Main Event
Jour 2 terminé
2017 Marrakech Poker Open
Main Event
Jours 2
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 Marrakech Poker Open
Buy-in
€900
Entrants
183
Niveau
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Tahiri Hassani Leads Final 11 in Marrakech Poker Open Main Event
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
After 12 levels, there are still 11 left standing in the 2017 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event. Tahiri Hassani leads the way with 816,000.
The plan was to play until nine or the conclusion of level 21. As the clock ticked down, the 11 players couldn’t be reduced any further, so they will all return tomorrow with a shot at the 300,000 Dirham (€27,847) first prize.
Morocco is well represented in the final 11 players, with chipleader Tahiri Hassani joined by overnight chipleader Abdellah El Ghrari who bagged up 536,000.
Naturally there is still a whole host of French players in action with [Removed:432] (590,000), Jerome Zerbib (424,000) and Idir Haiche (390,000) all sticking around for Day 3.
As well as three Frenchmen, there are three Spaniards. Hot on the heels of chipleader Hassani is Francisco Vargas, who enjoyed two late double ups to finish on 768,000. He is joined by Moises Touhle (370,000) and Tsunamy (165,000).
Rounding out the Day 3 competitors is Erik Ostergaard (702,000), Andrei-Salustin Luncan (266,000) and Valeryi Chupin (463,000).
A number of new entries joined the fray on Day 2, including High Roller champion Fadhil Farag. Last night he took only eight minutes to finish off the remaining two players in the tournament to scoop the 300,000 Dirham first prize.
Today he took a similar amount of time to bust the Main Event. His aces were cracked by the king-jack of Lasse Jacobsen.
Ludovic Geilich also entered the mix today, but he faded to bust short of the money along with Barny Boatman, November Niner Fernando Pons, Christopher Chaudey and a whole host of others.
The bubble boy was Eric Rabut, whose ace-king was defeated by the pocket fives of Rabah Ait Abdelmalek.
Next to go was Leo Margets (€1,578), whose mistimed a river bluff with kings against [Removed:433] and was called with the Frenchman holding a set of fours.
The chip lead changed hands a lot, especially with so many quick bustouts. Pierre Neuville (20th – €1,856), Hamza N Baba (19th – €1,856) and Mehdi Sehdaji (18th – €1,856) all busted in quick succession. Mostafa Boukri battled hard and became the third Moroccan to hit the rail in a row when he was eliminated in 17th.
It looked increasingly likely that the players would not reach nine this evening, and perhaps with that in mind, the group tightened their belts.
After Hassan Ali Khalil’s elimination in 16th (€2,227) and Thierry Oldak in 15th (€2,227) the pace of the tournament slowed considerably.
Hossein El Otmani had a good run in the High Roller two days ago and doubled up for sub-five big blinds twice in a row before falling to the ace-eight of Andrei-Salustin Luncan.
Vargas is in a good position, after he doubled first through Tsunamy, and then again through Benoit Grobocopatel, crippling him. The Frenchman would then fall in 13th Place (€3,156) despite holding kings.
It looked like that would be that for the night, but there was still time for another player to bust holding kings.
Rabah Ait Abdelmalek limped with them under the gun, and was shoved on by Moises in the small blind.
Abdelmalek was ahead of Moises’ ace-queen, but an ace on the flop ended that and there were 11 remaining.
Tomorrow play resumes at 2:00 p.m. local time. Remember that clocks go forward one hour here in Marrakech, but PokerNews will be here to provide you with live updates through until we reach a winner.
Final Chip Counts
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
816,000 | 136,000 |
|
768,000 | 248,000 |
|
702,000 | 122,000 |
![[Removed:432]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
590,000 | -160,000 |
|
536,000 | 26,000 |
|
463,000 | 168,000 |
|
424,000 | 24,000 |
|
390,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -20,000 |
|
266,000 | -34,000 |
|
165,000 | -35,000 |
Rabah Ait Abdelmalik Eliminated in 12th Place (€3,156)
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Rabah Ait Abdelmalek limped under the gun. It folded to Moises in the small blind who moved all in for 196,000. The big blind folded and Abdelmalek called.
Abdelmalek: 
Moises: 
Abdelmalek had set a trap perfectly, and had caught out Moises. But the flop was 
giving Moises the lead. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, eliminating Abdelmalek who had just 10,000 less than his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | 210,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Rabah Ait Abdelmalik Doubles Through Jens Erik Ostergaard
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Rabah Ait Abdelmalik moved all in for 91,000 from the button. Jens Erik Ostergaard called in the small blind and Idir Haiche folded in the big blind.
Abdelmalik: 
Ostergaard: 
The flop dramatically swung things in the favour of Abdelmalik as it came 
, but it gave Ostergaard a flush draw. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, which meant that Abdelmalik's trips held up and he doubled to just under 200,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 | -190,000 |
|
|
190,000 | -100,000 |
Benoit Grobocopatel Eliminated in 13th Place (€3,156)
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
[Removed:432] raised to 25,000 from middle position. Benoit Grobocopatel moved all in for 17,000 on the button. Abdellah El Ghrari called in the big blind and the three all saw a flop of 
[Removed:433] and El Ghrari checked, and repeated the action on the turn of the 
. The river was the 
and El Ghrari checked to [Removed:433] who bet 10,000 and his opponent folded.
[Removed:433] showed 
for trip jacks, and Grobocopatel shrugged and showed 
and was eliminated in 13th place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000 | 40,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Valeryi Chupin Doubles Through [Removed:432]
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
With shortstack Benoit Grobocopatel committing just under half his chips in the big blind, Valeryi Chupin took that moment to raise all in for his remaining 181,000. [Removed:432] was in the next position and called. The other players folded.
Chupin: 
[Removed:433]: 
The board came 
giving Chupin two pair and doubling him up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
690,000 | -185,000 |
|
|
375,000 | 215,000 |
Francisco Vargas Doubles Through Benoit Grobocopatel
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Less than ten minutes after Francisco Vargas doubled through Tsunamy, he's doubled through Benoit Grobocopatel.
Vargas held and Grobocopatel .
The flop wasn't a good one for the Frencham as it came . "Right on the flop," said Grobocopatel, muttering naughty words in French that I wasn't taught at school. The turn was the 
and the river the 
meaning he was left crippled with just 20,000.
However, he promptly doubled that up with 
against Vargas' 
on 
. You know what they say - 'A Chip and a Chair'
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
558,000 | 278,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -400,000 |
Francisco Vargas Doubles Through Tsunamy
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
It folded around to Francisco Vargas in the small blind who moved all in for his remaining 138,000. Tsunamy called in the big blind.
Tsunamy: 
Vargas: 
The flop gave Tsunamy some outs to a gutshot straight draw on 
but the turn and river bricked 
meaning that Vargas doubled up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
175,000 | -125,000 |
End of Level 21 or Nine Players
Niveau 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The current plan is to play the final level of the day or conclude when we reach 9 players. With 13 left it may prove interesting as to which happens first.