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

Mortera Doubles Through [Removed:336]

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

[Removed:335] and Edoardo Mortera got their chips in the middle. [Removed:336] sat on the hijack and was playing {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}. Mortera had only 350,000 at the start of the hand and was the at-risk player. Mortera did have the better hand with {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and [Removed:336] asked for a queen and then a king to chop the pot.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and the river the {3-Diamonds} and Mortera secured a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jimmy Kebe
Jimmy Kebe
4,400,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
3,540,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Najib Bennis ma
Najib Bennis
2,800,000
505,000
505,000
Profile photo of [Removed:335] gb
[Removed:335]
1,470,000
-935,000
-935,000
Profile photo of Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
1,400,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Edoardo Mortera it
Edoardo Mortera
800,000
175,000
175,000
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
800,000
-515,000
-515,000
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
670,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Edoardo Mortera

Abdelhamid El Khayati Eliminated in 9th Place (156,000 MAD)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Abdelahim El Khayati
Abdelahim El Khayati

The flop was {6-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Jimmy Kebe and Abdelhamid El Khayati got their chips in the middle. El Khayati was the at-risk player in the pretty sizeable 3,600,000 pot.

Kebe flopped a flush draw and bottom pair with {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and El Khayati was playing {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and gave Kebe the flush raight away and El Khayati was drawing dead.

The {Q-Clubs} river was a courtesy and El Khayati was sent to the cashier to collect 156,000 MAD (approx. €14,400). El Khayati had a runner-up finish in the WPT DeepStacks last December in Dauville where he cashed for €68,000. He adds another final table to his resume but his run ends in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jimmy Kebe
Jimmy Kebe
5,100,000
1,780,000
1,780,000
Profile photo of Abdelhamid El Khayati fr
Abdelhamid El Khayati
Busted

Tags: Abdelhamid El KhayatiJimmy Kebe

Robert Bleeding More Chips

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Julien Robert raised from middle position to 100,000 and he was called by Hassan Fares from the cutoff and by big blind Jimmy Kebe.

The {2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Spades} was dealt and Kebe checked to the initial raiser. Robert continued with a bet of 125,000 and he was just called by Fares. Kebe got out of the way and let the two battle it out heads-up.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and Robert checked to Fares who took over the betting initiative with a bet of 150,000. That was enough to make Robert fold and pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
1,460,000
325,000
325,000
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
1,315,000
-225,000
-225,000

Tags: Hassan FaresJimmy KebeJulien Robert

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Break

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament is on a 10-minute break. They will continue 9-handed play when they return.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jimmy Kebe
Jimmy Kebe
3,410,000
415,000
415,000
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
2,605,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of [Removed:335] gb
[Removed:335]
2,405,000
-185,000
-185,000
Profile photo of Najib Bennis ma
Najib Bennis
2,295,000
Profile photo of Abdelhamid El Khayati fr
Abdelhamid El Khayati
1,755,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
1,540,000
Profile photo of Hassan Fares fr
Hassan Fares
1,135,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Edoardo Mortera it
Edoardo Mortera
625,000
-185,000
-185,000
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
545,000
45,000
45,000

Bennis Wins Big Without Showing

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Najib Bennis limped from the small blind and big blind Julien Robert checked.

The flop came {2-Spades}{K-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was the {J-Diamonds} and Bennis checked again. Robert fired a bet of 130,000 and Bennis clicked it back to 260,000. The call came from Robert and the river was the {A-Diamonds}.

Bennis checked again and Robert fired a bet of 350,000. It was snap called by Bennis and Robert mucked his cards.

Bennis took down the pot without having to show his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Najib Bennis ma
Najib Bennis
2,295,000
660,000
660,000
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
1,540,000
-660,000
-660,000

Tags: Julien RobertNajib Bennis

Baltazar Getting Shorter

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Isabel Baltazar
Isabel Baltazar

Isabel Baltazar is getting shorter and shorter. The last woman standing in the 2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event has dropped down to just 500,000 chips and that will be just ten big blinds in when the next level starts in a couple of minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Isabel Baltazar fr
Isabel Baltazar
500,000
-170,000
-170,000

Tags: Isabel Baltazar

Franco Losing Chips

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Julien Robert
Julien Robert

Sonny Franco has been losing a bit of chips since the start of the final table. He just called a raise from early position to 90,000 from Julien Robert in the cutoff and they saw the {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop.

Franco gave up rather quickly when Robert fired a continuation bet of 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
2,375,000
-605,000
-605,000
Profile photo of Julien Robert fr
Julien Robert
2,200,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Julien RobertSonny Franco