Les jeux d'argent et de hasard peuvent être dangereux : pertes d'argent, conflits familiaux, addiction…, retrouvez nos conseils sur joueurs-info-service.fr (09 74 75 13 13 - appel non surtaxé).

Gouvernemen ANJ Adictel Evalujeu

2018 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Main Event
Jours 2
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Résultats
Gagnant
Main Gagnante
k3
Prix
1,300,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Entrants
486
Info Niveau
Niveau
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Main Event

Jour 2 terminé

Vladimir Shabalin Shaking Things Up – Takes Chip Lead Into the Final Day

Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Vladimir Shabalin (Photo By Poker52)
Vladimir Shabalin (Photo By Poker52)

Today, 152 hopefuls returned to the felt in the stunning Casino Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort. After the money was reached, they played on and 16 of them made their way to Day 3. Even though a huge percentage of the remaining players either has French or Spanish roots, it’s a Russian that has taken the chip lead. Vladimir Shabalin bulldozed his way through the field and has bagged a big lead with 2,070,000 in chips.

Shabalin himself was the one to burst the bubble when he hit two sixes on the flop with ace-six against the ace-queen of Javier Tsunamy. HCC sits just behind Shabalin in second place. The anonymous Spanish player dominated all of his tables on Day 1a and continued where he left off on the second day. This gave him a substantial amount of 1,513,000 in chips to play with tomorrow.

Closing the podium is Shlomo Ohana with 1,505,000 in chips. Ohana was trending up and down the whole day but ended up on a high note with a strong run. After losing almost half of his stack with pocket queens against pocket kings, Ohana bounced back by eliminating Mathieu Papineau and Mohamed Mamouni in quick succession, causing an early finish for today as the tournament was scheduled to play ten levels or until 16 players were left.

Notables left in the field are Nicolas Noguera (746,000), who won the 2016 WSOP International Circuit Paris Main Event, and Pierre Merlin (648,000), who finished second in the 2017 WSOP International Circuit Paris Main Event in November.

Players that did make the money but not the end of the day include Harald Sammer (41,000 MAD), Otmani El Houcine (34,500 MAD) and Alexandre Reard (32,000 MAD). Not everyone walked away with a money finish, as Said El Yousfi, Michiel Brosky, Laurent [Removed:250], Ben Bensimhon, Viktor Sorokin, Drisse Maouchi, Jean Montury, Pierre Calamusa, Michael Lech and Smain Mamouni all left the stage empty-handed.

The 16 remaining players will return on Sunday, January 28, for Day 3 of the Main Event. Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in level 21, which has a small blind of 8,000, big blind of 16,000 and a running ante of 2,000. Blind levels are 60 minutes up until level 25, when they'll be increased to 75 minutes each for the remainder of the tournament.

Come back tomorrow to see who will be crowned the winner and take home the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring and 1,300,000 MAD (~$142,000) for first place. PokerNews will be on hand to provide start-to-finish coverage of the final day.

Tags: Alexandre ReardBen BensimhonDrisse MaouchiHarald SammerJavier TsunamyJean MonturyLaurent AzoulayMathieu PapineauMichael LechMichiel BroskyMohamed MamouniOtmani El HoucinePierre CalamusaPierre MerlinSaid El YousfiShlomo OhanaSmain MamouniVladimir Shabalin

Seat Draw Day 3

Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
TableSeatNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
11Mohamed JhiderFrance651,00041
12PaulSpain1,220,00076
13Vladimir ShabalinRussia2,070,000129
14Pierre MerlinFrance648,00041
15Antoine RahalFrance811,00051
16Rony HalimiFrance286,00018
17NathanSpain852,00053
18NFJMSpain777,00049
      
21Polo SantoniFrance601,00038
22Nicolas NogueraFrance746,00047
23Shlomo OhanaIsrael1,505,00094
24Mounim KaddouriFrance340,00021
25Roger TondeurFrance704,00044
26HCCSpain1,513,00095
27TMVSpain1,038,00065
28Joseph NassarLebanon814,00051

End-of-day Chip Counts (complet)

Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Joueur Jetons Progression
Vladimir Shabalin ru
Vladimir Shabalin
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,070,000 1,080,000
HCC es
HCC
1,513,000 13,000
Shlomo Ohana il
Shlomo Ohana
1,505,000 763,000
Paul es
Paul
1,220,000 280,000
TMV es
TMV
1,038,000 591,000
Nathan es
Nathan
852,000 -141,000
Joseph Nassar us
Joseph Nassar
814,000 64,000
Antoine Rahal fr
Antoine Rahal
811,000 196,000
NFJM es
NFJM
777,000 351,000
Nicolas Noguera fr
Nicolas Noguera
746,000 -74,000
Roger Tondeur ch
Roger Tondeur
704,000 57,000
Mohamed Jhider fr
Mohamed Jhider
651,000 337,000
Pierre Merlin fr
Pierre Merlin
648,000 -48,000
Polo Santoni fr
Polo Santoni
601,000 99,000
Mounim Kaddouri fr
Mounim Kaddouri
340,000 167,000
Rony Halimi fr
Rony Halimi
286,000 -31,000

Lire Plus

Tournament Stopped

Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament has been stopped for today as there are 16 players left, the players will come back tomorrow at 1 pm local time to continue their pursuit to the win and the 1,300,000 MAD for first place. The full chip counts, redraw and recap of today will follow.

HCC Boots Bellaiche Out of the Tournament

Niveau 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Shlomo Ohana raised from early position, HCC three-bet, Arnold Bellaiche four-bet shoved for 115,000 in total. Ohana folded and HCC called.

HCC: {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Arnold Bellaiche: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{2-Spades}{5-Spades}{q-Spades} - the ace on the flop for HCC meant the end of the tournament life of Bellaiche and he was eliminated in 18th place.

Joueur Jetons Progression
HCC es
HCC
1,500,000 430,000
Arnold Bellaiche fr
Arnold Bellaiche
Eliminé

Tags: Arnold BellaicheShlomo Ohana