Mathieu Selides Wins 2016 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event for €95,479
Day 3 of the World Series of Poker International Circuit Main Event at the Casino de Marrakech began with 25 players, and it took a grueling 15 hours to crown a winner. Not quite reaching the 5 a.m. mark of last year's event, but shortly before 4 a.m. Mathieu Selides finally outlasted Anthony Rodrigues to win the 975,000 dir (€95,479) first-place prize, the result of a prior heads-up deal that saw them split the prizepool and play for 50,000 dir (€4,657) and the championship ring.
Selides came into the day third in chips but soon rocketed up the leaderboard, eliminating the first player of the day 
vs 
, and never looking back. Coming into the final table as chip leader, the Frenchman was cheered on by a raucous crowd, and despite a topsy turvy heads-up battle with Rodrigues — with both players having chances to win the match — the pair agreed to a deal and to play for the ring.
Selides was helped in no small part by the elimination of start-of-the-day chip leader Sonny Franco midway through level 25, where he was all-in and behind holding the 
against Franco's 
. The board ran out 
and the ace on the river vaulted Selides ever skywards.
The final table started with Selides holding double the chips of his nearest competitor, and the eliminations of Jonathan Khalifa (€15,369), Samir Beldjoudi (€24,218) and Joao Pinto Correia (€55,888) ensured that his chip stack was always healthy heading into the heads-up battle.
There were chances to win for both players, first Rodrigues' 
was cracked by the 
of Selides on a 
board, and then Selides' 
was beaten by Rodrigues, who held the 
on a 
board.
Eventually, after nearly four hours of heads-up play — and two hours after the players agreed a deal — it was Selides who emerged triumphant.
Final Table Results
| Place | Payer | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Selides | France | $95,479 |
| 2 | Anthony Rodrigues | Belgium | $90,822 |
| 3 | Joao Pinto Correia | Portugal | $55,888 |
| 4 | Choukri Chergui | Morocco | $41,916 |
| 5 | Loic Blarez | France | $31,486 |
| 6 | Samir Beldjoudi | France | $24,218 |
| 7 | Erwann Pecheux | France | $19,095 |
| 8 | Jonathan Khalifa | France | $15,369 |
| 9 | Pedro Oliveira | Portugal | $13,133 |