2016 WSOP Global Championship winner Said El Yousfi will not be adding another big cash yet. On a flop, El Yousfi had bet 40,000 and was facing a 150,000 shove from Roland Rozel.
El Yousfi, who played nearly the same stack as Rozel, agonised for several minutes before flicking in a calling chip.
Roland Rozel:
Said El Yousfi:
Rozel needed to hit his overcard or one of the clubs to survive and did so on the turn. El Yousfi had a redraw to a full house, but the river wasn't the four-outer he needed. El Yousfi was left with 1,5bb, which he lost in the next hand.
Abdelhadi Kondah, 3rd on the Morocco All Time Money List with over $600,000 in winnings, shoved 46,000 all in from early position. Rodrigo Strong called from middle position and short stacked Eric Rabut called 21,000 all in from the small blind.
Abdelhadi Kondah:
Rodrigo Strong:
Eric Rabut:
Kondah was never in any danger on and nearly tripled up. Strong took a hit and Rabut was eliminated.
Hassan Lamzariki opened with a raise to 10,500. Behind him, Francois Pirault shoved his last 70,000 in the middle. When it got back to Hassan, he immediately called to put Pirault at risk.
Francois Pirault:
Hassan Lamzariki:
The gave Pirault an opening with his jack of clubs, but the on the turn slammed that door shut. The meaningless completed the board and ended Pirault's tournament.
In a surprising turn of events, end of Day 1 chipleader Alexandre Viard has been eliminated from the tournament. Last night, Viard bagged 345,000, but he lost it all during the first three levels of play.
In a Russian battle between Viktor Sorokin and Dimitri Motorov, it was the former sending the latter home after winning a big coinflip. Preflop, Sorokin had 36,000 in front of him and Sorokin had moved all in for 120,000. After thinking for two minutes, Sorokin called it off with nearly the same stack.
Viktor Sorokin:
Dimitri Motorov:
It was a big call with pocket sixes, but Sorokin's hand remained ahead from start to finish: . Sorokin celebrated the knockout with a loud bang on the table, but quickly regained control of his emotions to console his countryman.
flop, El Yousfi had bet 40,000 and was facing a 150,000 shove from Roland Rozel.
turn. El Yousfi had a redraw to a full house, but the 
river wasn't the four-outer he needed. El Yousfi was left with 1,5bb, which he lost in the next hand.
and nearly tripled up. Strong took a hit and Rabut was eliminated.
gave Pirault an opening with his jack of clubs, but the 
on the turn slammed that door shut. The meaningless 
completed the board and ended Pirault's tournament.
