Orey Canarinho was seated at the featured table but he busted out of the tournament. So did Day 1A chip leader Achille Voltolina. Canarinho takes 40th place and has to do with 32,000 MAD (approx, €2,940) while Voltolina finishes in 39th and takes home 35,000 MAD (approx. €3,220).
Mehdi Merai raised to 28,000 from the under-the-gun position and two seats over it was Pierre Antoine Quignard who three-bet to 78,000. It folded around back to Merai and he four-bet all in for 410,000. Quignard called and they opened up.
Mehdi Merai:
Pierre Antoine Quignard:
The board ran out clean without an ace and Quignard doubled up to a big stack of 850,000 which is almost double the average stack. Merai was left after the hand with just 50,000 which is roughly four big blinds.
Mehdi Merai was left very short stacked after a big clash with Pierre Antoine Quignard and he just lost his last chips to him. It folded around to Merai on the button and he pushed his last 50,000 in the middle with . The small blind folded and Quignard only saw a when he called. His second card turned out to be the .
The board ran out and Quignard eliminated Merai. Merai finished 37th place cashing for 35,000 MAD (approx. €3,220).
Julien Robert opened with a raise to 29,000 from middle position and he was called by [Removed:69] from the button and Mouloud from the big blind.
The flop fell and Robert continued to 45,000 after Mouloud had checked to him. El Abdallaoui called and Mouloud got out of the way and let the two battle it out.
The turn was the and Robert checked this time. El Abdallaoui grabbed a stack of orange 5,000 and added some more to eventually push 140,000 forward. Robert then asked if he still had any green 25,000 chips and the answer was no. El Abdallaoui had 360,000 behind and Robert ended up folding.
The last 15-minute break of the day just begun. There are 28 players left in the tournament and they will play until the end of the next level if they reach 24 players. If they don't they will play down to the end of the level after the next.
Smain Mamouni pushed all in for his last 238,000 and he was at risk of elimination when Hassan Fares called him off. Mamouni opened up and Fares then showed .
The board ran out and Mamouni couldn't win the hand anymore as soon as the turn was dealt. Mamouni takes 27th place and takes home 40,000 MAD (approx. €3,680).