Main Event Day 2 | 2018 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

01-27-2018 01:32 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Garcia Lorca	315,600

Drisse Maouchi	310,000

Harald Sammer	296,500
HCC	284,000
Ben Bensimhon	260,000
Fernandez	253,000
Youssef Moujahid	238,400 150,800	150,800
Thierry Delpui	238,400
Norbi	216,200
Alexandre Reard	202,200

Djabrayne Bouhala	199,500
Joseph Nassar	198,600
Frederic Steinbach	192,300
Jean Montury	190,000

Mohamed Jhider	178,100
Nanan Assanvo	176,700
Manuel Lopez	173,400
Juan	172,500
Paul	168,800
Mohamed Laghrari	168,600
Pedro Jimenez	167,100
Fabrice Casano	162,700
Laurent Azoulay	158,000
Daniel El Keslassy	158,000
Michiel Brosky	154,000

Seat Draw Day 2

Shirley Ang

Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Bernard Graffouillere	39,600	20
1	2	Rachid Aabbadi	20,600	10
1	3	Djabrayne Bouhala	199,500	100
1	4	Sammy Berrehail	76,900	38
1	5	Belkacem Beniza	126,200	63
1	6	Arnold Bellaiche	84,200	42
1	7	Mehdi Berrehail	60,000	30
1	8	Toufik	132,300	66

2	1	Stephan Gerin	60,200	30
2	2	Mohamed Laghrari	168,600	84
2	3	Abdou Zizi	38,000	19
2	4	Mohamed Harrouchy	40,700	20
2	5	Ahmed Loukah	111,800	56
2	6	Joaquin	73,500	37
2	7	Mathieu Papineau	90,600	45
2	8	Paul	168,800	84

3	1	Djamal Boutaleb	41,400	21
3	2	Camel Meriem	72,500	36
3	3	Mohamed Jhider	178,100	89
3	4	Carlos Da Costa Dias	107,500	54
3	5	Karim Souaid	131,600	66
3	6	Frederic Rizzo	58,900	29
3	7	Morgan Lechatellier	87,600	44
3	8	Kader Slila	30,300	15

4	1	Arthur Conan	60,000	30
4	2	Laurent [Removed:250]	158,000	79
4	3	Zoubir Mahi	116,600	58
4	4	Hannes Neurauter	77,200	39
4	5	Noureddine Akrab	29,900	15
4	6	Pierre Merlin	39,600	20
4	7	Juan	172,500	86
4	8	Manuel Ruivo	89,400	45

5	1	DD	38,900	19
5	2	Yavuz Kaya	35,000	18
5	3	Said El Yousfi	110,000	55
5	4	Rabah Ait Abdelmalek	62,000	31
5	5	Pamela Graffouillere	78,600	39
5	6	Frederic Steinbach	192,300	96
5	7	Nicolas	140,200	70
5	8	Mohamed Mamouni	92,500	46

6	1	Kamil Benlamlih	52,200	26
6	2	Nanan Assanvo	176,700	88
6	3	Javier Tsunamy	38,500	19
6	4	Domingo	97,000	49
6	5	Vladimir Shabalin	44,000	22
6	6	Pascal Rabany	116,200	58
6	7	Jean Souprayenmestry	151,800	76
6	8	Agustin	80,000	40

7	1	Dominique Terzian	112,100	56
7	2	Abdelhadi Kondah	75,100	38
7	3	Bruno Mineo	52,100	26
7	4	Norbi	216,200	108
7	5	Jacques Guenni	65,200	33
7	6	Joma	81,700	41
7	7	Muhyedine Fares	18,700	9
7	8	Agatino Spitaleri	139,600	70

8	1	Malek Grabsi	102,200	51
8	2	Anas Tadini	6,700	3
8	3	Julien Robert	69,200	35
8	4	Vincent Mansour	52,100	26
8	5	Pedro Jimenez	167,100	84
8	6	David Vedral	54,000	27
8	7	Fernandez	253,000	127
8	8	Alf	107,700	54

9	1	Igna Poker	85,900	43
9	2	Thierry Morel	36,600	18
9	3	Mohamed Lahlou	45,800	23
9	4	Cheva	61,900	31
9	5	Arce	74,000	37
9	6	Mohamed Salhi	115,400	58
9	7	Garcia Lorca	315,600	158
9	8	Fabrice Casano	162,700	81

