Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2015 WSOP International Circuit Casino de Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 WSOP International Circuit Casino de Marrakech
Buy-in
€1,350
Entries
484
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Andrade versus Soutavong
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Nuno Andrade first three-bet a hand to enforce a fold from an opponent and then opened to 300 again, getting called by Bruno Soutavong in the blinds. The 
flop was checked through and Andrade then bet the 
turn. Soutavong check-called and checked again the 
river.
Andrade picked up chips and then made it 1,350 to go. This proved to be too much for the Frenchman and Soutavong folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
26,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Early Roller Coaster for Merlin
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Pierre Merlin lost a lot of chips when running into the nut flush of an opponent before the Frenchman was all in for his last 6,825 chips with pocket fives on the river of a 
board. His opponent called and then mucked the 
when getting shown the full house of Merlin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
First Seat Open
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The player who has been eliminated is unfortunately unknown, but the chips went to Emile Domingos. According to Quentin Lecomte, the Spaniard had defended his big blind against a 300-raise and then found a magic flop of 
. Domingos somehow got the opponent at risk with 
for the flopped straight and flush draw to see the opponent drawing dead after the turn already with pocket kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 |
Almost 100 Entries Now
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Among the most recent entries to the field, Isabel Baltazar, Ludovic Riehl, Anthony Kondah and Abdelhadi Kondah have all taken their seats. There are now almost 100 players registered for Day 1a and one of them has already been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Merlin Struggeling Further
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
After a raise to 300 from Guillaume Darcourt, three players called to see the flop of 
, which got checked through. The turn saw a bet of Pierre Merlin for 700 out of the small blind and one opponent in early position called to see the 
river. Merlin bet 1,600 and mucked his cards immediately after he got called.
The opponent flipped over the 
for a flush as winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Fourth Seat Open
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Guillaume Darcourt had been involved involved in a bigger hand versus Brian Benhamou earlier and was forced to lay down his hand. Then he got an opponent on tilt with 
and third pair before opening to 300. There was a reraise to 1,200 and two callers, thus the Frenchman called as well to see a flop of 
.
Darcourt bet 1,875 and only one opponent called to see the on the turn. The Frenchman made it 4,500 to go and called the all in of his opponent for 12,000 with 
. He faced 
and the 
river was a brick to award the pot to Darcourt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
Two More to the Show
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Hafid Kinany as well as Rebecca Gerin have taken their seats and the overall attendance has since grown to more than 100 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Runner Runner Chop
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
On the same table as Anas Tadini and Anthony Rodrigues, a short stack was all in for 7,000 chips after a flop of 
. He was called by two opponents with 
and 
, who both proceeded to check down the 
turn and the river to split the short stack of the all in player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |