Main Event Dia 1cd | 2023 Winamax Sismix

2023-05-28 01:51 UTC

Starting Flights Wrap Up; Mathieu Papineau Finishes Day as Overall Chip Leader

Mwarburton

Nível 19 : Blinds 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

Day 1c/d of the €500 (5,500 Dirham) Winamax SISMIX Main Event, running at the Casino de Marrakech in the El Saadi Resort, has now concluded.

With all four starting flights now wrapped up, the numbers are in. There were a total of 1,900 entrants, making for a total prize pool of 10,450,00 dirham, around €950,000 euros. A total of 319 players have made it through to Day 2 and into the money..

Mathieu Papineau finished the day as chip leader with 1,202,500. That makes Papineau the overall chip leader across all starting flights.

In second place was Maxence Vié with 1,041,500 chips. In third was [Removed:445] with 906,500 chips.

In fourth was French poker pro Guillaume Darcourt with 904,000. According to Hendon Mob, Darcourt has over $1,500,000 in live tournament winnings. He's also a regular winner at the Moroccan Poker Open, final tabling several events and winning the Deepstack in 2023.

Jean Salaun rounds out the top five players for Day 1c. Winamax Pro Mehdi Chaoui finished in sixth place with 736,000 chips.

Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts

RANK	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT	BLINDS
1	Mathieu Papineau	France	1 202 500	120
2	Maxence Vié	France	1 041 500	104
3	[Removed:445]	Morroco	906 500	91
4	Guillaume Darcourt	France	904 000	90
5	Jean Salaun	France	852 000	85
6	Mehdi Chaoui	Morroco	736 000	74
7	Jérôme Rousseau	France	685 000	69
8	Noah Alem	Belgium	645 000	65
9	Hartono Tan		637 000	64
10	Vincent Ployet	France	627 000	63

Day 2 of the SISMIX Main Event commences tomorrow, May 28, at 12 p.m. local time. The blind levels for Day 2 will be 35-minutes, slightly more generous than the starting flights.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for coverage of Day 2 of the Main Event as play continues deeper into the money and towards the final table.

Tags: Guillaume Darcourt Jean Salaun Jérôme Rousseau Mathieu Papineau Maxence Vié Mehdi Chaoui Noah Alem Vincent Ployet

2023-05-28 01:18 UTC

Cougnenc All In Blind and Busts Day 1c Bubble

Mwarburton

Nível 19 : Blinds 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

After several hands of bubble madness, media and players gathered around to witness what would be the final hand of Day 1c.

Remy Cougnenc had less than one big blind and so had all his chips in the middle in the small blind. Baz Lextaz opened the action with a raise from late position and all other players folded. After all other tables had finished the hands, players flipped their cards.

Remy Cougnenc: K♥Q♦
Baz Lextaz: A♣3♣

The board ran out 8♠6♥3♦9♣J♥. Neither player improved and so Lextaz held with his ace high. Cheers erupted around the room. Cougnenc busted on the bubble of Day 1c.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Baz Lextaz	430,000
Remy Cougnenc	Eliminado

Tags: Baz Lextaz Remy Cougnenc

2023-05-28 01:06 UTC

Bubble Doubles; Oubja and Guizani Survive

Mwarburton

Nível 19 : Blinds 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante

It was a long bubble. There were several all in and calls with short stacks finding their luck and doubling up to remain in the game.

In one such hand, Badr Oubja put the rest of his stack in the middle from the small blind, 19,500 chips. Mehdi Chaoui called in the big blind and players flipped their cards.

Badr Oubja: K♣K♥
Mehdi Chaoui: Q♥6♦

Oubja had woken up with pocket kings in the perfect moment for him. The rest of the room screamed out for sixes to come. The board ran out 9♦2♦6♠7♥5♦. Oubja's kings held and he doubled up.

The next hand, over on another table, Action was on the flop on a board of 9♦7♣7♠. Fathi Guizani moved all in with a short stack and Amer Benmoumen called for a few chips more.

Guizani showed K♠9♣ for a pair of nines. Benmoumen showed 10♥6♦ for a backdoor straight draw.

The turn came the 2♥ and the river was the 6♠. Benmoumen paired up with his sixes, but Guizani held to double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mehdi Chaoui	700,000	150,000
Amer Benmoumen	370,000	40,000
Fathi Guizani	110,000	110,000
Badr Oubja	50,000	50,000

Tags: Amer Benmoumen Badr Oubja Mehdi Chaoui

2023-05-27 21:48 UTC

Neigh Ace For Moreno as Guiglini Doubles Up

Mwarburton

Nível 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

David Rivas Moreno was all in preflop against Aurelien Guiglini. Two players flipped their cards, with Guiglini the player at risk.

