2015-2016 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015-2016 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
€95,479
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,350
Prize Pool
€5,795,000
Entries
444
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Montes Eliminates Dja Daouadji

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

In the last hand before the 15 minute break Gerard Montes did enough to eliminate Belmehel Dja Daouadji. On a board of {3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} Dja Daouadji shoved for his remaining chips and Montes quickly called.

Dja Daouadji: {7-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Montes: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The {J-Clubs} on the river appeared at first glance to be exactly the card Dja Daouadji needed, but it also gave Montes a higher straight, meaning the Frenchman was eliminated

Player Chips Progress
Gerard Montes es
Gerard Montes
30,000
30,000
30,000
Belmehel Dja Daouadji fr
Belmehel Dja Daouadji
Busted

Tags: Belmehel Dja Daouadjigerard montes

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Level: 8

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Sow Takes from Ring-Winner Lalwani

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante
Kalidou Sow in action on Day 1a
Kalidou Sow in action on Day 1a

Six players all limped in and saw a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. One of them was Kalidou Sow whose bet of 1500 was raised by Rakesh Lalwani to 5200. It folded back to Sow, who then moved all-in for just under 20,000.

Lalwani and Sow both spoke back and forth in quick-fire French for a couple of minutes, before Lalwani threw in the chips to call.

Sow: {10-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Lalwani: {J-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

Lalwani, who earlier this week won a WSOP Circuit Ring in the Opening Event, needed a nine or a jack but the board bricked out {5-Spades}{6-Clubs}, giving Sow the chips and crippling Lalwani

Player Chips Progress
Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
34,000
4,000
4,000
Rakesh Lalwani in
Rakesh Lalwani
14,000

Tags: Kalidou SowRakesh Lalwani

Sadornil Flops a Boat

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

If Barny Boatman ever hung up his poker-playing shoes I reckon he'd be a mighty fine tournament reporter, with the detail he remembers hands. Sadly in this case it was a spot where he lost some chips.

On a board of {Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} Boatman check-raised his opponent all-in holding {K-Spades}{2-Spades}. According to Boatman, his opponent Manuel Sadornil was a "serial bluffer", but this time he came up with the goods, holding {Q-}{Q-} for a flopped full house.

Player Chips Progress
Manuel Sadornil es
Manuel Sadornil
72,000
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
12,600
-42,400
-42,400

Tags: Barny BoatmanManuel Sadornil

Voltolina Eliminates Two Players

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

I said earlier that Achille Voltolina reentered this WSOPC Main Event, and he seems to be doing a lot better with his second bullet after eliminating two players in the same hand.

Preflop saw Voltolina raise to 8,000 over an open, and a player behind him shove all in. This shove was for less than the raise, and after Voltolina's bet got another caller, there was now a sidepot.

The flop was {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Voltolina bet another 8,000. His opponent moved all-in and Voltolina made the call with {K-Spades}{3-Spades}. His top pair was way ahead of his opponents' holdings of {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, and although the {J-Spades} on the turn opened the door, the {4-Spades} slammed it shut

Player Chips Progress
Achille Voltolina it
Achille Voltolina
85,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: achille voltolina

Benhamou Eliminated

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

News from our French colleagues reaches us that Brian Benhamou has been eliminated after his cold 4-bet shove with {9-}{9-} came up against the pocket jacks of Sofian Benaissa

There are currently 92 players from a starting field of 142 battling it out at the tables, with just one level available of reentry tonight.

Player Chips Progress
Sofian Benaissa fr
Sofian Benaissa
82,000
82,000
82,000
Brian Benhamou fr
Brian Benhamou
Busted