Saber Harrazi and Aurimas Laivys were both in the blinds and got all the money in on a flop of . Laivy's had floppd a top pair with but were in desperate need of help against Harrazi's . Neither the turn or the river dit it for the Lithuanian, and Harrazi scooped the pot.
The very next Harrazi was at again, this time against Florent Vaz Martin in the big blind. Harrazi made it 16,000 to go, Martin reraised to 36,000 and Harrazi called. The flop came and Harrazi check-called 35,000, before check-raising all-in for effectively 219,000 over the 77,000 chips bet on the turn. Martin instantly called and turned over , and they were in great shape against Harrazi's .
The river changed nothing, and Harrazi reluctantly handed over all of the chips he won the hand before and then some.
The first two levels of the day were not particularly good to the Winamax representatives as Mike d'Inca, Moundir Zoughari and Michel Abecassis all threw in the towel.
In the other end of the scale, Kamel Atoui was the first player to break the one million chip mark, as he is currently sitting on a pretty 1,070,000, but the chip leader from the start of the day, [Removed:445], is breathing down his neck with 980,000.
Aurelie Quelain is not one to mess around at the poker table. The French player has tournament cashes for more than $220,000 from all over the world, and she's looking to get one more under her belt today.
She just took a decent sized pot from Romain Lewis, as she defended her big blind facing a raise to 20,000. The players checked through the flop, before Quelain in her usual deliberate and steady pace cut out a bet of 21,000 on the turn. Lewis didn't need to think long before firing back with a raise to 44,000, and after a minutes worth of thought, Quelain assembled her stack in one single tower of 130,000 and pushed them over the betting line.
Lewis instantly folded, and Quelain raked in pot bringing her up to 240,000.
Bruno Soutavong came in for a raise from first position before Alexandre Crouan shoved for 105,000 total from the button. Soutavong called and turned over , but they were trailing the of Crouan.
The flop was safe for Crouan, but disaster struck on turn as the dealer snapped off the . The river was a meaningless , and Crouan's stack was quickly devoured by Soutavong's mountain of chips.
The action folded around to Davidi Kitai on the button, and he made it 18,000 to go. Javier Garcirreynaldos Barral in the big blind reraised to 51,000 and Kitai quickly eyed the tournament screen before making the call.
"Big pots very close to the bubble." Kitai said, but that didn't slow his opponent - also known as 'Tsunamy' - down at all.
Barral continued for 75,000 on the flop, and Kitai's hand quickly found the muck. Tsunamy first revealed the to the table, but ultimately turned over the as well before raking in the pot.
139 players remain, meaning 14 players still will have to leave the tournament without anything to show for their hard work.
Marrakech is as sunny and warm as ever, and with the temperature surpassing 40 degrees Celsius today, a refreshing dip in the pool or a cold beverage is very much needed. Luckily it is all within reach at the Es Saadi resort, and plenty of already busted or advanced players took advantage of that yesterday.
Take a look at what the Winamax TV Crew managed to shoot, as couscous, reggae, beers, and quizzes dominated the Friday of the SISMIX.
Romain Lewis opened the action to 22,000 and his roommate in London, Ivan Deyra, reraised to 68,000. Lewis came back over the top to 147,000 and Deyra eventually called.
The flop saw Lewis continue for 85,000, and once again Deyra called. The players then checked through the turn, before Lewis moved all-in for 265,000 effectively on the , leaving Deyra in quite a tricky situation.
"Let's go. You are not folding a straight, are you?" Lewis said, and the two friends exchanged quite a few laughs while Deyra contemplated whether to call off his remaining chips on the five-straight, three-flush board just four players away from the money.
Ultimately he committed the chips, and Lewis instantly said "Okay, let's chop the money," showing . A relieved Deyra turned over , and play resumed.
. Laivy's had floppd a top pair with 
but were in desperate need of help against Harrazi's 
. Neither the 
turn or the 
river dit it for the Lithuanian, and Harrazi scooped the pot.
and Harrazi check-called 35,000, before check-raising all-in for effectively 219,000 over the 77,000 chips bet on the 
turn. Martin instantly called and turned over 
, and they were in great shape against Harrazi's 
river changed nothing, and Harrazi reluctantly handed over all of the chips he won the hand before and then some.
flop, before Quelain in her usual deliberate and steady pace cut out a bet of 21,000 on the 
turn. Lewis didn't need to think long before firing back with a raise to 44,000, and after a minutes worth of thought, Quelain assembled her stack in one single tower of 130,000 and pushed them over the betting line.
of Crouan.
flop was safe for Crouan, but disaster struck on turn as the dealer snapped off the 
. The river was a meaningless 
, and Crouan's stack was quickly devoured by Soutavong's mountain of chips.
to the table, but ultimately turned over the 
as well before raking in the pot.
flop saw Lewis continue for 85,000, and once again Deyra called. The players then checked through the 
