2016 Winamax SISMIX

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 Winamax SISMIX

Final Results
Winner
Bruno Lopes
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
850,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,000 MAD
Entries
901
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Main Event

Day 2 Completed

Local Player Rachid Am Leads 2016 Winamax SIXMIX Main Event After Day 2

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Winamax SISMIX
Winamax SISMIX

After almost 12 hours of play, Day 2 of the 2016 Winamax SISMIX Main Event is in the books. Only one local player remains, but he also holds the chip lead. That is Rachid Am with 2,604,000 in chips.

Also near the top of the pack are Belgium's Cheng-Wei Yin in second place with 1,605,000, France's Thomas Cazayous with 1,514,000, and Spain's Pablo Redrado with 1,302,000 chips.

Day 2 began with 195 players that had survived from the 901 entrants that played in the three opening flights. By the time the first break rolled along, we were edging in on the bubble with 136 players remaining and 113 players planned to make the money. Normally, this is when things would slow down as the bubble approaches, but things sped up in this one, including the final bubble hand which witnessed four players all in for their tournament lives. Three of the four were eliminated, with David Haziza, Bernard Guigon, and Ali Chbihi all hitting the rail.

The three players split the first two payout spots, but due to Guigon and Chbihi both wearing Winamax badges when they were eliminated on the bubble, they both were awarded with a free ticket to next year's Winamax SISMIX Main Event.

Play continued to be fast and furious until an extended dinner break took place. During the opening days, players were given 90 minutes to relax and eat, however, the 33 remaining at this point were given 135 minutes due to the Champions League final playing out. The break was then extended twice due to extra time and penalty kicks in the game.

Most of Team Winamax was eliminated from the tournament, however, two members of this exclusive club still remained in contention after Day 2 with Bruno Lopes standing strong in seventh place with 859,000 and Gaëlle Baumann in 20th with 438,000.

The remaining 22 players will have a little more time to rest up, as play will resume on Sunday at 1 p.m. local time instead of noon as has been the case every other day. When action resumes, blinds will be 10,000/20,000 with an ante of 3,000, giving players on average of approximately 41 big blinds.

Returning players are guaranteed a 36,000 MAD (€3,318) payout, but those remaining all have their eyes on the top prize of 850,000 MAD (€78,341).

Stay tuned for continued coverage right down to a winner here on PokerNews.com.

Tags: Am RachidBernard GuigonBruno LopesDavid HazizaGaelle BaumannThomas CazayousWinamax SISMIX Main Event

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Rachid Am ma
Rachid Am
2,604,000 704,000
Cheng-Wei Yin be
Cheng-Wei Yin
1,626,000 846,000
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
1,514,000 -306,000
Pablo Redrado es
Pablo Redrado
1,302,000 532,000
Gregory Cometto fr
Gregory Cometto
1,000,000 705,000
Karim Benamrouche fr
Karim Benamrouche
902,000 -13,000
Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
Winamax.fr
859,000 -101,000
Alexis Fleur fr
Alexis Fleur
817,000 127,000
Ali Mechiche ma
Ali Mechiche
760,000 290,000
Rafik Bedri fr
Rafik Bedri
748,000 623,000
Sylvain Roullet fr
Sylvain Roullet
733,000 298,000
[Removed:13] fr
[Removed:13]
723,000 193,000
Jean Friedmann fr
Jean Friedmann
699,000 -221,000
Guy Cussonneaux fr
Guy Cussonneaux
665,000 -375,000
Sebastien Compte fr
Sebastien Compte
530,000 -270,000
Tristan Vernay fr
Tristan Vernay
463,000 113,000
Glenn Le Cornec fr
Glenn Le Cornec
461,000 -489,000
Gaëlle Baumann fr
Gaëlle Baumann
Winamax.fr
438,000 38,000
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax.fr
421,000 -679,000
Olivier Varraud fr
Olivier Varraud
313,000 93,000
Sebastien Wuillot be
Sebastien Wuillot
262,000 -618,000
Marijo es
Marijo
225,000 -16,000

Last Two Hands

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Winamax SISMIX Main Event Chips
Winamax SISMIX Main Event Chips

The tournament director announced to the dealers to deal two more hands before players can bag and tag their chips.

Mouad Nokra Eliminated in 23rd Place (36,000 MAD)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Morocco's Mouad Nokra was just eliminated in 23rd place for 36,000 MAD (€3,318) after getting his remaining 250,000 chips in the middle with {A-}{K-} and unable to out-race Gregory Cometto {7-}{7-}. Nokra was still alive on the flop despite not hitting the board, however, he was drawing dead on the turn when the {7-} appeared.

Player Chips Progress
Mouad Nokra ma
Mouad Nokra
Busted

Tags: Gregory ComettoMouad Nokra

Romain Brunel Eliminated in 24th Place (30,000 MAD)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

No joke, but in the background we can hear Abba's "Dancing Queen" playing at the nearby night club. This is probably the last son that Romain Brunel wants to hear as he just shoved a little more than 200,000 chips from under the gun with {Q-}{Q-}.

Cheng-Wei Yin called from the blinds with {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Brunel's "queens" lost a step when Yin flopped top-pair on a {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. Brunel's fate was sealed on the {K-Spades} turn giving Yin two-pair. The {2-Clubs} on the river completed the board, eliminated Brunel in 24th place for 30,000 MAD (€2,765).

The remaining 23 players are now guaranteed at least 36,000 MAD or approximately €3,300.

Player Chips Progress
Romain Brunel fr
Romain Brunel
Busted

Tags: Cheng-Wei YinRomain Brunel

Action Slowed Down

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

After 9 players of the remaining 33 were eliminated last level, pots are smaller and hands are taking a bit longer to complete this level. This could be due to the next pay jump taking place after the next elimination or the desire to come back for the final day of action tomorrow.

Several players are visibly tired and will be happy to learn that play tomorrow will kick off an hour later than originally scheduled or at 1:00 p.m. local time.

Next (and Last) Level of Day 2

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Level 22 has just been announced with blinds at 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000. Originally there was going to be one more level after this one, but the tournament director decided that due to the Champions League final break taking much longer than anticipated and that play itself has been moving pretty fast to make this the last level of the night.

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Yann Mousset Latest to Lose with Pocket Fives

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Yann Mousset became the second player since the break ended to be eliminated with pocket fives in a coin-flip situation. Sébastien Compte snagged a pot worth 600,000 chips when his {A-}{K-} proved to be good on the flop.

Mousset went out in 26th place for 30,000 MAD (€2,765) and not too long later he was followed by Hakim Hadj Belcacem who bowed out in 25th place for the same amount.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastien Compte fr
Sebastien Compte
800,000 485,000
Yann Mousset fr
Yann Mousset
Busted
Hakim Hadj Belcacem fr
Hakim Hadj Belcacem
Busted

Tags: Hakim Hadj BelcacemYann Mousset