WSOPC Marrakech Main Event | 2023 WSOPC Marrakech

01-22-2023 20:27 UTC+1

Waldemar Kopyl Eliminated in 8th Place for 310,000 MAD (€27,965)

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Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

German player Waldemar Kopyl went all in in early position for his last 910,000.

Silvio Domingues Costa called in the big blind.

Waldemar Kopyl:
Silvio Domingues Costa:

The board didn't help Kopyl who left the final table in eighth position for 310,000 MAD (around €27,965).

Player	Chips	Progress
Silvio Domingues Costa	3,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Waldemar Kopyl	Busted

Tags: Waldemar Kopyl

01-22-2023 20:19 UTC+1

Lellouche Still Alive

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Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Antony Lellouche was at risk with pocket Queens against pockets Jacks.

Andrey Cherkashin opened to 350,000 on the high jack and on the button, Waldemar Kopyl went all in for 2,7 million.

Lellouche woke up with from the big blind and called for his stack. Cherkashin folded and the board gave Lellouche a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antony Lellouche	4,300,000 2,950,000	2,950,000
Waldemar Kopyl	910,000 -3,040,000	-3,040,000

Tags: Anthony Lellouche

Level: 30

Blinds: 75,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

01-22-2023 20:01 UTC+1

Habbad Doubles Up

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ali Habbad opened on the cut off for 280,000 and Silvio Domingues Costa put him at risk with .

Habbad called for 2,3 million and double up after the board .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Habbad	4,800,000 2,520,000	2,520,000
Silvio Domingues Costa	1,800,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

Tags: Ali Habbad Silvio Domingues Costa

01-22-2023 19:52 UTC+1

Thierry Oldak Eliminated in 9th Place for 260,000 MAD (€23,455)

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Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Thierry Oldak was at risk for 1,8 million chips.

Silvio Domingues Costa opened 200,000 in early position. Oldak went all in from the cut off, all folded and Domingues Costa quickly called.

Thierry Oldak:
Silvio Domingues Costa:

The Portuguese player stayed ahead after the board and Thierry Oldak took the ninth place for 260,000 MAD (around €23,455).

Player	Chips	Progress
Silvio Domingues Costa	4,200,000 1,820,000	1,820,000
Thierry Oldak	Busted

Tags: Silvio Domingues Costa Thierry Oldak

01-22-2023 19:45 UTC+1

Some Final Table Pictures

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01-22-2023 19:32 UTC+1

Cold Four Bet Shove

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Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ali Habbad opened 210,000 on the button and Hicham Mahmouki three-bet on the small blind for 700,000.

Paul-François Tedeschi decided to cold four-bet shove in the big blind, putting his opponents at risk. Both of them folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul-François Tedeschi	7,900,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Ali Habbad Hicham Mahmouki Paul-François Tedeschi

01-22-2023 19:25 UTC+1

Split Pot

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Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

No real action in this beginning of final table until all chips went in the middle between Hicham Mahmouki and Andrey Cherkashin.

Cherkashin opened 200,000 with in early position and Mahmouki called in the big blind with .

The flop came and Cherkashin continued to 375,000, Mahmouki just called.

The turn gave both players a straight and Mahmouki took the lead for 650,000.

His oponnent thought for a while before raising to two million with few chips left. Mahmouki didn't wait before pushing all in and Cherkashin called.

The river didn't change anything and players splited the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hicham Mahmouki	4,400,000 -35,000	-35,000
Andrey Cherkashin	3,400,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Hicham Mahmouki Andrey Cherkashin

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

01-22-2023 18:50 UTC+1

The Final Table Can Start

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Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The final table of the WSOP Circuit Main Event is set!
Cards are now back in the air in Casino de Marrakech in beautiful Es Saadi Marrakech Resort and the nine remaining players will battle it out for the Gold Ring and the 2,000,000 MAD (around €180,423) first prize.