Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
2018 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Entries
486
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Break
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
The 203 remaining players have just gone for their second 15-minute break of the day.
Bensimhon Flushed His Way to the Top
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ben Bensimhon has skyrocketed to the top of the chip count leaderboard and he told us how:
"The crazy Spaniard was sitting in mid-position and he raised to 700. Another players in late position called, so did the button, and myself in the small blind. I had 
. The flop came 
with two spades, I checked. The Spaniard bet 1,100, the next one called and the other folded. I also called. The turn was another spade, low. I bet 3,000, the Spaniard called, the other one raised to 9,000. I shoved, the Spaniard escaped and the raiser called with about 20,000. He had 
. River didn't matter anymore. That's how I got to about 100,000."
When he told us this, he had 170,000 but five minutes later he came to the media room to tell us he was on 210,000 now:
"Guy opened to 800, two people flatted, I was in the big blind and I did the same with 
. The flop was 
, I checked, so did the initial opener. The first flatter bet 1,500, the second flatter folded, I called and the other guy folded. The turn was the 
, I check-called the 1,600 bet of the other guy. The river was another club so I had a flush. I bet 1,500, he shoved for about 21,000 and I called. He had 
for the lower flush!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 125,000 |
Boukaddeda Trying Again
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
After Ahmed Boukaddeda busted earlier, he decided to reenter. He got seated at the same table as Fabian Gumz, Mehdi Hsissen and Luke Bayliss.
Boukaddeda limped in from mid-position as did Hsissen from the button. Bayliss raised to 1,700 from the small blind and both Boukaddeda and Hsissen called.
They all checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Bayliss bet 3,800, Boukaddeda called and Hsissen folded.
The board was completed with the on the river. Bayliss check-folded to the 5,000 bet of Boukaddeda .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | 10,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Gumz Gunning For Hsissen
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Hand #1:
The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 650. Mehdi Hsissen called from mid-position, Luke Bayliss, in late position, also called. Fabian Gumz, in the small blind, raised to 3,400. The initial raiser folded, Hsissen called, and Bayliss folded. The flop came 
, Gumz continued with a bet of 2,000 and Hsissen called. The turn brought them the , now Gumz fired 3,500 without any hesitation. Hsissen folded with a look of disgust.
Hand #2:
Hsissen raised to 600 from the under-the-gun position and Gumz called, now sitting on the button. The players in the blinds quickly got out of the way. The dealer dealt 
on the flop, Hsissen bet 600 and Gumz called. The turn came with the 
, now Hsissen bet 1,025 and Gumz called. The board was completed with the 
and Hsissen checked. Gumz bet 3,200 and Hsissen did not look happy about the bet. In the end, he called. Gumz tabled 
for the rivered two pair, tens and fives, with the ace-kicker. Hsissen mucked.
Hand #3:
Gumz bet 600 from the cutoff and action folded to Hsissen, in the big blind, who called. The flop came 
, Hsissen check-called the 625 bet of Gumz. They both checked through the on the turn to the 
on the river. Hsissen checked again. Gumz bet 2,200. Hsissen mumbled something about Gumz probably hitting the river again. Hsissen threw a chip in for the call. Gumz showed 
for the rivered top pair indeed and Hsissen mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 2,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
Sammer Wins a Big One Against El Yousfi
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
The flop read 
and the pot already contained around 1,000. Harald Sammer had checked from the big blind and now it was up to Said El Yousfi to decide what to do. El Yousfi bet 900 from mid-position and Sammer called.
The turn brought them the 
, Sammer checked again. El Yousfi continued with a bet of 2.000. Sammer called again.
The on the river completed the board, Sammer now bet 9,000 which sent El Yousfi into the tank. El Yousfi took his earphones out, stared at Sammer and looked at the board again. He mumbled a bit to hiimself and looked at Sammer again.
"Are you good?" he asked Sammer twice. Sammer did not give any verbal of physical response.
El Yousfi threw two orange 5,000-chips in as a call and Sammer tabled 
for a set of threes. El Yousfi just nodded and moved his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
4,400 | -25,600 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Lewis Off to a Good Start
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Achille Voltolina raised to 600 from the hijack and action was on Romain Lewis, in the cutoff. Lewis three-bet to 1,500 and action folded back to Voltolina who called.
The flop came 
, Voltolina check-called the 2,000 bet of Lewis.
Thee turn brought them the , Voltolina check-called again but now it was a bet of 5,000.
The river completed the board with the 
, Voltolina checked once again after he took a bit of time to think about his options. Lewis bet 13,000 without any hesitation. Voltolina looked at his own stack and then decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
20,100 | 15,100 |
More Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
|
48,000 | 18,000 |
|
36,000 | 8,500 |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
5,000 | -25,000 |