In just a few hours, a new World Series of Poker Circuit Marrakech Main Event champion will be crowned at the Es Saadi Marrakech Resort.
Out of a record-breaking field of 1,694 entries, which generated a total prize pool of 23,039,000 MAD, only one of the 24 remaining players will claimthe top prize of 3,000,000 MAD and the WSOP Circuit gold ring. But who will it be?
“Aguanteeldiego” (7,670,000) and Alexandre Bermon (7,400,000) are the two favorites after enjoying an incredible run during the final levels of Day 2 to finish as the tournament’s chip leaders. Spanish player Raul also built a stack of more than seven million chips (7,020,000) to sit in third place.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Aguanteeldiego | Argentina | 7,670,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Alexandre Bermon | France | 7,400,000 | 74 |
| 3 | Raul | Spain | 7,020,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Joe Z | Morocco | 5,355,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 5,115,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Aitor Cruz | Spain | 5,040,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Bruno David | Portugal | 5,000,000 | 50 |
| 8 | Tomasz Brzezinski | Poland | 4,790,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Salim Sefiat | France | 3,710,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Luc Ramos | Switzerland | 3,645,000 | 36 |
Joe Z (5,355,000) and Mehdi Chaoui (5,115,000) will both be looking to win on home soil, while Aitor Cruz (5,040,000) could go back-to-back after capturing the Mini Main Event a few days ago. Also sitting on 50 big blinds, Tomasz Brzezinski (4,790,000) could add another prestigious title to his collection just months after winning EPT Malta.
Luc Ramos (3,645,000), Day 1a chip leader Amine Moussallaoui (2,500,000), Yasser Loudagh (2,215,000) and Day 1c chip leader “Pete Pete” (2,040,000) should not be overlooked either, nor Malcolm Franchi (1,710,000) or the two shortest stacks: Anthony Apicella (645,000) and Mohamed Mehalleg (600,000).
Remaing Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | 3,000,000 MAD | 10 | 245,000 MAD |
| 2 | 2,300,000 MAD | 11 | 209,000 MAD |
| 3 | 1,700,000 MAD | 12 - 13 | 182,000 MAD |
| 4 | 1,285,000 MAD | 14 - 15 | 158,000 MAD |
| 5 | 940,000 MAD | 16 - 17 | 136,000 MAD |
| 6 | 700,000 MAD | 18 - 23 | 115,000 MAD |
| 7 | 515,000 MAD | 24 | 95,000 MAD |
The final day of the Main Event resumes at 1 p.m. local time with blinds of 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante, with 40 minutes remaining in the current level. Play will then continue on 60-minute levels until a winner is crowned. All the action will be streamed live from 6 p.m., with commentary available in French, English, and Spanish.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to know the name of the next WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event ring owner!
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Aitor CruzAlexandre BermonAmine MoussallaouiAnthony ApicellaBig BlindsBruno DavidJoe ZLuc RamosMalcolm FranchiMehdi ChaouiMohamed MehallegRaulSalim SefiatTomasz BrzezinskiYasser Loudagh
