2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
1,100,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
13,200 MAD
Prize Pool
6,236,000 MAD
Entries
545
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000

Alejandro Roman Wins WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event for 1,100,000 MAD (€103,184)

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
WPTDS Marrakech champion Alejandro Roman
WPTDS Marrakech champion Alejandro Roman

In the end, lightning didn't strike twice. After an arduous and at time attritional final day in the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event, Alejandro Roman did just enough to deny Silma Macalou a second WPTDS title in the space of two weeks by clinching the title on the gorgeous feature stage of Casino de Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort.

The Spaniard takes home 1,100,000 MAD (€103,184) after defeating the record 545-player field here in Marrakech, topping a final table that not only included Macalou, but defending champion Francois Tosques and Bruno Fitoussi.

Macalou was aiming to become the second player after Ioannis Konstas 18 months ago to become a two-time WPTDS Europe champion, but would have to settle for second place adding the 774,000 MAD (€72,604) to the €91,655 he took home for winning in Vilamoura earlier this month.

The 14-hour final day involved almost five hours of three-handed play between Roman, Macalou and third-place finisher and start-of-day chip leader Pedro Ingles.

Final Table Results

PlaceNameCountryPayout (MAD)Payout (EUR)
1Alejandro RomanSpainMAD 1,100,000€ 103,184
2Silma MacalouFranceMAD 774,000€ 72,604
3Pedro InglesSpainMAD 560,000€ 52,530
4Daniel El KeslassyMoroccoMAD 420,000€ 39,398
5Francois TosquesFranceMAD 320,000€ 30,017
6Bruno FitoussiFranceMAD 245,000€ 22,982
7Yohan GonzalesFranceMAD 190,000€ 17,823
8Pierre Antoine QuignardFranceMAD 151,000€ 14,164
9Jerome ZerbibFranceMAD 123,000€ 11,538

Final Day Recap

A rivered full house and the elimination of Mohamed Mamouni was enough for Macalou to overtake start-of-day chip leader Ingles in the standings, and despite Ingles adding the scalps of Orey Canarinho and Manuel Lopez, it wasn't enough to overtake Macalou who led the final nine players.

WPTDS Marrakech Final Table
WPTDS Marrakech Final Table

Three shorter stacks Jerome Zerbib, Pierre Antoine Quignard and Yohan Gonzales would bust quickly at the final table, but none would have shaping on the chip leaders which continued to bounce between Macalou and Ingles.

Big-name Bruno Fitoussi had done well to ladder as the second-shortest stack coming into Day 3, and as the shortest player at the start of the final table, before his pocket tens were cracked by the sevens of Ingles to bust the Frenchman in sixth place.

He was soon followed by defending champion Francois Tosques, who hit a bad run of cards to fall in fifth with Ingles again the man responsible, picking up aces and sending Tosques on his way.

At this stage, Ingles was threatening to run away with things, and after knocking out Daniel El Keslassy in fourth place he held more than half the chips in play.

WPTDS Marrakech Final Table
WPTDS Marrakech Final Table

However, this sudden and dramatic ascent might have been all too sudden, as back came Macalou, winning a pot where Ingles called him down with jack-high and then forcing the Spaniard off of a set of aces with a jack-high of his own.

But no sooner had Macalou opened up a commanding lead, Ingles doubled and the trio set level in stacks. Alejandro Roman had been keeping out of trouble, but after he doubled into the chip lead to leave Ingles short, Ingles doubled twice in two hands and the status quo was resumed.

In total there were eight doubles during a three-handed battle that lasted for five hours.

Eventually, the blinds caught up to the trio and Ingles was eliminated in third place to bring the tournament to heads-up with Macalou holding a slight lead over Roman.

Casino de Marrakech Es Saadi Resort
The stunning feature area in the Es Saadi Resort

Macalou would extend the lead, but with the blinds increasing an all-in confrontation was inevitable. The first resulted in Roman doubling through Macalou, and the second saw Roman lift the title shortly before 5 a.m. local time.

This concludes PokerNews' coverage of the WPTDeepStacks here at theCasino de Marrakech in the breathtaking Es Saadi Resort. Stay tuned for more live updates coming to you from any number of poker tours worldwide.

Tags: Alejandro RomanBruno FitoussiDaniel El KeslassyFrancois TosquesJerome ZerbibManuel LopezMohamed MamouniOrey CanarinhoPedro InglesPierre Antoine QuignardSilma MacalouYohan Gonzales