2020 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
1,600,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Prize Pool
8,156,000 MAD
Entries
625
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
227
Players Left
61

Short Stacks Collide

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Bruno Paulo Bernardino open-jammed from the small blind for 6,300. The action paused on a player just known as VPA for about a minute before he called with just 2,100 left behind if he lost the hand.

Bruno Paulo Bernardino: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}
VPA: {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

It was a flip, although not a classic one. Bernardino appeared to have a solid lead in the hand after the {5-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop giving him a set.

However, the {6-Spades} came on the turn followed by the {4-Hearts} on the river to give his opponent a straight and Bernardino was out of chips.

Player Chips Progress
VPA es
VPA
14,200
Bruno Paulo Bernardino pt
Bruno Paulo Bernardino
Busted

Tags: VPABruno Paulo Bernardino

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Snowmen Don't Hold for Steinbach

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Pierre Sinnig opened to 2,300 from early position. Salah Eddine Taleb called from middle position as did Bernard Guigon from the small blind.

Frederic Steinbach jammed for 20,400 from the big blind. The action paused on Sinnig for five minutes before the clock was called. With about five seconds left on the clock, Steinbach folded.

Taleb made a snap-call and Guigon quickly folded.

Frederic Steinbach: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Salah Eddine Taleb: {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

The {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} came on the flop to give Taleb a flush draw. The {q-Spades} came on the turn to give him a better pair than his opponent. Steinbach shook his head in frustration after the {5-Spades} on the river was unable to get him back into the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Salah Eddine Taleb fr
Salah Eddine Taleb
53,000
Frederic Steinbach fr
Frederic Steinbach
Busted

Tags: Frederic SteinbachBernard GuigonPierre SinnigSalah Eddine Taleb

Nicholas Doubles David

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Nicholas and David
Nicholas and David

Two players using nicknames battled it out in Nicholas and David.

Nicholas opened up for 1,500 from early position before David three-bet to 4,100 from one seat over. The action folded around to Nicholas who made the call.

Both players checked after the {8-Clubs}{9-Spades}{k-Clubs} came on the flop. Nicholas then check-called a bet of 4,000 after the {8-Hearts} paired the board on the turn.

Nicholas then fired out a huge stack of chips more than covering the 11,100 his opponent had left behind after the {q-Clubs} came on the river and David made the call.

Nicholas turned over {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a missed straight-draw and David collected the pot after he turned over {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}.

Benarrouche Doubles

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Stephane Benarroche
Stephane Benarroche

A player limped from early position before Ayman Jarrar made it 1,800 from the hijack. PMU.fr qualifier Stephane Benarrouche called as did the original limper.

The action checked around to Jarrar and he made it 3,400 after the {j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} came on the flop. Benarrouche called and the other player folded.

Benarrouche check-called a bet of 6,400 after the {10-Clubs} came on the turn. The {5-Diamonds} completed the board on the river and Benarrouche checked. Jarrar jammed for more than the 27,000 Benarrouche had behind and his opponent called.

Benarrouche then began taking a video of two well-known poker pros Leo Margets and Erwann Pecheux, who were chatting away through the hand.

Jarrar turned over {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and Benarrouche didn't seem to hear yet that he had to turn over his cards. He showed {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for two-pair and collected a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephane Benarrouche
Stephane Benarrouche
80,000 80,000
Ayman Jarrar il
Ayman Jarrar
Day 1A Chip Leader
42,000 -3,000

Tags: Ayman JarrarErwann PecheuxLeo MargetsStephane Benarroche

193 Entrants

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Players are back from break and the field has grown to 193 entrants with 141 players remaining. Late registration will remain open for three more blind levels and the 75-minute dinner break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Break #2

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break. Blinds will increase to 300/600 with a big blind ante of 600 when the action resumes.

PMU.fr Pro Pecheux with Chips

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante
Erwann Pecheux
Erwann Pecheux

There are more than 20 PMU.fr qualifiers in the Main Event, although not all playing today. A handful of PMU.fr ambassadors are also in Marrakech including French pro Erwann Pecheux, who has more than $1.7 million in live tournament cashes.

Although Pecheux has built his stack up to around 50,000 not every hand has gone his way.

Pecheux checked with about 15,000 in the pot and the {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{5-Spades} on the board. Ayman Jarrar bet 8,500 and Pecheux tanked for a minute before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
50,000 50,000
Ayman Jarrar il
Ayman Jarrar
Day 1A Chip Leader
45,000 45,000

Tags: Ayman JarrarErwann Pecheux