It looks as though we are still a short wait away from the start of today's Day 1a of the Chilipoker Marrakech Festival. Players are starting to make their way into the poker room, having escaped a rainy Saturday afternoon into the Casino de Marrakech.
Right now it appears the plan is to begin with about 15 tables' worth of players on this first Day One, with an additional five having been readied as well. Back in a few!
PokerNews welcomes you to exotic Morocco for the second annual WPT Marrakech presented by Chilipoker! The World Poker Tour and ChiliPoker have combined forces to once again bring tournament poker back to the Casino De Marrakech at the Es Saadi Gardens & Resort.
Last year, it was Frenchman Christophe Savary who topped the field Main Event field of 416 to take home a pay day of €377,262. A good mix of top-tier pros and hopeful amateurs will make up the bunch that will be filling the seats on both Day 1 flights. Among those that are expected to take part in the action are Liz Lieu, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, David Benyamine, and many more.
Day 1a is set to kick off at 2pm local time, about ninety minutes from now. We’ll be on the floor to update you on everything that happens, so stay tuned!
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