2009 WPT Marrakech

€4,500 Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 WPT Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
€377,262
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,500
Entries
416
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Azziz Abdelmalki Eliminated in 17th Place (€13,136)

Azziz Abdelmalki - 17th Place
Azziz Abdelmalki - 17th Place
Christophe Savary started the action with an early-position raise to 40,000, and Azziz Abdelmalki made the smooth call a few seats over. In the hijack, Benjamin Pollak stuck in a healthy three-bet, good enough to fold Savary out of the way. Abdelmalki was not so easily pacified though. After some deliberation, he made the call all in for his last ~200,000 chips. With his tournament life on the line, the cards were turned up.

Showdown
Abdelmalki: {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}
Pollak: {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs}

The flop was a pretty good miss for the at-risk player as it came {10-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {8-Spades}, giving him two shots at an open-ender. The turn missed with the {3-Diamonds}, though, and the {5-Diamonds} that filled out the board was no help either.

Failing to get over the hump, Azziz Abdelmalki becomes the first casualty of Day 3, walking away in 17th place.

Tags: Azziz AbdelmalkiBenjamin PollakChristophe Savary