Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Johan Guilbert jammed from the small blind for about nine big blinds with and was called by Michel Leibgorin in the big blind with .
Guilbert had live cards but was unable to connect to the board and was eliminated.
He wished the entire table "good luck" before he left the tournament area.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michel Leibgorin |
100,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Johan Guilbert | Busted |
Defending Champ Phillip Huxley chipped up a little to start the day but he just lost half his stack.
A player opened from middle position to 9,000 before Belmehel Dja Daouhadji three-bet to 25,000 from the button. Huxley four-bet to 68,000 from the small blind. The original raiser folded before Daouhadji five-bet jammed to 144,000. Huxley snap-called and players turned over their cards.
Belmehel Dja Daouhadji:
Phillip Huxley:
Huxley was marginally ahead when the chips went into the middle but his opponent took a big advantage in the hand after pairing the flop. Neither the on the turn nor the on the river was of any help to Huxley and Daouhadji won a big pot off the defending champion.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Belmehel Dja Daouhadji |
307,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
Phillip Huxley |
140,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ivaylo Panev |
490,000
375,500
|
375,500 |
Agatino Spitaleri |
400,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
Chakib Bennani |
390,000
227,500
|
227,500 |
Mohamed El Wely |
360,000
237,500
|
237,500 |
Belmehel Dja Daouhadji |
315,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Frederic Delval |
272,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
Mouloud |
260,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Ismail El Hajouji |
260,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Patrick Sacrispeyre jammed for 62,000 from early position before Tristan Forge over-jammed for about 85,000 from the cutoff. The remaining players folded and players showed their cards.
Patrick Sacrispeyre:
Tristan Forge:
Forge was a big favorite when the chips went into the pot but was drawing to two outs after his opponent hit a full house on the flop. Sacrispeyre won the hand and doubled up after the came on the turn followed by the on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Sacrispeyre |
134,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Tristan Forge |
23,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
Emile Carette checked with about 140,000 in the pot and the on the board. Ludovic Catteau jammed and Carette made the call.
Ludovic Catteau turned over for two-pair and was sent to the rail after Emile Carette showed for a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Emile Carette |
440,000
381,500
|
381,500 |
Ludovic Catteau | Busted |
Defending champion Phillip Huxley limped from under the gun with . A player called before Chakib Bennani raised to 29,000 from the small blind with . Huxley jammed for 117,000. The player that call Huxley's original bet folded and Bennani called.
The flop and turn were blanks for Huxley but an spiked the river to give him a double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phillip Huxley |
236,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
||
Chakib Bennani |
220,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The blinds have just gone up to 3,000/5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000. The action is getting closer to the bubble with 98 players remaining and 79 guaranteed at least a min-cash of 28,000 MAD.
Jerome Rousseau bet 18,000 into a pot of around 40,000 with the on the board. A Spanish player known as Igna Poker jammed more than enough to cover the 35,000 or so Rousseau still had left behind.
Rousseau went into the tank for a couple of minutes before he made the call. Rousseau then slammed his chips on the table in frustration when he saw Igna Poker held for a set to beat his
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igna Poker |
185,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
Jerome Rousseau
|
Busted |