Main Event Jour 2 | 2017 Marrakech Poker Open

2017-03-25 13:10 UTC

Lionel and Benoit Grobocopatel Still in the Field

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Niveau 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The father and son pair were seated at neighbouring tables all of yesterday, and the random seating draw for Day 2 has looked kindly on the Grobocopatels with the pair seated at Table 24 and 25 respectively today.

Lionel, the elder of the two, still has young Benoit out-chipped. I'm sure there will be plenty of competition between the pair of them today.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lionel Grobocopatel	52,200
Benoit Grobocopatel	29,200

2017-03-25 13:23 UTC

High Roller Champion Fadhil Farag Eliminated by Lasse Jacobsen

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Niveau 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We noticed High Roller champion Fadhil Farag, who had bought in as expected at the start of the day, no longer sitting in his seat at a table with Leo Margets and Achille Voltolina.

He was eliminated in a hand by Lasse Jacobsen, who has now eliminated two players today and boosted his stack to up over 100,000.

Jacobsen said that he opened to 2,200 with from middle position, and Farag raised to 4,000 from the big blind. Jacobsen called and the flop came . Both players checked.

The turn was the and Farag bet 10,000. Jacobsen called.

The river was another and Farag checked. Jacobsen moved all in and Farag called with to hit the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lasse Jacobsen	100,000 63,100	63,100
Fadhil Farag	Eliminé

Tags: Fadhil Farag Lasse Jacobsen

2017-03-25 13:49 UTC

Early Double for Ludovic Geilich

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Niveau 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A player opened from the hijack to 2,300. The cutoff three-bet to 5,500 before Ludovic Geilich four-bet to 14,000 from the big blind. Both players folded and he added yet more chips to his stack.

You wouldn't have thought it but Geilich bought in at the start of the day, and now sits on just about average. He told us that he raised to 2,500 from the small blind with and the big blind called.

The flop came [axkxkq] and he bet 5,000 and his opponent called. The turn was a and Geilich moved all in for his remaining 17,000. His opponent called with and there was no help with the on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ludovic Geilich	60,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ludovic Geilich

2017-03-25 14:45 UTC

Pierre Neuville Eliminates a Player

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Niveau 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We said earlier that Pierre Neuville was soaring on a table with the chip leader Abdellah El Ghrari, and even after that table broke the November Niner is still going strong.

He told us how he bet 8,000 with on a flop of and his opponent raised to 39,000. A third player in the hand tank-folded before Neuville called.

The turn was a , and his opponent moved all in for another 39,000. Neuville called, and his opponent's couldn't snatch a chop on the river and he was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pierre Neuville	230,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Pierre Neuville

2017-03-25 16:42 UTC

Fawz Bennis Eliminated by Khalil Hassan Ali

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Niveau 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We have a new chip leader. Fawz Bennis got his remaining chips in the middle with against the of Khaslil Hassan Ali.

The board ran out and Bennis was eliminated. Khalil Hassan Ali already had a stack in excess of 350,000 but is now up over 475,000 after this latest elimination.

"Do you always have it?" asked his tablemate, as Ali raked in his chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Khalil Hassan Ali	475,000 80,000	80,000
Fawz Bennis	Eliminé

2017-03-25 16:52 UTC

Leo Margets Doubles Through Khalil Hassan Ali

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Niveau 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

"But we're good friends," said Leo Margets, rubbing Khalil Hassan Ali's arm as if to console him as she stacked her chips.

[Removed:432] opened to 2,200 from middle position. Ali called on the button, and Margets called from the small blind.

The flop came and it checked to [Removed:433] who continued. Ali then raised and Margets moved all in. [Removed:433] folded and Ali called.

Margets held and Ali . The turn was a brick, but the river was the and Margets doubled up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Khalil Hassan Ali	395,000 -80,000	-80,000
Leo Margets	176,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Leo Margets Khalil Hassan Ali

2017-03-25 19:47 UTC

Leo Margets Eliminated in 23rd Place (€1,578)

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Niveau 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

On a flop of Leo Margets checked and [Removed:432] bet 21,000. Margets then raised to 55,000 and [Removed:433] called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the and Margets moved all in for her remaining 208,000. [Removed:433] thought before calling. Margets showed and [Removed:433] showed for a set of fours and took down the pot, and soared to the top of the chip counts.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
[Removed:432]	700,000 290,000	290,000
Leo Margets	Eliminé

2017-03-25 22:30 UTC

Nine-High for [Removed:432]

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Niveau 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

[Removed:432] raised to 23,000 from under the gun. Valeryi Chupin defended his big blind.

The flop came and both players checked.

The turn was the and Chupin checked to [Removed:433] who bet 30,000. Chupin then raised to 80,000 and his opponent called.

Chupin checked the river, which was the to his opponent who bet 80,000. Chupin folded.

[Removed:433] went to muck his cards, but Jerome Zerbib shouted out from the other end of the table in french: "Ace-Queen!"

"He's found me out!" said [Removed:433], as he turned over for nine-high.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
[Removed:432]	850,000 110,000	110,000
Valeryi Chupin	375,000 -125,000	-125,000

2017-03-25 22:59 UTC

Houssine El Otmani Eliminated in 14th Place (€2,645)

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Niveau 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Houssine El Otmani - 14th Place (€2,645)

Houssine El Otmani had been all in and doubled up a couple of times already since the redraw to two tables, however it was always for a sub-five big blind stack.

This time he was all in for around that much, 56,000 holding against the of Andrei-Salustin Luncan.

The board ran out and El Otmani was eliminated in 14th Place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andrei-Salustin Luncan	290,000 50,000	50,000
Houssine El Otmani	Eliminé

Tags: Houssine El Otmani Andrei-Salustin Luncan

2017-03-25 23:33 UTC

Benoit Grobocopatel Eliminated in 13th Place (€3,156)

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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
[Removed:432]	730,000 40,000	40,000
Benoit Grobocopatel	Eliminé

Tags: Benoit Grobocopatel Abdellah El Ghrari