10	1	Viktor Sorokin	130,900	65
10	2	Alexandre Reard	202,200	101
10	3	Mounim Kaddouri	64,500	32
10	4	Imad Derwiche	140,000	70
10	5	Yann Descamps	35,200	18
10	6	Mehdi Hsissen	96,100	48
10	7	Christian Stantchev	38,600	19
10	8	Ignacio	72,800	36

11	1	Hanna Khalife	137,000	69
11	2	Polo Santoni	120,400	60
11	3	Ben Bensimhon	260,000	130
11	4	Oumar Diallo Syele	40,200	20
11	5	Francois Pirault	65,200	33
11	6	RSM	38,200	19
11	7	Christophe Bouziane	90,800	45
11	8	Ali Mechiche Alami	66,700	33

12	1	Thierry Oldak	106,800	53
12	2	Michiel Brosky	154,000	77
12	3	Harald Sammer	296,500	148
12	4	RGR	46,700	23
12	5	VPA	76,800	38
12	6	Inigo	97,600	49
12	7	Jose	22,300	11
12	8	Pierre Calamusa	65,500	33

13	1	Kaddour	95,200	48
13	2	Abdel Nasser Omaïs	52,900	26
13	3	Jean Montury	190,000	95
13	4	Roger Tondeur	142,400	71
13	5	Otmani El Houcine	30,300	15
13	6	David Pecheur	74,800	37
13	7	Jose Luis (1)	106,500	53
13	8	Muil	45,400	23

14	1	Xavi	91,000	46
14	2	Christopher Chaudey	55,200	28
14	3	Smain Mamouni	40,200	20
14	4	Joseph Morched Nassar	198,600	99
14	5	Mohamad [Removed:334]	79,500	40
14	6	NFJM	126,000	63
14	7	Nathan	142,500	71
14	8	Garcia	15,700	8

15	1	Yum	118,000	59
15	2	Jose Luis (2)	46,400	23
15	3	Shlomo Ohana	134,600	67
15	4	Drisse Maouchi	310,000	155
15	5	Mihael Jeraj	81,800	41
15	6	Pierre Antoine Quignard	69,300	35
15	7	Samir Tazi Mokha	15,500	8
15	8	Fouad Zouiten	64,600	32

16	1	Frankie Bananaz	134,600	67
16	2	Abdelatif	76,700	38
16	3	Jaouad Berrada	85,300	43
16	4	Jean-Pierre Grand Moursel	29,100	15
16	5	Youssef Moujahid	238,400	119
16	6	Michael Lech	61,600	31
16	7	Mehdi Charkaoui	104,200	52
16	8	Dave	50,500	25

17	1	Edoardo Mortera	73,000	37
17	2	Fadhil Farag	106,500	53
17	3	Daniel El Keslassy	158,000	79
17	4	Pedro	44,000	22
17	5	Rouco	38,000	19
17	6	Antoine Rahal	85,400	43
17	7	Sergio Da Silva Veloso	63,000	32
17	8	Thierry Delpui	238,400	119

18	1	Romy Halimi	117,200	59
18	2	Esseddik Seddiki	81,400	41
18	3	Hassan Abarchkik	18,600	9
18	4	Michel Leibgorin	137,300	69
18	5	Lucas Orsatelli	50,900	25
18	6	Manuel Lopez	173,400	87
18	7	Mateusz Moolhuizen	76,300	38
18	8	Patrick Sacrispeyre	62,200	31

19	1	Arturo	132,500	66
19	2	HCC	284,000	142
19	3	Mohamed El Berrak	60,200	30
19	4	SOL	50,000	25
19	5	Thibault Saillard	104,100	52
19	6	TMV	68,500	34
19	7	Djamel Ouaret	100,000	50
19	8	Dieguez	29,600	15

Main Event

Day 2 Started

01-27-2018 12:00 UTC

Said El Yousfi Looking for Second WSOP Circuit Win; Ben Bensimhon Also Still in the Running

Shirley Ang

Day 2 of the World Series of Poker International Circuit Main Event is set to continue again at 1 pm local time. The exquisite Es Saadi Resort has been hosting the events here over the past few days and they have been wonderful. In total 486 entries, with 156 reentries, have been clocked with 152 hopefuls returning to the felt to pursue the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring.

Garcia Lorca can be found at the top of the overall leaderboard with 315,600 in chips in total which he collected on Day 1b yesterday. Trailing just behind him is the chip leader of Day 1a, Drisse Maouchi, with 310,000 chips. Closing out the podium is Harald Sammer with 296,500 chips.

WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam Winner Ben Bensimhon already has a ring and with a stack of 260,000 in chips, he’s gotten off to a great start in his pursuit towards a second one. So is WSOP Circuit – Global Casino Championship winner Said El Yousfi with 110,000 chips which is still way above average. Other players to keep a close eye on include Alexandre Reard (202,200), Jean Montury (190,000), Laurent [Removed:250] (158,000), and Michiel Brosky (154,000).

Hannes Neurauter (77,200), Mateusz Moolhuizen (76,300), retired footballer Camel Meriem (72,500), Pierre Calamusa (65,500), 2016 WSOP Crazy Eights 2nd place finisher, Michael Lech (61,600), WSOP International Circuit Deepstack winner Smain Mamouni (40,200) have all bagged a below average stack for today so will be looking to run that up to a great stack for Day 3.

Former Champions

Year	Entries	Champion	Country	Prize
2017	511	Arron Fletcher	United Kingdom	€130,755
2016	446	Mathieu Selides	France	€95,479
2015	484	Ricardo Manquant	France	€122,330

The tournament will be starting on Level 13 with a small blind of 1,000, a big blind of 2,000 and a running ante of 300. The duration of the levels have been increased to 60 minutes each for today and 10 levels of play have been scheduled. There’s a break after every two levels, the first one will last 20 minutes due to a chip raise. Then a regular break of 15 minutes, a 60-minute dinner break and the last break of the day will be 15 minutes again.

The payout details will be announced later today and you’ll be able to find the details here as soon as they’re known. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be here to provide you with all the ups and downs of the WSOP International Circuit Main Event this weekend.

Tags: Alexandre Reard Ben Bensimhon Camel Meriem Drisse Maouchi Hannes Neurauter Harald Sammer Jean Montury Laurent Azoulay Mateusz Moolhuizen Michael Lech Michiel Brosky Pierre Calamusa Said El Yousfi Smain Mamouni

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

01-27-2018 13:03 UTC

Shuffle Up and Deal

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The tournament director has welcomed the 152 remaining players back to the Casino de Marrakech and explained the new structure for today. As most of the players are seated at their tables, the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal!

01-27-2018 13:11 UTC

Prize Pool Announced

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The tournament director has just announced that the winner of the WSOP International Circuit Main Event will take home a whopping amount of 1,300,000 MAD. The 486 entries in total have created a prize pool of 6,432,300 MAD, a min-cash will be 30,000 MAD and a total of 53 players will be in the money this weekend. To see the full details of the prize pool, please check our payouts page.

01-27-2018 13:18 UTC

Vedral Doubles Through Fernandez

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Fernandez raised to 4,500 from the under-the-gun position and action folded back to David Vedral in the big blind. Vedral considered his options and raised to 15,000. Fernandez put a stack of orange 5,000-value chips in, effectively putting Vedral all-in. Vedral snap-called.

David Vedral:
Fernandez:

The board ran out - Vedral hit a jack on the river to get a full house, jacks over eights, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernandez	196,000 -57,000	-57,000
David Vedral	109,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Fernandez David Vedral

01-27-2018 13:32 UTC

Ohana Eliminates Yum

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mihael Jeraj raised to 4,500 from the under-the-gun position and was called by Yum on the button. Shlomo Ohana, in the small blind, shoved for around 159,000 having both of his opponents covered. Jeraj asked for a count even though he was clearly covered. The dealer started counting and then Jeraj folded. Yum considered his option for a few seconds and then called.

Shlomo Ohana:
Yum:

The board ran out - Ohana loudly cheered causing him to lose part of his sunglasses, turning them into normal glasses and sat down again. Yum grabbed his coat and quickly left the table. The dealer pushed Yum's chips to Ohana and Ohana threw a 5,000-value chip to the dealer.

"For you!" Ohana said to the dealer. The dealer pushed the chip back to Ohana with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shlomo Ohana	260,000 125,400	125,400
Mihael Jeraj	50,000 -31,800	-31,800
Yum	Busted
Jose Luis (2)	Busted

01-27-2018 13:45 UTC

Recent Eliminations

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The following players have already left the tournament during the first level of play today:

Player	Chips	Progress
Muhyedine Fares	Busted
Samir Tazi Mokha	Busted
Bruno Mineo	Busted
Abdelatif	Busted
Rouco	Busted
SOL	Busted
Garcia	Busted
Smain Mamouni	Busted
Arthur Conan	Busted
Nicolas	Busted
Jaouad Berrada	Busted
Rachid Aabbadi	Busted
RGR	Busted
Jose	Busted