€1,350 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

01-16-2025 18:20 UTC+1

Remaud Scores an Elimination

Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a flop of 7♥4♣3♣, Jean-Charles Remaud in middle position bet 4,000. He was called by Michal Kil in the hijack, but the cutoff moved all-in for 9,900. Remaud raised to 19,000 and he made Kil fold.

Cutoff: K♣5♣ All in
Jean-Charles Remaud: 7♦6♦

Remaud flopped top pair, but the cutoff still had a flush draw and a gutshot. The 7♠ turn gave trips to Remaud, who sent the cutoff to the rail after the K♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Charles Remaud	155,000 125,000	125,000
Michal Kil	58,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Jean-Charles Remaud Michal Kil

01-16-2025 18:35 UTC+1

Girard Doubles Through Pires-Trigo

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Paul Pires-Trigo in early position and Hugues Girard in the cutoff raised each other and ended up moving all-in, with Girard at risk for 20,100.

Hugues Girard: J♥J♣ All in
Paul Pires-Trigo: A♠Q♠

The board of 6♥5♠9♥3♦3♠ didn't change anything, allowing Girard to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Pires-Trigo	78,000 78,000	78,000
Ludovic Moryousef	53,000 53,000	53,000
Hugues Girard	41,400 41,400	41,400

Tags: Hugues Girard Paul Pires-Trigo

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

01-16-2025 18:50 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Rony Halimi	Busted
Corentin Ropert	Busted
Georges Forge	Busted
Claude Mamalepot	Busted
Yussuke	Busted
Soliman	Busted
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Thierry Luksenberg	Busted
Mark Buckley	Busted

Delpui Hits the River to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After Adrien Berteau in the small blind three-bet to 7,400, Thierry Delpui in the cutoff four-bet all-in for 48,200. Berteau went deep into the tank and eventually made the call.

Thierry Delpui: A♦Q♦ All in
Adrien Berteau: Q♠Q♣

Delpui was on the edge of eliminated after the flop of 10♣8♥10♦ and the 3♠ turn. However he was lucky enough to hit the the A♥ river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Delpui	100,000
Adrien Berteau	25,000

Tags: Adrien Berteau Thierry Delpui

01-16-2025 19:18 UTC+1

Alves Runs Into Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Michal Kil bet 1,700 from the hijack. He was called by Kuljinder Sidhu to his left, but Aiman El Hafiz on the button three-bet. Julio Alves in the small blind raised all-in for 18,900 and made everybody fold, except for El Hafiz who called.

Julio Alves: Q♠Q♦ All in
Aiman El Hafiz: K♥K♣

Alves with queens ran into kings and he was eliminated on 6♣9♥5♥J♠8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aiman El Hafiz	72,000 72,000	72,000
Michal Kil	55,000 3,000	3,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	37,000 37,000	37,000
Julio Alves	Busted

Tags: Aiman El Hafiz Kuljinder Sidhu Michal Kil

01-16-2025 19:32 UTC+1

Split Dinner Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Level 8 has just ended. Players from tables 1 to 14 have just been sent on a one-hour dinner break. All the others will play one more level before going to eat.

PokerNews will be back at the end of the first dinner break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

01-16-2025 20:39 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Kelly	194,000
Ankur Shukla	190,000
Nabis	190,000
Julio	180,000
Gregory Dupuy	165,000
Sami Bechahed	160,000
Marc Poustis	133,000
IgnaPoker	122,000
Mounim Kaddouri	118,000
Anas Tadini	117,000
Javier Tsunamy	110,000
Tino	110,000

01-16-2025 20:50 UTC+1

Lucky Split for Cappiello

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Raffaele Cappiello under the gun found himself at risk for 17,000 against the hijack.

Raffaele Cappiello: A♥10♣ All in
Hijack: A♦J♣

Cappiello asked for a seven after the dealer fanned a board of Q♠7♣Q♥. But more than a seven, he found two with the 7♦7♠ runout which completed a full house on the board to make him split the pot.