5,500 MAD Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
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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.
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.
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The Winamax Live Event Manager, Matthieu Duran, took the mic to welcome the 200 players already in Day 1a and launched the day. Shuffle up and deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Jérôme Pradal opened to 600 from the button and Maxime Hashold called from the small blind to find a flop of K♠7♥J♥.
Pradal continued for 700, but Hashold check-raised to 3,200. Pradal look at his cards and folded. "But I had something," he added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
French comedian Azedine Bendjilali opened to 500,000 from the cutoff then called after Benjamin "ClassedeManu" Tessier three-bet to 1,800 from the button.
The dealer fanned a flop of 7♥6♠A♦, and Tessier continued for 1,300. "AZ" check-called and checked the A♠ turn. Tessier checked back.
On the 6♣ river, Bendjilali led out for 6,000 and made Tessier fold to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
