Main Event
Day 3 Started
Main Event
Day 3 Started
Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Mohamed Jhider | France | 651,000 | 41 |
1 | 2 | Paul | Spain | 1,220,000 | 76 |
1 | 3 | Vladimir Shabalin | Russia | 2,070,000 | 129 |
1 | 4 | Pierre Merlin | France | 648,000 | 41 |
1 | 5 | Antoine Rahal | France | 811,000 | 51 |
1 | 6 | Rony Halimi | France | 286,000 | 18 |
1 | 7 | Nathan | Spain | 852,000 | 53 |
1 | 8 | NFJM | Spain | 777,000 | 49 |
2 | 1 | Polo Santoni | France | 601,000 | 38 |
2 | 2 | Nicolas Noguera | France | 746,000 | 47 |
2 | 3 | Shlomo Ohana | Israel | 1,505,000 | 94 |
2 | 4 | Mounim Kaddouri | France | 340,000 | 21 |
2 | 5 | Roger Tondeur | France | 704,000 | 44 |
2 | 6 | HCC | Spain | 1,513,000 | 95 |
2 | 7 | TMV | Spain | 1,038,000 | 65 |
2 | 8 | Joseph Nassar | Lebanon | 814,000 | 51 |
The final Day of the World Series of Poker International Circuit Main Event is here and a winner will be crowned tonight. The 16 remaining players are guaranteed to take at least 59,000 MAD (~$6,450) home, with them but they will all have their sights set on that first prize of 1,300,000 MAD (~$142,000) and the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring.
The player who is closest to grabbing those prizes right now is Vladimir Shabalin. Winning this tournament would be the biggest live cash for the Russian, who's record cash to date is €56,200 for a third-place finish in 2016 in Malta. Second in chips HCC has 95 big blinds to play with today and he’s seated with Shlomo Ohana, who has 94 big blinds and sits in third. There is not much known about HCC, including his real name, but he left an impression on all the tables he played at during Day 1a and Day 2. Not much more is known about Ohana, this will be his second live cash in his career, with his first ever cash (€4,150) taking place about 2 months ago in Bucharest.
Well-known players left in this field are Nicolas Noguera and Pierre Merlin. Both are sporting below average stacks for now but with more than 40 big blinds each, there's room to play. Noguera won the WSOP International Circuit Paris Main Event in 2016 for €220,000. Merlin came second in the 2017 WSOP International Circuit Paris Main Event for €135,000. Both of them join their fellow countrymen in their quest for WSOP Circuit glory, as the French are sporting no less than eight hopefuls among the final 16.
Former Champions
Year | Entries | Champion | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 486 | - | - | €114,383 |
2017 | 511 | Arron Fletcher | United Kingdom | €130,755 |
2016 | 446 | Mathieu Selides | France | €95,479 |
2015 | 484 | Ricardo Manquant | France | €122,330 |
The tournament will be restarting at 1 pm local time on Level 21 with a small blind of 6,000, a big blind of 12,000 and a running ante of 2,000. Levels will continue with 60 minutes each until Level 25, when blinds will be increased to 75 minutes for the remainder of the tournament. Play will continue until the winner is crowned. PokerNews will be here to provide you with all the trials and tribulations of the WSOP International Circuit Main Event in Casino Marrakech.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimir Shabalin
|
2,070,000 | |
HCC | 1,513,000 | |
Shlomo Ohana | 1,505,000 | |
Paul | 1,220,000 | |
TMV | 1,038,000 | |
Nathan | 852,000 | |
Joseph Nassar | 814,000 | |
Antoine Rahal | 811,000 | |
NFJM | 777,000 | |
Nicolas Noguera | 746,000 | |
Roger Tondeur | 704,000 | |
Mohamed Jhider | 651,000 | |
Pierre Merlin | 648,000 | |
Polo Santoni | 601,000 | |
Mounim Kaddouri | 340,000 | |
Rony Halimi | 286,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The 16 remaining players have taken their seats at the tables and the tournament director has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal.
Compared to the hectic last 2 hours of play yesterday where there were all-ins and calls every five minutes or so, today the action is a lot slower.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Vladimir Shabalin raised to 40,000 from the cutoff. Pierre Merlin, on the button, folded. Antoine Rahal, in the small blind, three-bet to 130,000. Rony Halimi, in the big blind, folded. Action was back on Shabalin who shoved and effectively put Rahal all-in. Rahal called with the 629,000 he had behind.
Vladimir Shabalin:
Antoine Rahal:
The flop came , Rahal flopped a flush draw and Shabalin hit his king. The turn brought them the and the river was another brick for Rahal with the . Everyone applauded for Rahal as he made his way to the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimir Shabalin
|
2,893,000 | 823,000 |
Antoine Rahal | Busted |
Mounim Kaddouri raised to 45,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded back to Shlomo Ohana in the big blind who called.
The flop came on which they both checked. The turn brought them the , now Ohana bet 60,000, Kaddouri shoved all in for 241,000 in total. Ohana asked for a count, the dealer confirmed the amount and Ohana called.
Mounim Kaddouri:
Shlomo Ohana:
Kaddouri had flopped two pair and just needed to avoid a jack to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shlomo Ohana | 1,430,000 | -75,000 |
Mounim Kaddouri | 596,000 | 256,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimir Shabalin
|
2,650,000 | -243,000 |
Paul | 1,200,000 | -20,000 |
Mohamed Jhider | 1,000,000 | 349,000 |
NFJM | 827,000 | 50,000 |
Nathan | 794,000 | -58,000 |
Pierre Merlin | 596,000 | -52,000 |
Rony Halimi | 265,000 | -21,000 |