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

Robert Bleeding More Chips

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Julien Robert raised from middle position to 100,000 and he was called by Hassan Fares from the cutoff and by big blind Jimmy Kebe.

The {2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Spades} was dealt and Kebe checked to the initial raiser. Robert continued with a bet of 125,000 and he was just called by Fares. Kebe got out of the way and let the two battle it out heads-up.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and Robert checked to Fares who took over the betting initiative with a bet of 150,000. That was enough to make Robert fold and pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
1,460,000 325,000
Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
1,315,000 -225,000

Tags: Hassan FaresJimmy KebeJulien Robert

Abdelhamid El Khayati Eliminated in 9th Place (156,000 MAD)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Abdelahim El Khayati
Abdelahim El Khayati

The flop was {6-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Jimmy Kebe and Abdelhamid El Khayati got their chips in the middle. El Khayati was the at-risk player in the pretty sizeable 3,600,000 pot.

Kebe flopped a flush draw and bottom pair with {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and El Khayati was playing {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and gave Kebe the flush raight away and El Khayati was drawing dead.

The {Q-Clubs} river was a courtesy and El Khayati was sent to the cashier to collect 156,000 MAD (approx. €14,400). El Khayati had a runner-up finish in the WPT DeepStacks last December in Dauville where he cashed for €68,000. He adds another final table to his resume but his run ends in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Kebe fr
Jimmy Kebe
5,100,000 1,780,000
Abdelhamid El Khayati fr
Abdelhamid El Khayati
Busted

Tags: Abdelhamid El KhayatiJimmy Kebe

Mortera Doubles Through [Removed:336]

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

[Removed:335] and Edoardo Mortera got their chips in the middle. [Removed:336] sat on the hijack and was playing {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. Mortera had only 350,000 at the start of the hand and was the at-risk player. Mortera did have the better hand with {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and [Removed:336] asked for a queen and then a king to chop the pot.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and the river the {3-Diamonds} and Mortera secured a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jimmy Kebe fr
Jimmy Kebe
4,400,000 -700,000
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
3,540,000 140,000
Najib Bennis ma
Najib Bennis
2,800,000 505,000
[Removed:335] gb
[Removed:335]
1,470,000 -935,000
Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
1,400,000 -200,000
Edoardo Mortera it
Edoardo Mortera
800,000 175,000
Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
800,000 -515,000
Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
670,000 20,000

Tags: Edoardo Mortera

Dinner Break

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The one-hour dinner break just started and the remaining eight players can fill their bellies at the delicious buffet provided by the Es Saadi Marrakech Resort - Palace.

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Franco Takes From [Removed:336]

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Sonny Franco
Sonny Franco

Sonny Franco raised to 125,000 from middle position and big blind [Removed:335] defended. The flop was {6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and [Removed:336] check-called a bet of 100,000 from Franco.

They both checked on the {A-Hearts} turn and did the same on the {A-Diamonds} river. [Removed:336] announced ''King high'' as he opened up {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Franco replied with ''No good'' as he tabled {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
3,375,000 -165,000
[Removed:335] gb
[Removed:335]
810,000 10,000

Tags: Sonny Franco