MAD15,000 High Roller
Day 2 Started
2019 Wonder8 Marrakech
MAD15,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Welcome to Day 2 of the Wonder 8- High Roller 15,000 MAD in Marrakech
The Wonder 8 festival kicked off a few days ago on March 23th 2019 at the Casino de Marrakech in Morocco. Found in 1952 and part of the luxurious Es Saadi Marrakech Resort complex in the famous district of l’Hivernage, the Casino de Marrakech is one of the most popular casinos in the region and just a short flight away from Western Europe.
Among the highlights of the 9-day festival is the 15,000 MAD (Moroccan Dirham, ~€1,350) High Roller, followed by the 8,800 MAD (€800) Main Event tomorrow. The most-expensive tournament of the festival got underway on Wednesday, March 27th and attracted a field of 77 entries including 17 re-entries during the first 11 levels. Both numbers may change slightly still as the registration remains open at the start of Day 2 at 3 p.m. local time until the end of level 13, which means during the two first levels of the day.
Leading the field of 30 Day 1 survivors is Hassan Fares from France with 325,000 chips. With a total of $1,005,673 live tournaments earnings, including a 6th place finish at the Partouche Poker Tour II - Grand Final in Cannes and the victory of the 2010 Marrakech Poker Open, Fares will be a serious contender for final victory. He's followed by Pierre Zerbib (267,500), Drisse Maouchi (260,000) and Jose Luis (253,000).
Also through to Day 2 are Thierry Morel (118,500), Alexandre Andre Henri De Zutter (220,000), Mathieu Papineau (176,500), Henrique Oliveira de Sousa Pinho (107,00), winner of the WPTDS High Roller in Marrakech in 2018 and the Turbo Deepstack earlier this week, the Scottish Andrew John Leathem (96,500) and the young French pro Marius Conan in a short stack position (37,500) to name a few.
Among those who took part in the High Roller were such familiar names as the Spanish pro Javier Tsunamy, yesterday's winner of the Monster Stack for 125 000 MAD.
Registration stays open once the cards are back in the air for Day 2 for two levels and all new entries will receive 45,000 in chips, with a dealer bonus of 5,000 for 200 MAD, at blinds of 1,000-2,500 with a big blind ante format and 40-minute levels.
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide updates of the final day until a winner is crowned. The Main Event, with a single starting day, kicks off at 1 pm on Friday, March 29.
Day 2 Seat Draw and Chipcounts
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Eric Fournier | France | 25,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexandre Andre Henri De Zutter | France | 220,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Jose Luis | Spain | 253,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Bernard Guigon | France | 113,500 |
| 1 | 5 | Karim Lehoussine | France | 91,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Juan | Spain | 40,500 |
| 2 | 1 | David Schable | France | 82,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Willerminho | Spain | 28,500 |
| 2 | 3 | Fassan Fares | Morocco | 325,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Mathieu Papineau | France | 176,500 |
| 2 | 5 | Thierry Morel | France | 118,500 |
| 2 | 7 | Eric Rabut | France | 109,500 |
| 3 | 3 | Henrique Oliveira De Sousa Pinho | Spain | 107,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Jaouad Abida | Morocco | 223,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Pierre Zerbib | France | 267,500 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Rostron | France | 118,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Marius Conan | France | 37,500 |
| 3 | 8 | Olivier Paris | France | 32,500 |
| 4 | 1 | Achille Voltolina | Italy | 80,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos | Spain | 165,500 |
| 4 | 3 | Benji | Spain | 202,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Bart Maes | Belgium | 35,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Drisse Maouchi | France | 260,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Ali Alawadhi | United States | 103,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Andrew John Leathem | Scotland | 96,500 |
| 5 | 2 | David Tavernier | France | 115,500 |
| 5 | 4 | Pierre Antoine Quignard | France | 27,500 |
| 5 | 5 | Roger Tondeur | France | 244,500 |
| 5 | 7 | Jean-Jacques Zeitoun | France | 230,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Mateo | Spain | 90,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 12
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Cards are now in the air for this Day 2 Wonder 8 HIgh Roller. 30 players returned to day two and a few players registered this morning. The field is now up to 43 players and late registration are still open until the end of level 13.
Chipcounts
Level 12
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
267,500 | 267,500 |
|
253,000 | 253,000 |
|
244,500 | 244,500 |
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
|
223,000 | 223,000 |
|
220,000 | 220,000 |
|
176,500 | 176,500 |
|
165,500 | 165,500 |
|
118,500 | 118,500 |
|
118,000 | 118,000 |
|
115,500 | 115,500 |
|
113,500 | 113,500 |
|
109,500 | 109,500 |
|
|
107,000 | 107,000 |
|
103,000 | 103,000 |
|
|
96,500 | 96,500 |
|
91,000 | 91,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
40,500 | 40,500 |
|
37,500 | 37,500 |
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
32,500 | 32,500 |
More Chips for Zeitoun
Level 12
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jean-Jacques Zeitoun situated in the cut-off raised to 5,500 and Andrew John Leathem in the small blind raise it to 15,000. Zeitoun opted to call and the flop showed a flop 
. Leathem continued for 13,000 and Zeitoun called once more.
The turn brought a 
and after a check from Leathem, Zeitoun bet 20,000. After some thought, the Scottish player let it go and Zeitoun tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
252,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
68,000 | -28,500 |
Bad Start for Fares
Level 12
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Hassan Fares, the chipleader at the beginning of the day, already lost a big part of his stack.
27,000 was already in the middle and the flop showed 
when Hassan Fares under the gun position bet 12,000. Only Mohamed Saidi on the button called.
The turn was the 
and both checked, as well as on the 
river. Saidi tabled 
and Fares mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
135,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Anas Tadini Fires Another Bullet
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Anas Tadini, the Moroccan pro and regular player here in Marrakech, with $698,446 total live earnings, just came back in the field and already fired six bullets in this tournament. The tournament just reached 100 players registered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |