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16,000 MAD Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
16,000 MAD Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
16,000 MAD
Prize Pool
23,039,000 MAD
Total Entries
1,694
Level
36
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
255
Players Left
24
Players Left 1 / 1,694
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Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Out of a record-breaking field of 1,694 entries, only 24 players remain after Day 2 of the 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Es Saadi Marrakech Resort.
The day began with 255 players already in the money, all sharing a piece of the total prize pool of 23,039,000 MAD. While the pace of eliminations seemed fairly standard early on—with players such as defending champion Justin Tsui (214th) left on the side of the road—it accelerated as the day progressed, fueled by several brutal bad beats.
One of the biggest beneficiaries of this situation was Alexandre Bermon. Playing his very first WSOP Circuit event here in Marrakesh, the Frenchman cracked aces and ace-king by hitting a set of jacks on the river to score a double elimination after the dinner break. He then sent two more players to the rail in the following hands with queens and kings to bag a big 7,400,000-chip stack. “I am so happy, it’s the run of my life,” he said with stars in his eyes at the end of the day.
Despite sitting to Bermon’s right during the final levels, Raul also enjoyed a strong finish, ending the day third in chips with 7,020,000. Like his neighbor, he went on a heater today, like when he hit the river that eliminated Adrien Amorella (29th – 95,000 MAD) not long before play concluded.
Only one player managed to bag an even bigger stack than Bermon and Raul. Known under the nickname “Aguanteeldiego,” this Argentinian finished the day as chip leader with 7,670,000. A pot with kings against ace-queen at the feature table, or another one with aces versus Nolan Madene’s ace-king, propelled him to the top of the counts, despite being seated at one of the toughest tables in the field.
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 |
That toughness was confirmed by players such as Tomasz Brzezinski, as the EPT champion still managed to bag 50 big blinds (4,790,000). He notably eliminated the overall chip leader from the starting flights, Azedine Bendjilali (42nd – 60,000 MAD). But it was not obvious at first, however, as the French comedian build a massive stack during the first levels.
"AZ" was even seated for most of the day next to Kalidou Sow (45th – 60,000 MAD), who quickly climbed on top of the chip counts with more than four times the average stack before suffering the same faith as Bendjilali not long after him.
Among the remaining contenders, Mehdi Chaoui (5,115,000) is still firmly in the mix, as is Aitor Cruz (5,040,000), who remains in contention for an impressive Mini Main Event–Main Event double win.
Christopher Chaudey found a fortunate triple-up with jacks to secure a stack of 2,747,000 for Day 3. That is slightly more than Day 1a chip leader Amine Moussallaoui (2,500,000) and Day 1c chip leader “Pete Pete” (2,040,000), who was involved in Chaudey’s triple-up.
Finally, Malcolm Franchi (1,710,000) will return for the final day with 20 big blinds, while last year’s High Roller ring winner Anthony Apicella sits second-to-last in chips (645,000), ahead of only Mohamed Mehalleg (600,000).
Play is set to resume this Sunday, January 25, at 1 p.m. local time for the final day of the tournament, with 40 minutes remaining in Level 26. Blinds will be 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante and will continue to increase every hour until a winner is crowned.
The 24 remaining players have already locked up a minimum payout of 95,000 MAD (€8,845), but all eyes are now on the top prize of 3,000,000 MAD (€279,000) that goes with the coveted WSOP Circuit gold ring and a €5,000 package.
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 |
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to know the name of the next WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event ring owner!
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| 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 |
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,670,000
1,870,000
|
1,870,000 |
|
||
|
7,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
7,020,000
2,420,000
|
2,420,000 |
|
5,355,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
5,115,000
1,885,000
|
1,885,000 |
|
5,040,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
5,000,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
4,790,000
1,140,000
|
1,140,000 |
|
||
|
3,710,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
3,645,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
3,010,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
3,000,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
2,975,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
2,747,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
2,535,000
865,000
|
865,000 |
|
2,500,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
2,315,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
2,215,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
2,040,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
1,710,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
1,375,000
2,060,000
|
2,060,000 |
|
|
795,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
645,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
With 24 players remaining, the clock was stopped and the bags were brought to the tables. They have qualified for Day 3 and will return tomorrow to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and the recap of today's action.
Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
After Spanish players Pep and JJ's bust outs, one more elimination was needed to end the day. Shortly after, Cristiano Lopes on the button jammed for 625,000 and he was called by Fabio Rodrigues in the small blind.
Cristiano Lopes: A♥5♥ 
Fabio Rodrigues: K♠9♥
Lopes flopped a pair on 8♥5♠10♠, but Rodrigues was lucky enough to hit a runner-runner straight with the Q♣J♥ runout to eliminate Lopes and end the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The elimination streak continued with Silvio Steenbergen in the small blind with approximately 1,000,000 facing Mohamed Mehalleg in the big blind.
Silvio Steenbergen: Q♠10♥
Mohamed Mehalleg: K♦9♦
A king on a board of K♠5♣5♠9♣10♣ dashed Steenbergen's hopes and he was eliminated in 27th place for 95,000 MAD.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After an open by Kassimi Bouchaib under the gun, both "Pete Pete" in the hijack with 2,115,000 and Christopher Chaudey on the button with 780,000 moved all-in. Bouchaib went into the tank and called.
Christopher Chaudey: J♥J♣
Pete Pete: A♣K♠
Kassimi Bouchaib: Q♥Q♦
Chaudey didn't hide his joy when he flopped a full house on 8♣8♥J♦K♣10♣. He tripled up while "Pete Pete" secured the side pot thanks to the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
|
500,000
2,490,000
|
2,490,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
At the exact same moment when Nolan Madene was eliminated, Adrien Amorella in the hijack was also all-in and at risk for 970,000 against Raul in the cutoff.
Adrien Amorella: 9♥9♣
Raul: A♠10♠
Amorella was only way to double up on 2♦5♥7♠7♦, but punched the table in anger when the A♦ river put Raul in the lead and sent him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,600,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted |
