Pedro Jimenez raised to 65,000 from under the gun. Mika Kakkonen three-bet to 260,000 from the big blind and Jimenez called. Both players checked the flop. On the turn, Kakkonen bet 300,000, Jimenez shoved around 900,000, and Kakkonen called.
Mika Kakkonen:
Pedro Jimenez:
Kakkonen was massively ahead with his Royal Flush draw, as Jimenez couldn't muster up more than a straight draw.
Slowly, the dealer flipped over the river card. It was the , completing Kakkonen's Royal Flush! Everyone at and around the table gasped upon seeing the elusive hand show up, while Jimenez had an incredible story to tell on the way out.
With Jimenez' bustout, the final table is now set.
In an interesting hand between Fernandez and Julio Sanchez, the dealer dealt a board of . With both players having quads, Fernandez fired a pot-sized bet of 325,000.
Sanchez called after much deliberation with , or the king kicker, which was good as Fernandez played the board with .
Vincent Mansour open-shoved his last eight big blinds from the button and Mika Kakkonen called in the big blind.
Vinecnt Mansour:
Mika Kakkonen:
Mansour snuck through the tournament with his short stack, but this showdown proved to be too much for the Frenchman. After a board, Mansour said his goodbyes to collect 115,000 MAD (€10,741).
Spanish player "Tsunamy", a regular fixture here in Casino de Marrekech, has stopped making waves in this tournament. Tsunamy shoved around 400,000 from late position and another single named player, Fernandez, made the call to put Tsunamy at risk.
Tsunamy:
Fernandez:
No sweat after the first four cards , but the was the two-outer Fernandez was looking for. Tsunamy added 98,000 MAD to his bankroll and will no doubt hop into another tournament right away.
Julio Sanchez eliminated Jaouad Berrada, but the exact details were unknown. Berrada didn't want his photograph taken, so instead here's an overview shot of the beautiful Casino de Marrakech that's brimming with action.
After Mohamed El Bakkouri opened, Teresio Ciancanelli went all in with a stack of around 600,000. El Bakkouri made the call to put Ciancanelli at risk.
Mohamed El Bakkouri:
Teresio Ciancanelli:
Bakkouri got there on to knock Ciancanelli out in 14th place.
In the last hand before the break, Hakim Hadj opened with a raise to 52,000 in early position. With the redraw, Arron Fletcher now had direct position on Hadj and three-bet to 145,000. Hadj moved all in for 830,000, but when Fletcher snap-called he knew he was in a world of hurt.
Hakim Hadj:
Arron Fletcher:
The flop brought more outs for Hadj, who picked up a flush draw to go with his eights. However, the turn and river were blanks, ending Hadj's run in 15th place.
flop. On the 
turn, Kakkonen bet 300,000, Jimenez shoved around 900,000, and Kakkonen called.
, completing Kakkonen's Royal Flush! Everyone at and around the table gasped upon seeing the elusive hand show up, while Jimenez had an incredible story to tell on the way out.
. With both players having quads, Fernandez fired a pot-sized bet of 325,000.
, or the king kicker, which was good as Fernandez played the board with 
.
board, Mansour said his goodbyes to collect 115,000 MAD (€10,741).
, but the 
was the two-outer Fernandez was looking for. Tsunamy added 98,000 MAD to his bankroll and will no doubt hop into another tournament right away.
flop brought more outs for Hadj, who picked up a flush draw to go with his eights. However, the turn 
were blanks, ending Hadj's run in 15th place.