2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Sonny Franco
Winning Hand
55
Prize
1,500,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Entries
544
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000

Break

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The seven remaining players were sent on another 10-minute break. The blinds will go up to 50,000/100,000 with an ante of 15,000 when they return which means there are a little over 160 big blinds on the table.

Chips for Baltazar and Robert

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Sonny Franco raised to 160,000 from early position and he was called by Julien Robert from the small blind and big blind Edoardo Mortera.

The flop fell {2-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Spades} and all three players in the hand knocked on the table to check. The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and Robert lead out with a bet of 185,000. That bet was enough to make both his opponents fold.

In the next hand, hand 185 of the final table, it was Isabel Baltazar who raised to 180,000 from early position. Big blind Hassan Fares defended and they went to the {4-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop. Fares checked to the last woman standing in the tournament and she moved all in. Fares folded quickly and she took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
3,000,000
800,000
800,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
1,365,000
-335,000
-335,000
Profile photo of Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
1,300,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Edoardo Mortera it
Edoardo Mortera
1,220,000
-80,000
-80,000
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
1,020,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Edoardo MorteraHassan FaresIsabel BaltazarJulien RobertSonny Franco

Fares Doubles Through Robert

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Julien Robert sat in the big blind with {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} and he saw Hassan Fares move all in for his last 670,000 from the big blind. Robert called after it folded around to him, only to see Fares open up {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}.

It was gonna be very tough for Robert to win the hand after the {7-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop came down on the board. The {5-Spades} turn left him drawing dead and the {7-Clubs} river was unnecessary.

Fares is back in the game with about 20 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
2,200,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
1,500,000
975,000
975,000

Robert Makes Franco Fold

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Julien Robert
Julien Robert

Julien Robert limped from late position and so did Hassan Fares from the button and Sonny Franco from the small blind. Big blind Isabel Baltazar checked her option and they went four-way to the flop.

That flop ended up being {4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Franco took the betting lead with a bet of 200,000. Baltazar got out of the way but Robert called. Button Fares also got out of the way.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and Franco put in another bet of 350,000. Robert tanked for two minutes before moving all in. Franco wasted no time folding and the pot went to the start-of-day chip leader Robert.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
2,700,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
1,700,000
-575,000
-575,000

Tags: Hassan FaresIsabel BaltazarJulien RobertSonny Franco

Slow Play

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The pace of play is quite slow at the final table and they have plenty of time to think about their decision with levels being 75-minutes long. The average stack is about 30 big blinds at the moment, but most of the chips stand in front of ex-premier league footballer Jimmy Kebe.

Tags: Jimmy Kebe

Baltazar Doubles Through Robert

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Isabel Baltazar
Isabel Baltazar

Julien Robert raised to 175,000 from the under-the-gun position and it folded to Isabel Baltazar on the button. She moved her last 515,000 to the middle and Robert called.

Julien Robert: {K-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Isabel Baltazar: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

The board fell {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Baltazar secured a double up.

Jimmy Kebe added that all Baltazar does is shove all in and double up and he got a laugh from the table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
2,000,000
-400,000
-400,000
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
1,100,000
305,000
305,000

Tags: Isabel BaltazarJimmy KebeJulien Robert

Kebe Expands Chip Lead

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jimmy Kebe defended his big blind after Sonny Franco, by far the most active player at the table, raised from the button to 160,000.

The flop came {5-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Kebe checked to Franco. Franco continued his preflop aggression with a bet of 160,000 and Kebe then raised him to 500,000. Franco laughed and mucked his cards within a couple of seconds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jimmy Kebe
Jimmy Kebe
4,900,000
555,000
555,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
2,275,000
275,000
275,000

Tags: Jimmy KebeSonny Franco

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Franco Wins Some Back

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Sonny Franco raised to 130,000 from the under-the-gun position and Hassan Fares defended his big blind.

The flop fell {10-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and both players checked. They did the same thing on the {4-Clubs} turn and the river was the {A-Hearts}. Bennis checked to Franco again and he made a bet of 150000

Fares called and saw Franco open up {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and that was enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jimmy Kebe
Jimmy Kebe
4,345,000
545,000
545,000
Profile photo of Najib Bennis ma
Najib Bennis
3,755,000
-345,000
-345,000
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
2,400,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
2,000,000
-900,000
-900,000
Profile photo of Edoardo Mortera it
Edoardo Mortera
1,425,000
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
850,000
-150,000
-150,000
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
795,000
-455,000
-455,000

Tags: Hassan FaresSonny Franco