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

Jan 24, 2026

Maskhaoui Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Amine Maskhaoui on the button raised all-in for 129,000 and was called by Gerald Karlic in the hijack.

Amine Maskhaoui: 7♥7♦ All in
Gerald Karlic: J♠7♠

Maskhaoui had to avoid jacks and spades and managed to do so on 2♠3♥4♣A♣6♣ to double up.

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Jan 24, 2026

Early Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jan 24, 2026

"Fishdelcopon" Runs Into Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Yasser Loudagh raised to 24,000 from under the gun. Fishdelcopon in the small blind three-bet all-in for 88,000 and Loudagh called.

Fishdelcopon: Q♥8♥ All in
Yasser Loudagh: A♦A♠

Loudagh's aces held on 3♦5♠5♥6♣10♦ and he sent Fishdelcopon to the rail like 15 other players at the same time.

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Jan 24, 2026

3,000,000 MAD on Top of the 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

At the start of today’s Day 2, the tournament director revealed the detailed payouts.

The record-breaking field of 1,694 entries generated a total prize pool of 23,039,000 MAD, which will be shared among the 255 remaining players.

They have already secured a minimum cash-prize of 32,000 MAD (€2,975) but are all aiming for the top prize of 3,000,000 MAD (approximately €279,000).

In addition to the cash prize, the winner will also receive a WSOP Circuit gold ring and a €5,000 package for the next WSOP Europe or WSOP Paradise.

2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize (in MAD)	Prize (in EUR)	Place	Prize (in MAD)	Prize (in EUR)
1	3,000,000 MAD	€279,000	14 - 15	158,000 MAD	€14,695
2	2,300,000 MAD	€213,900	16 - 17	136,000 MAD	€12,650
3	1,700,000 MAD	€158,100	18 - 23	115,000 MAD	€10,695
4	1,285,000 MAD	€119,505	24 - 31	95,000 MAD	€8,835
5	940,000 MAD	€87,420	32 - 39	76,000 MAD	€7,070
6	700,000 MAD	€65,100	40 - 63	60,000 MAD	€5,580
7	515,000 MAD	€47,895	64 - 89	48,000 MAD	€4,465
8	385,000 MAD	€35,805	90 - 125	40,000 MAD	€3,720
9	300,000 MAD	€27,900	126 - 179	35,000 MAD	€3,255
10	245,000 MAD	€22,785	180 - 255	32,000 MAD	€2,975
11	209,000 MAD	€19,440
12 - 13	182,000 MAD	€16,925

Jan 24, 2026

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Cards are in the air on Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event!

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Jan 24, 2026

255 Players on Day 2 of the 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event

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With a total of 1,694 entries recorded across the three starting flights for a total prize pool of 23,039,000 MAD, the 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit Marrakech Main Event set new records at the Es Saadi Marrakech Resort.

Now that all 255 remaining players are in the money, the only question is the identity of the future winner. Among the list of favorites, Azedine Bendjilali tops the standings after finishing his flight as the overall chip leader.

The French comedian bagged 1,360,000 chips, more than the four other millionaires: Day 1c chip leader Kilian Kramer (1,256,000), Claude Mamalepot (1,099,000), Day 1a chip leader Amine Moussallaoui (1,053,000) and Anas Tadini (1,050,000).

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Azedine Bendjilali	France	1,360,000	113
2	Kilian Kramer	Germany	1,256,000	105
3	Claude Mamalepot	France	1,099,000	92
4	Amine Moussallaoui	France	1,053,000	88
5	Anas Tadini	Morocco	1,050,000	88
6	Hugo Semedo	Portugal	997,000	83
7	Guillaume Darcourt	France	973,000	81
8	Vaquero	France	970,000	81
9	Eric Masini	France	938,000	78
10	Hassan Fares	France	895,000	75

It comes as no surprise to find Guillaume Darcourt (973,000) among the big stacks, nor EPT champion Tomasz Brzezinski (874,000), Paul Tedeschi (712,000), Malcolm Franchi (705,000), Mehdi Chaoui (672,000) or Anthony Apicella (550,000).

WSOP bracelet winners Jeremy Saderne (680,000), Hossein Ensan (420,000), Alexandre Reard (357,000) and Romain Le Dantec (261,000) also punched their tickets to Day 2, alongside teammates Leo Margets (144,000) and Romain Lewis (142,000). They are joined by Fabrice Bigot (484,000), Luc Ramos (318,000), Ramon Colillas (202,000), Javier Tsunamy (201,000) and Quentin Laugt (144,000).

