The number of entrants on Day 1c of the Winamax SISMIX Main Event is over 600, with the tournament clock currently showing 573 of 605 players remaining.
Only five years ago, in 2014, the total number of entries in the SISMIX Main Event was 670. The 2019 event could eclipse that in a single flight.
A reminder that every entrant so far in the 1,554 is unique.
Two years ago, it was Hugo Larachiche who topped a field of 1,078 to win 1,000,000 MAD at the Casino Es Saadi in Marrakech. This was the first time the event had surpassed the 1,000 player mark.
Larachiche came into the final day third in chips, but fell back and was in the middle of the pack by the time the tournament reached a final table.
However, Larachiche surged ahead and eliminated the last four players in a devastating 90-minute spell to take down the title.
Notable players who cashed in the 2017 Winamax SISMIX Main Event included Winamax Team Pro Ivan Deyra (8th), Erwann Pecheux (48th), 2015 champion Jerome Sgorrano (53rd), Gaelle Baumann (58th), Romain Lewis (66th), Davidi Kitai (76th), Alexandre Reard (95th) and Sonny Franco (124th)
Davidi Kitai narrowly missed out on making the final table in the Winamax SISMIX High Roller, where he finished eighth, so he will be looking to secure a deep run in the event he won back in 2014. He took home €56,000 for winning the very first SISMIX which had a field of 670 players.
Romain Lewis is the best-placed Winamax Team Pro in the field currently, but Guillaume Diaz's table was breaking, and the Frenchman was hoping to get seated at Lewis's table so he could "kick his ass."
Sadly and perhaps unsurprisingly in a field of over 500 players he wasn't seated there, but he said that he was very happy to be playing today.
"I'm really happy with my decision to play Day 1c instead of 1a or 1b," he said. "We've had two days of really good weather and I've been by the pool. and so now I'm happy to play today when the whether is not that good!"
Meanwhile, Mustapha Kanit joined and was quickly up to his usual antics, using his unique set of skills to coax his opponent into giving him a walk in the big blind!
Davidi Kitai opened to 1,800 from the cutoff and the small blind called. The flop was checked by both players and the small blind bet 4,000 on the turn.
Kitai raised all in and his opponent called.
Davidi Kitai:
All-in Player:
The all-in player was drawing dead and the river sent him to the exit.