In January 2020, last WSOP Circuit Marrakech took place in Casino de Marrakech in Es Saadi Resort.
Swiss player Samiyel Duzgun took home the Main Event Gold ring and a huge prize of 1,600,000 Mad (€150,000). He is present today to try to defend his title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Before the last break, Nicolas Plantin climbed to 60,000 thanks to a nice pot against "Javier".
The Spanish player opened for 1,100, a player on the button called and also Plantin in the big blind with 
.
The flop was 
, "Javier" bet 1,200, button folded and Plantin check raised to 4,000. "Javier" called and bet half pot on the turn 
. Plantin check called and both players checked on the river 
.
"Javier" revealed 
for a straight and Plantin took the pot with his full.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
In last september, poker was back in Es Saadi Marrakech Resort. Marrakech Poker Open crowned a Spanish player, known as "Montevil21". He just arrived in this Day 1a.
Moroccan new star Mehdi Chaoui is also seated, as well as young French players Hugues Mazerolle and Paul-François Tedeschi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
A lot of new players took a seat and Eric Sfez didn't take long to knockout a player.
With 
, Sfez cracked the pocket Kings of a shortstack to climb to 70,000 chips. Imad Derwiche and Pierre-Antoine Quignard registered at the same table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
After an early bustout, Michel Leibgorin is back in the field.
The French player opened for 1,100 in middle position and Kenny Deffrasnes called in the small blind. A player in the big blind three-bet to 4,000 and both Leibgorin and Deffrasnes decided to fold.
Tournament director Mickael Millat just confirmed the split dinner break later today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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18,000
18,000
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18,000 |
He just arrived in this Day 1a field : French WSOP bracelet winner Romain Le Dantec won the first Ring Event of the festival, the 4,500 MAD Opener for a nice prize of 1,450,000 MAD (around €41,000).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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More than 230 players are back in the room after the first break of the day. With 95,000 chips, Smadar Kruvi Shalhav is the current chip leader.
French couple Rosalie Petit and Antoine Goutard took their seat as well as French expat in Marrakech, Nicolas Boton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
With 14,000 chips left before the first break of the day, French EPT Deauville 2013 Champion Remi Castaignon is off to a difficult start.
Runner-up EPT Sanremo 2008 Anthony Lellouche just busted. He might be back later today just like some of the other early bustouts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,000
-16,000
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-16,000 |
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Busted | |
French player Jonathan Therme, from Bordeaux, took his seat at Lon McEachern's table. Therme is one of the French playera who won a WSOP online bracelet in September 2022.
Jon Garde, a French player living in Marrakech, also won an online bracelet for France during this past WSOP online festival. PokerNews will keep an eye in case Garde shows up today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Unlimited reentries will be helpful to Guillaume Darcourt and Michel Leibgorin. Both of them already busted and they might reenter later in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
