Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Imad Derwiche opened to 3,500 and Paul Michaelis called on the button. The big blind folded and Derwiche showed him a thumbs up as they went heads-up to a flop.
"Gamble," said Derwiche who then bet 4,000. Michaelis called.
"I never bluff a German," continued Derwiche.
"Good decision," replied Michaelis.
"It's impossible to bluff a German!" said Derwiche as the pair checked the runout.
"I think you win," said Derwiche showing . Michaelis showed for missed straight and flush draws and a rivered jack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Michaelis | 80,000 | |
Imad Derwiche |
70,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Habib Berdai opened to 3,700 pre-flop and got calls from Zahir Messouat and Hassan Fares, along with Abdelhadi Kondah in the small blind.
The flop came and Kondah quickly moved all in for around 25,000. The other three players folded allowing Kondah to take down the pot, moving up to around 40,000.
The four players still sit below average stack which currently stands at 63,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hassan Fares | 60,000 | |
Abdelhadi Kondah |
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Zahir Messouat |
38,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
Habib Berdai
|
25,000 |
The chip leaders have been chipping up since the dinner break, and the biggest stacks in the room are now in the region of 200,000 with a little over two levels left in the evening.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean Karam | 220,000 | |
Antoine Rahal |
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Nabil Ben Azzouz | 200,000 | |
|
Ravane Bouibeb opened to 2,600 and Chawki Fawaz three-bet to 7,100. Malek Grabsi then moved all in for 9,900 from the big blind, with both other players calling.
The remaining two players checked down a board of and Grabsi triumphantly showed for a full house. Fawaz showed and Bouibeb and Grabsi tripled to around starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rayane Bouibeb
|
85,000 | |
Chawki Fawaz | 66,000 | |
Malek Grabsi | 33,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Registration in the 2019 WPTDS Marrakech Main Event has closed with the tournament clock showing 332 entries on Day 1b.
That, coupled with the 213 that entered yesterday means that there is an unconfirmed field of 545, making this the biggest WPTDS Marrakech in history!
Among the recent eliminations is Brit Phillip Huxley who won the WSOPC Main Event here in Marrakech back in June for €86,162, beating a field of 359.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Franck Pace | Busted | |
Thierry Morel | Busted | |
Mbarek El Mehdi
|
Busted | |
Phillip Huxley | Busted | |
Francisco | Busted | |
Mourad Bouzeghoub
|
Busted | |
[Removed:445]
|
Busted | |
Nenufar
|
Busted |
Jean Montury limped in the small blind and Jeremy Saderne checked his big blind.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . Montury bet 3,000 and Saderne raised to 8,500. Montury shoved for 25,500 and Saderne damn-near beat him into the pot.
Montury showed for the nut straight with Saderne showing for the second nut straight. Saderne was drawing to a chop, but the didn't help him and Montury doubled to around 60,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean Montury |
60,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Jeremy Saderne | 10,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Parham Ahoor |
125,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Arthur Conan | 100,000 | |
Bruno Caron |
85,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Bernard Guigon |
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Kuljinder Sidhu | 80,000 | |
Erwann Pecheux |
45,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Kamal Sefrioui |
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Said El Yousfi |
40,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Roger Tondeur | Busted |