5,500 MAD Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2024 Winamax SISMIX
5,500 MAD Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Winamax SISMIX
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
5,500 MAD
Prize Pool
12,610,400 MAD
Entries
2,736
Level
48
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
549
Players Left
91
Players Left 1 / 2,736
Filter
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Under the heat of the sun in Marrakech, Day 1a of the Winamax Sismix Main Event came to an end after midnight here at the Casino de Marrakech in the beautiful Es Saadi Resort.
549 entrants were recorded on this first of four flights of the tournament. This number is a sign of great success, as it surpasses by far last year's Day 1a 421 entries.
Tonight, only 91 players reached the end of the day, securing a spot in the money and qualifying for Day 2. Among these players is Valentin Pinault, who ended up as the chip leader with 1,065,000 chips. He is the only player with more than one million chips, as the second and third in chips, Johann Greboval and Sunny Cocquempot, have 880,000 and 827,000 chips.
2024 Winamax Sismix Main Event Day 1a Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Pinault | France | 1,065,000 | 133 |
| 2 | Johann Greboval | France | 880,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Sunny Cocquempot | France | 827,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Gwendal Le Foll | France | 821,000 | 103 |
| 5 | Paul Beccari | France | 804,000 | 101 |
| 6 | Luis | Spain | 774,000 | 97 |
| 7 | Maxandre Dauphin | France | 739,000 | 92 |
| 8 | Alexis Fleur | France | 729,000 | 91 |
| 9 | Nafis Dundar | France | 663,000 | 83 |
| 10 | Aurelien Guiglini | France | 612,000 | 77 |
Pierre Calamusa (170,000) is the only Winamax Team Pro who qualified, as Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes was eliminated earlier in the day.
But LeVietF0u will not be the only member of the Winamax family on Day 2, as former Team Pro and staff member Aurélien "Guignol" Guiglini built a big stack of 612,000, and streamers Hadrien "zChance44" Gallois (490,000), Christopher "chrizzcasual" Marcadet (305,000) or Nemo "k0ering" Israel (261,000) managed to find a bag today.
The same goes for WIP Moundir Zoughari (236,000), recent Belgian Poker Challenge winner Rayane "moktavarium" Mokhtar and French singer Mike d'Inca, who has the second shortest stack of all with 40,000 chips.
Second of the Main Event last year, Christophe Beyer will also be back on Day 2 with 180,000 to try to win the title. 2016 Sismix runner-up Alexis Fleur will be in the same situation, but with a way bigger stack as he filled his bag with 729,000 chips.
Tomorrow, after tonight's party at the Theatro, the 5,500 MAD Sismix Main Event continues with Day 1b at noon local time. Like on Day 1a, players will receive a 50,000-chip starting stack and play 30-minute levels.
For all the other players who just want to enjoy the "fiesta schedule," there will be the daily pool party at 2 p.m. and the highly anticipated Winamax Beer Pong Open at 7 p.m.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the tournament here in Marrakech!
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,065,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
880,000 | |
|
|
827,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
821,000 | |
|
804,000
804,000
|
804,000 |
|
774,000
774,000
|
774,000 |
|
|
739,000
739,000
|
739,000 |
|
729,000
729,000
|
729,000 |
|
|
663,000
663,000
|
663,000 |
|
612,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
589,000
589,000
|
589,000 |
|
531,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
510,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
|
504,000
454,000
|
454,000 |
|
|
502,000
502,000
|
502,000 |
|
493,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
490,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
464,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
456,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
|
422,000
422,000
|
422,000 |
|
404,000
404,000
|
404,000 |
|
394,000
394,000
|
394,000 |
|
|
391,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
||
|
|
367,000
367,000
|
367,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
91 players bagged chips at the end of Day 1a. They are all in the money and have qualified for Day 2.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gwendal Le Foll opened to 17,000 from the cutoff, then Maazouz El Ouragli in the small blind moved all-in for approximately 120,000. The big blind folded, and Le Foll called.
Maazouz El Ouragli: A♠K♣ 
Gwendal Le Foll: 7♠7♣
On a board of 3♥J♣4♥9♣9♥, El Ouragli didn't win the flip and he was eliminated on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
821,000
384,000
|
384,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A first all-in and call situation occurred on Table 7 with Maxime Bugeaud in the big blind at risk for 91,000 against Christopher Cano in the small blind.
Maxime Bugeaud: A♥A♠
Christopher Cano: 9♦8♠
The dealer fanned a board of Q♥3♠3♦4♠3♥, and Bugeaud easily doubled up with aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Moment after the restart, two players have been eliminated. There are now 92 players left for 91 places in the money.
The tournament director asked dealers to stop dealing to start the hand-for-hand play.
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 19
: Blinds 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
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Level 19
: Blinds 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
The remaining 94 players have been sent on a 20-minute break.
