Main Event Day 1b | 2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

01-18-2019 17:31 UTC

Gavinet Sends Lahlou to the Rail

Milko van Winden

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Karim Lahlou had just 9,950 in front of him when he moved all in from the under-the-gun position. He was called by Jerome Gavinet on the button when it folded to him and both of the blinds got out of the way.

Karim Lahlou:
Jerome Gavinet:

Lahlou had the better hand but the flop wasn't exactly a very safe one for him. The turn was, but the river ended the tournament for Lahlou.

He does have the option to reenter for another hour and 50 minute, plus a one-hour dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerome Gavinet	70,000
Karim Lahlou	Busted

Tags: Jerome Gavinet Karim Lahlou

01-18-2019 17:22 UTC

Kaddour and Ferrante Chop it Up

Milko van Winden

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Jean Paul Ferrante and Mounim Kaddour got it all in the middle while Kaddour was at risk. Kaddour had only 4,700 in front of him and was hoping to double up with against the of Ferrante.

The board ran out and both players chopped the blinds and ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean Paul Ferrante	37,000	37,000
Mounim Kaddouri	5,000	5,000

Tags: Jean Paul Ferrante Kaddour

01-18-2019 17:12 UTC

Assorted Chip Counts

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 200/400, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sairi Azzelarab	160,000	134,000
Aziz Zahaf	72,000	47,000
Jeremy Palvini	68,000	25,000
Lucien Cohen	64,000	34,000
Vincent Brousse	45,100	6,100
Julien Mielcarek	36,500	4,500
Mohamed Houssam	34,000	5,000
Patrick Legrand	29,000	-4,000
Thierry Delpui	18,000	-22,000
Matej Zavacky	17,500	-19,500
Jacques Benhayoun	16,000	-7,000
Jerome Zerbib	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

01-18-2019 17:01 UTC

Boatman Back in Action

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 200/400, 25 ante

Barny Boatman is back in action with his fourth bullet in the tournament. He is making use of this one as he just eliminated a player in the last hand before the break.

Boatman eliminated his opponent while holding the stone cold nuts. He had the nut flush on a non-paired board and he was called off by a set of jacks. The player who got eliminated threw his cards over the table and his chips spilled over the floor.

Once Boatman had collected the chips he as well went on a break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	91,000	91,000

Tags: Barny Boatman

01-18-2019 16:52 UTC

Break

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 200/400, 25 ante

There is another 15-minute break. They will play three more levels after the break and then have a one-hour dinner break. The registration/reentry period is still open until the start of level ten, the first level after the dinner break.

01-18-2019 16:34 UTC

Richez Doubles Through Rohr

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 200/400, 25 ante

Jean-Philippe Rohr raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and he saw Clement Richez three-bet from the button to 2,800. Richez had only about 13,000 behind and Rohr put him all in with a four-bet. Richez called quickly and it turned out they had a race on their hands.

Jean-Philippe Rohr:
Clement Richez:

The board ran out and Richez's pocket queens ended up as the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Richez	33,000
Jean-Philippe Rohr	4,150

Tags: Clement Richez Jean Philippe Rohr

01-18-2019 16:29 UTC

Ring Winner Bechrakis to the Rail

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 200/400, 25 ante

WSOP Ring winner Evangelos Bechrakis won a gold WSOP Circuit ring at the start of the WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Festival. Bechrakis didn't have the same luck in the Main Event so far.

Bechrakis was already fairly short and just lost his last 20 big blinds.

The Greek player still has the option to reenter until the start of level ten, after the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evangelos Bechrakis	Busted

Tags: Evangelos Bechrakis

01-18-2019 16:20 UTC

Maltez With the Better Kicker

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 200/400, 25 ante

Harid Alaoui raised to 900 from early position, only to see Fabrice Maltez three-bet to 2,900 from late position. The others got out of the way and Alaoui called the three-bet.

The flop fell and both players checked. The turn was the and Alaoui check-called a bet of 3,000. The river card completed the board and both players checked.