Day 2 of the UDSO Marrakech Main Event at Casino de Marrakech is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time, with the surviving 233 players from the four Day 1 flights returning to battle for a place in the final stages.
The record-breaking field of 937 entries has generated a prize pool of 4,768,000 MAD (approx. €449,871), and today’s mission will be to burst the money bubble and play down until only 16 players remain.
Play resumes at Level 12 with blinds at 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante.
Leading the way is Sebastien Guinand, who bagged a towering 1,208,000 after a huge pot against pocket aces late on Day 1c. Local hopes will be carried by Abdou Zizi and Mehdi Senhaji, who sit second and third in the counts, while a strong French contingent fills out much of the top ten.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
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| 1 | Sebastien Guinand | France | 1,208,000 |
| 2 | Abdou Zizi | Morocco | 797,000 |
| 3 | Mehdi Senhaji | Morocco | 572,000 |
| 4 | Thierry Oldak | France | 545,000 |
| 5 | Salah Eddine Taleb | France | 517,500 |
| 6 | Mustapha Berraho | Morocco | 510,000 |
| 7 | Frederic Popot | France | 479,500 |
| 8 | Romain Morin | France | 464,000 |
| 9 | Benjamin Hammann | France | 451,500 |
| 10 | Marius Agica | Romania | 426,500 |
Among those still in contention are several well-known names: bracelet winner Said El Yousfi (425,000), popular French pro Sonny Franco (59,000), WPT champion Guillaume Darcourt (280,000), and the husband-and-wife Unibet ambassador duo Alexandre Reard (95,000) and Aurélie Reard (175,000).
Day 1a opened the action with 210 players, with 52 advancing. Thierry Oldak bagged best from the opening flight and returns for Day 2 fourth in the overall chip counts.
Day 1b then welcomed 256 players, with 63 making it through. Mustapha Berraho finished as the top stack of the flight to give Morocco another strong contender heading into the next stage.
Day 1c and 1d brought in 470 entries, sending 118 players forward. That late surge helped push the total field to 936, the largest Main Event in UDSO Marrakech history.
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