16,000 MAD Main Event Day 1a | 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

01-22-2026 20:53 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Belmehdi	175,000 175,000	175,000
Leo Margets	109,500 21,500	21,500

Updated Chip Counts

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Amine Moussallaoui	465,000 213,000	213,000

Jerry S	425,000 425,000	425,000
Alexandre Chas	410,000 410,000	410,000
Farmer Boy	390,000 160,000	160,000
Bartlomiej Machon	375,000 375,000	375,000
John Basta	375,000 375,000	375,000
Rasky10	360,000 360,000	360,000
Stephen McCabe	350,000 350,000	350,000
Marc Foggin	335,000 335,000	335,000
Alejandro Truquens	327,000
Anthony Apicella	325,000 275,000	275,000
Said Abdel Attey	285,000 285,000	285,000
Rene	275,000 275,000	275,000
Julien Mariani	255,000 100,000	100,000
Chemari	235,000 235,000	235,000
Nabil El Hage	230,000 230,000	230,000
Maher Achour	225,000 172,000	172,000
Maxime Chilaud	207,000 207,000	207,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

01-22-2026 19:25 UTC+1

Split Dinner Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Due to the large number of players, the dinner break has been split.

The first half of the field (Tables 1 to 18) will go on dinner break now for one hour. Meanwhile, the second half will take a 20-minute break, play one level, and then go on dinner break at 8:25 p.m. local time.

PokerNews will be back at the end of the first dinner break.

01-22-2026 19:05 UTC+1

Senhaji to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

After an open by the cutoff, Mehdi Senhaji moved all-in for 30,000 from the button. Eric Rabut in the big blind jammed for 41,000 and made the cutoff fold.

Mehdi Senhaji: A♥10♥ All in
Eric Rabut: A♠Q♣

The board of 4♦9♦9♠2♣A♦ changed nothing and Senhadji was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Rabut	80,000 21,000	21,000
Mehdi Senhaji	Busted

Tags: Eric Rabut Mehdi Senhaji

01-22-2026 18:50 UTC+1

Ensan Runs Into Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Julien Loire opened from the cutoff, but Hossein Ensan three-bet to 10,000. Mykhailo Gutyi in the big blind min-raised to 20,000 and made Loire fold. Ensen called with the 1,000 he had left.

Hossein Ensan: 3♦3♠ All in
Mykhailo Gutyi: A♥A♠

Ensan found no help on a board of 6♠K♥J♣Q♠2♥ and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Gutyi	169,000
Julien Loire	165,000
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Tags: Hossein Ensan Julien Loire Mykhailo Gutyi

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-22-2026 18:37 UTC+1

Amiach Wins a Flip to Double

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Bernard Amiach in the big blind was all-in and at risk for 50,500 against Simon Lousky on the button.

Bernard Amiach: 10♥10♦ All in
Simon Lousky: A♠Q♣

Amiach flopped a set on 10♣6♣A♦K♥9♣ to secure a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lousky	169,000 76,000	76,000
Bernard Amiach	104,000 104,000	104,000

Tags: Bernard Amiach Simon Lousky

01-22-2026 18:25 UTC+1

Osti Survives

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mercedes Osti in middle position moved all-in for her last two big blinds and was called by Jeremy Saderne in the big blind.

Mercedes Osti: J♣10♠ All in
Jeremy Saderne: Q♠4♣

Osti hit top pair on 8♣2♣6♣J♦5♠ and almost tripled her short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Saderne	35,000

Mercedes Osti	11,000

Tags: Jeremy Saderne Mercedes Osti

01-22-2026 18:15 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dariobonzo	340,000
Amine Moussallaoui	252,000

Johan Alzi	250,000
Abilio Silva	245,000
Simon Lousky	245,000
Anas Tadini	245,000
Farmer Boy	230,000
SalimSef	192,000
Gerard Armengaud	190,000

2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

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Margets Doubles with Jacks

Updated Chip Counts

Split Dinner Break

Senhaji to the Rail

Ensan Runs Into Aces

Amiach Wins a Flip to Double

Osti Survives

Updated Chip Counts