Guillaume Darcourt Bags Big in Day 1b of 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech
Play has wrapped up for Day 1b of the Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech main event. After nearly thirteen hours of play inside the luxurious Casino de Marrakech at Es Saadi Resort, French player Thierry Dinael ended the night with the biggest stack, bagging an impressive 844,000.
Dinael sits comfortably ahead of his two closest competitors, with the next two biggest stacks at the end of the night belonging to Abdelmajid El Hani of Spain (555,000) and French Pro Guillaume Darcourt (515,000).
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Dinael | 844,000 | 169 |
| 2 | Abdelmajid El Hani | 555,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Guillaume Darcourt | 515,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Tristan Forge | 431,000 | 86 |
| 5 | Viet Phung | 398,000 | 80 |
| 6 | David Lappin | 367,000 | 73 |
| 7 | IgnaPoker | 344,000 | 69 |
| 8 | Alexandre Reard | 332,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Mathieu Di Meglio | 310,000 | 62 |
| 10 | Zakaria | 297,000 | 59 |
Dinael held a comfortable stack throughout the day but it was only during the last level of the night that he surged to the top of the counts after delivering a brutal cooler to Viet Phung, who had flopped a set only for Dinael to river a bigger set to take down the biggest pot of the day.
Darcourt was active throughout the day today, playing many hands and always seeming to have a mountain of chips in front of him. With over $1,500,000 in career tournament earnings, including a previous runner up finish at a DeepStack Open Event in 2018, Darcourt is certainly one of the most experienced players that will be in the field for Day 2 and will undoubtedly be looking to take home his first DeepStack Open title.
Other notables to bag and tag at the end of the day include Unibet Team Pros David Lappin (367,000) and Alexandre Reard (332,000). Notables who weren't so fortunate to make it to the end of the day include Sonny Franco and Aurelie Reard.
Day 1a and 1b have generated a combined total of 383 entrants so far, with 76 having advanced to Day 2. The field will continue to grow as tomorrow there will be two Day 1 flights including a turbo Day 1d beginning at 9 p.m. local time.
Play for Day 1c of the main event begins at 1 p.m. local time on October 6th, 2023. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for a brand new day of action tomorrow at the 2023 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech.