Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
From the button, Rachid Rami raised to 250,000. Small blind Arthur Conan pushed for 1,495,000 with and Mohammed Lahlou folded. Rami called.
The flop came . Conan remained in the lead but Rami had a gutshot on top his two live cards.
The on the turn added a flush draw for Rami but he still had "just" 39 percent.
The completed the board, giving Rami broadway and prompting some celebrations from the Moroccon players and rail.
Arthur Conan, just 19 years old, had to settle for 3rd place. Heads up now between Lahlou and Rami.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rachid Rami |
7,790,000
1,415,000
|
1,415,000 |
Mohammed Lahlou |
4,125,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
Arthur Conan | Busted |
On a board of we saw Mohammed Lahlou bet 700,000. Rachid Rami raised to 1.7 million and after some tanking Lahlou called with for two pair.
Rami slammed his on the table for the backdoor flush and celebrated, thinking he had won the tournament.
That was a little bit too early as Lahlou still had quite a few chips left. Rami talked a little bit to the floor and his opponent, and then started stacking - accepting he wasn't quite there yet.
Mohammed Lahlou found and raised to 250,000. Rachid Rami woke up with and flat called.
The flop came and Rami checked. Lahlou bet and Rami instantly shoved all in. Lahlou called for 2,060,000 total.
The turn came the , making Lahlou a flush and giving Rami top set.
Rami needed the board to pair but the on the river failed to do so. The 4,650,000-pot went to Lahlou.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rachid Rami |
7,230,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
Mohammed Lahlou |
4,650,000
2,655,000
|
2,655,000 |
Mohammed Lahlou shoved all in with for just over 2 million but Rachid Rami didn't call with the .
Rachid Rami raised to 270,000 holding . Mohammed Lahlou three-bet 660,000 to holding . Rami cut out the chips to call, but folded in the end.
Another break for the players.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rachid Rami |
8,980,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
Mohammed Lahlou |
2,900,000
-1,750,000
|
-1,750,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
As per usual at the World Poker Tour, now that the players are heads up, levels have been shortened to 30 minutes each.
A lot of folds, some limps and a minimum amount of raises. The play has tightened up. Mohammed Lahlou still the shortest stack.