button in SafariFlight 1B of Irish Open Main Event Marrakech Starts at Noon
The Irish Open Main Event Marrakech is underway in Morocco's Red City. The Casino de Marrakech, nestled in the Es Saadi Resort, is the ultimate venue for such an event, and it would be no surprise to see the field size balloon sooner rather than later.
The aptly nicknamed Special One currently tops the counts after bagging 699,000 from the opening flight, good for 70 big blinds at the start of Day 2. Compatriot Adrien Lacabe is in hot pursuit and will have plenty to work with, having bagged 565,000 for his efforts over the 13-hour shift at the felt. There is a gap between the top two and the chasing pack, with Switzerland's Roger Tondeur rounding out the podium of the six who progressed.
End of Day 1A Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special One | France | 699,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Adrien Lacabe | France | 565,000 | 57 |
| 3 | Roger Tondeur | Switzerland | 272,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Rene | Spain | 207,000 | 21 |
| 5 | Pedro Silva | Brazil | 184,000 | 18 |
| 6 | Jason Barton | United Kingdom | 179,000 | 18 |
Flight 1B starts at noon local time. The same structure applies to this flight, with the field playing down to 15%, two entries per flight, 40-minute blind levels and a 50,000 starting stack. Flight 1C will be the last flight with 40-minute levels before the 1D Turbo flight, which will be the last chance saloon to make it to Day 2, which will begin at 1 p.m. local time on Saturday 14th November.
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