10,000 MAD Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
10,000 MAD Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
As a Spanish Poker Festival Team Pro, Ibon Berriozabal was expected to shine in the 6,000 MAD SPF Main Event during the last days, here at the beautiful Es Saadi Resort. He didn't, and the tournament was won tonight by Aiman El Hafiz De Pablo for MAD 300,000. However, Berriozabal performed much better in the 10,000 MAD Marrakech Poker Open Main Event, ending up as the chip leader of Day 1a.
41 entrants were recorded in this first flight, with only 12 players remaining at the end of the day. Berriozabal bagged 341,000 chips and built his big stack thanks to a double-up with aces against El Mehdi Mbarek's kings, and another big pot won against Andrius Terebeiza.
Despite losing this pot, Terebeiza is still fourth in chips tonight (176 000), behind Eduard Rau (271,000) and Sebastien Lesoif (233,000).
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibon Berriozabal | Spain | 341,000 | 85 |
| 2 | Eduard Rau | Germany | 271,000 | 68 |
| 3 | Sebastien Lesoif | France | 233,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Andrius Terebeiza | Lithuania | 176,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Miguel Couceiro | Portugal | 173,000 | 43 |
| 6 | Jeremie Canetti | France | 167,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Alexis Ibarrola | France | 149,000 | 37 |
| 8 | [Removed:482] | France | 140,000 | 35 |
| 9 | Dmitrii Laverichev | Russian Federation | 116,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Vzero | Spain | 116,000 | 29 |
| 11 | Fabian Rolli | Switzerland | 114,000 | 29 |
| 12 | Samiyel Duzgun | Switzerland | 107,000 | 27 |
Miguel Couceiro took fifth place tonight with 173,000chips. He is followed by Parisian players Jeremie Canetti (167,000), Alexis Ibarrola (149,000) and [Removed:482] (140,000), who all have between 35 and 40 big blinds. Dmitrii Laverichev (116,000) also qualified for Day 2, as well as Vzero (116,000).
Last but not least, Fabian Rolli (114,000) and Samiyel Duzgun (107,000), both from Switzerland, have the shortest stacks of the day. But their opponents need to keep an eye on them, as they are some of the most experienced of the remaining players.
Unlike them, notable players like Guillaume Darcourt, Antoine Goutard, Rosalie Petit, Grzegorz Kozieja, Sylvain Cisterna and Javier Tsunamy failed to qualify for Day 2 and will have to come back tomorrow for Day 1b.
Day 1b begins tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time with 40-minute levels and the same structure as Day 1a. There is also a turbo Day 1c flight scheduled at 9 p.m. featuring 20-minute levels. Everyone to advance combines for Day 2 on August 3. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 9 on each flight.
PokerNews will be back providing live updates tomorrow for what is sure to be another packed poker room at the Es Saadi Resort in Marrakech!
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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341,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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271,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
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233,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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176,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
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173,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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167,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
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149,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
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140,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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116,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
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116,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
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114,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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107,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
12 players remain after the end of Day 1a.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you the full chip counts and the recap of the day.
Andrius Terebeiza opened to 8,000 from the hijack and faced Eduard Rau who defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♠5♠4♠ and Terebeiza continued for 4,000. Rau check-called.
On the 8♦ turn, Terebeiza fired a second barrel of 20,000. But it was too much for Rau, who check-folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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270,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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170,000
38,000
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38,000 |
The tournament stopped the clock. Three more hands will be played tonight before the end of the day.
On a flop of A♥7♣9♦, Samiyel Duzgun in the cutoff bet 7,000 and Dmitrii Laverichev in the small blind check-called.
On the 10♥ turn, Duzgun fired a second barrel of 28,000. However Laverichev check-raised to 60,000.
Duzgun looked at his cards one last time, and chose to fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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98,000
27,000
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27,000 |
Level 13 just started. It is the last level of the night before wrapping up.
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Frenchman Adrien Sanz is the reigning Marrakech Poker Open Main Event champion, having navigated his way through a field of 295 entrants to capture a top prize worth the equivalent of $74,804.
Sanz defeated long-time player Karim Lehoussine in heads-up play to collect the first-place prize of 770,000 Moroccan Dirhams.
Sanz, who started the day with a comfortable chip lead, managed to stay ahead for the entire final day. Thierry Gogniat's third-place finish confirmed a full French podium after he collected 380,000 MAD.