At 1 p.m local time, the survivors from Day 1a and Day 1bc will join together to resume their quest to win the 2023 Marrakech Poker Open MAD 15,000 Main Event. A total of 73 out of 295 entries have made their way through twelve 45-minute Day 1 levels, and will now regroup to battle as the money approaches.
Leading the way is Franck Eburderie of France, who showed some solid poker prowess on Day 1a to collect 423,000 in chips. He is followed by Day 1b chipleader Ismail Fath-Eddine (380,000) while Francisco Moreno completes the podium of the counts (324,500).
2023 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS* |
| 1 | Franck Eburderie | France | 423,000 | 169 |
| 2 | Ismail Fath-Eddine | Morocco | 280,000 | 112 |
| 3 | Francisco Moreno | Spain | 324,500 | 129 |
| 4 | Mostafa Boukri | Morocco | 275,500 | 110 |
| 5 | Isabel Baltazar | France | 265,000 | 106 |
| 6 | Karim Lehoussine | France | 250,000 | 100 |
| 7 | El Mostafa Belkhayate | Morocco | 220,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Alan Goasdoue | France | 211,000 | 84 |
| 9 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 199,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Nuno Correia | Portugual | 196,000 | 78 |
Some other well-known players who will be fighting in the Day 2 field include Rachid El Yaacoubi (175,500), recent WPT Paris winner Fabrice Bigot (140,500), 888poker Team Pro Lucia Navarro (133,500), champion of the 2020 WSOP Marrakech Samiyel Duzgun (88,000), Sonny Franco (103,000), and WSOP ring owners Cecile Ticherfatine (98,500) and Rosalie Petit (62,000).
The plan today is to play until the final nine players are reached, and a one-hour dinner break is expected around 8.30 p.m. The prize pool should be announced when the tournament starts.
PokerNews will be on the floor in the vibrant Moroccan city to deliver wire-to-wire coverage, so check back regularly as the money will be reached in the MPO Main Event in Casino de Marrakech, part of the stunning Es Saadi Resort.