2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Sonny Franco
Winning Hand
55
Prize
1,500,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Entries
544
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000

Franco Folds the River

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Sonny Franco
Sonny Franco

Najib Bennis limped under the gun and it folded to big blind Sonny Franco who checked.

The flop came down {8-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Franco check-called a bet of 40,000. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Franco check-called another bet of 40,000.

The river was the {Q-Hearts} and when Franco checked Bennis bet 75,000. Franco had a smile on his face as he ended up open-folding {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Bennis was nice enough to show Franco {A-Spades}{10-Clubs} to let him know he made a correct fold.

Franco has been chipping up quite nicely over the last level and is now one of the chip leader of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
2,900,000 655,000
[Removed:335] gb
[Removed:335]
2,670,000 395,000
Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
2,150,000 -250,000
Najib Bennis ma
Najib Bennis
1,350,000 -415,000
Edoardo Mortera it
Edoardo Mortera
800,000 -100,000

Tags: Najib BennisSonny Franco

Kamel Atoui Eliminated in 16th Place (61,000 MAD)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Kamel Atoui
Kamel Atoui

Kamel Atoui made some bold plays during the tournament but his run has now come to an end. Atoui got his last chips in the middle with pocket sevens and he had to hit a seven against the pocket queens of Edoardo Mortera.

Mortera already flopped a boat earlier to double up and he hit a set this time when the flop fell queen-high. No running sevens for Atoui and he was sent to the rail in 16th place, cashing for 61,000 MAD (approx. €5,600).

Player Chips Progress
Edoardo Mortera it
Edoardo Mortera
900,000 380,000
Kamel Atoui fr
Kamel Atoui
Busted

Tags: Edoardo MorteraKamel Atoui

Robert Leads Quest to Crown Winner in Marrakech

Casino de Marrakech
Casino de Marrakech

The final day of the 2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event is here. Only 22 players are left after Day 2 and they will battle it out today in Casino de Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort - Palace to figure out who will take home the first-place prize of 1,500,000 MAD (approx. €138,000).

Julien Robert sits on top of the leaderboard. He collected 1,575,000 chips on Day 2 and has the best position to win the coveted gold WSOP Circuit ring. Robert obtained some chips and started applying pressure on the players at his table. It was Robert who eventually busted Alamo Lopez on the bubble. Isabel Baltazar is chasing him in second place. She won a big three-way all-in on Day and never looked back. She starts the day with 1,541,000.

Other players that will take their seats today include Pierre Antoine Quignard (742,000), Nicolas Pacifico (633,000), Sonny Franco (589,000), and Jimmy Kebe (314,000). They all still have a shot to take home the grand prize and the gold WSOP Circuit ring.

Seat Draw

Table 1NameTable 2NameTable 3Name
1[Removed:335]1Nicolas Pacifico1Cheva
2Kamel Atoui2Edoardo Mortera2Ramon Sol
3Abdelhamid El Khayati3Alexis Ibbarola3Jimmy Kebe
4Julien Robert4Mouloud4Steve Berdah
5Isabel Baltazar5Hassan Fares5Najib Bennis
6Pierre Antoine Quignard6---6---
7[Removed:69]7Ibrahim Kiriakus7Eric Rabut
8VPA8Sonny Franco8Olivier Paris

They will start in level 23 (blinds 10,000/20,000 - ante 3,000) and they will play down to a winner. PokerNews will provide coverage until a winner is crowned in Marrakech.

Tags: Alamo LopezIsabel BaltazarJimmy KebeJulien RobertNicolasPierre Antoine QuignardSonny Franco