Aurelien Guiglini: K♣Q♥
David Rivas Moreno: A♦Q♠

The board ran out K♥6♣9♥2♥7♥. The flop brought Guiglini a pair of kings. Moreno shouted out for his ace, but it never came. Guiglini scooped the pot. Moreno responded to the bad-beat with his signature neighing noise.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David Rivas Moreno	330,000	330,000
Aurelien Guiglini	150,000	150,000

Tags: Aurelien Guiglini David Rivas Moreno

2023-05-27 21:19 UTC

Vayssieres Scoops Inflated Pot Without Needing to Showdown

Mwarburton

Nível 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ouassini Cheikh raised to 8,000 from early position and picked up a call before Nicolas Vayssieres came over the top with a raise to 34,000. Cheikh made the call.

The flop came 10♥K♦2♥ and Vayssieres stared across the table at his opponent before out for 31,000. Cheikh also took his time to think before responding with a reraise to 110,000. Vayssieres moved all in for around 190,000. Cheikh anguished before eventually mucking his hand.

Vayssieres scooped a huge pot without playing to showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nicolas Vayssieres	350,000	300,000
Ouassini Cheikh	220,000	220,000

Tags: Nicolas Vayssieres Ouassini Cheikh

2023-05-27 19:22 UTC

Azulay Turns Straight and Gets Paid by Haiche

Mwarburton

Nível 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jean-Louis Albert Azulay raised and Idir Haiche called in the small blind. The flop came 3♦9♥Q♥ and both players checked.

The turn came the K♣ and Haiche checked again. Azulay bet 15,000 and Haiche made the call. The river was the 5♣. Haiche checked for a third street and Azulay put out a large bet of 35,000, which Haiche called.

Azulay showed J♦10♣ for a turned straight. Haiche mucked his hand and muttered in dismay as Azulay scooped a pot that brought his stack up to around 280,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jean-Louis Albert Azulay	280,000	227,000
Idir Haiche	80,000	-50,000

Tags: Idir Haiche Jean-Louis Albert Azulay

2023-05-27 18:00 UTC

The Party Never Stops At SISMIX

Mwarburton

Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Half poker event, half music festival, the party never stops at Winamax SISMIX. Here's a look at what's been happening off the felt last night and during today's pool party.

The Moracaine Soiree included a buffet of couscous, chicken and merguez sausages served with sweet mint tea. Dancers and fire-spinners provided the entertainment as the sun dawned on the Kingdom.

Later on, players and staff headed over to the Theatro for their nightly dose of rave music, dancing, and endless supplies of vodka.

And this afternoon's pool party was brought to life by a parade of colourful characters.

2023-05-27 17:14 UTC

Berrak Picks Off Sfez's Three Barrel Bluff to Gain Huge Stack

Mwarburton

Nível 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Mohamed El Berrak raised and Lucas Sfez reraised to 9,500. Berrak called and two players went to the flop.

The flop came Q♥4♥Q♦. Berrak checked and Sfez bet out for 10,000, which Berrak called.

The turn was the K♥. Berrak checked for a second time and Sfez bet out 20,500, which Berrak called. By this point, the pot was seriously inflated and the winner was already set to increase their stack by a significant amount.

The river came the 3♣. Berrak checked again and Sfez moved all in. Berrak quickly made the call for the rest of his stack, 94,400 chips.

Berrak flipped over J♥9♥ for a turned flush. Sfez showed A♣7♠. He'd been running a bluff over the course of three streets.

Unfortunately for him, the bluff was mistimed and Berrak clearly wasn't folding. He now moves up to around 250,000 chips, making him one of the chip leaders as Day 1c progresses.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mohamed El Berrak	250,000	203,000
Lucas Sfez	5,000	5,000

Tags: Lucas Sfez Mohamed El Berrak

2023-05-27 16:29 UTC

Veloson Claims Pot on Paired Board; Hufschmitt's Stack Halved

Mwarburton

Nível 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Following an open raise, [Removed:436] called on the button and Julien Hufschmitt reraised to 11,000 from the small blind. Veloson made the call.

The flop came Q♣9♦2♠ and Hufschmitt made a continuation bet for 16,500, which was nearly half of his stack. Veloson made the call.

The turn was the Q♦. Hufschmitt smiled and looked across the table. After a long deliberation, Hufschmitt checked and Veloson pushed all in. Hufschmitt was forced to make the fold and accept a huge hit to his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
[Removed:436]	120,000
Julien Hufschmitt	19,000

Tags: Julien Hufschmitt

2023-05-27 12:14 UTC

Najchaus Chipping Up Early

Mwarburton

Nível 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Alexane Najchaus is chipping up just moments after sitting down in the Main Event. She has won several small pots to elevate her position early.

In one hand, a player who goes by the alias Lezob_6 raised to 600 and picked up a call before Najchaus reraised to 2,800 from the button. Lezob_6 folded and another opponent made the call.

The flop came 8♦Q♠10♣ and Najchaus made a continuation bet. Her opponent folded and she took the chips to add to her stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alexane Najchaus	72,000	22,000

Tags: Alexane Najchaus