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Asian Poker Tour

Mehdi Chaoui

Morocco

Blind level

Level 16: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Entries

12/59

Total Chips

14,750,000

Average

1,229,167

Day 1

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 9:45:12 AM

A Rivered Set for Westmorland

Level 9: 3,500 / 7,000 ante: 7,000

On the flop of 7♠ Q♠ K♦ , there were around 45,500 chips in the pot when Jordan Westmorland from under the gun and Chaoui Mehdi from middle position checked through.

Both saw a 6♦ come on the turn, and the action went check-check. The river brought the board-pairing K♠ , where Westmorland bet 60,000 and Mehdi stuck around.

Westmorland quickly tabled a rivered set with A♠ K♥ , making Mehdi forfeit the pot.

Player	Chips
JW Jordan WestmorlandUnited States of America	295,000(42 BB)
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	288,000(41 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 8:35:05 AM

Nang Forced to Fold on the River

Level 7: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

The action was picked up on the flop J♣ K♥ K♠ with around 29,500 chips in the middle. Both Nguyen Nang from the big blind and Chaoui Mehdi from under the gun checked through.

Both saw a 6♣ fell on the turn, where the action went check-check, and the river brought T♦ , which Nang checked the action to Mehdi, who then bet 17,000 this time. Nang called to take it to a showdown.

Mehdi showed two pair with Q♠ Q♥ , making Nang muck his hand.

Player	Chips
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	300,000(60 BB)
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	227,000(45 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 7:19:44 AM

Bet on the Flop is Enough

Level 6: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Chaoui Mehdi opened the cutoff to 8,000 and received two callers from the blinds, James Mendoza and Trong Hieu Ngo.

Three player saw a flop roll off 4♣ 9♣ Q♥ . Both Ngo and Mendoza checked the action to Mehdi, who made a continuation bet of 14,000. Quickly, Ngo and Mendoza mucked their cards.

Player	Chips
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	250,000(63 BB)
JM James MendozaPhilippines	240,000(60 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	120,000(30 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 7:02:58 AM

Chip Counts at level 5

Level 5: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Currently, there have been 14 players registered of which 10 are remaining. Here are their chip counts at the beginning of level 5.

Player	Chips
VH Vincent HuangAustralia	1,100,000(367 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	380,000(127 BB)
AL Alexander LynskeyAustralia	350,000(117 BB)
JW Joey WeissmanUnited States of America	335,000(112 BB)
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	320,000(107 BB)
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	260,000(87 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	257,000(86 BB)
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	200,000(67 BB)
HN Hieu NgoViet Nam	190,000(63 BB)
FF Felix Favre	150,000(50 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 6:19:21 AM

Chang Fold on the River

Level 4: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

On the flop of 6♠ K♥ T♣ , there were 7,500 chips in the middle. The dealer delivered the board-pairing K♦ on the turn, and Chaoui Mehdi checked too Chang, who bet 2,500. Mehdi called.

A 4♦ landed on the river, where Mehdi bet 9,000 and Chang snap-folded.

Player	Chips
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	350,000(140 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	280,000(112 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 6:02:04 AM

Mehdi's Back

Level 4: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Chaoui Mehdi is back for his second bullet and started action from the button with a raise to 6,000. Only Daniel Neilson called from the big blind.

Both saw the A♦ 7♦ 5♥ flop, and Neilson checked the action to Mehdi, who continued with a bet of 7,500. Neilson made the call.

A 8♣ landed on the turn, where Neilson check-called again after Mehdi fired 24,000. The river showed 7♠ , and Neilson checked. Mehdi delivered another barrel of 125,000, making Neilson hesitate a bit before he threw his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	515,000(206 BB)
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	280,000(112 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 5:29:45 AM

Lynskey Flops a Set to Eliminate Mehdi

Level 3: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Chaoui Mehdi

On the flop of 5♣ 2♥ 7♥ , Alexander Lynskey from the small blind checked the action to Chaoui Mehdi from the cutoff. Mehdi then bet 6,500 and Lynskey called.

A J♦ fell on the turn, where Lynskey checked again to Mehdi, who fired out 22,000 this time. Lynskey called quickly to see the 2♥ river. Lynskey kept his strategy and checked. Mehdi shoved all in for around 100,000. Lynskey snap-called.

Mehdi flipped A♦ J♥ for a pair of jacks but it was no match for a flopped set of sevens from Lynskey’s 7♣ 7♠ .

Player	Chips
AL Alexander LynskeyAustralia	575,000(288 BB)
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 5:12:07 AM

Neilson Delivers Pressure to Obara

Level 3: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Daniel Neilson

Jun Obara opened the button to 4,000, and Daniel Neilson three-bet to 17,500 from the big blind. Obara made the call.

Both saw a flop of T♥ T♣ Q♣ , and Neilson continued with a bet of 50,000. Obara called to see the 9♦ turn, where Neilson fired 40,000. Obara stuck around.

The river brought a K♣ , prompting Neilson fired out 100,000. Obara tossed his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips
AL Alexander LynskeyAustralia	460,000(230 BB)
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	450,000(225 BB)
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	220,000(110 BB)
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	215,000(108 BB)
JO Jun ObaraJapan	45,000(23 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

10/30/2024, 4:41:42 AM

Lynskey With Pure Aggression

Level 2: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Alexander Lynskey

The cut-off opened and Chaoui Mehdi, who joined the tournament a few minutes earlier, three-bet to 11,000. Sitting in the big-blind, Alexander Lynskey cold four-bet to 32,000, Obara got out of the way, and Mehdi called.

On 7♥ 3♥ 2♣ Lynskey bet out 35,000, which got called by Mehdi. The turn brought the 3♠ and the Aussie put full pressure on Mehdi by going all in for 130,500. Mehdi could not believe it but decided to lay down his hand. Lynskey then cold-blooded showed the 5♠ .

Player	Chips
AL Alexander LynskeyAustralia	248,000(165 BB)
MC Mehdi ChaouiMorocco	240,000(160 BB)