Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech
Buy-in
13,200 MAD
Prize Pool
4,547,500 MAD
Entries
396
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Dunst, Boatman and Breviglieri On to Day 2
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
After an exciting High Roller that saw Spaniard Nabil Cardoso Walk away a $66,873-winner, today it was time for the Main Event of the 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech. After 11 levels of play, it's Deauville High Roller champion Eric Sfez in the lead, bagging 268,800 from a 30,000-starting stack.
The day started out slow with just 100 players signed up, but that soon changed as poker lovers from all over the world came to Casino Marrakech. International poker superstars like Barny Boatman, Kully Sidhu, Tony Dunst and Natalia Breviglieri made their way to the poker room, together with a whole slate of famous French players. The likes of Erwann Pecheux, Paul François Tedeschi, Eric Sfez and Antoine Saout all bought in for MAD 13,200 ($1,350).
Players had the option to reenter once within the first 8 levels, and a total of 74 players made use of that option. The total amount of entries came to 396, slightly less than last year's edition. That makes for a first place prize of MAD 950,000 ($97,586), with a total of 45 players making it into the money. The min-cash will be worth MAD 24,000 ($2,465). This event, with just a single starting day, will reach the money tomorrow on Day 2.
Tony Dunst is one of the players returning for the battle that is Day 2. He quietly grinded his stack up to 124,700 without the need to reenter. He started out next to partypoker pro Natalia Breviglieri. She did buy in twice as she was eliminated early on with king-ten suited against pocket sevens. She did much better on her second bullet, bagging 143,400.
Barny Boatman was also in need of a second buy in after he slow played aces in the hopes of a squeeze happy player triggering more pre-flop action. That plan did not work out and when he shoved for pot on a draw-heavy flop, he was called by two players; both with sets. Boatman bought back in and did much better, till the last level of the night. He flopped the nut flush and bet all three streets. One of his opponents had flopped two pair and had turned that hand into a full house on the river. Bad luck for Boatman who's forced to come back on Day 2 with 12,500 in chips (8 big blinds).
The 30,000-starting stack wasn't close to enough for a whole lot of players. Several went broke within the first level of play and the steady flow of bust outs wasn't halted at any point during the day. A total of 127 survived the day, returning tomorrow with the first level being 800/1,600 with a 200-ante.
The tournament commences Saturday noon, and the plan is to play down to a final table. That means another long day awaits for those who'll make it till the end. For all others, the lavish player party at Theatro Marrakech should offer comfort.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
268,800 | 204,800 |
|
238,800 | 238,800 |
|
233,000 | 233,000 |
|
230,200 | 3,500 |
|
228,900 | 228,900 |
|
|
223,300 | 223,300 |
|
222,300 | 192,300 |
|
|
218,800 | 218,800 |
|
210,500 | 70,500 |
|
202,400 | 202,400 |
|
|
196,300 | 196,300 |
|
|
185,900 | 185,900 |
|
|
178,000 | 178,000 |
|
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
172,400 | 172,400 |
|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
166,100 | 166,100 |
|
165,200 | 165,200 |
|
162,000 | 162,000 |
|
161,000 | 161,000 |
|
160,800 | 160,800 |
|
153,500 | 47,500 |
|
151,000 | 151,000 |
|
|
149,000 | 149,000 |
The Last Five Hands
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
And the day is done. We return to you shortly with an end of day recap and chip count information.
Matteoli Can't Call
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
From the hijack, Romain Matteoli opened. Action folded to Paul François Tedeschi in the small blind and he three-bet to 8,700. The big blind folded, Matteoli called.
The flop came 
and Tedeschi bet 6,800. Matteoli was quick to raise it up to 18,300 and Tedeschi tanked.
After some time, Tedeschi shoved all in for 54,400 total. Matteoli mucked eventually.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,300 | 24,300 |
Almost $100,000 to the Winner
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With a total field of 396 entries, the prize pool tallied up to MAD 4,547,500. MAD 950,000 of that will go to the winner on Sunday. A total of 45 players will get in the money in the 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech Main Event.
| Position | Prize in MAD | Prize in € (±) | Prize in $ (±) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD 950,000 | €86,788 | $97,586 |
| 2 | MAD 650,000 | €59,381 | $66,769 |
| 3 | MAD 450,000 | €41,110 | $46,224 |
| 4 | MAD 323,000 | €29,508 | $33,179 |
| 5 | MAD 248,000 | €22,656 | $25,475 |
| 6 | MAD 198,000 | €18,088 | $20,339 |
| 7 | MAD 158,000 | €14,434 | $16,230 |
| 8 | MAD 128,000 | €11,693 | $13,148 |
| 9 | MAD 103,000 | €9,410 | $10,580 |
| 10 - 11 | MAD 83,000 | €7,582 | $8,526 |
| 12 - 13 | MAD 68,000 | €6,212 | $6,985 |
| 14 - 15 | MAD 58,000 | €5,299 | $5,957 |
| 16 - 17 | MAD 50,000 | €4,568 | $5,136 |
| 18 - 20 | MAD 43,000 | €3,928 | $4,417 |
| 21 - 23 | MAD 36,500 | €3,334 | $3,749 |
| 24 - 27 | MAD 31,000 | €2,832 | $3,184 |
| 28 - 36 | MAD 27,000 | €2,467 | $2,774 |
| 37 - 45 | MAD 24,000 | €2,192 | $2,465 |
* Pay out is in MAD, prizes in € and $ via XE.com
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Break
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The last 15-minute break of the night just commenced. When the players return, one more level is to be played.
Sarah Herzali Triples Up
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
After one player limped, Sarah Herzali shoved for her last 11,000. She got called in two spots, one of them being the limper. As per usual here in Marrakech, the two remaining players quickly checked down the queen-high board. Herzali showed queens for top set and the two players mucked. Triple up!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 24,000 |
Breviglieri and Sukhorukov Tangle
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
partypoker pro Natalia Breviglieri had just doubled up with aces and was involved in a sizable hand right after.
From early position, Dimitri Sukhorukov made it 2,300 and the cutoff called, as did the small blind and Breviglieri in the big blind. Both blinds checked on 
and Sukhorukov fired 3,300. The cutoff folded, the small blind and Breviglieri both called.
The 
hit the turn and after another two checks, Sukhorukov bet 8,000. This time, just Breviglieri called.
Both of them checked the 
on the river and Sukhorukov showed 
while Breviglieri tabled 
. Chop it up!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
128,000 | 48,000 |