WSOPC Marrakech Main Event Day 1a | 2023 WSOPC Marrakech

01-20-2023 00:36 UTC+1

Plantin Gets Full Value

Florence Mazet

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

110 players are still playing in Salle Jean Bauchet. Nicolas Plantin climbed to 180,000.

The young French player told PokerNews he took full value with a set earlier in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anas Tadini	220,000	100,000
Nicolas Plantin	180,000	135,000
Victor Briffard	170,000	30,000
Samy Benjima	100,000
Antonin Teisseire	50,000
Hugues Mazerolle	40,000	-10,000
Jean Michel Ploch	Busted
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Javier Tsunamy	Busted
David Foucault	Busted

Tags: Nicolas Plantin

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-20-2023 00:05 UTC+1

Last Break of the Day

Florence Mazet

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The players are now sent to a 20-minute break, the last break of the day.

Play will resume at blinds 1 000/2 500 with a 2 500 big blind ante.

Players will be back for the last two levels.

01-20-2023 00:03 UTC+1

Chaoui Gives Up on the River

Florence Mazet

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mehdi Chaoui managed to stack a lot of chips. He opened under the gun for 4,000 and Mohamed Hossam called in the next seat. The player in the big blind also called.

The flop revealed and Hossam took the lead with a 6,000 bet. Only Chaoui called to see a turn .

Chaoui check called a 12,000 bet but he decided to check folded on a 25,000 bet on the river .

Hossam gathered his new 120,000 stack. Chaoui still has around 200,000 chips before the last break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	200,000	70,000
Mohamed Hossam	120,000

Tags: Mehdi Chaoui

01-19-2023 23:48 UTC+1

Hemmert Loses a Flip

Florence Mazet

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Udo Hemmert lost a flip to hit the rail with against .

Thanks to this flip, his tormentor Slim Gabsi climbed to 220,000.

Platinum Pass Winner Antoine Goutard is still in contention, battling with 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Slim Gabsi	220,000	220,000
Nicolas Ribeiro	140,000	40,000
Antoine Goutard	100,000	81,000
Thierry Morel	70,000	10,000
Rony Halimi	45,000	15,000
Udo Hemmert	Busted
RGR	Busted

Tags: Antoine Goutard Slim Gabsi Udo Hemmert

01-19-2023 23:33 UTC+1

Deffrasnes Eliminates One

Florence Mazet

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a , French player Kenny Deffrasnes, expatriate in Mexico, bet 16,000, almost all his opponent stack.

Deffrasnes faced an all in for some more chips and quickly called with . His opponent showed and got eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Deffrasnes	150,000	90,000
Imad Derwiche	80,000	50,000
Paul François Tedeschi	60,000	30,000
Samiyel Duzgun	Busted
Lucas Sfez	Busted
Nicolas Boton	Busted

Tags: Kenny Deffrasnes

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

01-19-2023 23:15 UTC+1

Without Therme

Florence Mazet

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

French WSOP online bracelet winner Jonathan Therme just got eliminated.

He shoved his last 20,000 chips on the cut off with and the button called with pocket Jacks.

Therme didn't find any help on the board and will have to come back tomorrow for Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Therme	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Therme

01-19-2023 23:06 UTC+1

Messouat Takes the Lead

Florence Mazet

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Zahir Messouat just knockout a player to take the chiplead with more than 350,000 chips.

Only 142 players are still in contention at the end of Level 11.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zahir Messouat	355,000	95,000
Ludovic Moryousef	Busted
Eric Sfez	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted

Tags: Zahir Messouat

01-19-2023 23:02 UTC+1

More Updated Chipcounts and Bustouts

Florence Mazet

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Gogniat	250,000	190,000
Claude Mamalepot	240,000	216,000
Antonin Teisseire	50,000	20,000
Marius Conan	35,000	35,000
Maurice Jeevanji	20,000	20,000
Ludovic Moryousef	10,000	-55,000
Montevil21	Busted
Antony Lellouche	Busted
Isabel Baltazar	Busted
Jerome Zerbib	Busted