Malcolm Franchi in the hijack raised to 800,000 and called after Aitor Cruz in the big blind moved all-in for 1,125,000.
Aitor Cruz: K♠K♥ 
Malcolm Franchi: A♠7♥
Aitor Cruz found kings at the perfect moment and doubled up on Q♠4♥J♦6♥8♣.
Sandro Carucci raised to 3,000,000 from early position with 1,375,000 behind. Aitor Cruz in the hijack moved all-in for 5,900,000 and Carucci called.
Sandro Carucci: 8♥8♣
Aitor Cruz: A♥K♦
The dealer fanned a board of 5♦3♠7♣6♥2♥, so Carucci won the flip and doubled up.
Level: 32
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Malcolm Franchi in the cutoff raised to 600,000. Turlough Mchugh in the small blind three-bet to 1,900,000, Franchi four-bet all-in and Mchugh, being the player at risk for 7,825,000.
Turlough Mchugh: J♦J♣
Malcolm Franchi: 10♥10♣
The board of 3♣4♦8♠A♥9♥ changed nothing and Mchugh secured a double up.
Malcolm Franchi opened to 600,000 from under the gun with A♣7♠. Salim Sefiat in the next seat three-bet to 1,700,000, then Luc Ramos in the cutoff moved all-in for 3,250,000.
Seeing this action, Franchi mistakenly thought he was no longer involved in the hand and left the table without folding. He was quickly called back, apologized and folded his hand. Sefiat snap-called.
Luc Ramos: A♠K♣
Salim Sefiat: K♠K♦
Ramos' friends asked for aces, but he didn't find any on 2♥4♦Q♥10♥10♣ and was eliminated.
Luc Ramos raised to 600,000 from under the gun. Aitor Cruz to his left three-bet to 2,200,000. Ramos then moved all-in for 7,625,000 and Aitor Cruz snap-called off his last 3,625,000.
Aitor Cruz: J♠J♣
Luc Ramos: 10♦10♣
Aitor Cruz had the best pair so he doubled up on K♠9♠3♥4♠9♦.
Raul in the cutoff raised to 600,000 and Turlough Mchugh defended from the big blind to see the first flop of the final table.
On J♠6♠10♥, Raul with K♦3♦ continued for 550,000 and Mchugh check-called with 10♣5♣.
Both players checked the 6♣ turn leading to the A♣ river that Mchugh checked.
Raul seized this opportunity to bluff and bet 1,450,000. This put Mchugh in a difficult spot. The Irish player went into the tank for more than three minutes and ultimately folded the best hand.
The 8 finalists are back at their seats. Shuffle-up and deal!
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandro Carucci | Switzerland | 5,875,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Luc Ramos | Switzerland | 8,375,000 | 28 |
| 3 | Aitor Cruz | Spain | 3,025,000 | 10 |
| 4 | Alexandre Bermon | France | 3,525,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Raul | Spain | 21,300,000 | 71 |
| 6 | Malcolm Franchi | France | 23,925,000 | 80 |
| 7 | Salim Sefiat | France | 8,075,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Turlough Mchugh | Ireland | 10,625,000 | 35 |
With 8 remaining players, it's now time for the 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Final Table. Before that, it has been decided to send them on a one-hour dinner break.
At the restart, the delay of the stream will be reduced to 30 minutes.
| Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,000,000 MAD | €279,000 |
| 2 | 2,300,000 MAD | €213,900 |
| 3 | 1,700,000 MAD | €158,100 |
| 4 | 1,285,000 MAD | €119,505 |
| 5 | 940,000 MAD | €87,420 |
| 6 | 700,000 MAD | €65,100 |
| 7 | 515,000 MAD | €47,895 |
| 8 | 385,000 MAD | €35,805 |
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