2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
1,400,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,350 MAD
Prize Pool
6,668,500 MAD
Entries
511
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Rodero Doubles Through Fletcher

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Pablo Rodero
Pablo Rodero

Pablo Rodero open-shoved 2,800,000 on the button and Arron Fletcher called.

Pablo Rodero: {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Arron Fletcher: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Fletcher was in prime position to win the tournament outright, but Rodero hit his seven on {J-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Arron Fletcher gb
Arron Fletcher
9,730,000 -2,900,000
Pablo Rodero es
Pablo Rodero
5,600,000 2,900,000

Tags: Arron FletcherPablo Rodero

Fernandez Eliminated in 3rd Place (635,000 MAD)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Fernandez
Fernandez

With NBaba's shocking elimination, short stack Fernandez laddered up a place he didn't expect ten minutes ago. Having hovered around the ten big blind mark for the better part of two hours, Fernandez kept his stack afloat by getting numerous shoves through.

In the small blind, Fernandez shoved again, this time for 840,000. Pablo Rodero instantly called in the big blind.

Fernandez: {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Pablo Rodero: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Rodero flopped a set of tens on {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, but Fernandez still had straight outs. He added flush outs as well after the {5-Clubs} on the turn, but the {Q-Diamonds} on the river was a brick. After being short for most of the final table, Fernandez held on until 3rd place and banked 635,000 MAD (€59,307).

Player Chips Progress
Fernandez es
Fernandez
Busted

Tags: Fernandez

Hamza NBaba Eliminated in 4th Place (465,000 MAD)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hamza NBaba
Hamza NBaba

In an unexpected shocker, Arron Fletcher has eliminated second in chips Hamza NBaba and claimed a monster chiplead. After Fletcher opened on the button, NBaba three-bet to 350,000 out of the small blind. Fletcher four-bet to 950,000, which brought the action back to NBaba.

"All-in", the Moroccan whispered.

"What did you say?", Fletcher wanted to make sure.

"All-in", NBaba said, this time a little louder.

Within a second, Fletcher reached for as many chips as he could muster and splashed them into the pot. With a loud bang, he slammed {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} open on the table. NBaba's face went aghast when he saw what he was up against.

Nbaba held {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, but had run into the biggest cooler of his poker career. It was a pot of over 7 million in chips, half the chips in play, with NBaba looking for a miracle.

It didn't come; NBaba's fate was sealed after the turn on a {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} board and he finished in fourth place. By eliminating the number two in chips, Fletcher suddenly holds over two-thirds of all the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
Arron Fletcher gb
Arron Fletcher
11,000,000 3,800,000
Hamza NBaba ma
Hamza NBaba
Busted

Tags: Aaron FletcherHamza NBaba

Mika Kakkonen Eliminated in 5th Place (355,000 MAD)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Mika Kakkonen
Mika Kakkonen

In first position, Mika Kakkonen open-shoved for 1,200,000. Pablo Rodero reshoved all in and had Kakkonen covered by a wide margin.

Mika Kakkonen: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Pablo Rodero: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

The flop {K-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} brought the king Rodero needed to take the lead. Kakkonen was looking for a five to survive, but didn't find it on the {10-Clubs} turn or {Q-Clubs} river. The young Finn's deep run ended in 5th place, worth 355,000 MAD (€33,156).

Player Chips Progress
Mika Kakkonen fi
Mika Kakkonen
Busted

Tags: Mika KakkonenPablo Rodero

Kakkonen Shoves

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The tournament is in a quiet phase. The biggest hand in the past fifteen minutes was an open-shove from the small blind by Mika Kakkonen, where he picked up the big blind and antes.

Player Chips Progress
Mika Kakkonen fi
Mika Kakkonen
1,100,000 50,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000