Action folded around to Antoine Guidez, who shoved from the small blind for around 1,800,000. He was called by Mehdi Chaoui in the big blind, who had Guidez covered. Players flipped over their cards.
Antoine Guidez: A♥7♥
Mehdi Chaoui: 5♥5♦
It was a classic poker coinflip race. The board ran out Q♦10♥10♠K♦2♦. Guidez didn't manage to pair up and so Chaoui held with his pocket fives.
Guidez was eliminated in 10th place for 91,000 dirham.
On the feature table, Ewen Trevidy raised to 525,000 from the cutoff and Inigo Naveiro moved all in from the big blind for 1,900,000. Trevidy made the call and the two players flipped over their cards, with Naveiro at risk.
Inigo Naveiro: A♠7♠
Ewen Trevidy: K♣Q♠
The board ran out 10♣7♣K♠5♦2♦ to bring Trevidy a pair of kings on the flop. Naveiro failed to improve. He was sent packing in 11th place for 91,000 dirham.
Rachid El Yaacoubi raised to 400,000 from the button and was called by Mehdi Chaoui in the small blind and Issam Benhaddou in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠8♥9♥. Action checked to Yaacoubi, who continued for 550,000. Chaoui checked and Benhaddou called. The turn came the 6♥ and both players checked.
The river was the A♥ and Benhaddou bet for around one third of the pot. Yaacoubi moved all in and Benhaddou called.
Yaacoubi showed 9♦7♥ and Benhaddou flipped over J♠9♣. Both players had trip nines, but Benhaddou's jack kicker played to give him the pot.
Yaacoubi was eliminated in 12th place for 74,000 dirham.
Action folded around to Victor De Sa Camboa, who shoved all in from the button for 940,000, around four big blinds. Alexis Plumet three bet to 1,500,000 and the player in the big blind folded. Players flipped their cards, with Camboa at risk.
Victor De Sa Camboa: J♣9♣
Alexis Plumet: 10♥9♥
Camboa had Plumet dominated, but the board ran out 6♣7♠10♠4♣5♥ to give Plumet a pair of tens on the flop. Camboa was eliminated in 13th place for 74,000 dirham.
On the feature table, action folded around to Gonzalo Serrano, who raised to 350,000 from the button. Enis Chetita reshoved from the big blind for 2,800,000 and Serrano made the call. Players flipped over their cards, with Chetita at risk.
Enis Chetita: A♦9♠
Gonzalo Serrano: K♠Q♦
The board ran out 9♦10♥6♦3♠Q♠. The river brought Serrano a pair of queens and he won the pot. Chetita was eliminated in 14th place for 74,000 dirham.
Issam Benhaddou raised to 285,000 and was called by Javier Ortiz in the big blind. The flop came 4♣8♦K♣ and both players checked.
The turn was the 6♦. Ortiz led out and Benhaddou called. The river came the 8♥ and Ortiz moved all in. Benhaddou snap called and players flipped their cards.
Javier Ortiz: J♠7♥
Issam Benhaddou: 4♠4♥
Ortiz had been running a two barrel bluff. The bluff was mistimed. Benhaddou had flopped a set and scooped the pot. Ortiz tapped the table and left. He was eliminated in 15th place for 58,000 dirham.
Action folded around to Inigo Naveiro, who moved all in from the small blind for around 4,000,000. He was called by Jordi Garcia in the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Garcia at risk.
Jordi Garcia: K♠Q♦
Inigo Naveiro: Q♥8♥
Garcia was well ahead and had his opponent dominated, but the board ran out 9♣7♥8♣3♣9♠ to give Naveiro a pair of eights on the flop. He won the pot. Garcia was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place for 58,000 Dirham.
Rachid El Yaacoubi open raised from the hijack and was called by chip leader Sylvain Neyroud and Adil Oubaaous in the big blind.
The flop came 8♥2♦9♥ and action checked to Neyroud, who made it 450,000. Adil Oubaaous reraised to 1,400,000 and Neyroud went all in, which Oubaaous called. Players flipped their cards.
Adil Oubaaous: J♠8♠
Sylvain Neyroud: A♦9♦
Oubaaous had a pair of eights and Neyroud had a pair of nines. The turn came the the 9♣ and the river was the 6♣. The turn have Neyroud trips and he scooped the pot.
Oubaaous was eliminated in 18th place and took 45,000 dirham.
Over on the other table, Rui Tiago Pinto Campo was eliminated in 17th place for 58,000 dirham.
It's time for Day 3 of the Winamax SISMIX Main Event, running in the Casino de Marrakech at the Es Saadi Resort. The final day is set to start at 12:30 p.m. local time and the tournament will play down to a winner.
Of the 319 players who made it to Day 2, only 18 remain. The tournament is down to the final three six-max tables. When players return to the felt, they will be playing for the remainder of the 10,450,000 prize pool (around €950,000). The next player out will recieve 45,000 dirham and the winner will walk away with 1,000,000 dirham.
Blinds will commence at 70,000/140,000 with a 140,000 big blind ante and levels on the final day run for 40-minutes. By the end of the day, the champion will be crowned.
Sylvain Neyroud is way out in front with the chip lead of 16,000,000. He's followed by Christophe Beyer in second place with 11,480,000. Also still in the field is Winamax pro Mehdi Chaoui and Spanish player Inigo Naveiro.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Blinds
1
Sylvain Neyroud
France
16,000,000
133
2
Christophe Beyer
France
11,480,000
96
3
Gonzalo Serrano
Spain
8,615,000
72
4
Ewen Trevidy
France
7,810,000
65
5
Luis Cabello
Spain
6,300,000
53
6
Issam Benhaddou
Morocco
6,085,000
51
7
Mehdi Chaoui
Morocco
5,200,000
43
8
Javier Ortiz
Spain
4,250,000
35
9
Inigo Naveiro
Spain
4,200,000
35
10
Victor De Sa Camboa
France
3,830,000
32
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