Main Event
Day 1a Started
2020 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Prize Pool
8,156,000 MAD
Entries
625
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
227
Players Left
61
Welcome to Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event
Welcome to the WSOP Circuit Marrakech at the luxurious Casino de Marrakech located in the heart of the luxurious Es Saadi Resort.
There is no better place for the WSOP International Circuit to kick off the new year than in the sunshine and palm trees of one of Morocco's most majestic cities.
The festival will award 10 gold rings with many other side events and satellites littering the schedule. Of course, there are cash games running around the clock as well.
Today features the first of two opening flights of the highlight of the festival, the WSOP Circuit Marrakech 15,000 (€1,400) Main Event where players start with 30,000 in chips and will be competing for 12 blind levels of 45 minutes each. Both flights allow for unlimited reentries during the first nine blind levels giving players plenty of opportunities to build a monster stack.
The structure is deeper for players that advance with 60-minute blind levels on Day 2 on Jan. 18 and 75-minute blind levels on the Final Day on Jan. 19.
Blind Structure
| Blind Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 5 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 6 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 10 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 11 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 12 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Former Champions
The WSOP Circuit has crowned seven Main Event champions in Marrakech since first visiting the city in 2015. One was awarded each year with the circuit coming to town twice last year when Phillip Huxley and Sonny Franco claiming the coveted WSOP Circuit Main Event rings.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 359 | Phillip Huxley | United Kingdom | €86,162 |
| 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 |
Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m. CET. Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you the action of the 2020 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1a as the tournament director just made some preliminary announcements about today's structure before asking dealers to "shuffle up and deal."
27 Players
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A total of 27 players entered their event and were in their seats before cards were in the air.
Early Entrants
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Here is a look at some of the early entrants in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |
MyStack Activated
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Last Champ Huxley Joins the Action
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
United Kingdom's Phillip Huxley won the WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event the last time it was in town in June 2019 for €86,162.
This was Huxley's first WSOP Circuit gold ring and his largest cash to date of his $316,074 in total cashes.
He just joined the action in the first half of Level 1 of Main Event hoping he will become the first two-time champ of the WSOP Marrakech.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Two Pair for Colantoni
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
While no players have been felted as of yet, there was one of the biggest pots of the day thus far on Table 4.
Christophe Colantoni bet 3,000 into a pot of more than 10,000 with the 
on the board. Stephane Vucko paused for about 20 seconds before he made the call.
Colantoni turned over 
for two pair. Vucko shook his head and began to throw his hand into the muck before he showed the table he had an overpair with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
23,000 |
Full House for Rubenstein
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Pierre Sinnig checked into a pot of around 6,000 with the 
on the board before Mody Rubenstein bet 4,500.
Sinnig made the quick call and Rubenstein immediately turned over 
for a full house. Sinning shook his head before he flashed the 
to his opponent for a minimum of trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
22,000 | -8,000 |