2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

16,000 MAD Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info
2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣6♥
Prize
3,000,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
16,000 MAD
Prize Pool
23,039,000 MAD
Total Entries
1,694
Places Paid
255
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
24
Players Left
1
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Mehdi Chaoui Eliminated in 9th Place (300,000 MAD); Joe Z Eliminated in 10th Place (245,000 MAD)

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 31 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Mehdi Chaoui
Mehdi Chaoui

Joe Z went all-in for 200,000 from under the gun. Malcolm Franchi in the cutoff raised to 1,200,000, then Mehdi Chaoui three-bet to 4,000,000. The blinds folded and Franchi moved all-in. Chaoui snap-called off his last 8,325,000.

Joe Z: Q♥J♥ All in
Mehdi Chaoui: Q♦Q♣ All in
Malcolm Franchi: K♥K♣

Franchi managed to score a double elimination with kings on J♣6♠5♣5♠4♠. Chaoui had a bigger stack than Joe Z, so he finished in 9th place for 300,000 MAD.

Tags: Joe ZMalcolm FranchiMehdi Chaoui

Level: 31

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Franchi with a Better Flush

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Malcolm Franchi and Mehdi Chaoui, both in the blinds, discovered a flop of K♥J♠2♠. After Franchi checked, Chaoui bet 250,000 and was called.

Both players checked the K♠ turn leading to the 3♠ river that Franchi checked with J♣9♠ for a flush. Chaoui checked back but lost the pot with A♦8♠ for a lower flush.

Tags: Malcolm FranchiMehdi Chaoui

Franchi Doubles and Leaves Joe Z on Fumes

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Malcolm Franchi
Malcolm Franchi

Raul raised to 500,000 from the button. Joe Z in the small blind three-bet all-in for 6,475,000, Malcolm Franchi in the small blind jammed for 6,275,000 and Raul folded.

Joe Z: J♥10♥ All in
Malcolm Franchi: A♣K♣

Franchi's ace-king held on a board of 8♠4♠4♦9♥3♠ and he doubled up.

Joe Z thought he had been eliminated and left the table. However, once both stacks were counted, it turned out he still had 200,000 chips remaining. The tournament was briefly paused while someone went to call him back to the table.

Meanwhile, Luc Ramos with A♥K♣ on the button and Turlough Mchugh with A♠4♠ in the big blind moved all-in but split on 5♣6♦7♠7♥5♦.

Tags: Luc RamosMalcolm FranchiRaulTurlough Mchugh

Straight for Chaoui

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Mehdi Chaoui checked a flop of Q♥8♠J♠ and called after Alexandre Bermon bet 250,000.

Chaoui then Bermon quickly checked the 2♠ turn leading to the 10♥ river where Chaoui bet 750,000.

Bermon went into the tank and folded 10♦5♣. He was right to do so as Chaoui had K♠9♥ for a straight.

Tags: Alexandre BermonMehdi Chaoui

Carucci's Turn to Double

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 30 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Sandro Carucci opened to 2,200,000 from the cutoff. Aitor Cruz in the big blind raised all-in and Carucci called, finding himself at risk for a total of 3,475,000.

Sandro Carucci: 5♦5♥ All in
Aitor Cruz: A♣K♠

Carucci's fives held on 6♠9♥6♣J♠7♠ and he secured a double up.

Tags: Aitor CruzSandro Carucci

Sefiat Doubles with a Flush

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Turlough Mchugh raised to 500,000 from the button. Salim Sefiat in the small blind three-bet all-in for 4,225,000, and Mchugh made the call.

Salim Sefiat: A♥J♥ All in
Turlough Mchugh: A♠8♠

Serait hit a flush on 3♠K♥3♥10♥9♠ and secured a double up.

Tags: Salim SefiatTurlough Mchugh

Bruno David Eliminated in 11th Place (209,000 MAD)

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Bruno David
Bruno David

Aitor Cruz opened to 500,000 from under the gun. Bruno David in the big blind three-bet all-in for 2,475,000 and Aitor Cruz went deep into the tank. He eventually made the call after a long moment.

Bruno David: A♦5♦ All in
Aitor Cruz: 6♦6♣

After a flop of 5♠Q♠8♠, Aitor Cruz dashed David’s hopes by hitting a set on the 6♥ turn. The Q♥ river completed the board and David left in 11th place.

One more elimination is now needed to reach the final table.

Tags: Aitor CruzBruno David

Chaoui Rivers a Flush

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Raul raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and faced Mehdi Chaoui who defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 6♥7♠4♣ flop and the 4♠ turn leading to the J♠ river where Chaoui led out for 425,000.

Raul called with K♦J♦ but ran into Chaoui's runner-runner flush with 9♠8♠.

Level: 30

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000