Hometown Hero Rachid Rami Wins the 2016 PMU.fr WPTN Marrakech for Almost $100,000!

Rachid Rami repelled all attacks, claiming victory in his home country and banking MAD 950,000 ($97,586) at the Main Event of the PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Marrakech, an event that attracted a field of 396 players. Many of these players came from France and came in large numbers to claim the title for the second year in a row. They tried, but ultimately failed.

The third and final day of the WPT National started with 14 players divided across two tables. The event had moved to a new room in the beautiful Es Saadi Resort, a lavish room with a big carpet and a TV set many poker tournaments would envy. The cameras were buzzing, red lights were shining and then it was silence on the set… action!

With the live stream broadcasting all the action, Twitch viewers didn’t have to wait long for action. Sebastien Boyard was the first to fall, followed by Nicolas Vayssieres and Arturo Fernandez Barge.

Another player that would miss out on the final table was Jerome Sgorrano. Sgorrano, who won the Sismix Winamax Main Event here in Marrakech a couple of months ago, was short and ran king-eight into king-queen and failed to catch up.

After the likable Houssine El Otmani busted in 10th, the final table was set.

2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech Main Event Final Table

The first hand of that final table instantly meant action as Jean-Claude Guiot busted out. Queen-nine would prove no obstacle for pocket tens and just like that, it was eight-handed.

It would take some time before Mathieu Maroccini hit the rail in eighth place. He was already severely short stacked when he called a raise with king-ten suited. Mohamed Lahlou squeezed behind him with ace-queen and Maroccini went for it and called all in. No luck on the flop, turn or river and Maroccini was eliminated.

Four minutes later, Joao Pinto Correia from Portugal followed …

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