Main Event
Dia 3 Começado
2016 Marrakech Poker Open
Main Event
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2016 Marrakech Poker Open
Buy-in
€900
Premiação
€176,088
Entries
220
Nível
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to the Final Day of the 2016 Marrakech Poker Open
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In approximately half an hour from now at 1 p.m. local time, the Casino de Marrakech will see eight players out of a 220-entry strong field return to battle for the title of the 10,000 Dirhams Marrakech Poker Open Main Event. All players have 55,000 Dirhams locked up for their efforts, but all eyes are set on the trophy and first-place payout of 440,000 Dirhams.
Half of the remaining hopefuls comes from France and Abdenbi Abida leads the final table line up with 1,499,000 chips with Portugal's Henrique Pinho closely behind on 1,425,000. [Removed:215] (1,080,000) and Ali Mechiche (1,027,000) also bagged up seven digits overnight as well.
Mathieu Papineau (886,000) and Fahd (456,000) are in the middle of the pack and the latter has made his second final table of this festival after already being part of a four-way deal in the 15,000 Dirhams High Roller that paid smooth 250,000 Dirhams.
The two short stacks Mathieu Biague (126,000) and Michael van der Ghinst (94,000) are under immediate pressure when play resumes with 5:26 minutes left in level 22 at blinds 8,000-16,000 and a running ante of 2,000.
2016 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahd | Morocco | 456,000 |
| 2 | Michael van der Ghinst | Belgium | 94,000 |
| 3 | [Removed:215] | France | 1,080,000 |
| 4 | Mathieu Papineau | France | 886,000 |
| 5 | Mathieu Biague | France | 126,000 |
| 6 | Henrique Pinho | Portugal | 1,425,000 |
| 7 | Ali Mechiche | Morocco | 1,027,000 |
| 8 | Abdenbi Abida | France | 1,499,000 |
Make sure to tune back into the PokerNews live reporting to find out who is crowned champion in the first-ever casino on Moroccan soil.
Preparations Underway
The dealers and chips are here, as are most of the finalists. But the table is not ready yet with a different flop camera being installed right now. It may take up to half an hour for the final table to start, so just grab a tea in the meanwhile!
Nível: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Van der Ghinst Doubles
Nível 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
In the first hand, Abdenbi Abida raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Michael van der Ghinst shoved for 94,000 to pick up a call by the chip leader.
van der Ghinst: 
Abida: 
The board ran out 
and the pot was shipped to the Belgian.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000 | -99,000 |
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250,000 | 156,000 |
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Small Pot for Mechiche
Nível 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Henrique Pinho raised and Ali Mechiche called to see a flop of 
. Pinho check-called a bet worth 50,000 and both then checked the 
turn and 
river. Mechiche's 
scooped the small pot.
Nível: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Ace-King for Abida
Nível 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Henrique Pinho raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ali Mechiche on the button before Abdenbi Abida squeezed to 155,000 out of the small blind. Fahd gave it some thought but folded, as did the Portuguese and Mechiche. Abida flashed the 
and raked in the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,550,000 | 150,000 |
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1,325,000 | -100,000 |
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Fahd Gets Shorter
Nível 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On the button, Fahd raised to 51,000 and [Removed:215] flat-called out of the big blind to see a flop of 
. Groppi check-called a continuation bet worth 80,000 before both players then checked down the turn and the river.
Groppi revealed 
and that scooped the pot. Abdenbi Abida mentioned he had folded king-ten preflop, while Anas Tadini complained on the rail that were rather tight after being all in with jack-nine suited last night.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000 | 120,000 |
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320,000 | -136,000 |
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Mathieu Biague Eliminated in 8th Place (55,000 Dirhams)
Nível 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The first player to hit the rail on the final table is Mathieu Biague. He three-bet shoved out of the small blind for six big blinds and initial raiser Abdenbi Abida quickly called.
Biague:
Abida:
The board ran out 
and that sent Biague to the rail in 8th place for a payday of 55,000 Dirhams.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,750,000 | 200,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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