Main Event Day 1a | 2020 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech

01-16-2020 16:40 UTC+1

Claude Franco with a Big Stack

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Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A French player using the nickname Claude Franco is either in the chip lead or near the top of the leaderboard.

He opened a recent hand from the hijack to 1,000. Luigi Macaluso called before Camel Meriem three-bet to 3,000. Claude Franco called and Macaluso folded.

Claude Franco immediately bet 30,000 after the came on the flop. Meriem, who had about 14,000 left in his stack, went into the tank for about four minutes before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claude Franco	95,000 95,000	95,000
Camel Meriem	14,000 14,000	14,000

01-16-2020 16:47 UTC+1

High Roller Payouts Announced

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Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

The second and final day of the 20,000 MAD High Roller kicked off at 3 p.m. The payouts were just announced with 61 players remaining out of the 245 entrant field.

The top 31 players are guaranteed at least a min-cash of MAD 40,000 ($4,175) with the winner slated to receive a gold ring along with a huge MAD 1,000,000 ($104,375) payout.

01-16-2020 16:59 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
David	40,000 40,000	40,000
Kalash	30,000 30,000	30,000

Field Grows to 167

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Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

There are 167 entrants in the Day 1a field with 135 players remaining and more than four levels of late registration still open.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

01-16-2020 17:17 UTC+1

Angella with Ladies

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Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Andreas Zampas bet 6,000 into a pot of around 15,000 with the on the board. Andre Angella jammed for about 30,000 more than covering the about 15,000 in chips Zampas had behind.

Zampas paused for 30 seconds before he called.

Andre Angella:
Andreas Zampas:

Angella was ahead when the chips got in the middle and his opponent was drawing dead after the came on the turn. The completed the board on the river and Angella won the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Angella	60,000
Andreas Zampas	Busted

Tags: Andreas Zampas Andre Angella

01-16-2020 17:27 UTC+1

Margets in the Field

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Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

One of the most successful female players in the world in Leo Margets has joined the action. Margets has amassed $1,244,279 and is looking to add to that total this week in Marrakech.

She has had a slow start sitting on a stack of around 18,000.

Stephane Vucko checked before Margets bet 2,400 into a pot of around 4,000 after the came on the flop. Cid Ghillain called before Vucko raised to 6,000. Margets folded and Ghillain called.

Vucko fired out for 7,000 after the came on the turn. Ghillain tanked for nearly a minute before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephane Vucko	46,000 23,000	23,000
Cid Ghillain	24,000
Leo Margets	18,000

Tags: Leo Margets Stephane Vucko Cid Ghillain

01-16-2020 17:46 UTC+1

There are more than 20 PMU.fr qualifiers in the Main Event, although not all playing today. A handful of PMU.fr ambassadors are also in Marrakech including French pro Erwann Pecheux, who has more than $1.7 million in live tournament cashes.

Although Pecheux has built his stack up to around 50,000 not every hand has gone his way.

Pecheux checked with about 15,000 in the pot and the on the board. Ayman Jarrar bet 8,500 and Pecheux tanked for a minute before he folded.