1,041 Entrants Attended WSOPC Marrakech Main Event, 199 Players Advanced to Day 2
WSOPC Marrakech Main Event 2023 sets a new record attendance in Casino de Marrakech. With 1,041 entries in the 15,000 MAD Main Event, and also the success of sides events, this festival is the biggest one in Es Saadi Resort history.
Yesterday, 438 entrants were registered and 87 players succeed to qualify for Day 2. Today, Day 1b recorded a massive field with 603 entrants. 112 players ended the day with chips and they will join the rest of the field tomorrow 1 p.m. A total of 199 players will be reunited in Day 2.
French player Vincent Madeddu bagged the biggest stack with 531,000 chips, far ahead Day 1a chipleader Tiago Serrazina (450,000). Fabrizio Vozza (481,000) and Alexandre de Zutter (450,000) also finished with a huge stack.
WSOPC Marrakech Main Event Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Madeddu | 531,000 | France | 133 |
| 2 | Fabrizio Vozza | 481,000 | Belgium | 120 |
| 3 | Alexandre De Zutter | 450,000 | France | 113 |
| 4 | Andrey Cherkashin | 401,000 | Russia | 100 |
| 5 | Mehdi Senhaji | 392,000 | Morocco | 98 |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Adam | 379,000 | France | 95 |
| 7 | Hassan Nashar | 361,000 | Senegal | 90 |
| 8 | Fabio Pinho Damaso | 357,000 | Portugal | 89 |
| 9 | Maher Achour | 333,000 | Tunisia | 83 |
| 10 | Mehdi Bilem | 323,000 | 81 |
Among the other notable players to qualify for Day 2 were Jonathan Therme (112,000), Jean-Luc Adam (379,000), Mohamed Mamouni (273,000), Fabien Motte (259,000) and Isabel Baltazar (194,000).
The French woman managed to build a nice stack thanks to two hands catched by PokerNews in this coverage, one in the beginning of the day, and a second one just before the dinner break.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team on Saturday at 1 p.m. local time for Day 2 to know how the bubble will burst! Day 2 redraw will be available tomorrow one hour before the start.
