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

01-24-2026 00:10 UTC+1

Lucky Split for Aitor Cruz

Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Aitor Cruz jammed for approximately 130,000 from the button and was called by Carlos Coureiro in the big blind.

Aitor Cruz: A♣10♣ All in
Carlos Coureiro: A♦K♥

Aitor Cruz was lucky enough to hit a straight on 4♠5♠3♣2♦8♠ to split. Thanks to this pot, he is still in contention in the Main Event after won the Mini Main Event,

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Coureiro	260,000 260,000	260,000
Aitor Cruz	140,000 101,000	101,000

Tags: Aitor Cruz Carlos Coureiro

01-23-2026 23:50 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Azedine Bendjilali	845,000

Claude Mamalepot	750,000
Manuel Lopez	630,000 275,000	275,000
Jonathan Bonnin	620,000 240,000	240,000
Yassine Adib	620,000
Vaquero	620,000
Azeddine Chamma	580,000
Pierre La Tour	550,000
Enzo	530,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	470,000 275,000	275,000

Fabio Rodrigues	450,000
Gerald Gris	425,000 85,000	85,000
Hugo Comuito	395,000
Mountacer Talla	390,000
Ugo Faggioli	350,000 280,000	280,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

01-23-2026 23:31 UTC+1

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The 146 players of Day 1b are on a 15-minute break.

01-23-2026 23:25 UTC+1

A Massive Pot for Sam Tropez

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Morgan Alarson opened from the hijack was called by Sam Tropez in the big blind.

Alarson continued for 18,000 on a flop of Q♦K♣2♥, but Tropez check-raised to 40,000. Alarson called.

Tropez bet an extra 30,000 on the Q♥ turn, but this time, it was Alarson's turn to raise to 75,000. Tropez made the call.

The J♥ river was checked by Tropez. Alarson asked for 100,000 and Gelle responded by moving all-in for 303,000. Alarson called with A♥Q♣ for trips but lost to Tropez's full house with K♠Q♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Tropez	885,000
Morgan Alarson	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Morgan Alarson Sam Tropez

01-23-2026 23:00 UTC+1

Boufdil Loses a Flip to Survive

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Achraf Boufdil on the button found himself at risk for approximately 160,000 against Jose Aguilera.

Achraf Boufdil: A♣K♥ All in
Jose Aguilera: 9♦9♠

Aguilera's nines held on 6♠6♥Q♥4♠8♦ and Boufdil was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Aguilera	585,000
Azeddine Chamma	580,000 240,000	240,000
Achraf Boufdil	Busted

Tags: Achraf Boufdil Jose Aguilera

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

01-23-2026 22:50 UTC+1

776 Entries on Day 1b; 117 Qualified for Day 2

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Late registration closed at the end of Level 12 with a total of 776 entries recorded on Day 1b. With the combined totals from Day 1a, Day 1b and Day 1c (where registration is still open), the field has already surpassed last year’s record of 1,523 entries.

Day 1b will conclude tonight when 15% of the field remains, meaning 117 players.

01-23-2026 22:40 UTC+1

A Small One for Brzezinski

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski on the button raised to 8,000. Kassimi Bouchaib in the small blind called and the big blind folded.

Both players checked a flop of Q♠10♠9♥ leading to the K♦ turn where Bouchaib checked again.

Brzezinski decided to bet 14,000. It was enough to make Bouchaib fold 7♣7♥ face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kassimi Bouchaib	300,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	195,000 172,000	172,000

Tags: Tomasz Brzezinski

01-23-2026 22:30 UTC+1

Flashback: Justin Tsui Wins 2025 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event Ring

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In 2024, Max Deveson played until the early hours of the morning to win the World Series of Poker Marrakech Main Event. Last year, Justin Tsui didn’t even wait until midnight to be crowned the 2025 winner.

Out of a record-breaking field of 1,523 entries, which generated a total prize pool of 19,421,500 MAD, Tsui navigated his way to the top, claiming his first WSOP Circuit ring and a career-best cash prize of 2,700,000 MAD.

2025 WSOPC Marrakech Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (MAD)	Prize (EUR)
1	Justin Tsui	Hong Kong	2,700,000 MAD	€261,900
2	Gandalf	Spain	1,840,000 MAD	€178,480
3	Aitor Cruz	Spain	1,300,000 MAD	€126,100
4	Paul Tedeschi	France	965,000 MAD	€93,605
5	Mathieu Choffardet	France	720,000 MAD	€69,840
6	Ina	Spain	545,000 MAD	€52,865
7	Dinesh Alt	Switzerland	425,000 MAD	€41,225
8	Mike Mcmanaman	Spain	345,000 MAD	€33,465
9	Volga Uyanik	France	280,000 MAD	€27,160

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