Joe Z opened from the button, Mohamed Mehalleg in the big blind raised all-in for 500,000 and was called.
Mohamed Mehalleg: A♠J♥ 
Joe Z: A♦9♥
Mehalleg looked away as he didn't want to see the board. But on 10♠K♥4♥8♦2♣, he managed to double up.
Kassimi Bouchaib jammed for 595,000 from the small blind and was called by Bruno David in the big blind.
Kassimi Bouchaib: Q♦7♥
Bruno David: A♣10♣
David flopped a pair, but Bouchaib hit two pair at the same time on Q♣A♥7♦2♥5♠ and secured a double up.
"Best of luck, let's fight for the ring. Shuffle up and deal!", the tournament director announced to launch this final day.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
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.
| 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).
| 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!
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | Pete Pete | Germany | 2,040,000 | 20 |
| 37 | 2 | Luc Ramos | Suisse | 3,645,000 | 36 |
| 37 | 3 | Alexandre Bermon | France | 7,400,000 | 74 |
| 37 | 4 | Salim Sefiat | France | 3,710,000 | 37 |
| 37 | 5 | Christopher Chaudey | France | 2,747,000 | 27 |
| 37 | 6 | Joe Z | Morocco | 5,355,000 | 54 |
| 37 | 7 | Saul | Portugal | 2,315,000 | 23 |
| 37 | 8 | Mohamed Mehalleg | France | 600,000 | 6 |
| 38 | 1 | Turlough Mchugh | Ireland | 1,375,000 | 14 |
| 38 | 2 | Aguanteeldiego | Argentina | 7,670,000 | 77 |
| 38 | 3 | Bela Toth | Hungary | 2,975,000 | 30 |
| 38 | 4 | Sandro Carucci | Switzerland | 3,000,000 | 30 |
| 38 | 5 | Yasser Loudagh | Morocco | 2,215,000 | 22 |
| 38 | 6 | Kassimi Bouchaib | Morocco | 795,000 | 8 |
| 38 | 7 | Bruno David | Portugal | 5,000,000 | 50 |
| 38 | 8 | Aitor Cruz | Spain | 5,040,000 | 50 |
| 39 | 1 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 5,115,000 | 51 |
| 39 | 2 | Fabio Rodrigues | Portugal | 2,535,000 | 25 |
| 39 | 3 | Raul | Spain | 7,020,000 | 70 |
| 39 | 4 | Anthony Apicella | France | 645,000 | 6 |
| 39 | 5 | Tomasz Brzezinski | Poland | 4,790,000 | 48 |
| 39 | 6 | Amine Moussallaoui | France | 2,500,000 | 25 |
| 39 | 7 | Malcolm Franchi | France | 1,710,000 | 17 |
| 39 | 8 | Stephen Mccabe | United Kingdom | 3,010,000 | 30 |
16,000 MAD Main Event
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