Action folded to Jerome Sgorrano on the button and he made it 1,800 to go. His neighbor three-bet to 4,500 from the small blind and the big blind gave up. Sgorrano added 2,700 to see a flop.
The first three community cards they got were . The small blind bet 3,900 and Sgorrano raised to 8,000. The small blind called.
Both players checked the on the turn and on the river and the small blind tabled . Jerome Sgorrano showed he raked in the chips.
Sgorrano won the Sismix Winamax Main Event here in Casino Marrakech last year, winning MAD 700,000 ($71,241).
Barny Boatman opened for 1,800 and got called in three spots; the cutoff, small blind and big blind all wanted to see a flop with the British bracelet winner.
All of them checked on before the small blind tossed in a 5,000-chip on the turn. Just Boatman called.
The completed the board and the small blind bet another 5,000. Boatman called instantly. The small blind showed for top pair but he was beaten by the of Boatman.
A player in early position limped and Bernard Guigon in the small blind completed. The big blind checked his option and the three of them all checked on . The on the turn saw Guigon bet 1,500 and the big blind folded, the limper called. Both of them checked the on the river and Guigon tabled , prompting a muck from his opponent.
Guigon is a French grinder that finished 3rd in the EPT Grand Final back in 2012 for €545,000, and has almost $1.1 million in live time cashes. He finished 8th in the High Roller last night for MAD 80,000 (€7,333/$8,247).
With the kick off of level 9, registration is now closed for the 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech Main Event. The clock indicates a total of 396 entries have been made (322 uniques, 74 reentries), of which 216 still active.
One of the players we had not seen before, but is playing right now, is Kully Sidhu. Meanwhile, Cheng-Wei Yin is nowhere to be found, he must have been eliminated before the break.
Prize pool information is expected as soon as the tournament organization confirms all the numbers.
Well, he just lost a pot, but he's still one of the bigger stacks in the room.
The hand he lost was a small one. We saw three players check on a flop of and Harrazi bet 6,000 from the cutoff. The big blind and under the gun folded, under the gun plus one made the call.
Both of them checked on the turn and the hit the river.
The early position player checked, and instantly called as Harrazi bet 7,000. Harrazi mucked, and so did his opponent.
Natalia Breviglieri was eliminated earlier today but bought back in and now plays a very healthy 80,000-stack. She told us how she worked up her stack from 30,000 in two hands.
1) The player under the gun plus one opened and Breviglieri, right next to him, called with . The button and big blind both called as well and the flop came . Action checked to Breviglieri and she made a bet. Both the button and big blind folded and the initial raiser called.
Another hit the turn and the initial raiser checked. Breviglieri bet 5,000 which prompted her neighbor to go into the tank for a bit. He started chatting, asking her if she would show if you would fold. Breviglieri didn't respond and saw her neighbor eventually push all in. Breviglieri called with trips and she had her opponent drawing dead as he turned over .
2) Not much later, that same player opened. Breviglieri flatted with and a third player, starting the hand with 25 big blinds, over called in position. The flop came rainbow and the initial raiser and Breviglieri both checked. The short stack pushed all in and the initial raiser gave up. Breviglieri called with top pair and top kicker and she was up against . The turn and river were blanks and Breviglieri knocked out the short stack.
against the 
of his neighbor in the big blind.
and Sgorrano parted ways with 64,900 of his chips.
. The small blind bet 3,900 and Sgorrano raised to 8,000. The small blind called.
on the turn and 
on the river and the small blind tabled 
. Jerome Sgorrano showed 
he raked in the chips.
before the small blind tossed in a 5,000-chip on the 
of Boatman.
on the turn saw Guigon bet 1,500 and the big blind folded, the limper called. Both of them checked the 
on the river and Guigon tabled 
, prompting a muck from his opponent.
and Harrazi bet 6,000 from the cutoff. The big blind and under the gun folded, under the gun plus one made the call.
turn and the 
. Action checked to Breviglieri and she made a bet. Both the button and big blind folded and the initial raiser called.
hit the turn and the initial raiser checked. Breviglieri bet 5,000 which prompted her neighbor to go into the tank for a bit. He started chatting, asking her if she would show if you would fold. Breviglieri didn't respond and saw her neighbor eventually push all in. Breviglieri called with trips and she had her opponent drawing dead as he turned over 
.
and a third player, starting the hand with 25 big blinds, over called in position. The flop came 
rainbow and the initial raiser and Breviglieri both checked. The short stack pushed all in and the initial raiser gave up. Breviglieri called with top pair and top kicker and she was up against 
