6,000 MAD Main Event Day 2 | 2025 Unibet DeepStack Open Marrakech

09-20-2025 11:30 UTC+1

Day 2 of Record-Breaking UDSO Marrakech Main Event Set With 233 Players

Calum Grant

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
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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09-20-2025 13:11 UTC+1

Official Prize Pool & Payouts

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The record-breaking UDSO Marrakech Main Event has a confirmed prize pool of 4,768,000 MAD (approx. €449,871), with the top 125 players making the money.

The winner will walk away with 765,000 MAD (approx. €72,179), with the min-cash at 12,000 MAD (approx. €1,132).

Place	Prize
1	765,000 MAD
2	535,000 MAD
3	390,000 MAD
4	290,000 MAD
5	215,000 MAD
6	160,000 MAD
7	120,000 MAD
8	92,000 MAD
9	74,000 MAD
10-11	60,000 MAD
12-13	50,000 MAD
14-15	43,000 MAD
16-17	37,000 MAD
18-20	32,000 MAD
21-23	28,000 MAD
24-31	24,500 MAD
32-39	21,500 MAD
40-47	19,000 MAD
48-55	17,000 MAD
56-63	15,500 MAD
64-71	14,000 MAD
72-98	13,000 MAD
99-125	12,000 MAD

09-20-2025 13:38 UTC+1

Just Quads to Kick Things Off for Blili

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Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Badr Benchakroun raised to 5,500 from middle position. Thomas Castex and Ahmed Blili called fromt he cutoff and small blind respectively.

Benchakroun continued with a small bet on the 9♥9♠6♠ flop and was called in both spots. The 9♦ turn saw him fire out another 21,000, and again both opponents called.

The K♣ river checked through to showdown. Blili table A♦9♣ for quad nines and took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Blili	300,000 79,500	79,500
Badr Benchakroun	250,000 50,000	50,000
Thomas Castex	200,000 70,500	70,500

Tags: Ahmed Blili Badr Benchakroun Thomas Castex

09-20-2025 14:38 UTC+1

Remjak Takes From Chip Leader

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Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mohamed-Said Taghla opened to 6,500 from early position before chip leader Sebastien Guinand three-bet to 20,000 from the next seat over. Marcin Rejmak jammed for 68,000 from the cutoff, forcing out Taghla. Guinand called.

Marcin Rejmak: 9♠9♥ All in
Sebastien Guinand: K♦10♦

Rejmak picked up the double up after Guinand failed to connect on the 6♦6♣2♣5♣6♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Guinand	1,200,000 8,000	8,000

Mohamed-Said Taghla	345,000 45,000	45,000
Marcin Rejmak	145,000 95,500	95,500

Tags: Marcin Rejmak Mohamed-Said Taghla Sebastien Guinand

09-20-2025 14:40 UTC+1

Joslyn Can't Make a Flush

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Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

There was around 16,000 in the pot on the 10♦9♦7♥ flop.

Mathias Moutaoukil had a raise of 55,000 out in front of him after Joslyn bet. Joslyn moved back over the top as the covering stack, and Moutaukil called off for 144,500 total.

Mathias Moutaoukil: 9♠7♠ All in
Samuel Joslyn: A♦4♦

The 9♥ turn left Joslyn drawing dead as his opponent made a full house. The 6♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Moutaoukil	306,000 151,000	151,000
Samuel Joslyn	125,000 17,500	17,500

Tags: Mathias Moutaoukil Samuel Joslyn

09-20-2025 15:16 UTC+1

Lavige Bluffs El Bied Off Aces

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Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ali Mechiche Alami limped in from under the gun before Laurent Lavige made it 10,000 from the hijack. Adam El Bied three-bet to 30,000 from the small blind, and only Lavige called.

The K♣10♥9♦ flop checked through to the 3♦ turn. El Bied bet 30,000 and was called.

El Bied checked in the dark, and the dealer put out the K♦ river. Lavige fired out 60,000 and El Bied quickly folded A♥A♣.

Lavige was way behind, as he tabled 8♥7♥ for a missed straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Lavige	625,000 280,000	280,000
Adam El Bied	340,000 169,000	169,000

Tags: Adam El Bied Ali Mechiche Alami Laurent Lavige

09-20-2025 15:49 UTC+1

Guinand Power Jams

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Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A pot of 270,000 had brewed in a blind on blind battle between Benjamin Hammann and chip leader Sebastien Guinand.

Benjamin Hammann mulled briefly, before checking his option on the 10♠5♠K♥A♠2♦ board. Hammann had around 400,000 behind and Guinand put him to the test for all of his chips.

Hammann tanked for ages, with clock eventually being called. He couldn't make a decision and his hand was ruled dead.

Guinand won his chip leading stack with pocket jacks last night, flopping a set and getting max value with pocket jacks. This time around, he turned his J♠J♣ into a massive bluff, which was met with congratulations from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Guinand	1,350,000 150,000	150,000

Benjamin Hammann	400,000 51,500	51,500

Tags: Benjamin Hammann Sebastien Guinand

09-20-2025 16:12 UTC+1

Taleb Downs Fata and Munz

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Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Salah Eddine Taleb opened to 10,000 from the hijack and was called by Mario Fata from the button. Fausto Munz put in his last 95,000 from the small blind, and Taleb called. Fata then jammed for 140,000 and Taleb flicked in more calling chips.

Fausto Munz: A♠K♦ All in
Mario Fata: K♥J♥ All in
Salah Eddine Taleb: A♦Q♠

Taleb became the huge favorite, pairing his queen on the Q♣7♣2♣ flop. No help came for Fata or Munz as Taleb improved to trips after the 5♦ turn and Q♥ river.