Whether it's the bellies full of food, the slightly warmer tournament area (why would anyone turn down the air condition in this heat?) or the fact that the remaining players now more easily can follow the countdown to the end of the day, we can't say. But the heart of the matter is, that the pace of play is significantly slower than before dinner.
Only a handful of players have lost their tournament life during the last level, and most of the hands across the tables seems to be won preflop or with a single continuation bet.
To win a tournament you need to win some coin flips, and Sgorrano just took down a massive one in a button-versus-blind clash against Morgan Aceto.
The action was folded around to Sgorrano, who made it 7,000 to go from the button. Aceto 3-bet to 24,000 out of the small blind, before Sgorrano, reraised to 62,000 total. Aceto contemplated his options for a bit before announcing all-in for around 215,000, and Sgorrano instantly called.
Aceto:
Sgorrano:
The flop spelled disaster for Aceto as it came , but the on the turn opened up a possibility for a backdoor flush. It wasn't to be, however, as the dealer slammed the onto the felt, and Sgorrano's top set held up to rake in the chipleader pot.
Alexandre Luneau just eliminated his fellow Winamax Team Pro Gaelle Baumann
There are no friends at the poker table. Gaelle Baumann just learned that the hard way after busting to fellow Winamax Team Pro Alexandre Luneau in a multiway pot.
Luneau made it 5,000 to go from first position, and both Alex Tailhardat, Gaelle Baumann and Aurimas Laivys came along for the flop. Baumann and Laivys checked their option, Luneau threw two blue chips worth 5,000 each over the betting line, Tailhardat folded, and Baumann moved all-in for somewhere in the neighborhood of 60,000. Laivys quickly got out of the way, and Luneau quickly made the call despite not looking overly thrilled.
Gaelle Baumann:
Alexandre Luneau:
Neither the on the turn nor the river was of any help to Baumann, and the 2012 November Nine bubble girl exited the tournament in 69th.
The players were supposed to play 14 levels of 40 minutes today, but after the dinner break, the tournament staff here at the Casino de Marrakech decided otherwise. The three preliminary days will instead only play 13 levels of poker, and thus the players will bag up for the night in just 40 minutes.
The two Winamax VIP's Michael d'Inca and Moundir Zoughari have been keeping each other company for quite some time, but with just 10 minutes left of the day, d'Inca seems to be slipping as he just handed over most of his stack to Zoughari.
Zoughari put out a bet of 26,000 on the board, and d'Inca ultimately made the call leaving himself only 10 big blinds behind. Zoughari turned over , and that was enough to secure the pot to Zoughari, who's come to fame through a number of french reality TV-shows.
The last hand of the night is completed, and thus the 46 remaining players have now secured a spot on Day 2 of the SISMIX Main Event, that will take place on Saturday.
The full chip counts will follow shortly, as will the end-of-day recap. Stay tuned.
, but the 
on the turn opened up a possibility for a backdoor flush. It wasn't to be, however, as the dealer slammed the 
onto the felt, and Sgorrano's top set held up to rake in the chipleader pot.
flop. Baumann and Laivys checked their option, Luneau threw two blue chips worth 5,000 each over the betting line, Tailhardat folded, and Baumann moved all-in for somewhere in the neighborhood of 60,000. Laivys quickly got out of the way, and Luneau quickly made the call despite not looking overly thrilled.
on the turn nor the 
board, and d'Inca ultimately made the call leaving himself only 10 big blinds behind. Zoughari turned over 
, and that was enough to secure the pot to Zoughari, who's come to fame through a number of french reality TV-shows.
