Main Event Day 2 | 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

Main Event

Day 2 Started

09-29-2018 00:00 UTC

Day 2 Seating and Chip Counts

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Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Igna Poker	131,500	66
1	2	Alain Dery	106,500	53
1	4	Krijn Broskij	46,000	23
1	5	Mathieu Chevalier	193,000	97
1	6	Jimmy De Barros	85,000	43
1	7	Francois Tosques	36,500	18
1	8	Fons Schirris	61,000	31

2	1	Kalidou Sow	190,000	95
2	2	Sebastien Boyard	120,000	60
2	3	Ludovic Catteau	68,500	34
2	4	[Removed:44]	24,500	12
2	5	Ali Mechiche Alami	117,000	59
2	6	Roig	42,000	21
2	7	Cyril Gouilliou	79,500	40
2	8	Telmo Andre Miranda Pinto De Araujo	49,500	25

3	1	Mohamed Salhi	89,000	45
3	2	Cheva	45,700	23
3	3	Benjamin Blasco	99,000	50
3	4	Dominique Franchi	33,500	17
3	5	Frederic Delval	172,500	86
3	6	Nicolas Falcone	65,000	33
3	7	Pierre Zerbib	130,500	65
3	8	Alexandre De Zutter	17,500	9

4	1	Emile Carette	21,500	11
4	2	Jérémy Saderne	105,000	53
4	3	Kader Medjahed	90,000	45
4	4	Miguel Couceiro Beleza Tavares	51,500	26
4	5	Nabil Merah	144,000	72
4	6	Frederic Steinbach	73,500	37
4	7	Imad Derwiche	160,000	80
4	8	Laurent [Removed:250]	42,000	21

5	1	Abdullah Alawadhi	93,500	47
5	3	Jim Azazgour	190,500	95
5	4	David Pecheur	147,500	74
5	5	Jérome Cohen	36,000	18
5	6	Jon Garde	92,000	46
5	7	Manuel Sadornil	48,500	24
5	8	Jos	70,500	35

6	1	Prw	79,000	40
6	2	Zakaria Albizane	24,000	12
6	3	Pierre Antoine Quignard	42,500	21
6	4	Sofian Benaissa	123,000	62
6	5	Mohamed El Berrak	58,000	29
6	6	Mohamed El Bakkouri	60,000	30
6	7	Alex Sanchez	174,500	87
6	8	Antonio Alves Mendes	107,500	54

7	1	Mathieu Papineau	86,500	43
7	2	Jean Karam	130,500	65
7	3	Arnaud Enselme	28,000	14
7	4	Najib Bennis	65,000	33
7	5	Jose Luis	53,500	27
7	6	Martin	107,000	54
7	7	[Removed:445]	178,000	89
7	8	Fernando G	39,500	20

8	1	Michel [Removed:250]	40,000	20
8	2	Kamel Amrane	68,000	34
8	3	[Removed:335]	112,000	56
8	4	Mehdi Hsissen	160,500	80
8	5	David	17,500	9
8	6	Henrique Pinho	47,000	24
8	7	Mohamed Ali Houssam	120,000	60
8	8	Tobias Peters	86,000	43

9	1	Pepe	110,500	55
9	2	Anas Belatik	31,000	16
9	3	Zoubir Mahi	45,000	23
9	4	Belmehel Dja Daouhadji	84,500	42
9	5	Pim Van Riet	136,000	68
9	6	Frederico Dos Santos	37,500	19
9	7	Arce	173,500	87
9	8	Stu Regar	65,500	33

10	1	Anton	129,500	65
10	2	Juan	169,500	85
10	3	Guillaume Darcourt	92,500	46
10	4	Andris Resevskis	71,500	36
10	5	Abdelkhak Oujdani	44,000	22
10	6	[Removed:321] Zanjani	25,000	13
10	7	Thomas Courdille	52,000	26
10	8	Fabio Pinho Damaso	94,000	47

11	1	Ringo Stimac	45,000	23
11	2	Badr Boutenbat	142,500	71
11	3	Slimane Mameche	119,000	60
11	4	[Removed:30]	85,000	43
11	5	Azapl	70,500	35
11	7	Bruno Chamica Dias	168,500	84
11	8	Si Mounir	38,000	19

12	1	Said El Yousfi	56,000	28
12	2	Stéphane Chouffan	8,500	4
12	3	Ricardo Hewitt	123,500	62
12	4	Yum	212,000	106
12	5	Maxime Chilaud	97,500	49
12	6	David Tavernier	65,000	33
12	7	Danny Van Zijp	37,000	19
12	8	Olivier Ferrero	80,500	40

