Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
Joyeux anniversaire Rodrigo ! Le Brésilien Ricardo Strong s'esdt offert un joli cadeau et a dominé le Jour 1A du Main Event WSOP Circuit Marrakech, jeudi au Casino Es Saadi. Il devance 48 rescapés de la journée d'ouverture du tournoi principal qui a rassemblé 178 entrants (dont 21 re-entries).
Si Gwendoline Laurent, Farid Azarkan, Mercedes Osti, Arthur Conan , Florian Ribouchon, Paul Guichard, Ivan Deyra, Camel Meriem, Fabrice Casano, Michel Chen, Fernando Pons, Kalidou Sow ou encore Carlos Lopes n'ont pas validé leur ticket pour le JOur 2 de ce tournoi à 1350€ l'entrée, Rodrigo Strong a lui monté 250 000 jetons soit plus de 8 fois le tapis de départ !
| # | Joueur | Pays | Chipcount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigo Strong | Brazil | 250,000 |
| 2 | Fabrice Soulier | France | 241,400 |
| 3 | Roy Al Rineh | France | 205,200 |
| 4 | Gerard Carbo | Spain | 204,500 |
| 5 | Soufiane Abbouti | Belgium | 191,000 |
Avec 12 niveaux de 45 minutes au programme de la journée, la partie a commencé doucement malgré la fraîcheur de la ville marocaine. Les joueurs ont pris leur temps pour arriver aux tables... avant d'arriver en masse.
Barny Boatman a utilisé 3 entrées pour passer l'obstacle et emballer 31 600, une journée compliquée à l'opposé de celle de Sarah Herzali. La Team Pro PMU Poker a monté 160 000 ce qui ne lui permet tout de même pas de figurer aux avant-postes. Fabrice Soulier s'en est par exemple mieux tiré dans le clan tricolore. Fabsoul a terminé sur les talons de Stonr g avec un tapis de 241 400 jetons. Une superbe profondeur puisque le Jour débutera samedi sur les blindes 1000/2000 (ante 300).
Regulard de Marrakech, le Belge Soufiane Abbouti termine dans le Top 5 alors que la journée a aussi été bonne pour le vainqueur EPT Jean Montury (151,000) ou le vainqueur du tournoi d'ouverture du WSOPC Marrakech, Dimitry Sukhorukov (147,000). Dimitri Halliez (134,8k) et Dominique Terzian (121k) n'ont pas à se plaindre non plus.

Le Jour 1B débute à 14 heures, heure française et les participants recevront eux aussi un tapis de 30 000 jetons à faire fructifier lors des 540 minutes de jeu au programme. L'action est à suivre en direct sur PokerNews.

| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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250,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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241,400
41,400
|
41,400 |
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|
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205,200
14,800
|
14,800 |
|
|
204,500
204,500
|
204,500 |
|
|
191,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
161,500
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
|
160,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
158,600
158,600
|
158,600 |
|
|
153,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
151,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
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|
|
148,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
147,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
143,600
11,400
|
11,400 |
|
|
142,100
62,100
|
62,100 |
|
|
140,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
137,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
134,800
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
|
121,300
121,300
|
121,300 |
|
|
120,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
117,500
117,500
|
117,500 |
|
|
113,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
112,700
47,700
|
47,700 |
|
|
109,300
109,300
|
109,300 |
|
|
107,400
62,400
|
62,400 |
|
|
101,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
Play for the day is done and the chips are being bagged and tagged. According to the clock, 50 players have survived the day. Rodrigo Strong is the chipleader with 250,000 chips, with Fabrice Soulier in second with 241,400.
A count of big stacks, notables and a recap will follow shortly. Full chip counts will be added later on.
Rodrigo Strong opened to 4,000 from early position and Dimitry Sukhorukov three-bet to 11,100 in middle position. Right behind him, Sarah Herzali four-bet small to 21,000. Strong got out of the way and Sukhorukov splashed the extra chips in.
Both players stared profusely at either other, then burst out laughing. It was all smiles as the dealer dealt the ![]()
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flop. Sukhorukov checked, keeping his eyes locked on Herzali. The French pro bet 13,000 and tried to keep here composure, but upon seeing Sukhorukov's stare she couldn't hold back her laugh again.
Sukhorukov folded ![]()
face-up and blew Herzali a kiss, which got received surprisingly well. The atmosphere is casual here in Marrakech as the day draws to a close.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
130,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Down to his last 14,000, Samir Borji shoved from middle position. On the button, Masbah Ben Baba reshoved all in to put Borji at risk.
Samir Borji: ![]()
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Masbah Ben Baba: ![]()
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Borji found the miracle he was looking for with his seven-six offsuit and improved to two pair on ![]()
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. Ben Baba was left crippled after the hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
9,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
The last level of the day has started. After this level, chips will be bagged for the night. Any remaining players will return on Saturday at 1 p.m. for Day 2.
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Mohamed Aissani raised to 2,600 and Julio Sanchez called. Soufiane Abbouti three-bet to 10,200 from the blinds, Aissani four-bet shoved for 34,000 and Sanchez folded.
Abbouti took more than a minute to call off the remaining chips with ![]()
, which prompted some remarks from his tablemates. Aissani held ![]()
and was already on his way out after the ![]()
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flop. The
on the turn sealed it, making the
river meaningless.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | |
|
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Eliminé |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
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|
|
200,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
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|
|
145,000 | |
|
|
130,000 | |
|
|
130,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
100,000 | |