2015 WSOP International Circuit Casino de Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 WSOP International Circuit Casino de Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
€122,330
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,350
Entries
484
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

El Otmani With the Straight

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Toni Dieguez and Houcine El Otmani got involved in a little hand as we walked by and the Spaniard called a bet on the turn of a {J-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} board before the {6-Diamonds} river got checked through. Dieguez was first to show and flipped over the {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} for a double gutshot that didn't arrive, but it was soon mucked when El Otmani flipped over the {7-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Houcine El Otmani ma
Houcine El Otmani
30,500 500
Toni Dieguez es
Toni Dieguez
29,500 -500

Tags: Houcine El OtmaniToni Dieguez

The Field is Growing

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

More notables keep pouring in including a "table of death" with Brian Benhamou, Pierre Merlin and Guillaume Darcourt. Furthermore, Toni Dieguez faces Houcine El Otmani and WPT Marrakech champion Houssam Mohamed Ali is also in it to win it.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Benhamou fr
Brian Benhamou
30,000
Pierre Merlin fr
Pierre Merlin
30,000
Houssam Mohamed Ali ma
Houssam Mohamed Ali
30,000
Toni Dieguez es
Toni Dieguez
30,000
Houcine El Otmani ma
Houcine El Otmani
30,000

Tags: Guillaume DarcourtHoussam Mohamed AliPierre MerlinHoucine El OtmaniToni DieguezBrian Benhamou

MyStack App Available for this Event

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante
MyStack
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The Schedule for Day 1a

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Late registration as well as the single re-entry are available until the end of level nine and each three levels there is a short break whereas the one-hour dinner break takes place after the end of level nine. The button was in seat 10 and the shuffle up and deal has just taken place.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

Welcome to the WSOP Circuit Main Event in Marrakech

WSOP Circuit Marrakech
WSOP Circuit Marrakech

For the very first time, the World Series of Poker has been heading to Morocco to host the 2015 WSOP International Circuit Casino de Marrakech from March 7th to 15th 2015. The festival provides a total of 32 tournaments including eight "Ring Events".

The first starting day of the Circuit Main Event at the Casino Es Saadi gets underway in 30 minutes from now at 2 p.m. local time. All players receive 30,000 in chips in exchange for 15,000 Dirhams or €1,350. Should a participant run out of chips early, a single re-entry per day can be used to enter the competition once again, resulting in four bullets max as worst case scenario.

With cheap flights from France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, many of these nationalities are expected to join the local crowd here in Morocco. Furthermore, Ben Warrington and Matas Cimbolas have already participated in the €540 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack already and will most likely also try to earn a WSOP Circuit Ring in the Main Event as well.

Each Day 1 features levels of 45 minutes whereas as of Day 2 the level duration increases to 60 minutes and 75 minutes as of Day 3. The winner will be crowned on Sunday March 15th and the PokerNews team will be there to bring you all the good and bad beats from the felt.

Tags: Ben WarringtonMatas Cimbolas

Main Event

Day 1A Started

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