5,500 MAD Main Event
Day 1cd Started
5,500 MAD Main Event
Day 1cd Started
The Winamax SISMIX poker festival continues today here at the Casino de Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort with the final two starting flights providing the last opportunities to find a bag for Day 2 of the massive Main Event.
So far, the numbers have been incredible - 1,079 entries joined Day 1b to add to the 677 from Day 1a to make for a total of 1,756. That puts the tournament well on track to beat last year's record of 2,736 entries, potentially making this the biggest SISMIX in the event's history.
François "POG" Dequidt bagged with the biggest stack on Day 1b and took the overall chip lead by a long way. Dequidt, who has over 1.3 million fans on YouTube, where he showcases his supercars and shares his passion with unfiltered exuberance, bagged for 1,875,000 and is the player to beat for anyone aspiring to take the top spot today.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Dequidt | France | 1,875,000 |
| 2 | Alexis Geffroy | France | 1,123,000 |
| 3 | Bastien Vial | France | 972,000 |
| 4 | Likidator_ | Spain | 939,000 |
| 5 | David Arévalo | Spain | 937,000 |
| 6 | Kevin Scandella | France | 927,000 |
| 7 | Guillaume Colas | France | 927,000 |
| 8 | Alexandre de Zutter | France | 925,000 |
| 9 | Mohamed El Bakkouri | France | 850,000 |
| 10 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 826,000 |
Day 1c will feature 30-minute blind levels with 50,000 deep starting stacks, while Day 1d has a turbo structure with 20-minute blinds. Both flight plays down to the money and those who bag will return for Day 2. Players can take a single entry and re-entry to each starting flight. On Day 2, blind levels increase to 35-minutes on Day 2, while Day 3's struture will be even more generous with 40-minute blinds.
Of course, SISMIX is as much about the off-the-felt fun as it is about the poker. Today's highlights include the daily pool party, Moroccan couscous evening and for those with energy still in the tank, a night in the legendary Theatro club.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as reporters follow Day 1c and bring you live updates straight from the tournament floor.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Once again today, the main poker room and the tent were completely full, with over 630 players already in their seats when Matthieu Duran kicked things off with the iconic words: “Shuffle up and deal!”
| 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
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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 | |
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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
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Action was on the flop on a board of 4♠5♦Q♥ and Yannis Bidard checked. Astrid Perrichot bet 7,000 and Bidard called. Both players then checked it back on the 2♦ turn.
The river came the K♥ and Bidard led out for 5,500. Perrichot folded and Bidard took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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41,000
41,000
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41,000 |
Action was on the flop on a board of 10♦3♥7♥ and Kevin Droz checked. Astrid Perrichot fired out a bet and Droz check-raised to 2,800, which Droz called.
The turn came the 7♦ and Droz led out for 4,700, which Perrichot called. The river was the K♠ and Droz led out for 15,000 again. Perrichot called. Perrichot showed A♣7♠ for trip sevens.
Droz's cards were scooped so quickly that it was impossible to see his hand, but in any case Perrichot scooped in a decent pot early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Matthieu Mary in the small blind limped then called after the big blind raised to 900.
Both players checked the 8♦8♣5♥ flop leading to the Q♣ turn where the big blind bet 1,200. Mary check-called.
On the A♣ river, Mary checked. The big blind bet 1,800 and Mary went into the tank before making a good call with 2♥2♦, catching his opponent bluffing with K♦J♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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51,000 | |
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50,000 |
Three-way on a board of 9♣K♠A♦2♥, Mourad Amokrane in the hijack bet 3,900. He managed to make the big blind fold, but the under-the-gun player eventually made the call.
The J♥ completed the board and Amokrane asked for 11,900. The under-the-gun player went into the tank and called, only to discover that Amokrane hit a straight on the river with Q♣10♣. "I knew it," he said while sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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