13	1	Sol	30,500	15
13	2	Jean-François Bertrand	182,000	91
13	3	Draa	78,500	39
13	4	Hassani	127,500	64
13	5	Vpa	84,500	42
13	6	Francesco Pillitteri	115,000	58
13	7	Corentin Ropert	33,500	17
13	8	Bruno Patrice Caron	60,000	30

14	1	Gilles Abecassis	78,500	39
14	2	Mounim Kaddouri	49,500	25
14	3	Jaouad Abida	30,000	15
14	4	Pedro De Sousa Oliveira	134,500	67
14	5	Hakim Belcacem	107,500	54
14	6	Hanane Hemmal	43,000	22
14	7	Mohamed Mehalleg	84,000	42
14	8	Pona	159,500	80

15	1	Sammy Berrehail	45,000	23
15	2	Patrick Caveriviere	23,000	12
15	3	Marius Conan	43,500	22
15	4	Ange Cucchi	95,500	48
15	5	Abdellaoui Fadel	70,500	35
15	6	Dominique Dissewiscourt	142,000	71
15	7	Jean-Luc Cagli	148,000	74
15	8	Yassine Adib	87,000	44

16	1	Nfjm	80,000	40
16	2	Abdullatif Attia	102,500	51
16	3	[Removed:8]	121,500	61
16	4	Tmv	77,000	39
16	5	Vincent Mansour	46,500	23
16	6	Oscar	232,500	116
16	8	Omar El Yacoubi	35,500	18

17	1	Muhyedine Fares	100,000	50
17	2	Joseph Desmettre	38,500	19
17	3	Mostafa Boukri	60,000	30
17	4	Frederic Rizzo	44,500	22
17	5	Aitor Tilla	166,000	83
17	6	Majid Daoud	83,500	42
17	7	Canarinho Orey	26,500	13
17	8	Youcef Zalagh	126,500	63

18	1	Guil	71,500	36
18	2	Tsunamy	122,000	61
18	3	Kamel Atoui	334,000	167
18	4	Jean Montury	80,000	40
18	5	Jose	96,000	48
18	6	Amina Benkirane	40,000	20
18	8	Pamela Graffouillere	51,500	26

19	1	Nicolas Boton	33,500	17
19	2	Jose	31,500	16
19	3	Boubekeur Benhalima	200,000	100
19	4	Thierry Oldak	80,000	40
19	5	Pierrick Burban	146,000	73
19	6	Rabah Ait Abdelmalek	50,000	25
19	7	Pascal Rabany	118,000	59
19	8	Guy Taylor	69,000	35

09-29-2018 10:16 UTC

Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

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At noon local time, the survivors from Day 1a and Day 1b will join together to resume their quest to win the 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech 13,200 MAD Main Event. 147 out of 431 entries have made their way through twelve 40-minute Day 1 levels, and will now face prolonged 60-minute levels until the end of the tournament.

On tap today will be eleven 60-minute levels or when 16 players are reached, whichever happens first. The prize pool has been finalized at MAD 4,949,600, with exactly 1,000,000 Moroccan Dirhams in value (appr. $105,000) laid aside for the winner on Sunday night, which includes a MAD 22,000 package for the season-ending WPTDeepStacks event. 55 players in total will finish in the money, with a minimum cash of MAD 26,000 (appr. $2,750) awarded.

Leading the way is Kamel Atoui of France, who showed some solid poker prowess on Day 1b to collect 334,000 in chips. Atoui is followed by Oscar (232,500) and Day 1a chipleader Yves Rolland (212,000). Notables back on Day 2 include Kalidou Sow (190,000), Frederic Delval (172,500), Mehdi Hsissen (160,500), Imad Derwiche (160,000), David Pecheur (147,500), Slimane Mameche (119,000), Tobias Peters (86,000), [Removed:30] (85,000)

PokerNews will be on the floor in the vibrant Moroccan city to deliver wire-to-wire coverage, so check back regularly as the money will be reached in the WPTDeepStacks Main Event in Casino de Marrakech, part of the stunning Es Saadi Resort.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-29-2018 11:05 UTC

Prize Pool Announced; Winner Gets MAD 1,000,000

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The total prize pool and payouts for the 2018 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event have been announced. 55 players will finish in the money with a mincash worth MAD 26,000. The winner on Sunday night will walk away with the first place prize of MAD 1,000,000, including a €2,000 WPTDeepStacks season-ending event package.

