Main Event
Day 2 Started
2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Buy-in
13,200 MAD
Prize Pool
6,236,000 MAD
Entries
545
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Fath-Eddine Leads 158 Survivors Ahead of WPTDS Marrakech Day 2
From a record field of 545 just 158 players remain coming into Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event. Held at the Es Saadi Resort and in conjunction with the Casino de Marrakech, the players coming back will all have their sights set on making it through to Sunday's final day and a chance at being crowned the latest WPTDS Champion.
However, in order to do so they will first have to get through eleven 60-minute levels when cards get in the air at 12:00 local time. This increase from the 40 minutes on Day 1a and 1b will mean that extra little bit of play when it comes to navigating their way towards the money bubble and beyond.
Sitting in pole position is Day 1a chip leader Ismail Fath-Eddine (428,500) who is the only player over the 400,000 mark. Behind him sits Nabil Ben Azzouz (349,000) and Paul Michaelis (308,000) who are the only other players over 300,000 in chips.
Other notable players still in the field include Bruno Fitoussi (52,000), Bertrand Grospellier (74,000), defending champion Francois Tosques (158,000), Alexandre Reard (27,000), Bernard Guigon (99,000), Pierre Antoine Quignard (46,000), Erwann Pecheux (67,000), Arthur Conan (120,000) and former Premier League footballer Jimmy Kebe (29,500).
Registration closed yesterday and as soon as the prize pool information is available we will publish it right here on PokerNews. Stay tuned to keep up to date with all the action as it happens at the latest WPTDS stop.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Kebe First Elimination of the Day
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jimmy Kebe came into Day 2 with just 29,000 and was among the first eliminations at Table 1. After a seventh place finish in the WPTDS Marrakech High Roller for 140,000 MAD, Kebe won't be adding to it here in the Main Event.
A reminder that today there will be 11 levels of 60 minutes each.
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Payouts Confirmed; 1,100,000 MAD to the Winner
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A total of 545 players entered the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event generating a prize pool of 6,236,000 MAD. 71 places will be paid with a min-cash worth 24,000 MAD (~€2,251). A seat at the final table of nine will guarantee players 123,000 MAD (~€11,538) and the winner will walk away with 1,100,000 MAD (~€103,184)
| Place | Payout (MAD) | Payout (EUR) | Payout (USD) |
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| 1 | MAD 1,100,000 | € 103,184 | $113,601 |
| 2 | MAD 774,000 | € 72,604 | $79,934 |
| 3 | MAD 560,000 | € 52,530 | $57,833 |
| 4 | MAD 420,000 | € 39,398 | $43,375 |
| 5 | MAD 320,000 | € 30,017 | $33,048 |
| 6 | MAD 245,000 | € 22,982 | $25,302 |
| 7 | MAD 190,000 | € 17,823 | $19,622 |
| 8 | MAD 151,000 | € 14,164 | $15,594 |
| 9 | MAD 123,000 | € 11,538 | $12,703 |
| 10-11 | MAD 102,000 | € 9,568 | $10,534 |
| 12-13 | MAD 85,000 | € 7,973 | $8,778 |
| 14-15 | MAD 72,000 | € 6,754 | $7,436 |
| 16-17 | MAD 62,000 | € 5,816 | $6,403 |
| 18-20 | MAD 54,000 | € 5,065 | $5,577 |
| 21-23 | MAD 47,000 | € 4,409 | $4,854 |
| 24-27 | MAD 41,000 | € 3,846 | $4,234 |
| 28-31 | MAD 36,000 | € 3,377 | $3,718 |
| 32-39 | MAD 32,000 | € 3,002 | $3,305 |
| 40-47 | MAD 29,000 | € 2,720 | $2,995 |
| 48-55 | MAD 27,000 | € 2,533 | $2,788 |
| 56-63 | MAD 25,500 | € 2,392 | $2,633 |
| 64-71 | MAD 24,000 | € 2,251 | $2,479 |
Hegele Shoves on Pecheux
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Robin Hegele opened from the cutoff to 7,000 and Erwann Pecheux defended his big blind. Pecheux checked the 
flop over to Hegele who continued for 8,000.
Pecheux called and the turn was the 
, with the Frenchman check-calling 22,000.
The river was the 
and Pecheux checked for the third time. Hegele moved all in for around 150,000 and Pecheux took his time before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Fitoussi Tangles with Day 1b Chip Leader Ben Azzouz
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Nabil Ben Azzouz opened to 5,500 pre-flop and Bruno Fitoussi defended his big blind.
The flop was 
. Fitoussi checked and Ben Azzouz continued for 5,500. Fitoussi called.
The duo checked down the 
turn and 
river with Ben Azzouz tabling 
last to act. Fitoussi showed 
for a pair of fives and won the pot.
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More First Level Eliminations
Level 13
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Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/300
Ante: 3,000
High Roller Champion Conan Eliminated
Level 14
: 1,500/300, 3,000 ante
The WPTDS High Roller went to an extra day, and play resumed after the Main Event wrapped for Day 1b. Eventually, the tournament finished at 4am with Arthu Conan crowned the champion, taking home 800,000 MAD (€~75,000) and the title.
Sadly, he is among the recent eliminations from the Main Event along with Alexandre Reard and Serdir Demircan.
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