MPO Main Event Day 1bc | 2023 Marrakech Poker Open

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismail Fath-Eddine	380,000 10,000	10,000
Mostafa Boukri	275,500 20,500	20,500
Isabel Baltazar	265,000 139,000	139,000
Karim Lehoussine	250,000 55,000	55,000
Alan Goasdoue	211,000 68,000	68,000
Dinesh Alt	199,000 39,000	39,000
Ghost Rider	188,000 188,000	188,000
Hafid Kinany Alaoui	180,500 59,500	59,500
Thierry Gogniat	179,500 33,500	33,500
Rachid El Yaacoubi	175,500 37,500	37,500
Roger Tondeur	162,000 1,000	1,000
Leandro Dirlewanger	159,000 45,000	45,000
Miguel Couceiro	159,000 67,000	67,000
Georges Forge	143,000 143,000	143,000
Fabrice Bigot	140,500 77,500	77,500
Mathieu Di Meglio	130,000 130,000	130,000
Thierry Morel	129,000 42,000	42,000
Henri Benoni	123,000 84,000	84,000
Carsten Mawick	116,000 1,000	1,000
Mounim Kaddouri	113,000 113,000	113,000
Adrien Sanz	110,000 110,000	110,000
David	106,500 106,500	106,500
Smain Mamouni	105,500 5,500	5,500
Sonny Franco	103,000 27,000	27,000
Mourad Falfoul	102,000 102,000	102,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Ismail Fath-Eddine

380,000

10,000

Mostafa Boukri

275,500

20,500

Isabel Baltazar

265,000

139,000

Karim Lehoussine

250,000

55,000

Alan Goasdoue

211,000

68,000

Dinesh Alt

199,000

39,000

Ghost Rider

188,000

Hafid Kinany Alaoui

180,500

59,500

Thierry Gogniat

179,500

33,500

Rachid El Yaacoubi

175,500

37,500

Roger Tondeur

162,000

1,000

Leandro Dirlewanger

159,000

45,000

Miguel Couceiro

159,000

67,000

Georges Forge

143,000

Fabrice Bigot

140,500

77,500

Mathieu Di Meglio

130,000

Thierry Morel

129,000

42,000

Henri Benoni

123,000

84,000

Carsten Mawick

116,000

1,000

113,000

110,000

106,500

105,500

5,500

Sonny Franco

103,000

27,000

Mourad Falfoul

102,000

The Day 1b of the 55e edition of the Marrakech Poker Open has wrapped up after 10 hours of play inside the luxurious Es Saadi Resort. The Moroccan Ismail Fath-Eddine had a reason to celebrate at the end of the day as he bagged best and will return to the felt with a 380,000 chip stack.

This second of three starting flights has wrapped up with 43 out of 177 entrants surviving the first day, surpassing the number of 70 entries from yesterday.

In the wake of Fath-Eddine, players like Mostafa Boukri (275,(00), Isabel Baltazar (265 000) , Karim Lehoussine (250,000), recent FPS Main Event paris winner Alan Goasdoue (211,000) and MPO High-Roller Dinesh Alt (199,000) are also in the top 10 at the end of the day.

Notables such as Rachid El Yaacoubi (175,500), WPT Paris winner Fabrice Bigot (140,500), German player Carsten Mawick (116,000), Sonny Franco (103,000) and Amine Seif (61,500) also punched their tickets to the second day.

The regular of Marrakech events and colourful player Anas Tadini ended up busting in the last 30-minute of play after he shoved with two pair on the flop against Thierry Gogniat, who hit a gutshot straight on the river.

A total of 295 entries has been reached through the three flights, as Day 1c turbo saw 48 contestants join the party. 73 will be back on Day 2, which means over half the field has already been shed. Hopefuls such as Cecile Ticherfatine, Paul Tedeschi, Guillaume Darcourt, Jerome Zerbib and Omar Lakhdari fell along the way.

The survivors return on Saturday at 1 p.m local time, at blinds 1,000/ 2,500 with a 2,500 ante, to play on as the money stages will be reached quickly and the plan is to play until the final table is reached.

PokerNews covers this event start to finish until a winner has been crowned on Sunday night, so make sure to check back regularly who will lift the MPO trophy in Casino de Marrakech.

Tags: Alan Goasdoue Ali Mechiche Anas Tadini Cecile Ticherfatine Dinesh Alt Fabrice Bigot Guillaume Darcourt Isabel Baltazar Ismail Fath-Eddine Claims Jerome Zerbib Karim Lehoussine Mostafa Boukri Omar Lakhdari Paul Tedeschi Rachid El Yaacoubi Sonny Franco Thierry Gogniat