Main Event Day 1c | 2018 Winamax SISMIX

05-11-2018 00:14 UTC

More Records on the Horizon Ahead of Winamax SISMIX Day 1c

Will Shillibier

The magic number, for organisers at least, is 345. That's the number they need to beat the record Winamax SISMIX field of 1,078 entrants which was set last year. However, with last year's Day 1c garnering 492 entries, and this year's numbers up by roughly 25%, the record field looks set to be smashed.

Anyone who hasn't booked their space in Day 2 will be action, along with a number of Winamax Team Pros that we haven't seen in action yet. Davidi Kitai, who finished third in the Winamax SISMIX High Roller, and Mustapha Kanit will take to the felt, along with a handful of other Team Pros.

They will all receive 50,000 in chips and play 14 40-minute levels.

Here is the structure for Day 1c:

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
1	100	200	25
2	150	300	25
3	200	400	50
4	250	500	75
5	300	600	100
6	400	800	100
7	500	1000	100
8	600	1200	200
9	800	1600	200
10	1000	2000	300
11	1200	2400	400
12	1500	3000	500
13	2000	4000	500
14	2500	5000	500

Stay tuned to PokerNews.com on what will no doubt be an exciting day's play here at the Casino de Marrakech at the Es Saadi Resort.

05-11-2018 13:05 UTC

Chip Counts at the Break

Will Shillibier

Level 3 : 200/400, 50 ante

Here are some updated chip counts as the players go on their first 20-minute break of the day. New additions to the field include Winamax Team Pro Leo Margets, as well as Said El Yousfi, both of which are sitting around starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rakesh Lalwani	109,000 59,000	59,000
Samir Beldjoudi	105,000 20,000	20,000
Matej Zavacky	77,000 27,000	27,000
Roland van Morckhoven	67,000 17,000	17,000
Thierry Oldak	65,000 15,000	15,000
Leo Margets	53,000 53,000	53,000

Pierre Antoine Quignard	52,000 2,000	2,000
Said El Yousfi	50,000
Slimane Mameche	49,000 -1,000	-1,000
[Removed:445]	35,000 -15,000	-15,000
Eddy Rebus	33,000 -17,000	-17,000
Abdoulaye Sarr	30,000 -20,000	-20,000
Houssine El Otmani	25,000 -25,000	-25,000

05-11-2018 13:46 UTC

Two Former Champions Join the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 250/500, 75 ante

2014 Winamax SISMIX winner Davidi Kitai and 2015 winner Jerome Sgorrano have joined the field at the break. Kitai finished third in the 2018 Winamax SISMIX High Roller and after taking a day off to enjoy Marrakech, he has joined the Main Event.

Also in the field is Mathieu Selides. Selides knows how to win here in Marrakech, having taken down the 2016 WSOPC Main Event for 1,105,000 MAD ($111,604).

Player	Chips	Progress
Abdelhadi Kondah	50,000 50,000	50,000
Davidi Kitai	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jerome Sgorrano	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mathieu Selides	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jerome Sgorrano Mathieu Selides Davidi Kitai

05-11-2018 16:10 UTC

Winamax Team Pro Adrian Mateos Joins the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

One of the latest players to join the ranks of Winamax Team Pro, Adrian Mateos has joined the Winamax SISMIX Main Event. The youngest ever player to win three bracelets, as well as the first Spanish EPT champion, Mateos has over $14m in lifetime earnings.

Despite the SISMIX being a smaller event to those you'd usually find him playing, you'd expect he'll want to do well in front of his sponsors, and beat his fellow Team pros!

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	50,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos

05-11-2018 16:14 UTC

New Players & Recent Eliminations

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Mustapha Kanit, Romain Lewis, Sonny Franco, Ivan Deyra and former champion Bruno Lopes are among the players joining since the last break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	50,000 50,000	50,000

Bruno Lopes	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ivan Deyra	50,000

Sofian Benaissa	50,000
Sonny Franco	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mustapha Kanit	50,000
Abdoulaye Sarr	Busted
Jean Montury	Busted

05-11-2018 17:31 UTC

Day 1c Field Over 500

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The total number of entrants for Day 1c of the Winamax SISMIX Main Event has burst through the 500 mark, with 502 players having registered. 294 of them remain, but with late registration open for another level and a half, that number looks set to grow.

It puts the total in this already record-breaking Winamax SISMIX Mian Event to 1,236, easily surpassing the 1,078 from last year's event.

05-11-2018 17:39 UTC

Calamusa Sends Zizi to the Rail; Moves into Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Pierre Calamusa looked to be in a good position to send Abdou Zizi to the rail with the Winamax Team Pro holding against Zizi's .

There was an ace on the flop, but a king also as the full board came meaning Calamusa's set beat the top pair of Zizi. Calamusa already had close to 170,000, and with this elimination he soared up the counts to around 270,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	270,000 270,000	270,000

Abdou Zizi	Busted

Tags: Abdou Zizi Pierre Calamusa

05-11-2018 18:26 UTC

Checking in on the Winamax Team Pros

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mustapha Kanit opened to 4,500 and the big blind called. The big blind check-called a bet of 4,000 on the flop but check-folded to a bet of 12,000 from the Italian, known as "lasagnammmm" online, on the turn.

Meanwhile Bruno Lopes was doubling up an opponent. The 2015 winner held on a runout, but his opponent had scored a small but meaningful double with for trip twos. 'Kool Shen' still sits on 115,000.

Rejoining the field is Guillaume Diaz. The winner of the EPT Monte Carlo National last month, he has a fresh stack of 50,000 to play with with half an hour left in the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Lopes	115,000 53,000	53,000
Mustapha Kanit	80,000 20,000	20,000
Guillaume Diaz	50,000

Tags: Mustapha Kanit Bruno Lopes Guillaume Diaz

05-11-2018 19:15 UTC

Winamax Team Pro Margets Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

One of the first eliminations after late registration closed was Winamax Team Pro Leo Margets who moved all in with a flush draw on a board, and was called by an opponent holding a jack. The flush draw didn't get there and she was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	Busted

Tags: Leo Margets

05-11-2018 21:49 UTC

Calamusa Extends His Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Pierre Calamusa has chipped up even further after eliminating a player with 120,000 in chips against . Another player adding to his stack is Said El Yousfi, who eliminated another player to move up to just over average in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	830,000 95,000	95,000

Cheng-Wei Yin	490,000 290,000	290,000
Marvin Dupre	220,000 -40,000	-40,000
Paul-Francois Tedeschi	215,000 85,000	85,000
Said El Yousfi	200,000 100,000	100,000
Adrian Mateos	100,000 -90,000	-90,000

Samir Beldjoudi	85,000 33,000	33,000