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€1,350 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
€1,350 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
1,350 MAD
Prize Pool
19,421,500 MAD
Total Entries
1,523
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
270
Players Left
29
Players Left 1 / 1,523
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Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
“Since I arrived on Monday in Marrakech, I haven’t been eliminated yet,” Anthony Apicella revealed during the final minutes of the day, a proud smile on his face. Could this achievement carry him all the way to victory? It just might, as Apicella is one of the 29 players who have successfully qualified for Day 3 of the 2025 World Series of Poker Marrakech Main Event, held at the Casino de Marrakech inside the Es Saadi Resort.
Winner of the High Roller ring a few days ago, Apicella has a chance to join the exclusive group of double winners during a same festival. But more than just making it to the final 30, he advances to Day 3 as the chip leader with 4,500,000 chips. Throughout the day, he enjoyed a more-than-decent run, flopping a flush to win half a million chips, finding aces to claim another big pot, and scoring the last elimination of the day.
WSOPC Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Apicella | France | 4,500,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Justin Tsui | United Kingdom | 3,415,000 | 68 |
| 3 | Oguz Kamacik | Turkey | 3,290,000 | 66 |
| 4 | Alone Zagury | France | 2,870,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Gandalf | Spain | 2,135,000 | 43 |
| 6 | Dinesh Alt | Switerland | 1,950,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Stephane Roux | France | 1,890,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Paul Tedeschi | France | 1,835,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Filip Oles | Poland | 1,785,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Ina | Spain | 1,700,000 | 34 |
On his path to success, Apicella will face strong contenders like Justin Tsui, who is second in chips with 3,415,000. Tsui is the last remaining player with a chance to keep this tournament’s ring in the UK following Max Deveson’s victory last year. The defending champion managed to reach the money today but was eliminated shortly before the dinner break, finishing in 79th place.
Dinesh Alt (1,950,000) and Paul Tedeschi (1,835,000), both past winners in Marrakech, will also be looking to add another trophy to their résumés. Another contender is Mathieu Choffardet, who led the chip counts early in the day and on the bubble. Despite seeing his stack shrink after a long moment at the feature table, luck was on his side, and he ended the day with 1,595,000 chips.
Volga Uyanik (1,540,000) finished the day with an almost identical stack, closely followed by Aitor Cruz (1,325,000), who impressively bounced back from just 55,000 chips in less than two hours.
While some players have smaller stacks, they should not be underestimated. Among them are Alexandre De Zutter (1,000,000), Guillaume Darcourt (965,000), and Hedi Boussetta (750,000). Meanwhile, Blaise Bourgeois (545,000) makes in Marrakech his second consecutive deep run in a WSOPC Main Event after finishing 30th in Sanremo last November.
Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time and continue until a winner is crowned, likely in the early morning hours. The 29 remaining players have each secured a prize of 83,000 MAD, but their ultimate goal is the first-place prize of 2,700,000 MAD.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) | Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,700,000 MAD | €261,900 | 10-11 | 230,000 MAD | €22,310 |
| 2 | 1,840,000 MAD | €178,480 | 12-13 | 190,000 MAD | €18,430 |
| 3 | 1,300,000 MAD | €126,100 | 14-15 | 160,000 MAD | €15,520 |
| 4 | 965,000 MAD | €93,605 | 16-17 | 135,000 MAD | €13,095 |
| 5 | 720,000 MAD | €69,840 | 18-20 | 115,000 MAD | €11,155 |
| 6 | 545,000 MAD | €52,865 | 21-23 | 98,000 MAD | €9,506 |
| 7 | 425,000 MAD | €41,225 | 24-29 | 83,000 MAD | €8,051 |
| 8 | 345,000 MAD | €33,465 | |||
| 9 | 280,000 MAD | €27,160 |
As always, stay tuned as PokerNews provides you updates until a winner is crowned!
