16,000 MAD Main Event Day 2 | 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

01-24-2026 18:28 UTC+1

Chaoui Takes a Big Pot With a Set

Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of K♠Q♣4♠7♣Q♦ with approximately 500,000 in the pot. Adje333 in the big blind checked and saw Mehdi Chaoui in early position moving all-in for 800,000.

Adje333 went deep into the tank and eventually called off his last 580,000.

Adje333: K♣3♦ All in
Mehdi Chaoui: 7♥7♠

Adje333 called with the best two pair but ran into Chaoui's set and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Chaoui	2,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Adje333	Busted

Tags: Mehdi Chaoui

01-24-2026 18:17 UTC+1

Lopes Doubles with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Cristiano Lopes under the gun was all-in and at risk for 850,000 against Jose Aguilera in the small blind.

Cristiano Lopes: A♣A♦ All in
Jose Aguilera: K♦K♣

Lopes found a perfect spot and doubled up on 5♥J♥Q♠7♥Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristiano Lopes	1,760,000 580,000	580,000
Jose Aguilera	300,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Cristiano Lopes Jose Aguilera

01-24-2026 17:58 UTC+1

Luis Saved by the River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Nabil Ben Naoum jammed for 245,000 from the hijack. Damien Luis in the small blind three-bet all-in for 790,000 and Carsten Mawick in the big blind went deep into the tank before making the call.

Nabil Ben Naoum: A♠5♣ All in
Damien Luis: K♣10♣ All in
Carsten Mawick: A♣Q♣

Mawick was about to score a double elimination by flopping two pair on Q♠A♦4♦8♦, but the J♥ river gave a straight to Luis who doubled up. Ben Naoum was eliminated while Mawick was left on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Luis	1,850,000 1,818,000	1,818,000
Carsten Mawick	15,000 111,000	111,000
Nabil Ben Naoum	Busted

Tags: Carsten Mawick Damien Luis Luis Saved Nabil Ben Naoum

01-24-2026 17:50 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Azedine Bendjilali	4,130,000 530,000	530,000

Yasser Loudagh	3,180,000 2,655,000	2,655,000
Aitor Cruz	2,950,000 2,708,000	2,708,000
Anthony Apicella	2,600,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Vaquero	2,375,000 1,235,000	1,235,000
JJ	2,200,000 670,000	670,000
Pete Pete	2,150,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Nolan Madene	2,050,000 150,000	150,000
Bogdan Vulcan	1,970,000 1,364,000	1,364,000
Malcolm Franchi	1,800,000 150,000	150,000
Salim Sefiat	1,515,000 1,290,000	1,290,000
Kalidou Sow	1,420,000 5,000	5,000
Taran Parmar	1,400,000 732,000	732,000
Bela Toth	1,400,000 250,000	250,000
Luc Ramos	1,300,000 325,000	325,000
Claude Mamalepot	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Sergiu Cornea	1,250,000
Mohamed Lahlou	1,200,000 616,000	616,000
Cristiano Lopes	1,180,000 697,000	697,000
Tomasz Brzezinski	1,160,000 490,000	490,000

Pep	1,100,000 720,000	720,000
Stephen McCabe	1,075,000 5,000	5,000
Bruno David	1,050,000 235,000	235,000
Ange Besnainou	1,000,000 762,000	762,000
Mehdi Chaoui	1,000,000 328,000	328,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

01-24-2026 17:18 UTC+1

20-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

79 players reached the end of Level 20 and are on a 20-minute break.

01-24-2026 17:16 UTC+1

All Fours Are Out

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Uladzimir Luchkou jammed for 200,000 from the button. Hugo Semedo in the big blind went into the tank and called.

Uladzimir Luchkou: 4♠4♥ All in
Hugo Semedo: 4♣4♦

Both players had the same hand so they split the pot on 7♠A♣8♥Q♦Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	1,650,000 945,000	945,000
Hugo Semedo	1,140,000 210,000	210,000
Uladzimir Luchkou	220,000 214,000	214,000

Tags: Hugo Semedo Uladzimir Luchkou

01-24-2026 17:02 UTC+1

Leclerc Rivers a Full House to Eliminate Darcourt

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Three-way in a three-bet pot, Laurent Leclerc in middle position bet 85,000 on Q♣5♣10♦ and was only called by Guillaume Darcourt in the cutoff.

On the K♦ turn, Leclerc fired a second barrel of 350,000. Darcourt raised all-in for roughly 500,000 and Leclerc called.

Guillaume Darcourt: AxJx All in
Laurent Leclerc: QxQx

Darcourt hit a straight on the turn against Leclerc's set, but Leclerc saw a Kx river land on the felt to give him a full house and eliminate Darcourt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurent Leclerc	1,750,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Guillaume Darcourt	Busted

Tags: Guillaume Darcourt Laurent Leclerc

01-24-2026 16:50 UTC+1

Faggioli Doubles Through Cornea

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kamal Sefrioui opened from middle position. Sergiu Cornea on the button three-bet to 130,000, Ugo Faggioli in the small blind moved all-in for 300,000 and Max Deveson in the big blind asked for the count. He eventually folded, as well as Sefrioui, but Cornea called.

Ugo Faggioli: Q♦Q♥ All in
Sergiu Cornea: J♥J♣

The dealer fanned a board of 5♥5♣A♣3♠A♠ and Faggioli secured a double up.