Anas Belatik opened to 110,000 with the 
and Anthony Cruz defended the big blind with 
. The 
flop was checked and the 
on the turn gave Belatik even more outs. Cruz checked and quickly folded to a delayed continuation bet.
Pablo R raised to 100,000 with the 
and Anthony Cruz defended the 
to see a flop of 
. Pablo R continued for 55,000 and was called before the turn was checked.
After the river, Cruz contemplated a bet and 110,000 Pablo R was having none of it by three-betting to 310,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,125,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,140,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Smain Mamouni raised from the button for 90,000 with the 
and Anas Belatik called in the small blind with 
.
On the 
flop, both Belatik and Mamouni checked before the 
turn brought a bet by Belatik for 80,000 and a call by Mamouni. The 
river brought a fourth club and Belatik used that to bet 165,000.
Mamouni eventually folded and right after the players headed into a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,540,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
3,625,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
2,125,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,410,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
1,290,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Pablo R took down a nice pot by using his stack size, betting through a board of to force a fold. Soon after, the Spaniard opened to 85,000 with the and Smain Mamouni defended the big blind with 
.
The flop fell 
and Mamouni checked, then folded to a bet of 85,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,230,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
3,675,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
2,340,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,435,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
1,310,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Smain Mamouni raised to 90,000 from the button and Julien Lemonnier shoved the big blind for 855,000. Mamouni asked for a count and eventually called.
Julien Lemonnier:
Smain Mamouni: 
The 
flop improved Mamouni and Lemonnier failed to get there anymore on the 
turn and 
river. The PMU.fr online qualifier was eliminated in 6th place for MAD 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
2,445,000
745,000
|
745,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,515,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
1,430,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
Busted | |
Anas Belatik raised to 90,000 with the and Louis Linard just called with . On a flop of 
, Linard checked and called a bet worth 75,000 to see the 
on the turn.
Linard checked once more and called a second barrel for 175,000. The 
fell on the river and Linard checked the third street in a row with 585,000 behind. Belatik moved all in and Linard checked his stack carefully before calling it off with second pair only.
That spelled the end of the tournament for Linard and he was eliminated in 7th place for MAD 163,000, and he finished in the very same position in the MAD 20,000 High Roller here at the Casino de Marrakech this week as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,095,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
Busted |
Anas Belatik raised to 90,000 with and folded to the three-bet shove of Julien Lemonnier, who held in the big blind.
Soon after, Smain Mamouni raised to 90,000 from the cutoff with 
and Belatik called with the . On the 
flop, Mamouni continued for 90,000 with his gutshot and Belatik folded.
Anthony Cruz raised to 85,000 with the and called a three-bet to 255,000 by Pablo R, who held 
. On the 
flop, Cruz called a continuation bet for 190,000 before folding on a blank turn.
Soon after, Smain Mamouni raised to 90,000 with the and Daniel C three-bet his to 305,000. Mamouni gave it some thought and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,610,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
3,450,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,495,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
1,195,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
855,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
685,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
