An assortment of photo's from Day 1b, courtesy of Casino de Marrakech's Mounir Mahroug.
An assortment of photo's from Day 1b, courtesy of Casino de Marrakech's Mounir Mahroug.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Niveau: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Alexandre Reard was one of the early chipleaders of the day, but things have been going rapidly south after the dinner break for the Frenchman. Just moments ago he doubled up Clement van Driessche and slipped below the 100,000 mark for the first time since level 2.
On the ![]()
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flop, Van Driessche bet 6,000 and Sebastian Compte called. Reard check-raised to 23,000, Van Driessche shoved for 26,600, Compte folded and Reard called the few extra chips.
Clement van Driessche: ![]()
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Alexandre Reard: ![]()
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Van Driessche's kicker held up after the
turn and
river, giving him a much-needed double-up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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70,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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With ![]()
, Fernandez was up against a player with ![]()
for a pot of 60,000. A king on the flop sealed it for Fernandez, and his smiling opponent handled his loss graciously as he left the poker pit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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150,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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150,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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150,000 | |
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125,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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120,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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90,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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70,000 | |
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70,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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40,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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22,000
3,000
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3,000 |
Day 1b has finished with a total of 339 entries, bringing the tournament total to 511. We expect the prize pool and payouts to be announced later tonight.
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
The 187 remaining players on Day 1b of the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event have gone on a 75-minute dinner break and will resume at 21.50 p.m.
Late registration is now closed, with the clock at 339 entries. After the dinner break, the total number and prize pool will be made public.
Pablos and Mickael [Removed:250] got their chips preflop in the middle. [Removed:250], the short stack, was at risk with ![]()
against ![]()
and needed to improve to stay alive.
Even with the favorable odds, Pablos yelled "Queen! Queen! Queen!". The flop came down ![]()
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and Pablos kept chanting for his card. The
on the turn delivered a very audible "Queen!" from Pablos, securing the hand for him.
The Spanish player is now up to 100,000 as we head into the dinner break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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100,000
10,000
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10,000 |