15,000 MAD Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2026 Marrakech Poker Open
15,000 MAD Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 Marrakech Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Prize Pool
3,557,000 MAD
Total Entries
279
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yussuke came to the Marrakech Poker Open Main Event final table as the chip leader and finished as the newly crowned champion. He topped a field of 279 entries at the Es Saadi Resort to take home 620,000 MAD (around €57,670) from the 3,557,000 MAD prize pool.
It wasn't always smooth sailing for Yussuke and the competition was tough at times. Second place EV played and ran like gold to take the chip lead early on and eventual third place finisher Truquens was crushing it when play reached three-handed.
The last three players, all Spanish, made an ICM deal, leaving aside 160,000 MAD for the winner. As the chip leader at the time, Truquens took the most from the deal, but it was Yussuke who went on to claim first place, the top prize, and the trophy.
"It was tough, there were very good players," said Yussuke, speaking on his victory via a translation app. "I played as the chip lead and everything was close and, well, to win you have to run good. You can't win if you don't run good."
A humble and fitting response, but Yussuke deserves credit for his solid and creative play throughout the tournament. A deserving champion.
2026 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yussuke | Spain | 620,000 MAD |
| 2 | EV | Spain | 465,000 MAD |
| 3 | Truquens | Spain | 505,000 MAD |
| 4 | Ivan Govorov | Russian Federation | 270,000 MAD |
| 5 | Jonathan Stoeber | United States | 200,000 MAD |
| 6 | Alain Dery | France | 149,000 MAD |
| 7 | Richi | Spain | 115,000 MAD |
| 8 | Patrick Bornicke | Germany | 93,000 MAD |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel | France | 75,000 MAD |
EV Takes the Chip Lead
Second place EV also started the final table in the same position that he finished. He steamrolled ahead early on, winning pretty much every significant pot during the first full level of the day, extracting value from Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel with a set, then successfully slowplaying kings to take the chip lead.
Flurry of Bust-outs
The final table action started slowly, with only Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel dropping before the first break. When action resumed though, a flurry of bust-outs saw Patrick Bornicke, Richi, and Alain Dery eliminated within ten minutes of each other to take the play five-handed.
It was a welcome sight for Jonathan Stoeber, who started the day at the bottom of the pack with less than 20 big blinds, and who managed to ladder up all the way to fifth place following the flurry.
Ivan Govorov, who at one point himself took the chip lead, shoved from the small blind and found himself dominated against Truquens' ace-queen to bust out in fourth.
Three Spanish Players Reach Deal
That left just three players in contention, all of them Spanish, and all of them sporting nicknames. A deal was proposed, and play stopped. Truquens had the chip lead at the time and took 505,000 MAD from the ICM chop. EV settled for 465,000 MAD, while Yussuke had the shortest stack and took 460,000 MAD, with 160,000 MAD set aside for the winner.
It's a deal that Truquens will be glad he made, because, despite having a huge chip lead as three-handed commenced, his stack steadily took hits as Yussuke gained momentum, making an excellent call down against EV with bottom pair and then taking out Truquens in third place when his king seven held against a ten big blind shove.
Rapido Heads-up
Yussuke had a 3-1 chip advantage as the tournament went heads-up, but EV soon doubled and even momentarily took the chip lead. Yussuke wrestled it back with a river bluff, and EV was down to a shoving stack when he moved all in with queen-ten. Yussuke looked down at the king-queen and made an easy call. EV was dominated, and Yussuke flopped the nut straight.
The heads-up was over in a flash. The Spanish rail shouted and clapped. The media gathered round, and Yussuke completed his photos and interviews. "This tournament means a lot to me since it's the biggest prize of my career to date," said Yussuke before heading over to celebrate with his friends.
Congratulations to Yussuke, the 2026 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event champion. Keep checking back to PokerNews for future events as live reporters continue to provide coverage on major events from across the globe.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yussuke has been declared the 2026 MPO Main Event champion. Following an earlier deal, he walks away with 620,000 MAD (around €57,670). Standby for the Final Day recap on PokerNews.
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
EV moved all in from the button for 3,225,000, around 15 big blinds. It was bad timing, as Yussuke looked him up with a dominating hand and covering stack. Players revealed their cards, with EV at risk.
EV: Q♠10♠ 
Yussuke: K♦Q♦
EV was in trouble and the J♠A♥10♦ flop was a perfect one for Yussuke, who made the nut straight.
The turn was the 4♣ and river the J♣ Yussuke held to win the pot and the tournament.
EV was eliminated from the tournament in second place. After the earlier deal, he walks away with 465,000 MAD.
Just like that, it was all over and Yussuke was declared the 2026 MPO Main Event champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,950,000
5,675,000
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5,675,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
EV raised to 450,000 from the button with Q♥Q♦ and Yussuke called with K♣4♣ in the big blind.
The flop came 4♦2♠6♥ and Yussuke bet 250,000, which EV called. On the 7♣ turn, Yussuke led again for 400,000 and EV wasn't going anywhere with his pocket queens, making the call.
On the 5♠ river, Yussuke pushed out a big bluff bet of 2,225,000. EV looked anguished by the decision and eventually folded to give Yussuke the pot and the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,275,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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5,675,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yussuke completed the button with K♣9♥ and EV checked in the big blind with Q♥J♥.
The flop ran out 9♦4♠Q♣ and EV checked. Yussuke bet 200,000 with his middle pair and EV called with top pair.
Action then slowed down as both players checked on the 5♦ turn to see the 2♣ turn. EV led with a bet of 750,000 and Yussuke called. EV won another pot and momentarily took the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,175,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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6,775,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yussuke raised to 450,000 from the button with A♠K♠ and EV defended with 9♥7♦ in the big blind.
The flop came Q♣J♥8♥ and EV checked. Yussuke bet 250,000 and EV check-raised to 675,000. Yussuke wasn't deterred and made the call.
The turn came the 2♠ and EV led with a bet of 1,450,000. Yussuke had seen enough and made the fold to give EV the pot, bringing the chip stacks closer to even.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,475,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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6,475,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
EV moved all in from the button for 2,600,000 and Yussuke called in the big blind with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards.
EV: K♣5♣
Yussuke: Q♦J♦
The board ran out 6♦8♦Q♠7♠4♣ and Yussuke made a pair on the flop, only for EV to make a runner-runner straight to win the pot, doubling his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,350,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
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5,600,000
2,500,000
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2,500,000 |
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,850,000 | |
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3,100,000
2,790,000
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2,790,000 |
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Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yussuke moved all in from the small blind against his shorter stacked opponent and Truquens slid in a chip to make the call for 2,000,000, just ten big blinds. He was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Truquens: Q♥10♠
Yussuke: K♣7♥
Yussuke was slightly ahead already and hit two pair as the board ran out 9♣6♣A♥7♠K♠ to give him the pot.
Truquens was eliminated in third place and walks away with 505,000 MAD following the earlier ICM deal that was made when he was chip leader.
With that, action went heads-up with Yussuke holding a significant chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,850,000
2,200,000
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2,200,000 |
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Busted | |
