Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,500
Ante: 3,500
2023 Winamax Sismix
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 Winamax Sismix
Buy-in
5,500 MAD
Prize Pool
10,450,000 MAD
Entries
1,900
Level
43
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
615
Players Left
103
Players Heading for Dinner Break; PokerNews Staff Heading for Couscous
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players are now heading for a 60-minute dinner break. Meanwhile, PokerNews staff are heading to the 'Soiree Marocaine' to sample the couscous, a Friday tradition in Morocco.
Coverage will resume in one hour.
No Need to Smash TVs Right Now; Maire Busts After Losing Flip to Henni
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Benoit Maire moved all in from under the gun and was called by Mohamed Henni in the big blind. The two players flipped their cards, with Maire at risk. Henni whipped out his phone to film the moment.
Benoit Maire: 2♥2♠
Mohamed Henni: A♠J♣
"Oh, the suspense!", said Henni as the dealer turned the cards.
The board ran out 9♥Q♣8♣K♥10♥. Much to his delight, the river brought Henni a straight. Maire was eliminated from the tournament and Henni scooped the pot.
There will be no need for the famous YouTuber to smash any TVs, at least not for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Day 1b Late Registration Over; Numbers Are in for Day 1b
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Late registration is now over for Day 1b. A total of 615 entries have been made. Combined with Day 1a, that brings the total number of entries for the event so far up to 1,036.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Live Stream Coverage Has Begun
Level 13
: Blinds 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
The Winamax SISMIX Main Event live stream coverage has now begun. Here's how the feature table currently stands.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Marcadet | France | 221,000 | 88 |
| 2 | Youssouph Sylla | France | 66,500 | 27 |
| 3 | Tanguy Lorge | France | 45,500 | 18 |
| 4 | Linda Hamdi | France | 31,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Alexane Najchaus | France | 124,500 | 50 |
Khalfi Pairs Ace to Double Up
Level 13
: Blinds 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Alvaro Romero raised and Romain Khalfi moved all in for around 30,000 chips. Romero made the call and two players flipped their cards, with Khalfi at risk.
Romain Khalfi: A♥K♣
Alvaro Romero: 10♦10♣
It was a classic poker race. Romero had a pocket pair of tens and Khalfi held the ace-king. The board ran out 4♦6♣A♠6♦5♥. Khalfi flopped a pair of aces and held to double up to over the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Big Stack Chip Counts From Around the Room
Level 13
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | |
|
|
405,000 | |
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
260,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Players Heading for 20-Minute Break
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players in the Winamax SISMIX Main Event are heading for a 20-minute break. Late registration is still open until the end of the next blind level, at which point the numbers for Day 1b will be confirmed.