Pablos and Mickael [Removed:250] got their chips preflop in the middle. [Removed:250], the short stack, was at risk with against and needed to improve to stay alive.
Even with the favorable odds, Pablos yelled "Queen! Queen! Queen!". The flop came down and Pablos kept chanting for his card. The on the turn delivered a very audible "Queen!" from Pablos, securing the hand for him.
The Spanish player is now up to 100,000 as we head into the dinner break.
Preflop, Pamela Graffouillere had three-bet to 3,700 and got no less than three callers. On the flop, Graffouillere bet 10,000 and called off her remaining stack of 35,000 when Tarek Bouchenna shoved all in.
Graffouillere held , but unfortunately for her Bouchenna had flopped a set with . Neither the turn nor river helped her, and she was eliminated.
With 315 entries on Day 1b added to the 172 of Day 1a, the 484-player field of 2015 has now been surpassed, making this the biggest WSOP Circuit Main Event on Moroccan soil. As late registration is open for another full level, the number is expected to go up even more.
Day 1b has surpassed the 300-player mark, putting the total number of players in this tournament at 475. Just ten more entries are needed to set a new record here in Marrakech.