2009 WPT Marrakech

€4,500 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 WPT Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
€377,262
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,500
Entries
416
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

End Of Day 1

Guillaume de la Gorce
Guillaume de la Gorce
Play is now just wrapping up on Day 1 of the first ever WPT event in Africa, hosted by ChiliPoker.com. Guillaume de la Gorce looks to be the chip leader as the number of the players has dropped to around the 150 mark.

It was a hectic day today as we lost such luminaries as ElkY, Huck Seed and Antonio Esfandiari fairly early on in the tournament but it looks to be French pros who are in charge at the close. Ludovic Lacay, Remy Biechel, Tristan Clemencon and Nicolas Levi all finished the day fairly well.

Other players among the leading pack include former WSOP Main Event finalist Scott Montgomery and talented Irishman Rory Rees-Brennan who both look to be over the 100,000 mark.

Play will restart tomorrow from 2pm local time. See you then!