2020 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
1,600,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Prize Pool
8,156,000 MAD
Entries
625
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
625
Players Left
16

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2020 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event

WSOP Marrakech Main Event
WSOP Marrakech Main Event

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2020 WSOP Circuit Marrakech 15,000 MAD (€1,400) Main Event at the Casino de Marrakech located in the heart of the luxurious Es Saadi Resort.

The two opening flights attracted a huge field of 625 entrants, breaking a record for this tournament in its seven-event history. A total of 175 players survived in hopes of advancing today to tomorrow's final day where they will have a chance to win the coveted gold ring and what promises to be a massive prize.

Morroco's Ayman Jarrar kicks off the day with the chip lead after bagging a massive stack of 351,000 on Day 1a. On his tail are France's Marius Conan (299,000), Morocco's Ghassane Ghebbi (263,000), Spain's TMV (249,000), and Bulgary's Elvira Malay (245,000).

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig BlindsDay Qualified
1Ayman JarrarMorocco351,000140Day 1a
2Marius ConanFrance299,000120Day 1b
3Ghassane GhehbiMorocco263,000105Day 1b
4TMVSpain249,000100Day 1b
5Elvira MalayBulgaria245,00098Day 1b

Defending champion Phillip Huxley also enters today's action with a big stack of 204,000 as does Jerome Zerbib (192,000) and Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes (186,000). PMU.fr, who is the online sponsor of the event, has two ambassadors advancing to today including Paul Guichard (130,000), Joffrey Lhote (74,000), and Erwann Pecheux (65,500)

Day 2 Structure

Day 2 is scheduled to feature 11 blind levels of an hour each. This could change at the tournament director's discretion. Payouts will be announced near the start of the day.

LevelSmall BlindBig BlindBig Blind Ante
131,0002,5002,500
141,5003,0003,000
152,0004,0004,000
163,0005,0005,000
173,0006,0006,000
184,0008,0008,000
195,00010,00010,000
206,00012,00012,000
218,00016,00016,000
2210,00020,00020,000
2310,00025,00025,000

The action will resume at 1 p.m. Stay tuned at PokerNews for the final two days of play of the 2020 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event.

Tags: Ayman JarrarElvira MalayErwann PecheuxGhassane GhebbiJerome ZerbibMarius ConanPaul GuichardPhillip HuxleyTMV