WSOP Circuit Main Event Day 2 Gets Underway in Marrakech at 13.00 Local Time
With 105 players returning among the 359 entries, the 2019 WSOP International Circuit 50th Anniversary Marrakech 15,000 MAD (€1,350) Main Event Day 2 will be fast and furious.
The prizepool has been announced during friday night and 47 players will be in the money, with a minimum prize of MAD 25,000 ($2,630). The winner will win a cool One million in moroccan dirhams ($105,225), a WSOP ring and an entry for the 2019 Global Casino Championship (in august at Harrah's Cherokee, North Carolina).
Survivors are lead by Jose Luis Reconquista who is our runaway leader at the moment, bagging up almost 500,000 chips during Day 1A. His nearest rivals are Day 1B chipleader Zahir Messouat with 324,500 and Kamal Sefrioui (305,000) and those players are the only ones who will resumed play with more than 100 blinds, saturday.
There are still some big names in contention, including Sarah Herzali, Bernard Guigon, Anas Tadini, Giovanni Rosadoni, Javier Tsunamy, Abdel Kondah, Fadhil Farag,
The plan for today is to reach the money then go as close as possible of the sweet sixteen. The tournament kicks off at 1 pm local time (UTC+1). We will come back to blinds of 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante and 60-minute levels.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews.
Final Table Payout
| Place | Prize (MAD) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1,000,000 MAD | $ |
| 2 | 680,000 MAD | $71,553 |
| 3 | 455,000 MAD | $47,877 |
| 4 | 330,000 MAD | $34,724 |
| 5 | 255,000 MAD | $26,832 |
| 6 | 195,000 MAD | $20,518 |
| 7 | 155,000 MAD | $16,309 |
| 8 | 125,000 MAD | $13,153 |
Former Champions
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 359 | X | X | $105.225/€92.338 |
| 2019 | 544 | Sonny Franco | France | €140,140 |
| 2018 | 486 | Vladimir Shabalin | Russia | €118,182 |
| 2017 | 511 | Arron Fletcher | United Kingdom | €130,755 |
| 2016 | 446 | Mathieu Selides | France | €95,479 |
| 2015 | 484 | Ricardo Manquant | France | €122,330 |