Main Event | 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

2017-01-23 01:00 UTC

Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event (1,400,000 MAD)

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Niveau 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Arron Fletcher remporte le Main Event WSOP International Circuit Marrakech, un tournoi à 1350€ l'entrée qui a rassemblé 510 entrants au Casino Es Saadi durant 4 jours. Le Britannique encaisse 1,4 million de dirhams soit environ 130.000€.

L'Espagnol Pedro Rodero rate la bague mais se console avec 910 000 dirhams (environ 84 000€). Un autre Ibérique complète le podium alors que Ricardo Manquant, vainqueur du Main Event ici même il y a deux ans s'est hissé en finale. Le supporter lyonnais finit 9e pour 153 000 dirhams (environ 14000€).

Position	Joueur	Pays	Prix en drh	Prix en €	Prix en $
1	Arron Fletcher	United Kingdom	1,400,000 MAD	€130,755	$140,224
2	Pedro Rodero	Spain	910,000 MAD	€84,991	$91,146
3	Fernandez	Spain	635,000 MAD	€59,307	$63,602
4	Hamza NBaba	Morocco	465,000 MAD	€43,430	$46,574
5	Mika Kakkonen	Finland	355,000 MAD	€33,156	$35,557
6	Julio Sanchez	Spain	275,000 MAD	€25,684	$27,544
7	Mohamed El Bakkouri	France	215,000 MAD	€20,080	$21,534
8	Matthias Widmann	Germany	176,500 MAD	€16,485	$17,678
9	Ricardo Manquant	France	153,000 MAD	€14,290	$15,324

23 joueurs revenaient dimanche pour la conclusion du tournoi. L'action a été énorme lors de la première heure du Jour 3 avec les sorties de [Removed:16], Cheng Li, Thibault Saillard, Thierry Gogniat, Roland Rozel et Thomas Cristobal.

Le deuxième niveau de jeu a été fatal à Romain Lewis. Deuxième en début de journée, le Bordelais a perdu contre avant de perdre contre chez le futur vainqueur, Aaron Fletcher ! Le du flop a donné le chiplead à l'Anglais et indiqué la direction de la porte au vainqueur de La Maison Du Bluff.

Selim Oulmekki, Hakim Hadj, Teresio Ciancanelli, Jaouad Berrada, Javier Tsunamy et Vincent Mansour n'ont pas résisté bien plus longtemps que Lewis et avec 10 joueurs, c'est un Espagnol qui a fait la bulle de la finale. Pedro Jimenez s'en souviendra longtemps puisqu'il a été éliminé par une quinte flush royale chez Mika Kakkonen.

Ricardo Manquant ne fera pas le doublé et sera le premier à sortir en TF. Dominé au showdown, Matthias Widmann termine 8e dans la foulée. Il faudra deux heures de plus pour que Mohamed El Bakkouri ne rende les armes. Le tricolore s'incline lui avec contre chez Fletcher !

Chipleader en début de journée, Julio Sanchez finit 6e au retour de la pause dîner après un flip perdu. Même lancer de pièce perdu pour le Finlandais de service, Mika Kakkonen qui saute en 5e position.

Avec 4 joueurs encore en lice, le plus gros pot de la finale va gonfler pour atteindre la moitié des jetons en circulation. Le chipleader Fletcher et son dauphin Hamza NBaba partent à la guerre... et le Britannique est cette fois devant avec . Dominé avec son , le Marocain NBaba tire mort à la turn et quitte la partie en 4e place pour 465 000 dirhams.

En short, Fernandez gratte donc un palier de paiement. Il ne parviendra pas à refaire un tapis et succombe en 3e position pour un joli chèque. Avec deux tiers des jetons en début de head's up, Fletcher va avoir du mal à conclure puisque Rodero va se montrer chanceux à plusieurs reprises. Sans s'affoler, Fletcher va finir par conclure avec contre ... direction le Théâtro !

WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event

Année	Entrées	Buy-In	Champion	Pays	Prix
2017	511	€1,350	Arron Fletcher	United Kingdom	€130,755
2016	446	€1,350	Mathieu Selides	France	€95,479
2015	484	€1,350	Ricardo Manquant	France	€122,330

2017-01-23 00:59 UTC

Pablo Rodero Eliminated in 2nd Place (910,000 MAD)

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Niveau 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Pablo Rodero limped in on the button and Arron Fletcher raised to 500,000. Rodero reraised to 1,500,000 and called off a shove from Fletcher.

Pablo Rodero:
Arron Fletcher:

Fletcher had Rodero multiple times on the ropes during this heads-up battle and finally delivered the knockout punch: . Rodero proved to be tough to crack but eventually succumbed to Fletcher's non-stop barrage of pressure.

The Spaniard takes home 910,000 MAD (€84,991) for his incredible accomplishment, by far the biggest score of his poker career.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Arron Fletcher	15,330,000	5,720,000
Pablo Rodero	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 23:22 UTC

Fernandez Eliminated in 3rd Place (635,000 MAD)

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Niveau 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

With NBaba's shocking elimination, short stack Fernandez laddered up a place he didn't expect ten minutes ago. Having hovered around the ten big blind mark for the better part of two hours, Fernandez kept his stack afloat by getting numerous shoves through.

In the small blind, Fernandez shoved again, this time for 840,000. Pablo Rodero instantly called in the big blind.

