Mohamed Hakim and Max Deveson Lead 21 Players after Day 2 of the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event
Out of the 1,163 entrants in the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event, 245 players returned for Day 2 at the Casino de Marrakech inside the Es Saadi Resort. Among them, 170 runners reached the money, but only 21managed to find a bag at the end of the day and qualify for Day 3.
Thanks to a massive pot won after the dinner break, Mohamed Hakim jumped into the top spots of the chip count and kept his big stack until the end as he bagged the chip lead with 3,890,000 chips. Only Max Deveson, who takes the second place, will be back tomorrow for the final day with more than three million chips (3,325,000).
End-of-Day 2 Top Ten
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Hakim | Morocco | 3,890,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Max Deveson | United Kingdom | 3,325,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Sandro Jose Alves | Portugal | 2,475,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Ruche | Belgium | 2,365,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Nicola Pezzullo | Italy | 2,255,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Luis | Spain | 2,140,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Igor Picone | Belgium | 2,090,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Guillaume Garcia | France | 1,875,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Ramon | Grenada | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Roger Tondeur | Switzerland | 1,615,000 | 32 |
France will be the most represented country on the final day with five players, including Guillaume Garcia (1,875,000), Antoine Delorme (1,165,000), Jawad Bengourane (1,010,000) and 2023 Marrakech Poker Open winner Adrien Sanz (655,000). Chip leader at the beginning of the day, Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel now holds one of the shortest stacks with 620,000 chips.
Belgium will also be well-represented with three players: Jean-Claude Ruche, who is fourth in chips tonight (2,365,000); Igor Picone, also holding over two million chips (2,090,000); and Wim Verhaegen, who doubled up in the final hands of the day to bag 1,610,000 chips.
However, Day 3 won't just be a battle between France and Belgium. Players from other countries, such as Nicola Pezzullo (2,255,000), Roger Tondeur (1,615,000), Endravuz Lahdo (1,340,000), and Yuzhou Yin (1,215,000), will also be vying to win the tournament. Same for Filippo Lazzaretto, the shortest stack of all (510,000).
The remaining players will return tomorrow, Sunday, January 21, for Day 3 of the Main Event. Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in Level 26, which has a small blind of 25,000, big blind of 25,000 and a running big blind ante of 50,000. Levels will be 60-minute long during this final day.
WSOPC Marrakech Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) | Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,150,000 | €200,000 | 9 | 275,000 | €25,000 |
| 2 | 1,550,000 | €143,000 | 10-11 | 225,000 | €21,000 |
| 3 | 1,100,000 | €101,000 | 12-13 | 180,000 | €16,500 |
| 4 | 800,000 | €74,000 | 14-15 | 140,000 | €13,000 |
| 5 | 610,000 | €56,000 | 16-17 | 110,000 | €10,000 |
| 6 | 490,000 | €45,000 | 18-20 | 88,000 | €8,000 |
| 7 | 405,000 | €37,000 | 21 | 73,000 | €6,700 |
| 8 | 335,000 | €31,000 |
Come back tomorrow to see who will be crowned the winner and take home the Gold ring as well as the 2,150,000 MAD prize (around €200,000) for first place. PokerNews will provide start-to-finish coverage of the final day.