In the age-old move of crouching low and then waiting for the perfect moment to strike, Christophe Savary outmaneuvered Eoghan O’Dea and Ludovic Lacay, and won himself the WPT Marrakech Title and an impressive €377,000.
The Final Table
WPT Marrakech was a historic tournament, as it was the first ever to be held on African soil, so many people were vying for the prestige of being the first ever title holder of the said event. 416 people had signed up, each of them hoping to be the last one standing. However, as all tournaments go, a vast majority was cut off, and by the end, only nine were left namely Christophe Savary, Eoghan O’Dea, Ludovic Lacay, Julien Arneodo, Adrian Marin, Benny Spindler, Patrick Meurisse, Balazs Botond, and Hichem Ben Halima.
Short-stacked and out of luck, Ben Halima was the first to fold. He had to exit with a win of €27,000 – already decent, considering that the buy-in was worth €4,500. Following Halima closely was Botond, who left with €34,000. Patrick Meurisse also had to leave the table when he was bumped by O’Dea, taking with him €55,000. In sixth place was Spindler, who would have won had the river not gone in favor of Lacay. Shortly after Meurisse was bumped off, Marin also exited when his A-5 fell to Savary’s pocket 7s. Marin took home €72,000. Arneodo followed soon after, bumped of by Lacay but earning himself a nifty €105,000.
The table was set and only three contestants remained: Lacay, O’Dea, and Savary. Among the three, it was Savaray and Lacay who met at a face off. Lacay had a nice hand of K-J, both diamonds, and, confident, he pushed pre-flop. However, Savary too had diamonds, and he had A-10. It was a close battle, as both had diamond flushes, but it was Savary who held the ace. Lacay had to exit at third place, taking with him €164,000.
The Final Match
Finally, it was a heads-up match between Savary and O’Dea. But Savary had done well for himself and had a substantial 5:3 chip lead over his opponent. O’Dea had a hand of A-3 Clubs, giving him an edge over Savary’s 7-8 Clubs. This time, it seemed that Savary was on the losing side. He had hope, however, as the flop came out 9-A-6. If a 5 or a 10 came out, he would hold a straight in his hands, easily giving him the advantage over O’Dea’s pair of aces. With bated breath, the crowd watched as the final cards were revealed. The turn came out as a 10, giving Savary the win and offing O’Dea from the running. O’Dea exited with €262,000 and the runner-up title, while Savary won €377,000 and the title of champion.
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