Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2016 Winamax SISMIX
Main Event
Day: 1b
Andre Mabille Finishes Day 1b as Chip Leader of the 2016 Winamax SISMIX Main Event
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
A total of 294 entries were tallied during the second starting flight of the 2016 Winamax SISMIX Main Event, a 6,000 MAD (€550) buy-in. Just 60 players, or about one-fifth of the starting field, advanced to Day 2 and they will join the other survivors from Wednesday's Day 1a and Friday's Day 1c to play on Saturday, May 28 when the combined field gets ready for two more days of action.
At the end of Day 1b, Andre Mabille finished with 217,000 in chips, which was good enough for the chip lead. Two other players ending the day on near the top of the pack were Moracco's Rachid Am in second place with 207,900 and Romain Lewis with 202,900.
Lewis looked like he would end the day with the chip lead after a big hand during the final blind level when he eliminated Florence Mazet in a 200,000-chip pot after his 
worked its magic with an hitting the flop against his opponents . Lewis shared after the hand that, "I got lucky, but you need some luck in this game."
However, luck wasn't entirely on his side as he lost a small pot with to the 
in the last hand of the day when his opponent nailed a flush to dent his stack by 30,000 chips.
Also entering Day 1b were six Winamax VIP footballers including Bernard Mendy, Leo Dubois, Camel Meriem, Renato Civelli, Cédric Carrasso, and Guillaume Gillet. Gillet was the only one to move onto Day 2 with 145,200 chips, however, it is expected we may see some of the VIPs reenter for Day 1c.
Play will resume on Thursday, May 27 at 12 p.m. local time. The field for the final opening flight is expected to be bigger and include many of the players that were unable to survive today's action, and you can find all of the coverage right here on PokerNews.com.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
217,000 | 217,000 |
|
207,900 | 7,900 |
|
202,900 | -37,100 |
|
202,000 | 52,000 |
|
196,800 | 153,800 |
|
186,500 | 106,500 |
|
174,600 | 124,600 |
|
|
173,200 | 173,200 |
|
167,100 | 167,100 |
|
162,700 | 162,700 |
|
|
162,500 | |
|
|
160,400 | 160,400 |
|
155,400 | 155,400 |
|
145,200 | 15,200 |
|
|
138,400 | 138,400 |
|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
134,600 | 134,600 |
|
132,300 | 132,300 |
|
|
114,300 | 114,300 |
|
109,200 | 109,200 |
|
|
107,800 | 107,800 |
|
106,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
103,800 | 103,800 |
|
102,500 | 50,500 |
|
95,600 | 95,600 |
Three More Hands!
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With 65 players left, the tournament director just announced three more hands to be dealt on each table before Day 1b is officially over.
Big Slick Cracks Pocket Kings
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Florence Mazet was one of the latest players to exit the tournament. She got it all in for 100,000 with against PokerStars Team Pro Romain Lewis needing to dodge an ace with Lewis holding . It was over quickly for Mazet as an appeared on the flop and she was unable to get the lone remaining in the deck to appear on the turn or river.
Romain Lewis is now the chip leader with 240,000 chips and shared, "I got lucky, but you need some luck in this game."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 172,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Big Stacks Battle
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Quentin Laugt opens the action to 3,200 from early position. Antonio Almeida calls from the button and Rachid Am follows along from the big blind.
Laugt leads out with a bet of 4,500 on a flop of 
which both players opt to call. Laugt leads out again, this time for 11,500 when the appears on the turn. Almeida calls again, however, Am raises to 30,000. Laugt quickly folds and Almeida tanks for a couple of minutes before also laying down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
76 Remaining
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
A few more eliminations and we are down to 76 players with an average stack of 77,368. Level 11 ends in less than 10 minutes leading into the final level of the evening.
He Shoots, He Scores
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Winamax VIP and footballer Guillaume Gillet is on a roll. He just eliminated another player. The action began with Gillet limping, and a short-stack from the button raising all in for his remaining 7,000 chips. The small blind came along for the ride as did Gillet.
Flop: 
Gillet leads out with a bet for 12,000 and the player in the small blind folded. Gillet shows 
while the player on the button turned over . Gillet's stack soared to 130,000 after the 
completed the board sending his opponent to the rails.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 70,000 |
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