Rachid El Yaacoubi raised to 400,000 from the button and was called by Mehdi Chaoui in the small blind and Issam Benhaddou in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠8♥9♥. Action checked to Yaacoubi, who continued for 550,000. Chaoui checked and Benhaddou called. The turn came the 6♥ and both players checked.
The river was the A♥ and Benhaddou bet for around one third of the pot. Yaacoubi moved all in and Benhaddou called.
Yaacoubi showed 9♦7♥ and Benhaddou flipped over J♠9♣. Both players had trip nines, but Benhaddou's jack kicker played to give him the pot.
Yaacoubi was eliminated in 12th place for 74,000 dirham.
On the feature table, Ewen Trevidy raised to 525,000 from the cutoff and Inigo Naveiro moved all in from the big blind for 1,900,000. Trevidy made the call and the two players flipped over their cards, with Naveiro at risk.
Inigo Naveiro: A♠7♠
Ewen Trevidy: K♣Q♠
The board ran out 10♣7♣K♠5♦2♦ to bring Trevidy a pair of kings on the flop. Naveiro failed to improve. He was sent packing in 11th place for 91,000 dirham.
Action folded around to Antoine Guidez, who shoved from the small blind for around 1,800,000. He was called by Mehdi Chaoui in the big blind, who had Guidez covered. Players flipped over their cards.
Antoine Guidez: A♥7♥
Mehdi Chaoui: 5♥5♦
It was a classic poker coinflip race. The board ran out Q♦10♥10♠K♦2♦. Guidez didn't manage to pair up and so Chaoui held with his pocket fives.
Guidez was eliminated in 10th place for 91,000 dirham.
Sylvain Neyroud raised under the gun and Issam Benhaddou reraised to 1,600,000. Neyroud moved all in for around 6,000,000 and Benhaddou made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Neyroud at risk.
Sylvain Neyroud: K♠K♥
Issam Benhaddou: A♥Q♦
Neyroud was well ahead with his pocket kings. The board ran out J♣Q♠A♠Q♣Q♥. The runout brought Benhaddou two pair on the flop and a full house on the river. Benhaddou called out in celebration.
Neyroud started the day as chip leader but found himself eliminated in 9th place for 110,000 dirham.
Day 3 is only a few hours into play and already more than half the field has been eliminated.
Mehdi Chaoui opened the action with a raise from the button. Issam Benhaddou called in the small blind and Mohamed Mehalleg called in the big blind.
The flop came A♠10♦4♦ and Mehalleg led with an out of position shove for around 3,500,000. Chaoui folded and Benhaddou made the call. he had Mehalleg covered as players flipped their cards.
Mohamed Mehalleg: A♦3♦
Issam Benhaddou: A♥7♣
Both players had a pair of aces and Mehalleg had a flush draw. The turn came the Q♥ and the river was the 7♥, both blanks for Mehalleg. Benhaddou made two pair on the river to win the pot.
Mehalleg was eliminated in 8th place for 110,000 dirham.
With that, players were sent on a 15-minute break as the final table is drawn.
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