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 !
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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.
Sarah Herzali
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.
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 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.
Sarah Herzali opened the action with a raise to 2,300 in early position. No less than three players called, including Patrick Vittet on the button. The flop came and Herzali continued 4,700, with Vittet being the only caller.
On the turn, Herzali showed no sign of slowing down as she bet 8,000. Once again, Vittet made the call.
The river was the and now Herzali checked. Vittet cut out a bet of 19,100, leaving himself with a mere 15,000 behind. Herzali went in the tank, visibly unhappy with the situation. After considering it for over three minutes, she slid in a call.
Vittet knocked the table and mucked his hand face down. Herzali mucked as well and scooped the large pot.
Dimitry Sukhorukov is hot here in Marrakech, after taking down the opening event earlier this week for €10,177. Sukhorukov is looking for his second ring of the week in the Main Event and is shaping up to be a contender.
The Russian stormed out of the dinner break by eliminating a player, running his stack up to 170,000 in the process.
Welcome to Day 1a of the World Series of Poker International Circuit €1,350 (15,000 MAD) Main Event in Marrakech! It's the third edition of the WSOP International Circuit Event in the beautiful Casino de Marrakech, part of the fabled Es Saadi Resort. After Ricardo Manquant won the inaugural event two years ago, it was Mathieu Selides who stood tall last year.
After a grueling 15 hours of play on the final day, the Frenchman finally overcame Belgium's Anthony Rodrigues to claim the massive first prize of 975,000 MAD (Moroccan Dirhams, which equals €95,479), and the coveted gold WSOP Circuit Ring.
The casino will once again play host to what's sure to be a fiercely contested Main Event. In his title defense, Selides will be facing some strong opposition. One of them will be hometown hero Rachid Rami, fresh off an almost €100,000 score in the same casino mere months ago, who's expected to show up and contest for the title.
2016 WSOP Circuit Global Championship winner Said El Yousfi, Guillaume Darcourt, Jerome Sgorrano, Cheng-Wei Yin, Sonny Franco, Henrique Pinho, Abdelhadi Kondah and Anas Tanidi are also expected to show up, trying to add a WSOP Circuit Ring to their already impressive poker resumé. Dmitriy Suhokurov already has a ring on his finger after winning the €365 opening event earlier this week, kicking off this WSOP International Circuit Event with a bang.
This four-day event features two starting days. Day 1a will be starting at 1 p.m. local time today. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and levels will be 45 minutes throughout the day. Late registration and reentries will be allowed up until the end of level 9. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor to deliver start-to-finish coverage of this exciting WSOP International Circuit Main Event.
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.
and Herzali continued 4,700, with Vittet being the only caller.
turn, Herzali showed no sign of slowing down as she bet 8,000. Once again, Vittet made the call.
and now Herzali checked. Vittet cut out a bet of 19,100, leaving himself with a mere 15,000 behind. Herzali went in the tank, visibly unhappy with the situation. After considering it for over three minutes, she slid in a call.