Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The 186 remaining players are on their first break of the day.
Masbah Ben Baba opened to 11,000 from middle position and was called by the player to his left. Jonathan Therme in the big blind three-bet all-in for 89,000, Ben Baba four-bet all-in for 108,000 and the third player eventually folded.
Jonathan Therme: K♥9♥
Masbah Ben Baba: A♠K♠
Therme was lucky enough to hit a flush on J♠6♥4♥J♥10♦ to secure a double up.
Two all-in and call situation occured at the same time before the beginning of the hand for hand procedure.
First, Ali Al-Kubasi in the hijack moved all-in for 105,000 on a board of 3♣K♣5♠J♦9♣ with roughly 230,000 in the pot. According to a player at the table, he opened preflop, check-raised the flop, then fired a second barrel and shoved on the river. Ina on the button called every single time.
Ali Al-Kubasi: A♥10♥
Ina: K♠J♠
Al-Kubasi bluffed with a missed straight draw and was caught by Ina with two pair to be eliminated.
The second situation involved the WSOPC Marrakech opener winner Andrew Hawkins, who was all-in for approximately 40,000 from the big blind on Q♥9♠7♦7♠ against Kader Slila in middle position.
Andrew Hawkins: J♦9♦
Kader Slila: Q♠J♠
Both players had two pair, but Slila was in the lead and he sent Hawkins to the rail after the 7♥ river.
As they were eliminated at the same time on different tables, Al-Kubasi and Hawkins split the 224 place prize of 28,000 MAD.
One more elimination is now needed to reach the money. The clock has been stopped to begin the hand-for-hand procedure.
Nicola Pezzullo on the button saw his 97,000 chip-stack being called by Franco Munafo in the small blind.
Nicola Pezzullo: A♠A♦
Franco Munafo: Q♦Q♣
Pezzullo was on his way to double up after the 9♥6♠6♣ flop, but the Q♥ turn followed by the 6♥ river gave a full house to Munafo, sending Pezzullo to the rail.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Saad Jaoui in middle position found himself at risk for 41,1000 against Thierry Aqua in early position.
Saad Jaoui: A♠K♥
Thierry Aqua: 2♠2♥
The board of 4♠J♣J♦9♣8♦ was no help for Jaoui, who was eliminated.