6,000 MAD Main Event Day 1cd | 2025 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Guinand	1,208,000 42,000	42,000

Abdou Zizi	797,000 217,000	217,000
Mehdi Senhaji	572,000 28,000	28,000
Romain Morin	464,000 64,000	64,000
Benjamin Hammann	451,500 21,500	21,500
Azeddine Chamma	411,000 49,000	49,000
Yaye El Hadj	406,000 406,000	406,000
Houssam El Bassunie	403,000 345,000	345,000
Hassan Atigh	399,000 31,000	31,000

Emmanuelle Allory	390,000 345,000	345,000
Jeremy Eschen	389,000 389,000	389,000
Gabi Mrad	380,000 330,000	330,000
Anas Tadini	372,500 17,500	17,500
Mounir Khoddar	365,000 165,000	165,000
Stephane Chaintrier	359,000 1,000	1,000
Laurent Lavige	345,000 345,000	345,000
Tanguy Lorge	334,500 334,500	334,500
Edgar Aguiar	332,000 332,000	332,000
Quentin Laugt	332,000 332,000	332,000
Richard Dromzee	328,500 328,500	328,500
Habib Berdai	325,500 115,500	115,500
Julien Barduzzi	320,000 320,000	320,000
Kelevra	314,000 184,000	184,000
Isabel Baltazar	307,500 32,500	32,500
Yassine Harrach	306,500 306,500	306,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Sebastien Guinand

1,208,000

42,000

Abdou Zizi

797,000

217,000

Mehdi Senhaji

572,000

28,000

Romain Morin

464,000

64,000

Benjamin Hammann

451,500

21,500

Azeddine Chamma

411,000

49,000

Yaye El Hadj

406,000

Houssam El Bassunie

403,000

345,000

Hassan Atigh

399,000

31,000

Emmanuelle Allory

390,000

345,000

Jeremy Eschen

389,000

Gabi Mrad

380,000

330,000

Anas Tadini

372,500

17,500

Mounir Khoddar

365,000

165,000

Stephane Chaintrier

359,000

1,000

345,000

334,500

332,000

332,000

328,500

325,500

115,500

Julien Barduzzi

320,000

Kelevra

314,000

184,000

Isabel Baltazar

307,500

32,500

Yassine Harrach

306,500

That’s a wrap on the starting flights for the Unibet DeepStack Open (UDSO) Marrakech Main Event inside Casino de Marrakech.

Day 1c brought a massive 380 entries, while the late-night turbo (Day 1d) added another 90 to the mix. That surge carried the total to a record-breaking 937 entries, the biggest Main Event field in UDSO Marrakech history!

From those final two flights, 95 players punched their tickets from Day 1c, while 23 survivors bagged chips in Day 1d. All told, the prize pool has soared to 4,960,800 MAD (approx. €467,581), with payouts to be confirmed on Day 2.

Sebastien Guinand was the only player to bag a seven-figure stack. In the final level of the night, he coolered Patrick Bornicke in a 1.2 million-chip pot. In a three-bet pot with both players more than 200 big blinds deep, Guinand flopped a set of jacks against Bornicke’s aces. The chips went in on the turn, and Guinand collected the spoils.

Abdou Zizi finished second in chips for the flight — and second overall — while Mehdi Senhaji also bagged strong, ending third in both Day 1c and the overall standings. Both Moroccans will be carrying plenty of chips into Day 2.

Day 1d belonged to Hassan Atigh of Mauritania, who finished as the flight’s chip leader. He secured the final elimination of the starting flights when his pocket nines held against Ordi Rostann’s king-nine, booking his place in the top ten overall.

Unibet ambassador Aurelie Reard also made it through Day 1d, ending with 175,000. She'll be joining her husband and fellow ambassador Alexandre Reard, who qualified in Day 1a. Another notable who made it over the first hurdle was Chris Dowling, who bagged 112,500.

End of Day 1cd Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Sebastien Guinand	France	1,208,000	483
2	Abdou Zizi	Morocco	797,000	319
3	Mehdi Senhaji	Morocco	572,000	229
4	Romain Morin	France	464,000	186
5	Benjamin Hammann	France	451,500	181
6	Azeddine Chamma	France	411,000	164
7	Yaye El Hadj	Mauritania	406,000	162
8	Houssam El Bassunie	Morocco	403,000	161
9	Hassan Atigh	Mauritania	399,000	160
10	Emmanuelle Allory	France	390,000	156

Day 2 gets underway at 1 p.m. local time on Saturday, September 20, with the combined Day 1 fields bringing back 233 players. The goal will be to navigate through the money bubble and play down until just 16 players remain.

Action resumes at Level 12 with blinds at 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante.

As always, PokerNews will be on hand with live updates as the record-breaking field chases a spot in Monday’s finale.

Tags: Abdou Zizi Alexandre Reard Aurelie Reard Azeddine Chamma Benjamin Hammann Chris Dowling Emmanuelle Allory Hassan Atigh Houssam El Bassunie Mehdi Senhaji Ordi Rostann Patrick Bornicke Romain Morin Sebastien Guinand