Mohamed Ali Houssam Wins WPT Marrakech

It was going to take something special to top the atmosphere that this room generated during the elimination of Maksims Martinov, and in truth the heads up encounter was a drab affair. Everyone was looking for a spark and it eventually came with seconds remaining before the dinner break.

Mohamed Ali Houssam limps into the pot from the small blind and Toufik Ourini checks his option. The flop is [Kc] [8d] [3s] and both players check. On the turn the dealer places the [Qd] onto the red baize and it kick started the fireworks. Ourini bets 370,000, Houssam raises to around 800,000, Ourini moves all-in and Houssam calls.

Houssam knows he has won this, you can tell by his face. He turns over [8c] [8s] for a flopped set and when he sees the [Ks] [Jh] of Ourini he goes over to the rail to celebrate with his friends. The river is the [6h] and Houssam is our champion.

Commiserations to Toufik Ourini who has been one hell of a character!