Day 1b of 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech Main Event Kicks Off at 1 p.m
Cards will be back in the air at 1 p.m. local time for the second of four starting flights for the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech Main Event at Casino de Marrakech. Yesterday’s Day 1a featured a total of 140 entrants, 23 of whom found a bag to advance to Day 2 at the end of the night. Of those 23 survivors, Linda Hamdi currently leads the way with an impressive 1,163,000 chips.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Hamdi | 1,163,000 | 233 |
| 2 | Jeremie Canetti | 924,000 | 185 |
| 3 | "Adri" | 491,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Amer Benmoumen | 373,000 | 75 |
| 5 | "Shamsedin" | 363,000 | 73 |
| 6 | Ugo Taurines | 353,000 | 71 |
| 7 | Alejandro Gavinet | 295,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Anas Tadini | 274,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Belmehdi | 273,000 | 55 |
| 10 | Adnane Atlagh | 264,000 | 53 |
Other notables who fell short of finding a bag yesterday include Said El-Yousfi, Unibet Team Pro Alexandre Reard, and Sonny Franco, all of whom will have another shot today at advancing to Day 2 of the main event. Reard has several previous big scores across UDSO main events, including a runner-up finish in Cannes for €25,550 as well as a win in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux for €34,100. Franco is also chasing his second UDSO main event title. He won a UDSO main event here in Marrakech in 2017 for MAD 100,000 (approximately €10,000). El-Yousfie is also no stranger to success at UDSO events, having won a high roller in Divonne-les-Bains in 2020 for €28,104.
Like yesterday, players will start at 1 p.m. local time with 50,000 in chips and play 50-minute levels. Late registration will be open for the first nine levels for each Day 1, and there are unlimited re-entries permitted during that period. Cards are in the air starting at 1 p.m. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after level 8. The day will conclude after 13 levels at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time on Friday October 6.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event from the moment cards are in the air on the first Day 1 until a winner is crowned on Day 3.