The pot stood at approximately 2,000 with two players looking at a board of 4♣K♠A♥Q♣.
The small blind bet out for 900 and Florian Conan, on the button raised to 3,000. The small blind elected to make the call.
The 4♠ river saw the small blind play in flow. Conan bet out a sizeable 10,000, sending his opponent into the tank. The small blind thought for almost four minutes, toying with his cards before making the fold.
In a blind versus blind battle, the pot stood at 6,700 with two players looking at a flop of A♥A♣7♣.
The small blind checked the action to Dylan Mendes, in the big blind, who checked back.
The K♠ turn saw the small blind check and then call a bet of 2,800 from Mendes.
The 5♦ river saw a repeat of the action, this time Mendes sized up to 9,500 and the small blind snap-called. Mendes tabled A♦Q♥ for flopped trips, winning him this pot.
With the poker action on and off-the-felt fun already in full force as of yesterday, the Winamax SISMIX poker festival at the Casino de Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort, continues today with Day 1a of the 5,500 MAD Main Event, starting at 12 p.m. local time.
In 2023, the Winamax SISMIX Main Event attracted a huge field of 1,900 entries; an impressive comeback for the first Winamax tournament on Moroccan soil since 2018. It was Issam Benhaddou who bested this monstrous field to be crowned the winner, claiming both the title and the 37,500 MAD (€86,250) first-place prize
2023 SISMIX Main Event Final Table Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize (MAD)
Prize (EUR)
1
Issam Benhaddou
Morroco
937,500
86,250
2
Christophe Beyer
France
787,500
72,450
3
Luis Cabello
Spain
520,000
47,840
4
Ewen Trevidy
France
370,000
34,040
5
Mehdi Chaoui
Morocco
270,000
24,840
6
Gonzalo Serrano
Spain
200,000
18,400
7
Alexis Plumet
France
145,000
13,340
But it’s not just poker that the players can sink their teeth into; for the remainder of the week, Winamax is hosting an abundance of side activities for attendees including Pingthalon, Beer Pong, VIP cocktails with special guests, a couscous evening and more.
Today’s schedule boasts a Pool Party from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. accompanied by DJ Psyone, as well as host Fred Musa recording Skyrocks’s DJ Planète Rap between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. The infamous Winamax Pingthalon will off at 8 p.m. keeping the drinks flowing until the night’s party at Club Theatero, which will close out the night, starting from 11:30 p.m.
Casino
Those participating in the main event on Days 1a, b and c will play through levels of 30 minutes, while those participating in the turbo flights on Days 1d will play through levels of 15 minutes. Those lucky enough to advance to Day 2 and Day 3 will benefit from a clock of 35 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. Each Day 1 will conclude when the bubble bursts and the money is reached.
Sismix 2024
PokerNews will have boots on the ground for the entirety of the Main Event, so be sure to stick with the live updates to keep up with all the action.
