MPO Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 Marrakech Poker Open
MPO Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 Marrakech Poker Open
Buy-in
€1,500
Prize Pool
€350,960
Entries
295
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
73
Players Left
10
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On Day 2 of the Marrakech Poker Open Main Event, it took ten 60-minute levels to whittle down a field of 73 to its last 10 hopefuls. Each of them will return on Sunday at 2.30 p.m. local time to Casino de Marrakech to contest for the title and the first place prize of 770,000 MAD (€70, 200) that awaits the winner later that night.
Adrien Sanz of France has firmly set his sights on the title and holds a comfy lead with 2,080,000 in chips, and is already assured to reach his biggest score in a live tournament tomorow. Sanz had an incredible run after the dinner break and multiplied by ten his stack during the last four levels.
His nearest challenger is the winner of the 2014 WPT National Marrakech Mostafa Boukri with 1,945,000 while Portuguese Nuno Correia completes the podium with 1,040,000.
Still in the field and aiming at the trophy are also Karim Lehoussine (1,020,00), WSOP ring owner Rosalie Petit (765,00), Thierry Gogniat (420,000) and Swiss player Dinesh Alt, who recently runnerd-up the MPO High Roller.
Day 2 at a glance
The day started with the announcement of the prizepool of MAD 3,849,500 (€350,960), redistributed between 39 players. Plenty of notables failed to get a Moroccan flag, including WPT Paris champion Fabrice Bigot, Sonny Franco, Samiyel Duzgun, [Removed:482] and Henrique Pinho.
Thomas Meignan had the honor of becoming the bubble boy, immediately after the hand-for-hand began, when he lost his last big blind with pocket sixes on a four-way pot against Carsten Mawick who found a flush on the board.
Once in the money, small cashes were made by Hafid Kinany Alaoui (34th- €2,644), Christophe Pollet (32-th - €2,644), Isabel Baltazar (30th- €3,100), Mathieu Di Meglio (29th- €3,100).
The chipleaderof Day 1bc Ismail Fath-Eddine saw his run end in finished in 35th place (€2,644) while Alan Goasdoue, winner of the Paris FPS last month exited in 24th place (€3,100), followed by 888Poker pro Lucia Navarro (17th - €3,783), Cecile Ticherfatine (16th -€3,783) and Rachid El Yaacoubi (13th - €4,830) who busted in cruel fashion after he shoved preflop with pocket nines against Boukri, who called with Ace-three to find a gutshot straight on the river.
The ten players will return tomorrow at Level 23 and blinds at 10,000/25,000 with an 25,000 big blind ante. Stay tuned to PokerNews until a new champion is crowned at the beautiful Es Saadi Resort!
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,080,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
1,945,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
1,040,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
1,020,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
765,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
665,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
420,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
380,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
|
280,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
250,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a heads-up pot on a board 
, the pot was already containing 300,000 when Mostafa Boukri check-called in the big blind with 
a bet worth 125,000 from Belmehdi, who held 
.
The river brought the flush to Boukri with the 
and he tanked for some time before betting 265,000. Belmehdi called with top pair and lost the big pot to crumble to only 23,000 chips left.
He lost his last big blind the hand after against Boukri and joined the payout desk to collect his €6,200 prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
According to the table, Harry Afriat open-shoved under the gun for his last 60,000 chips and it folded to Adrien Sanz who called for the following showdown
Harry Afriat: 
Adrien Sanz: 
Afriat had the dominating hand and found a flop 
, giving him a pair of jacks. However, a 
gave trips to Sanz on the turn and Afriat made his way to the exit after the completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a blind versus blind situation, Mostafa Boukri raised to 100,000 with 
and Rachid El Yaaccoubi shoved for 318,000 after he saw 
in his hands. After some thinking, Boukri ended up calling.
El Yaacoubi had good hopes for a double up but the flop brought 
to give a gutshot draw to his opponent. The 
turn didn't change anything but the showed up on the river to give the straight to Boukri.
El Yaacoubi ended up in 13th place for €4,830.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Rachid El Yaacoubi raised to 40,000 in the hijack and called the all-in raise from Belmehdi for 208,000.
Belmehdi: 
Rachid El Yaacoubi:
Belmehdi's hand held throughout the 
ranout and he managed to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
466,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
|
358,000
-208,000
|
-208,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mostafa Boukri raised to 40,000 in the hijack with 
and Rachid El Yaacoubi three-bet in cutoff with to 115,000. Mouloud shoved for his last 72,000 and after some thinking, Boukri called.
The both active players checked throughout the board 
and Boukri got the winning hand with two pair while Mouloud made his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
404,000
|
404,000 |
|
|
566,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Rachid El Yaacoubi opened to 35,000 under the gun with 
and Mouloud made the call with 
in the hijack.
The flop gave 
and El Yaacoubi check-called Mouloud for 30,000.
Things heated on the 
river. This time El Yaacoubi check-raised all in for 196,000 after another bet from Mouloud and the latter called. The 
bricked on the river and El Yaacoubi took down the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
265,000
-301,000
|
-301,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Rosalie Petit raised in the cutoff for 40,000 and only got called by Dinesh Alt in the big blind. The flop came 
and after some thoughts, Alt check-called Petit's continuation for another 40,000.
When the turn showed a , Alt checked again and Petit tossed a pile of 5,000-chip in the middle for a bet worth 80,000. Alt took a minute and let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
770,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
330,000
-178,000
|
-178,000 |