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Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Players are going on a 20-minute break, their second of the day. When they return the blinds will be 500/1,000 with a 100 ante. There are currently 311 of 409 players remaining on Day 1b.
2018 Winamax SISMIX
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2018 Winamax SISMIX
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
6,000 MAD
Total Entries
1,252
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 1,252
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Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Alexandre Blanc opened to 2,200 from under the gun and Christophe Vendeville three-bet to 5,500 from the small blind. Damien Hupe called in the big blind, before Blanc four-bet all in. Both his opponents held 30 big blind stacks, and Vendeville took his time before calling and Hupe folded.
Alexandre Blanc: 
Christophe Vendeville: 
There was no help for Vendeville on a 
runout and he was eliminated.
Level 6
: 400/800, 100 ante
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level 5
: 300/600, 100 ante
On a 
board Sylvain Loosli bet 1,500 and Romain Faure called. The pair checked the 
turn and 
river and Faure showed 
to win with a pair of nines. Loosli rechecked his cards and raised an eyebrow at his opponent's flop peel, but then mucked.
Also in the field are Casino de Marrakech regulars Said El Yousfi, who cashed yesterday's High Roller and Abdelhadi Kondah.
Level 5
: 300/600, 100 ante
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Level 4
: 250/500, 75 ante
Yesterday we broke the record for biggest Winamax SISMIX Day 1a, with 276 players breaking the record of 217 set last year. This year the tournament has also broken the record for biggest Day 1b, with the clock currently showing 273 players, breaking last year's 369.
All of this means that the tournament is on course to smash the record of 1,078 set last year when Hugo Larachiche won the Winamax SISMIX Main Event.
Stay tuned to see whether the Day 1c and indeed the overall record can be smashed tomorrow.
Level 4
: 250/500, 75 ante
Bruce Grannec used to play competitive FIFA in competitions all over the world. Nicknamed 'The Machine,' he played competitively for ten years, becoming FIFA Interactive World Cup Champion in 2009 & 2013.
By his own admission Grannec's only experience of poker so far, has been playing with his friends at home just for fun. He has also said he has watched poker streams online before.
After becoming world champion in 2009, he said that his victory proved that "if you work hard, you will have success." Today, however, Grannec will have to put all his hard work playing FIFA to one side as he battles the Winamax SISMIX Main Event.
"It's my first time playing in a big tournament!" admitted Grannec. "I really enjoy playing poker with my friends, but that's because there's no pressure. But in this tournament, there definitely is a little bit of pressure and naturally more tension."
Grannec is no stranger to pressure, having competed in numerous FIFA eSports competitions before retiring. However, He says that the mental strength he has gained through competing will only help him so far.
"The mental strength from FIFA competitions will help me, naturally, but in poker, there is that little something more. It will help, but poker is about more than just mental strength."
If Grannec needed any pointers on his first time at the felt, he has the perfect person to do so, as he is sat to the direct left of Spanish Winamax team Pro Leo Margets.
Stay tuned to see if Grannec can make it through to Day 2.
Level: 4
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
