The finalistes are on a break...
2019 WSOP International Circuit Anniversary Marrakech
Franck Lelong moved all-in for a little less than half a million under the gun with and Florian Geiger woke-up with and just a little more chips... to finish him in the Big Blind.
The spot was perfect to double-up but a board crucified the french who is still establishing his better score with his 10th position today.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Florian Geiger |
980,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Franck Lelong | Busted |
Anthony Marchetti raised it in the button with and called when Souhayl "Joël" Fjer 3-bet from the Small Blind.
Souhayl continued on a and was raised to 220,000 chips by Anthony. Souhayl completed for 140,000 chips and there was no action on the turn .
The river was checked one more time by Souhayl who held . Now living in Swtizerland after playing for years in the parisian club, Fjer tanked a lot when Anthony Marchetti asked him his stack by going all-in.
When he folded, Marchetti showed a pure bluff...
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Marchetti |
1,700,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
Souhayl Fjer |
655,000
-356,000
|
-356,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Main Event, High Roller... the German busted in 11st position just before the Final Table all week long in Marrakech.
Michael Allmrodt reshoved 350,000 chips from the Big Blind after Javier Tsunamy bet 60,000 chips in the button. Javier called for a showdown.
Michael :
Javier :
The board fell and Michael let Florian Geiger represents Germany for the conclusion of the Main Event...
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Javier Tsunamy |
2,050,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
Michael Allmrodt | Busted |
Karim Abgar was playing his first poker tournament with a 4-figures buy-in. He invited a friend to Marrakech for his birthday and decided to jump in the Main Event at the last minute to share that moment with him. His friend, Thomas Meignan, finished 20th on saturday !
Karim has done a little better and he has dreamed of a comeback. After his stack dwindled to 2 blinds, he found a triple-up to 200,000 with against . The board fell with a beautiful river for the french player.
The river was cruel on the very next hand. After David Vergnes raised it in middle position, just on his right, Karim engaged his 7 Blinds with ... only to get called by and be eliminated on the river !
Board :
"Thanks for the game, that was fun", said Karim before going to the cashier to collect 65,000 dirhams.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Vergnes |
2,100,000
784,000
|
784,000 |
Karim ABGAR | Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
An unscheduled break of 15 minutes has just started...
Jose Luis Reconquista dominated the first flight of the Main Event, multiplying his starting stack by more than 16 times !
The spanish player busted 1 minutes after the last moroccan standing, he earned 9,000 dirhams more than Ali Mechiche in the process.
Jose Luis defended in the Big Blind after Javier Tsunamy raised it in the Cutoff. Tsunamy continued on a flop and was more than happy to call with for a total of 245,000 chips after Reconquista check-raised him all-in.
Reconquista is still waiting for his draw to hit !
Ali Mechiche open-shove in the small blind for 180,000 chips and was snap-called by Florian Geiger in the Big Blind.
Ali :
Florian :
An Ace on the flop ended the dream of the last moroccan player standing. Ali earned 56,000 dirhams for his performance...
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Florian Geiger |
680,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Ali Mechiche | Busted |