Action was on the river on a board of 7♣3♦7♥3♣2♥ with around 19,000 already in the middle when Jerome Zittel fired out a bet of 20,000. Julien Veyssiere stared across at his opponent and then eventually flicked in a chip to make the call.
Veyssiere had A♠3♥ for a full house, threes full of sevens, but Zittel flipped over 7♠7♦ for quad sevens to win the pot, taking most of his opponent's stack in the process.
Yoann Rosa open-raised, Bruno Barkusky called in the small blind and the big blind came along.
The flop came 6♥8♥K♦ and Rosa led out with a bet of 2,500, which Barkusky called. On the Q♠ turn, Rosa checked and Barkusky sized up to 6,500. Rosa folded and Barkusky took the pot.
Last year in Marrakech, the Winamax SISMIX Main Event solidified itself in the history books as the largest six-max event ever! After 50 levels of play, it was Anthony Dasbourg who bested the record-breaking field of 2,736 entrants to take home the trophy, title and 1,500,000 MAD.
Over a total of four starting flights, a considerable sum of 453 players were lucky enough to return to the tournament floor for Day 2. After an additional 19 levels of play, just 24 remained to battle it out on the felt on the final day.
Dasbourg came in with the chip lead and put on a clinical performance, eliminating four of his six competitors, to cruise to a win that looked like it was going to be his from the very start of proceedings.
“I don’t realize it, I’m still a bit euphoric and savoring the moment right now,” Dasbourg said moments after lifting the trophy. “It's a feeling of fulfillment. I've been playing poker for years to experience moments like this, and now I've made it to the end. It makes a huge difference to be first out of 2,736 players. It's exceptional.”
Maxime Landerieux open-raised to 1,000 from the hijack and Nourredine Chinek three-bet to 3,200 from the small blind. Landerieux then four-bet to 11,200 before Landerieux moved all in. Chinek went into the tank and then made then call for 38,500. He was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Maxime Landerieux: Q♣Q♥
Nourredine Chinek: A♠A♦
Landerieux was dominated and the K♠7♣8♣ flop looked no good for him. The K♣ turn gave Landerieux some more outs in the form of a flush draw and the 2♣ completed his runner-runner flush.
Landerieux cracked Chinek's aces to win the pot and double his stack.
Loic Denize open-raised to 1,200 from the hijack, Ali Karia called in the cutoff, the button called, then Andreas Faucher three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind. Denize called, then Karia moved all in with a short stack of 10,700. The button folded, Faucher called and Denize also called.
Denize and Faucher checked it down on the 4♥3♦A♣ flop and 4♣ turn. The river came the 3♥ and Faucher led with a small bet of 3,000, which Denize called. Players revealed their cards.
Faucher had K♥7♥ for king-high with the fours on board. Denize flipped over Q♦Q♠ for two pair with queens. Karia, however, had the winning hand with A♠9♥ for two pair with aces. He won the main pot and tripled his stack, while Denize took a small side pot.
The cutoff opened to 1,200 from the cutoff and he was called by Winamax Team Pro Pierre Calamusa on the button.
On a flop of 4♠7♥3♥, the cutoff checked. Calamusa seized this opportunity to bet 1,500 and saw his opponent snap-call.
Both players checked the Q♠ turn leading to the 9♥ river where the cutoff checked. Calamusa bet 2,300 with K♦2♦ and was called by A♦J♠ who won with ace-high.
Picking up the action on the turn on a board of 4♦3♦8♥A♠ with around 50,000 in the middle, Martial Blagenwitsch moved all in for 29,500 and Jerome Zittel shrugged as he flicked in a chip to make the call.
Martial Blagenwitsch: 4♥3♥
Jerome Zittel: AxQx
The river was the K♣ and Blagenwitsch held with his two pair to win the pot, doubling his stack to around 100,000.