All will be looking to follow in the footsteps of the two defending champions, Max Deveson (300,000) and Justin Tsui. However, last year’s winner Tsui will return with just over the starting stack (66,000). Meanwhile, beyond the Main Event title itself, Jean-Jack Chantalat (123,000) and Aitor Cruz (106,000) will also be chasing a second WSOP Circuit ring this week.

Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante. Levels will now increase to 60 minutes for the remainder of the tournament. The day will end after the completion of Level 28 or when three table remain. Day 2 will also be to follow on stream with commentaries in English, French and Spanish.

All the remaining players are now in the money and secured a minimum cash-prize of 32,000 MAD. The detailed payouts will be revealed at the restart.

As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates until a winner is crowned!

Tags: Aitor Cruz Alexandre Reard Amine Moussallaoui Anas Tadini Anthony Apicella Azedine Bendjilali Claude Mamalepot Eric Masini Fabrice Bigot Guillaume Darcourt Hassan Fares Hossein Ensan Javier Tsunamy Jean-Jack Chantalat Jeremy Saderne Justin Tsui Kilian Kramer Leo Margets Luc Ramos Malcolm Franchi Max Deveson Mehdi Chaoui Paul Tedeschi Quentin Laugt Ramon Colillas Romain Le Dantec Romain Lewis Tomasz Brzezinski

Jan 24, 2026

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Maxime Taldir

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Counts	Big Blinds
11	1	Sebastien Compte	277,000	28
11	2	Raul	713,000	71
11	3	Mohamed-Said Taghla	185,000	19
11	4	Chemari	154,000	15
11	5	Michel Leibgorin	357,000	36
11	6	Turlough Mc Hugh	497,000	50
11	7	Craig Conway	411,000	41
11	8	Thierry Gogniat	117,000	12

12	1	Aymeric Carsi	304,000	30
12	2	Dinesh Alt	236,000	24
12	3	Hugo Semedo	997,000	100
12	4	Mathieu His	116,000	12
12	5	Loïc Menneteau	218,000	22
12	6	Martyn Andrew Frey	494,000	49
12	7	Cristiano Lopes	483,000	48
12	8	Mouad Sabiri	72,000	7
12	9	Isabel Baltazar	126,000	13

13	1	Sergen Hezer	500,000	50
13	2	Ludovic Sultan	285,000	29
13	3	Abdeslam Hajji	705,000	71
13	4	Dan Bensimon	117,000	12
13	5	Lluis	261,000	26
13	6	Fabrice Bigot	484,000	48
13	7	Roger Tondeur	182,000	18
13	8	Andrei Cherkashin	80,000	8
13	9	Mohamed Amakrane	130,000	13

14	1	Rachid El Yaacoubi	232,000	23
14	2	Thierry Delpui	334,000	33
14	3	Carlo Citrone	150,000	15
14	4	Bogdan Vulcan	606,000	61
14	5	Fishdelcopon	112,000	11
14	6	Leandro Valentin Dirlewanger	180,000	18
14	7	Yasser Loudagh	395,000	40
14	8	Mehdi Chaoui Roqai	672,000	67
14	9	Sanjay Haran	80,000	8

15	1	Ugo Faggioli	270,000	27
15	2	Guillaume Darcourt	973,000	97
15	3	Samiyel Duzgun	381,000	38
15	4	Joseph Mullen	223,000	22
15	5	Mykhailo Gutyi	154,000	15
15	6	Jonathan Bonnin	601,000	60
15	7	Youssef Zereg	115,000	12
15	8	Adje333	308,000	31
15	9	Rene	79,000	8

16	1	Paul Amsellem	114,000	11
16	2	Georges Chehade	222,000	22
16	3	Hassan Fares	895,000	90
16	4	Morgan Alarson	79,000	8
16	5	Pierre La Tour	322,000	32
16	6	Dylan Da Silva Araujo	130,000	13
16	7	Farmer Boy	441,000	44
16	8	Nolan Madene	579,000	58
16	9	Jeremie Zouari	263,000	26

17	1	Adrien Amorella	265,000	27
17	2	Chabb	113,000	11
17	3	Anthony Apicella	550,000	55
17	4	Fouad Djebbar	77,000	8
17	5	Ramon Sol	693,000	69
17	6	Alan Carr	473,000	47
17	7	Mounir Khoddar	318,000	32
17	8	Davide Raschella	132,000	13
17	9	Muhyedine Fares	176,000	18

18	1	Jiaze Li	107,000	11
18	2	Said Abdel Attey	368,000	37
18	3	Tomasz Brzezinski	874,000	87
18	4	Aa	207,000	21
18	5	Olivier Yllouz	149,000	15
18	6	Harry Sandford	76,000	8
18	7	Tom Seck	428,000	43
18	8	Fabio Rodrigues Goncalves	583,000	58
18	9	Jj	260,000	26