Place	Prize (in MAD)	Prize (~ in EUR)	Prize (~ in USD)
1	1,000,000	91,411	106,095
2	700,000	63,988	74,267
3	440,000	40,221	46,682
4	315,000	28,795	33,420
5	240,000	21,939	25,463
6	195,000	17,825	20,689
7	156,000	14,260	16,551
8	130,000	11,883	13,792
9	108,100	9,882	11,469
10-11	90,000	8,227	9,549
12-13	75,000	6,856	7,957
14-15	62,000	5,668	6,578
16-17	50,000	4,571	5,305
18-20	41,000	3,748	4,350
21-23	35,000	3,199	3,713
24-27	31,000	2,834	3,289
28-36	28,500	2,605	3,024
37-45	27,000	2,468	2,865
46-55	26,000	2,377	2,758

09-29-2018 11:24 UTC

"It's A Free Country"

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Zoubir Mahi was all in and at risk for about 20,000 and Frederico Dos Santos had looked him up.

Zoubir Mahi:
Frederico Dos Santos:

Mahi needed to catch up and did just that as the flop came . However, despite flopping his three-outer, Mahi stood up and appeared to get ready to walk away from the table. The turn and river were safe and Mahi could sit back down.

"You're standing up when you're ahead?" asked 'arce'.

"It's a free country, I can do whatever I want to do," Mahi sternly said, and a smiling 'arce' had no response to that.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederico Dos Santos	60,000	60,000
Zoubir Mahi	48,000	3,000

Tags: Frederico Dos Santos Zoubir Mahi

09-29-2018 11:29 UTC

Peters Wins Side Event, Slips in Main

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tobias Peters is functioning on three-and-a-half hours of sleep today, as the Dutchman played into the wee hours of the morning to conquer the 4,500 MAD 8-Max (around €410/$500) that played down until a winner. Peters won 120,000 MAD (appr. $13,000) in that side event and scored a Moroccan flag for the Hendon Mob, his goal before travelling to Marrakech.

In the Main Event, Peters faced a 15,500 bet from Kamel Amrane on a board and called it off. His opponent showed for a full house and Peters mucked, slipping to 77,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	77,000	-9,000

Tags: Kamel Amrane Tobias Peters

09-29-2018 11:36 UTC

Montury Blasts Out of the Gates

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Amina Benkirane raised it up from under the gun and found callers in start-of-the-day chipleader Kamel Atoui in late position and Jean Montury in the small blind. Picking up the action on a turn, it was Atoui who bet 6,000. Montury check-raised to 20,000, Benkirane shoved for 32,000, Atoui called, and Montury could only overcall despite wanting to shove himself.

The completed the board and now Montury could shove for 53,000. Atoui snap-called the shove.

Jean Montury:
Amina Benkirane:
Kamel Atoui:

It was a dream situation for Montury, who held the nut straight against the two lesser straights to soar to 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamel Atoui	260,000	-74,000
Jean Montury	200,000	120,000
Amina Benkirane	Busted

Tags: Amina Benkirane Jean Montury Kamel Atoui

09-29-2018 11:45 UTC

Early Eliminations

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The following players busted out during the first 40 minutes of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alphonsus Schirris	Busted
Igna Poker	Busted
Stéphane Chouffan	Busted
Canarinho Orey	Busted
David	Busted
Emile Carette	Busted
Anas Belatik	Busted
Zakaria	Busted
Majid Daoud	Busted
Nicolas Boton	Busted
Joseph Desmettre	Busted
Jérome Cohen	Busted
Laurent Lavige Azoulay	Busted
Najib Bennis	Busted
Krijn Broskij	Busted
Vincent Mansour	Busted
Rabah Ait Abdelmalek	Busted
Alexandre de Zutter	Busted
Corentin Ropert	Busted
Nfjm	Busted
Jose	Busted
Mohammad Zanjani	Busted

09-29-2018 11:58 UTC

Perdomo Soars After Three-Way All-in Situation

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Antonio Alves Mendes raised to 4,000 in middle position, 'Prw' three-bet to 12,000 behind him and Mohamed El Berrak cold-called from the big blind. Alves four-bet shoved 67,000, 'Prw' snap-called all in for 53,000, and El Berrak also called instantly, covering both players.

Antonio Alves Mendes:
'Prw':
Mohamed El Berrak: