The clock says that there are currently 57 players still in the Main Event field, and they are all going on a 15-minute break. The average stands at just under 100,000 chips, and they will be coming back to blinds of 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante.
The prizepool for the 2017 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event has been confirmed, with the winner taking home 300,000 Moroccan Dirhams, and the runner-up 220,000 Moroccan Dirhams.
23 places will be paid from a field of 183, with a total prizepool of 1,592,000 Moroccan Dirhams.
| Place | Prize (MAD) | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300,000 MAD | €27,847 |
| 2 | 220,000 MAD | €20,422 |
| 3 | 170,000 MAD | €15,780 |
| 4 | 135,000 MAD | €12,531 |
| 5 | 112,000 MAD | €10,396 |
| 6 | 93,000 MAD | €8,633 |
| 7 | 78,000 MAD | €7,240 |
| 8 | 64,000 MAD | €5,940 |
| 9 | 52,000 MAD | €4,826 |
| 10-11 | 42,000 MAD | €3,899 |
| 12-13 | 34,000 MAD | €3,156 |
| 14-15 | 28,500 MAD | €2,645 |
| 16-17 | 24,000 MAD | €2,227 |
| 18-20 | 20,000 MAD | €1,856 |
| 21-23 | 17,000 MAD | €1,578 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
129,700
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129,700 |
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150,000
118,500
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118,500 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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50,000
4,200
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4,200 |
We said earlier that Pierre Neuville was soaring on a table with the chip leader Abdellah El Ghrari, and even after that table broke the November Niner is still going strong.
He told us how he bet 8,000 with 
on a flop of 
and his opponent raised to 39,000. A third player in the hand tank-folded before Neuville called.
The turn was a 
, and his opponent moved all in for another 39,000. Neuville called, and his opponent's 
couldn't snatch a chop on the river and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Sadly, there are no longer two Grobocopatels in the Main Event. Lionel, the elder Grobocopatel has been eliminated at the hands of Sofian Benaissa who bought in at the start of the day.
On a flop of 
Benaissa bet 2,500 holding and his opponent called. The turn was a 
giving Benaissa a straight, and he check-called a bet from his opponent of 4,500. The river was a 
and Benaissa checked. Grobocopatel moved all in and Benaissa called. Grobocopatel held and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Busted |
English pro Barny Boatman was just been eliminated holding against his opponent's where they failed to hold. He told us that he'd be sticking around to rail the tournament.
Meanwhile Pierre Neuville is the pick of the counts, coming into today with 41,000 he's more than tripled that and is now setting on a healthy six-figure stack. However, he's also at a table with overnight chip leader Abdellah El Ghrari, so he must be careful not to go splashing about too much with his new-found wealth!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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130,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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110,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
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78,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
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37,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
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35,000
-51,000
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-51,000 |
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Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
A player opened from the hijack to 2,300. The cutoff three-bet to 5,500 before Ludovic Geilich four-bet to 14,000 from the big blind. Both players folded and he added yet more chips to his stack.
You wouldn't have thought it but Geilich bought in at the start of the day, and now sits on just about average. He told us that he raised to 2,500 from the small blind with 
and the big blind called.
The flop came [axkxkq] and he bet 5,000 and his opponent called. The turn was a and Geilich moved all in for his remaining 17,000. His opponent called with and there was no help with the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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