Main Event
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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
The Main Event Starts Today
The PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Marrakech has kicked off and yesterday the High Roller crowned its champion with Spaniard Nabil Cardoso lifting the throphy.
The Main Event is a three-day 13,200 MAD (approximately €1,200/$1,350) single reentry event and it starts today! Boasting a guaranteed €300,000 prize pool; it promises to be once again be very busy. Players will start with a 30,000-starting stack, first level: 50/100. Players have the option to reenter once within the first eight levels of play.
The World Poker Tour has had a presence in the famous Moroccan city since 2009. After three regular World Poker Tour Main Events and a one-year hiatus, the tour returned as World Poker Tour National Event in 2013. The tournament attracts huge numbers, with a lot of local poker fanatics and French players competing in the event. We expect the likes of Tony Dunst, Roberto Romanello, Natalia Breviglieri and Barny Boatman to participate.
Former Champions
| Year | Entries | Tour | Buy-In | Champion | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 462 | WPTN | €1,200 | Rodolphe Rey | France | $102,714 |
| 2014 | 502 | WPTN | €1,200 | Mostafa Boukri | Morocco | $131,058 |
| 2013 | 465 | WPTN | €1,500 | Alain Manquant | France | $171,921 |
| 2011 | 274 | WPT | €3,000 | Mohamed Ali Houssam | Morocco | $214,983 |
| 2010 | 222 | WPT | €5,000 | Sebastian Homann | Germany | $341,798 |
| 2009 | 416 | WPT | €4,500 | Christophe Savary | France | $558,515 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The Main Event of the 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech has just kicked off. A total of 11 levels will be played today, with a 75-minute dinner break after level 8. Players have the option to do a single reentry if they bust before the start of Level 9.
Tony Dunst is Here
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A total of 101 players have signed up so far. One of then, WPT Raw Deal host Tony Dunst.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
First Photos
A Whole Lot of French Players
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
November Niner Pons Garcia in the Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
In just a couple of weeks, Fernando Pons Garcia is going to play for millions at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. He's practising here today, playing the 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech Main Event. He already won a side event here at the start of the festival, can he go for another deep run?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
More Photos
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0