocket tens. The board ran out 
and a loud "vamos" sounded from Sol's railbirds as he rivered Broadway for the big double up.
On table 1 at nearly the same time, Kalidou Sow ripped it from the button and David Pecheur called all in from the big blind.
David Pecheur: 
Kalidou Sow: 
The best hand remained ahead on 
and Pecheur doubled as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 865,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -400,000 |
|
750,000 | -610,000 |
|
680,000 | 335,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Peters Gets Some From Sanchez
Level 24
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Tobias Peters picked up another pair of 
and raised from middle position. Alex Sanchez called from the big blind. The flop was 
and Sanchez check-called 70,000. Both players checked the 
on the turn.
The river was the 
and Peters snap-called a 75,000 bet from Sanchez, who couldn't muster up more than 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 430,000 |
|
|
1,050,000 | 300,000 |
Yassine Adib Eliminated in 16th Place (50,000 MAD / €4,571)
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | 400,000 |
|
Busted |
Montury Short, Doubles Up
Level 24
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jean Montury was left with just 120,000 in the big blind after doubling up Mathieu Chevalier shortly before with ace-jack against ace-king. Tobias Peters opened from middle position and called off the shove from Montury.
Jean Montury:
Tobias Peters: 
Montury flopped two queens to leave Peters drawing dead on the spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000 | -475,000 |
|
|
720,000 | -330,000 |
|
|
680,000 | 230,000 |
|
595,000 | 280,000 |
|
280,000 | -350,000 |