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | Hugo Periera Semedo | Portugal | 1,075,000 | 22 |
| 35 | 2 | Guillaume Darcourt | France | 965,000 | 19 |
| 35 | 4 | Mike Mcmanaman | Spain | 1,235,000 | 25 |
| 35 | 5 | Anthony Apicella | France | 4,500,000 | 90 |
| 35 | 6 | Gandalf | Spain | 2,135,000 | 43 |
| 35 | 7 | Filip Oles | Poland | 1,785,000 | 36 |
| 35 | 8 | Pablo | Spain | 1,395,000 | 28 |
| 36 | 1 | Volga Uyanik | France | 1,540,000 | 31 |
| 36 | 2 | Hugo Basin | France | 1,205,000 | 24 |
| 36 | 3 | Aitor Cruz | Spain | 1,325,000 | 27 |
| 36 | 4 | Vincent Lavauzelle | France | 1,040,000 | 21 |
| 36 | 5 | Hedi Boussetta | France | 750,000 | 15 |
| 36 | 6 | Omar Gueye | Senegal | 355,000 | 7 |
| 36 | 7 | Paul Tedeschi | France | 1,835,000 | 37 |
| 36 | 8 | Alone Zagury | France | 2,870,000 | 57 |
| 37 | 1 | Francesco Pillitteri | Italy | 1,250,000 | 25 |
| 37 | 2 | Oguz Kamacik | Turkey | 3,290,000 | 66 |
| 37 | 3 | Stephane Roux | France | 1,890,000 | 38 |
| 37 | 4 | Mathieu Choffardet | France | 1,595,000 | 32 |
| 37 | 5 | Belghiti Smail | Morocco | 1,095,000 | 22 |
| 37 | 6 | Alexandre de Zutter | France | 1,000,000 | 20 |
| 37 | 8 | El Mostafa Belkhayate | Morocco | 460,000 | 9 |
| 38 | 1 | Adem Agoudjil | France | 1,150,000 | 23 |
| 38 | 2 | Justin Tsui | United Kingdom | 3,415,000 | 68 |
| 38 | 3 | Dinesh Alt | Switerland | 1,950,000 | 39 |
| 38 | 4 | Ina | Spain | 1,700,000 | 34 |
| 38 | 5 | Hicham Akouri | Morocco | 1,290,000 | 26 |
| 38 | 6 | Pacome Chavignon | France | 1,020,000 | 20 |
| 38 | 7 | Blaise Bourgeois | United States | 545,000 | 11 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Day 2 of the 2025 WSOPC Marrakech Main Event is now over. The 29 remaining players are bagging their chips and will be back tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time for Day 3.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and the recap of today's action.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Anthony Apicella opened from the cutoff, Joao Ferreira three-bet all-in for 700,000 from the big blind and Apicella made the call.
Joao Ferreira: A♣7♦ 
Anthony Apicella: K♠9♠
Apicella hit two pair on K♥4♣6♦J♦4♥, and eliminated Ferreira moments before the end of the day.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The pace has slowed down as the day comes to an end.
The clock has been stopped, and three more hands will be played tonight before wrapping up.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Guillaume Darcourt opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and was called by Francesco Pillitteri on the button and Hicham Akouri in the small blind.
All three of them checked the 10♦Q♥2♦ flop, and both Akouri and Darcourt checked the 8♦ turn. Pillitteri however bet 150,000 and was only called by Akouri.
The A♠ was checked by Akouri. Pillitteri quickly checked back with K♠Q♠, but lost to Akouri's two pair with A♦8♠.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
While Nikolaos Mastrantonas and Jassim Alawadhi were sent to the rail shortly after the restart, Mathieu Choffardet in the small blind was on the edge of elimination after his 580,000 chip-stack was called by Blaise Bourgeois in middle position.
Mathieu Choffardet: 9♦9♠
Blaise Bourgeois: AxAx
The dealer fanned a board of 10♣3♣2♠Q♣. "Nine," Choffardet asked, and he was heard as the 9♥ river completed the board, allowing him to double up.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