Fernandez:
Pablo Rodero:

Rodero flopped a set of tens on , but Fernandez still had straight outs. He added flush outs as well after the on the turn, but the on the river was a brick. After being short for most of the final table, Fernandez held on until 3rd place and banked 635,000 MAD (€59,307).

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fernandez	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 23:08 UTC

Hamza NBaba Eliminated in 4th Place (465,000 MAD)

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Niveau 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

In an unexpected shocker, Arron Fletcher has eliminated second in chips Hamza NBaba and claimed a monster chiplead. After Fletcher opened on the button, NBaba three-bet to 350,000 out of the small blind. Fletcher four-bet to 950,000, which brought the action back to NBaba.

"All-in", the Moroccan whispered.

"What did you say?", Fletcher wanted to make sure.

"All-in", NBaba said, this time a little louder.

Within a second, Fletcher reached for as many chips as he could muster and splashed them into the pot. With a loud bang, he slammed open on the table. NBaba's face went aghast when he saw what he was up against.

Nbaba held , but had run into the biggest cooler of his poker career. It was a pot of over 7 million in chips, half the chips in play, with NBaba looking for a miracle.

It didn't come; NBaba's fate was sealed after the turn on a board and he finished in fourth place. By eliminating the number two in chips, Fletcher suddenly holds over two-thirds of all the chips in play.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Arron Fletcher	11,000,000	3,800,000
Hamza NBaba	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 22:56 UTC

Mika Kakkonen Eliminated in 5th Place (355,000 MAD)

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Niveau 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

In first position, Mika Kakkonen open-shoved for 1,200,000. Pablo Rodero reshoved all in and had Kakkonen covered by a wide margin.

Mika Kakkonen:
Pablo Rodero:

The flop brought the king Rodero needed to take the lead. Kakkonen was looking for a five to survive, but didn't find it on the turn or river. The young Finn's deep run ended in 5th place, worth 355,000 MAD (€33,156).

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mika Kakkonen	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 21:59 UTC

Julio Sanchez Eliminated in 6th Place (275,000 MAD)

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Niveau 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

With 980,000 left, Julio Sanchez open-shoved from under the gun. To his direct left, Arron Fletcher called and the other players quickly went out of the way.

Julio Sanchez:
Arron Fletcher:

The flop was save for Sanchez, but the on the turn was a nightmare for the Spaniard. Sanchez now needed one of his remaining two tens to stay in the tournament.

"Diez! Diez! Diez!" Sanchez chanted, and his rail quickly chimed in. It wasn't a diez on the river but an ocho, the , ending the start-of-the-day chipleader's run in 6th place. Sanchez takes home 275,000 MAD, around €25,684, back to Spain.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Arron Fletcher	6,000,000	1,090,000
Julio Sanchez	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 20:02 UTC

Mohamed El Bakkouri Eliminated in 7th Place (215,000 MAD)

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Niveau 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Mohamed El Bakkouri open-shoved 810,000 from the button. In the big blind, Arron Fletcher called directly to put El Bakkouri at risk.

Mohamed El Bakkouri:
Arron Fletcher:

The window card was the , improving Fletcher's inferior kicker and giving him a huge lead in the hand. The board got completed with and El Bakkouri's tournament came to an end.

With El Bakkouri gone, the last Frenchman was out of the tournament. After two French winners in a row, the title will go to a new country.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Arron Fletcher	5,000,000	300,000
Mohamed El Bakkouri	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 17:50 UTC

Matthias Widmann Eliminated in 8th Place (176,500 MAD)

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Niveau 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Short-stack ninja Matthias Widmann, who laddered himself up quite nicely today, shoved all in with his last 195,000. Behind him, Fernandez made the call and the other players folded.

Matthias Widmann:
Fernandez:

No escape for Widmann on , making him the eighth place finisher.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fernandez	1,300,000	300,000
Matthias Widmann	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 17:46 UTC

Ricardo Manquant Eliminated in 9th Place (153,000 MAD)

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Niveau 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ricardo Manquant shoved his stack of 240,000, just six big blinds, in the middle and Julio Sanchez called. Behind Sanchez, Arron Fletcher three-bet to 850,000 and Sanchez instantly let it go.

Ricardo Manquant:
Arron Fletcher:

Manquant had decent equity to score the triple-up, but it wasn't meant to be. After a board, the winner of the inaugural WSOP Circuit Main Event in Marrakech two years ago saw his bid at a second ring come to an end.

Receiving a thundrous ovation from the rail, the Frenchman headed to the payout desk to collect his winnings of 153,000 MAD (€14,290).

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Arron Fletcher	4,300,000	500,000
Ricardo Manquant	Eliminé

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2017-01-22 16:34 UTC

Pedro Jimenez Eliminated in 10th Place (133,000 MAD)

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Niveau 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Pedro Jimenez raised to 65,000 from under the gun. Mika Kakkonen three-bet to 260,000 from the big blind and Jimenez called. Both players checked the flop. On the turn, Kakkonen bet 300,000, Jimenez shoved around 900,000, and Kakkonen called.

Mika Kakkonen:
Pedro Jimenez:

Kakkonen was massively ahead with his Royal Flush draw, as Jimenez couldn't muster up more than a straight draw.

Slowly, the dealer flipped over the river card. It was the , completing Kakkonen's Royal Flush! Everyone at and around the table gasped upon seeing the elusive hand show up, while Jimenez had an incredible story to tell on the way out.

With Jimenez' bustout, the final table is now set.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mika Kakkonen	3,150,000	1,250,000
Pedro Jimenez	Eliminé

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