19	1	Pedro Olaio Moreira Jorge	290,000	29
19	2	Claus Spieckermann	382,000	38
19	3	Azedine Bendjilali	1,360,000	136
19	4	Imad Derwiche	270,000	27
19	5	Mohamed Mamondy	100,000	10
19	6	Nichi	145,000	15
19	7	Patrick Clarke	225,000	23
19	8	Marijo	60,000	6
19	9	Ioan Mihai Taizs	512,000	51

20	1	Daniel Tordjman	438,000	44
20	2	Idir Haiche	109,000	11
20	3	Bartlomiej Machon	843,000	84
20	4	Alexandre Reard	357,000	36
20	5	Fernandez	202,000	20
20	6	Cosmin-Ionut Nica	248,000	25
20	7	Damien Luis	32,000	3
20	8	Sandro Carucci	597,000	60
20	9	Timothée Marlin	132,000	13

21	1	Azeddine Chamma	298,000	30
21	2	Eme	108,000	11
21	3	Laurent Leclerc Nguyen	575,000	58
21	4	Jérémy Saderne	680,000	68
21	5	Antoine Goutard	227,000	23
21	6	Tahar Bibot	145,000	15
21	7	Justin Lok Yin Tsui	66,000	7
21	8	Kassimi Bouchaib	451,000	45
21	9	Miroslav Alilovic	260,000	26

22	1	Fabian Niederreiter	108,000	11
22	2	Mickael Delcambre	339,000	34
22	3	Laurent Chenet	20,000	2
22	4	Emmanuelle Allory	797,000	80
22	5	Carlos Loureiro	526,000	53
22	6	Thibaud Gerboin	140,000	14
22	7	Manuel Lopez	396,000	40
22	8	Salim Sefiat	225,000	23
22	9	Julien André	245,000	25

23	1	Mohamed Mehalleg	427,000	43
23	2	Canarinho Orey	582,000	58
23	3	Silvio Steenbergen	244,000	24
23	4	Gaetan Bonneton	155,000	16
23	5	Mario Roméo Jacques Fata	92,000	9
23	6	Laurent Roquin	369,000	37
23	7	Javier Tsunamy	201,000	20
23	8	Nathan Tetart	722,000	72
23	9	Daniel John Wilson	53,000	5

24	1	Amine Moussallaoui	1,053,000	105
24	2	Aitor Cruz	106,000	11
24	3	Taran Parmar	668,000	67
24	4	Jerome Rousseau	200,000	20
24	5	Ange Besnainou	238,000	24
24	6	Houssem Meftahi	15,000	2
24	7	Pepetronics	417,000	42
24	8	Aguanteeldiego	360,000	36
24	9	Romain Lewis	142,000	14

25	1	Frederico Dos Santos Silva	228,000	23
25	2	Mehdy El Fki	274,000	27
25	3	Gerald Karlic	387,000	39
25	4	Henri Kasper	730,000	73
25	5	Mohamed Maskhaoui	83,000	8
25	6	Achraf Boufdil	150,000	15
25	7	Bouih Bady	298,000	30
25	9	Ahdnane Boutayeb	552,000	55

26	1	Fazil Markus Bonus	105,000	11
26	2	Caroline Schallock	407,000	41
26	3	Gérard Gilbert Armengaud	672,000	67
26	4	Thami Khettam	559,000	56
26	5	Mahmoud Bedoui	185,000	19
26	6	Imad Barka	163,000	16
26	8	Mountacer Talla	339,000	34
26	9	Abdessamad Ayyad	264,000	26

27	1	Jeremie Beneteau	490,000	49
27	2	Vaquero	970,000	97
27	3	Jacob Samuel Stone	96,000	10
27	4	Rafik Zouaghi	600,000	60
27	5	Chakib Bennani	319,000	32
27	6	Christophe Pollet	200,000	20
27	7	Mathieu Choffardet	23,000	2
27	8	Abilio Silva	160,000	16
27	9	Bengt Eddeland	284,000	28

28	1	Jorge Dinis	102,000	10
28	2	Dario Nittolo	418,000	42
28	3	Kevin Fabrice Quillere	231,000	23
28	4	Claude Mamalepot	1,099,000	110
28	5	Joe Z	550,000	55
28	6	Pep	380,000	38
28	7	Mikael Guenni	80,000	8
28	8	Christopher Chaudey	213,000	21
28	9	Sebastien Bernard Vincent Guinand	143,000	14

