In 45 minutes from now at 2 p.m. local time, Day 2 of the 2016 Marrakech Poker Open 10,000 MAD Main Event gets underway. After a reentry festival yesterday, only 55 players out of a 220-entry strong field bagged up chips and Anas Tadini leads the survivors with massive 330,000 chips.
The Moroccan, who is third in the all-time money list of his country, won two big flips at the end of the day to claim the top spot.
Fahd, also from Morocco and 2nd in the 15,000 MAD High Roller where the top four including Tadini made a deal to cash 250,000 MAD each, follows with 305,700 chips and Abdenbi Abida completes the overnight podium with 288,200. Other big stacks include Fadhil Farag (255,200), Dominique Terzian (244,800), Philippe Ktorza (215,200), Arthur Conan (192,700) and Alexandre Viard (176,300).
Also returning to the tables of the Casino de Marrakech Es-Saadi are 2016 LAPT Vina del Mar champion Rodrigo Strong (125,500), Said El Yousfi (120,000), World Series of Poker bracelet winner Barny Boatman (110,600), Romain Paon (102,000), Sonny Franco (96,100) as well as 2016 World Series of Poker Circuit Marrakech runner-up Anthony Rodrigues (82,800).
Action resumes with level 14 and blinds of 1,200-2,400 with a running ante of 300. As of Day 2 and until the end of the tournament, the level duration has increased to 60 minutes each and there will be a dinner break after the completion of the sixth level today. Tune back in regularly for the PokerNews live reporting until a winner is crowned on Sunday.
The action started with a raise to 7,000 by Masbah Ben Baba and Barny Boatman in the small blind as well as Sonny Franco in the big blind called. On the flop, Boatman check-raised to 31,000 and solely Ben Baba called after having put in a continuation bet worth 11,000.
On the turn, Boatman check-raised all in with pocket fours and Ben Baba looked him up with the for a turned straight. A blank river changed nothing whatsoever and the World Series of Poker Bracelet winner was gone.
Abdenbi Abida raised to 8,000 and then called the three-bet to 35,000 by peter Reil to see a heads-up flop of . Abida shoved with a draw and reil snap-called with for top set. The turn completed the draw for Abida while the on the river paired the board and let Reil jump out of his chair to celebrate.
He doubled up for 87,000 and jumped above Abida in the counts.
Abdenbi Abida raised to 12,500 and then called the small three-bet by Said El Yousfi for 27,000 from one seat over. On the flop , Abida led for 60,000 and El Yousfi shoved with pocket aces to put his opponent at risk with pocket aces.
Abida wasted little time before calling with for top two pair and even completed a full house thanks to the turn. A blank river reduced El Yousfi to dust.
Arthur Conan had been losing a couple of smaller pots as well and then got into a hand with table neighbor Marcel Vadella. The latter faced the shove of Conan for 52,000 on the river and eventually called. Conan tabled his for a full house and Vadella was trying to muck, but was forced to show his due to the all in showdown.
Saverio Cocozza raised to 12,500 and Michael van der Ghinst in the cutoff as well as Mohamed Ali Houssam in the small blind called. On the flop the fireworks started and Houssam got his stack via check-raise in with Cocozza looking him up, hand for hand was not even underway yet.
Houssam:
Cocozza:
The 2011 WPT Marrakech Main Event champion was the player at risk for around 100,000 chips and needed to pair the board in order to stay in the tournament. However, the turn and river both blanked and the bubble burst before hand-for-hand mode had begun.
Just before the end of the level, Ekrem Sanioglu raised to 13,000 and Pieyre Maggi called from one seat over. The action folded to Peter Reil in the small blind and he shoved for 120,000. Sanoiglu reshoved to isolate successfully and Reil flipped for his tournament life.
Reil:
Sanioglu:
The flop made things even more scary for Reil, now also facing the flush draw on top. The turn left him drawing very thin and the river sent Reil to the rail in 24th place for 20,000 Dirhams.
Andre Miquel Ramalho Fonseca opened the action with a raise to 17,000 and Pieyre Maggi shoved from two seats over for around 13 big blinds. The young Belgian had jammed three times prior without getting called, but this time the move didn't get through without resistance.
Maggi:
Fonseca:
It was all over after the turn and the blank river a mere formality. Maggi headed to the rail in 22nd place and also receives 20,000 Dirhams.
Shortly after returning from dinner, Masbah Ben Baba shoved for 10 big blinds from the button and Henrique Oliveira de Sousa Pinho reshoved from one seat over to put the Moroccan at risk.
Ben Baba:
Pinho:
The flop improved Ben Baba, but the turn saw Pinho with a set. Any club would still avoid the elimination, yet it was the river that sent Ben Baba out in 21st place.
Fahd announced all in for 133,000 and Fadhil Farag shoved from one seat over for one big blind more before the action reached Joaquin. The Spaniard shoved as well with almost double the stack of the two opponents to isolate successfully.
Fahd:
Farag:
Joaquin:
The board ran out and Fahd tripled whereas Farag was eliminated in 20th place.
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flop, Boatman check-raised to 31,000 and solely Ben Baba called after having put in a continuation bet worth 11,000.
turn, Boatman check-raised all in with pocket fours and Ben Baba looked him up with the 
for a turned straight. A blank 
river changed nothing whatsoever and the World Series of Poker Bracelet winner was gone.
. Abida shoved with a draw and reil snap-called with 
for top set. The 
turn completed the draw for Abida while the 
on the river paired the board and let Reil jump out of his chair to celebrate.
for top two pair and even completed a full house thanks to the 
turn. A blank 
river reduced El Yousfi to dust.
river and eventually called. Conan tabled his 
for a full house and Vadella was trying to muck, but was forced to show his 
due to the all in showdown.
the fireworks started and Houssam got his stack via check-raise in with Cocozza looking him up, hand for hand was not even underway yet.
turn and 
flop made things even more scary for Reil, now also facing the flush draw on top. The 
turn left him drawing very thin and the 
river sent Reil to the rail in 24th place for 20,000 Dirhams.
turn saw Pinho with a set. Any club would still avoid the elimination, yet it was the 
