Main Event
Day 2 Started
2015-2016 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015-2016 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech
Buy-in
€1,350
Prize Pool
€5,795,000
Entries
444
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
169 Players Return for Day 2 of the WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event
The 169 players remaining in the 2016 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event will take to their seats later in order to win themselves a coveted WSOP gold ring and a place, as well as a ticket to the 2016 WSOP Circuit Global Championship, an invitation-only tournament with a minimum prize pool of $1,000,000 USD.
After Day 1a and Day 1b the players will join together at 14.00 p.m. local time, with Day 1a chipleader Sofian Benaissa returning with 248,300 with blinds at 800/1600/200. Alongside him will be Day 1b chipleader and French favourite Guillaume Darcourt (214,400) as well as leading Moroccan Najib Bennis (142,200).
Also returning after a day off probably spent by the pool is ex-Premier League footballer [Removed:30] (166,000), 2014 November Niner Pierre Neuville (101,400) and legendary British pro Barny Boatman (91,400).
After the first three levels of today, the levels increase in length from 45 minutes to one hour, thereby giving the smaller stacks much more play time. The prizepool will also be announced today, letting players know how many places will be paid, and letting them know what the all important first prize money is!
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Prize Pool Confirmed; Winner to Receive 1,200,000MAD (€111,776)
Shortly before the 'Shuffle Up and Deal' tournament officials announced the payout structure and first place prize for the WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event. 44 places will be paid from the 169 remaining players on Day 2, with a min-cash worth 25,000 MAD (€2,328) and the winner taking home 1,200,000 MAD (€111,776) and a place at the 2016 WSOP Circuit Global Championship
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Early Bustouts on Day 2
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Auoir Busts Jonin and Cripples Jonin with Aces
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Djamel Auoir opened from early position to 4,600 with the blinds at 800/1,600. The player to his left, Christophe Jonin then moved all in for his remaining 40,000 chips. Players are making moves early on Day 2 with the average soaring to just under 90,000.
Hakim Doumou, on the button, thought for a while checking how much each player was in for before just calling Jonin's bet. It folded round to Auoir the original raiser who then moved all in and Doumou made the move
Auoir: 
Jonin: 
Doumou: 
Doumou needed help, while Jonin was in dire straights needing to catch miracle cards to survive. Neither player did as the board ran out 
boosting Auoir's stack, eliminating Jonin and crippling Doumou
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000 | 122,600 |
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20,000 | -49,900 |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Players Eliminated
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We are losing players thick and fast as we enter the second level of the day. Already 30 players have been eliminated from the field, including Hakim Doumou who we saw crippled earlier when he lost Jacks against the Aces of Djamel Aouir.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Players Return for Day 2
Updated Chip Counts
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Here are some updated chip counts. The Day 1a chip leader Sofian Benaissa has started well and is already up to over three times average. Barny Boatman has also chipped up, and he gained more chips on a board of 
forcing his opponent to fold and scooping a pot of roughly 50,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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320,000 | 71,700 |
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230,000 | 64,000 |
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180,000 | 88,600 |
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170,000 | 41,100 |
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160,000 | 91,700 |
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155,000 | 105,200 |
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46,000 | -21,700 |
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45,000 | -3,000 |