29	1	Maher Ali Achour	617,000	62
29	2	Mohamed El Berrak	235,000	24
29	3	Romain Khalfi	86,000	9
29	4	Gruszka	419,000	42
29	5	Mohamed Aissani	146,000	15
29	6	Anas Tadini	1,050,000	105
29	7	Martial Blangenwitsch	362,000	36
29	9	John Basta	212,000	21

30	1	Sam Benoliel	272,000	27
30	2	Mário Almeida	313,000	31
30	3	Hugues Girard	95,000	10
30	4	Yassine Adib	649,000	65
30	5	Bruno David	156,000	16
30	6	Shalom Ben-Daoud	459,000	46
30	7	Tristan Forge	172,000	17
30	9	Samatar Gelle	702,000	70

31	1	And	448,000	45
31	2	Jordan Madar	279,000	28
31	3	Slimane Lahlou	174,000	17
31	4	Stephen Mccabe	78,000	8
31	5	Tahar Said	93,000	9
31	6	Eric Masini	938,000	94
31	7	Alexandre Bermon	349,000	35
31	8	Youssef Aboussaad	134,000	13
31	9	Palomba Pietro	520,000	52

32	1	Bernard Guigon	83,000	8
32	2	Gregory Alain Dupuy	201,000	20
32	3	Jose	848,000	85
32	4	Leo Marget	144,000	14
32	5	Simon Lousky	235,000	24
32	6	Truquens	492,000	49
32	7	Saul	448,000	45
32	8	Rsm	325,000	33
32	9	Ben Miller	28,000	3

33	1	Marc Bougaret	270,000	27
33	2	Tibor Alirol	86,000	9
33	3	Neculai Macovei	410,000	41
33	4	Mohamed Lahlou	584,000	58
33	5	Mickael Erbil	67,000	7
33	6	Bounaya Sofian	847,000	85
33	7	Mouad Mehdi Tourhza	185,000	19
33	8	Mike Mcmanaman	139,000	14
33	9	Luc Ramos	318,000	32

34	1	Luigi Macaluso	310,000	31
34	2	Karim Akib	64,000	6
34	3	Adil Oubaaous	445,000	45
34	4	Kalidou Sow	775,000	78
34	5	Paulo Jorge Dos Santos Castelo	150,000	15
34	6	Nafis Dundar	506,000	51
34	7	Fabian Rolli	213,000	21
34	8	Romain Le Dantec	261,000	26
34	9	Paul Navarro	85,000	9

35	1	Sergio Simadomo	220,000	22
35	2	Sergiu Cornea	446,000	45
35	3	Iurii Senchylo	80,000	8
35	4	Max Deveson	300,000	30
35	5	Quentin Laugt	144,000	14
35	6	Yves Benramdane	122,000	12
35	7	Kamal Sefrioui	765,000	77
35	8	Marc David Foggin	556,000	56
35	9	Michael Benhammouda	230,000	23

36	1	Farid Azarkan	290,000	29
36	2	Bilal El Baradei	117,000	12
36	3	Rohit Jindal	216,000	22
36	4	Nacim Faissal Amakrane	510,000	51
36	5	Hossein Ensan	420,000	42
36	6	Kilian Kramer	1,256,000	126
36	7	Eugenio Peralta	147,000	15
36	8	Nikola Sekler	247,000	25
36	9	Brice Guido	69,000	7

37	1	Gérald Gris	228,000	23
37	2	Rafik Chelihi	367,000	37
37	3	Uladzimir Luchkou	434,000	43
37	4	Malcolm Franchi	705,000	71
37	5	Salem	68,000	7
37	6	Jean-Jack Chantalat	123,000	12
37	7	Ludovic Moryousef	182,000	18
37	8	Gandalf	136,000	14
37	9	Doloaiando	640,000	64

38	1	João Ferreira	158,000	16
38	2	Nabil Ben Naoum	196,000	20
38	3	Milad Sheva	78,000	8
38	4	Raphael Debbah	429,000	43
38	5	Samuel Fournier	238,000	24
38	6	Ramon	717,000	72
38	7	Carsten Mawick	126,000	13
38	8	Alexandre Chas	319,000	32
38	9	Agatino Spitaleri	535,000	54

39	2	Grigory Zima	121,000	12
39	3	Bela Toth	423,000	42
39	4	Andriy Marusanov	511,000	51
39	5	Paul François Tedeschi	712,000	71
39	6	Christopher	190,000	19
39	7	Robert Rohr	141,000	14
39	8	Gianni Cenk Lodi	235,000	24
39	9	Jerry S	317,000	32

16,000 MAD Main Event

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