€1,350 Main Event | 2025 WSOPC Marrakech

01-19-2025 16:31 UTC+1

Gandalf Approaching 10 Million

Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ina opened to 160,000 from under the gun and faced Gandalf, who just won a big pot and called from the cutoff.

Ina continued for 180,000 on the 7♥2♣J♠ flop. Gandalf called, then checked back the 4♦ turn.

The 8♠ didn't bring more action and Ina flipped over A♥K♥ for ace-high. Gandalf had 5♣5♦ and took the pot to extend his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gandalf	9,600,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Ina	1,900,000 480,000	480,000
Anthony Apicella	1,450,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Guillaume Darcourt	920,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Gandalf

01-19-2025 16:21 UTC+1

Oles Doubles Up with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Volga Uyanik opened from early position and Filip Oles defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a board of Q♠J♦9♠ and all the chips went into the middle, with Oles at risk for 655,000.

Filip Oles: A♥A♠ All in
Volga Uyanik: Q♥J♣

Oles wanted to trap Uyanik with aces, but Uyanik flopped two. Luckly for Oles, the 10♣10♦ runout gave him a better two pair to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Oles	1,700,000 805,000	805,000
Volga Uyanik	1,500,000 1,335,000	1,335,000

Tags: Volga Uyanik Filip Oles

01-19-2025 16:10 UTC+1

Gandalf Four-Bets

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Gandalf opened to 160,000 from early position, but saw Justin Tsui in the hijack three-bet to 375,000.

All the other players folded to Gandalf, who counted his stack and four-bet to 1,250,000. Tsui went into the tank, looked at his cards but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gandalf	6,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Justin Tsui	4,800,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Gandalf Justin Tsui

01-19-2025 15:57 UTC+1

Omar Gueye Eliminated in 15th Place (160,000 MAD)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Omar Gueye jammed for 650,000 from middle position and he was called by Anthony Apicella in the cutoff.

Omar Gueye: 10♣10♥ All in
Anthony Apicella: A♥Q♠

Gueye needed his tens to hold, but an ace on A♣9♦5♣5♥J♦ sent him to the rail in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Apicella	3,000,000 680,000	680,000

Omar Gueye	Busted

Tags: Omar Gueye Anthony Apicella

01-19-2025 15:47 UTC+1

Zagury Doubles Through Apicella

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alone Zagury in early position saw his 1,780,000 chip-stack being called by Anthony Apicella in the big blind.

Alone Zagury: A♥K♥ All in
Anthony Apicella: A♦Q♥

Zagury hit trips on 2♠7♦Q♣6♠Q♦, securing a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alone Zagury	3,680,000 1,880,000	1,880,000
Anthony Apicella	2,320,000 1,780,000	1,780,000

Tags: Alone Zagury Anthony Apicella

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

01-19-2025 15:37 UTC+1

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip count	Big blinds
1	1	Aitor Cruz	Spain	4,570,000	57
1	2	Mathieu Choffardet	France	7,600,000	95
1	3	Mike Mcmanaman	Spain	1,120,000	14
1	4	Filip Oles	Poland	895,000	11
1	5	Dinesh Alt	Switzerland	2,540,000	32
1	6	Paul Tedeschi	France	2,585,000	32
1	7	Volga Uyanik	France	2,835,000	35

2	1	Alone Zagury	France	1,800,000	23
2	2	Oguz Kamacik	Turkey	1,685,000	21
2	3	Gandalf	Spain	5,500,000	69
2	4	Omar Gueye	Senegal	650,000	8
2	5	Justin Tsui	Hong Kong	6,200,000	78
2	6	Guillaume Darcourt	France	1,160,000	15
2	7	Anthony Apicella	France	4,100,000	51
2	8	Ina	Spain	2,380,000	30

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Choffardet	7,600,000 40,000	40,000
Justin Tsui	6,200,000 490,000	490,000
Gandalf	5,500,000 210,000	210,000
Aitor Cruz	4,570,000 70,000	70,000
Anthony Apicella	4,100,000 400,000	400,000

Volga Uyanik	2,835,000 315,000	315,000
Paul Tedeschi	2,585,000 200,000	200,000
Dinesh Alt	2,540,000 295,000	295,000
Ina	2,380,000 140,000	140,000
Alone Zagury	1,800,000 45,000	45,000
Oguz Kamacik	1,685,000 420,000	420,000
Guillaume Darcourt	1,160,000 30,000	30,000

Mike Mcmanaman	1,120,000 325,000	325,000
Filip Oles	895,000 155,000	155,000
Omar Gueye	650,000 180,000	180,000

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The 15 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

01-19-2025 15:20 UTC+1

Pablo Eliminated in 16th Place (135,000 MAD)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Three-way on a flop of 10♣10♥J♥, Filip Oles in the hijack bet 200,000. Pablo in the big blind check-raised to 575,000, then Aitor Cruz under the gun moved all-in. Oles folded, and Cruz flipped over J♠J♣ for the best full house.

Pablo, however, didn’t go all-in and still had 150,000 chips behind. Cruz, visibly disappointed when he realized his mistake, watched as Pablo seemed to have a decision to make. After tanking for five minutes and with the clock called on him, Pablo decided to call.

Pablo: Q♥8♥ All in
Aitor Cruz: J♠J♣

Pablo was hoping for a 9♥ to complete a straight flush, queens or tens, but the turn and river ran out 8♣3♥, failing to improve his hand.

Due to his mistake, Cruz received a four-hand penalty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aitor Cruz	4,500,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Filip Oles	1,050,000 465,000	465,000
Pablo	Busted

Tags: Aitor Cruz Filip Oles

01-19-2025 15:07 UTC+1

Gueye Doubles Through Apicella

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Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Omar Gueye in the big blind found himself at risk for 370,000 against Anthony Apicella, who was in middle position.

Omar Gueye: 9♠9♦ All in
Anthony Apicella: K♥10♦

The board ran out 6♥A♥3♠J♦9♥, giving Gueye a set of nines and the win. Gueye celebrated by slamming the table in joy. Apicella responded by slamming the table in anger.