Main Event Day 1a | 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

09-27-2018 16:35 UTC

Rakotoarisoa Puts Benkirane Under Pressure

Yori Epskamp

Level 3 : 100/200, 100 ante

As is traditional in Marrakech, there's plenty of action and chips are flying everywhere despite the tournament being in its infant stages. Seven players have already busted out after two levels, with three of them opting for a reentry right away.

One of these big pots was brewing between Tantely Rakotoarisoa and Amina Benkirane, with action on the former on a completed board of . It was Rakotoarisoa who moved all in, putting Benkirane to the test for her 22k stack. She settled on a fold and left the big pot to her adversary.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tantaly Rakotoarisoa	65,000
Amina Benkirane	22,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Tantaly Rakotoarisoa Amina Benkirane

09-27-2018 16:54 UTC

Chip Counts

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Level 3 : 100/200, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ringo Stimac	80,000
Fabio Damaso	55,000
Manu Murgia	45,000
Kalidou Sow	42,000 12,000	12,000
Tobias Peters	37,000 7,000	7,000
Said El Yousfi	36,500 6,500	6,500

09-27-2018 16:58 UTC

Photos in Casino de Marrakech

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Photos by Tomas Stacha/WPT.

09-27-2018 17:11 UTC

Break

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Level 3 : 100/200, 100 ante

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. A total of 116 entries have been made during the first three levels, with 106 of them still in contention.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

09-27-2018 17:45 UTC

Taylor Flops Set; Eliminates Resevskis

Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Jad Sanhaji opened up the action with a raise to 700 from early position and Kalidou Sow called to his direct left. Next to Sow, Andris Resevskis three-bet to 2,600, Guy Taylor cold-called without much hesitation from the big blind, Sanhaji jumped in and Sow, getting a fantastic price, closed the action and came along.

On a flop, it got checked to Resevskis who bet 5,100. Taylor check-raised to 15,000, Sanhaji and Sow folded, Resevskis shoved around 25,000 after some thought and Taylor snap-called it off.

Andris Resevskis:
Guv Taylor:

Taylor had outflopped the Latvian and ended his first attempt after the board ran out . Resevskis has until the start of level 10 if he decides to reenter himself back into it.

Taylor vs. Resevskis — Guy Taylor and Andris Resevskis get it in

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Taylor	70,000 70,000	70,000
Kalidou Sow	49,000 7,000	7,000
Jad Sanhaji	38,000 38,000	38,000
Andris Resevskis	Busted

Tags: Andris Resevskis Guy Taylor Kalidou Sow

09-27-2018 17:58 UTC

Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Salem Cherrati	60,000 60,000	60,000
[Removed:247]	59,000 59,000	59,000
Sadate Jilali	55,000 55,000	55,000
Ali El Borsy	50,000
Nourredine Aittaleb	45,000 45,000	45,000
Stephan Gerin	35,000 35,000	35,000
Francois Tosques	33,000 33,000	33,000
Malek Grabsi	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jerome Sgorrano	30,000 30,000	30,000
Abdullatif Attia	30,000 30,000	30,000
Said El Yousfi	23,000 -13,500	-13,500
Igna Poker	22,000 22,000	22,000
Tobias Peters	22,000 -15,000	-15,000
Guillaume Darcourt	21,000 21,000	21,000

Bruno Caron	18,000 18,000	18,000
Ronald Steinmetz	17,000 17,000	17,000
Frederic Delval	Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

09-27-2018 18:21 UTC

Day 1a Photos

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Photos by Tomas Stacha/WPT.

09-27-2018 18:32 UTC

Jilali First Over 100k

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Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

The early chipleader in the tournament is Sadate Jilali, who has already quadrupled his starting stack during the first four levels of the day. In the latest hand, Jilali was seated on the button and faced a bet of 1,200 from Boubekeur Benhalima on a flop, which he called. Another player called from the blinds.

All three players checked the turn and river. Jilali showed and pipped Benhalima's to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sadate Jilali	120,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Sadate Jilali