Kevin Faverot raised to 2,500 in middle position. Behind him, Leonard Kensmil shoved all in for 34,600. In the big blind, Rodrigo Strong reraised all in, and Faverot quickly folded.
Leonard Kensmil:
Rodrigo Strong:
The always positive Kensmil kept his smile, banking on his positive attitude to save the day. It was of no avail, as the dealer fanned out to send the Frenchman packing.
Sarah Herzali opened the action with a raise to 2,300 in early position. No less than three players called, including Patrick Vittet on the button. The flop came and Herzali continued 4,700, with Vittet being the only caller.
On the turn, Herzali showed no sign of slowing down as she bet 8,000. Once again, Vittet made the call.
The river was the and now Herzali checked. Vittet cut out a bet of 19,100, leaving himself with a mere 15,000 behind. Herzali went in the tank, visibly unhappy with the situation. After considering it for over three minutes, she slid in a call.
Vittet knocked the table and mucked his hand face down. Herzali mucked as well and scooped the large pot.
Masbah Ben Baba and Thibault Saillard got their stacks preflop in the middle. Saillard had a chance to knock out Ben Baba, but was trailing with against Ben Baba's
Dimitry Sukhorukov is hot here in Marrakech, after taking down the opening event earlier this week for €10,177. Sukhorukov is looking for his second ring of the week in the Main Event and is shaping up to be a contender.
The Russian stormed out of the dinner break by eliminating a player, running his stack up to 170,000 in the process.
The players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Late registration is now closed, capping Day 1a at 172 players. 86 of them will be returning after the break, as we play three more levels of 45-minutes before chips are bagged.
to send the Frenchman packing.
turn, Herzali showed no sign of slowing down as she bet 8,000. Once again, Vittet made the call.
and now Herzali checked. Vittet cut out a bet of 19,100, leaving himself with a mere 15,000 behind. Herzali went in the tank, visibly unhappy with the situation. After considering it for over three minutes, she slid in a call.
and Ben Baba doubled up.
