Today's field has already grown to 196 entries. This means that this day is already bigger than yesterday's Day 1A and that the total number of entries stands at 390. Last year's tournament had 486 entries and that means that they would need another 96 entries to tie that.
The biggest WSOP International Circuit Main Event held in Morocco dates back to 2017. The Main Event back then attracted 511 entries.
Players keep entering the tournament and the total number of entries on Day 1B is already at 166. Evangelos Bechrakis took down a tournament here in Marrakech earlier this week to score a coveted gold WSOP Circuit ring.
Another champion that joined the field is EPT 11 Malta Main Event champion Jean Montury.
Both players have a stack of 30,000 in front of them and the hope of winning another tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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Sebastien Le Baron played on Day 1A but he wasn't able to make it through to Day 2. He tried again on Day 1B and he is one of the first players eliminated today.
He moved his last 2,750 to the middle with 
from middle position. He had to take it up against the 
of Thierry Delpui who isolated from late position.
The board ran out 
and Delpui managed to eliminate Le Baron from the tournament.
Late registration is still open until the start of level ten later today. Players are allowed to do unlimited reentries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
35,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
2,900
-27,100
|
-27,100 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Julien Mielcarek raised from the under-the-gun position to 400 and he was called by Vincent Brousse from the cutoff and Jacques Benhayoun from the button.
The flop fell 
and Mielcarek continued with a bet of 600. Again he was called by Brousse and Benhayoun.
The turn was the 
and Mielcarek continued with his aggression. He made a bet of 1,400 this time and that was enough to make both of his opponents fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | |
|
|
32,000 | |
|
|
23,000 |
EPT 7 Deauville Main Event champion Lucien Cohen joined the field on Day 1B. Cohen tried yesterday to make it through to Day 2 but he didn't manage to find a bag. The Frenchman just sat down with a fresh stack of 30,000 and the hope of finding a bag today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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The flop was 
and the pot had 2,350 in it. The flop turned out to provide some action as Aziz Zahaf had already 12,000 in front of him over the line. Jeremy Palvini, on the other hand, had his entire stack worth about 28,000 in the middle and the decision was on Zahaf.
Zahaf took his time to figure out what to do and peeked at his cards several times. He ended up folding, sending the pot to Palvini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Julio Sanchez opened from the button with a raise to 250 and big blind Ruben Perez three-bet to 700. Sanchez called to see the flop heads-up.
The flop came down 
and Perez continued with a quick bet of 1,200. Sanchez called and the turn was dealt. They both checked this time and the river was the 
.
Perez didn't waste any time and he put in a bet of 2,500 on the river. Sanchez didn't want to waste time either and he threw his cards to the muck within seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000 | |
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |