Cedric Cavalier was all in preflop with the shorter stack against Christophe Beyer. Players flipped over their cards in what was about to be the hand that would end the tournament before anyone anticipated it.
Cedric Cavalier: A♣7♦
Christophe Beyer: A♥J♣
The board ran out 5♥K♥A♥Q♦J♥. Both players paired their aces on the flop and Beyer made two pair on the river. Cavalier was the 19th player to be eliminated from the tournament. He takes 45,000 dirham.
Day 2 has now officially ended. There will be 18 players, the final three tables, who will return to the felt for Day 3.
Day 2 of the 5,500 Dirham (€500) Winamax SISMIX Main Event, running at the Casino de Marrakech in the El Saadi Resort, has now concluded.
A total of 390 players started the day. The bustouts came in thick and fast and it took a matter of only a few hours before the field was reduced to half that number. There are now only 18 players remaining who will come back for the Final Day to play for the lion's share of the 10,450,000 dirham prize pool (approx. €950,000 euros).
The next player out will take 45,000 dirham. The overall winner will walk away with the tidy sum of 1,000,000 dirham.
Sylvain Neyroud is currently the leader with 16,000,000, giving him a huge chip advantage over the rest of the field. The closest to him in terms of chips is Christophe Beyer, who has 11,480,000.
In third place is Gonzalo Serrano with 8,615,000, followed by Ewen Trevidy in fourth with 7,810,000. Luis Cabello rounds out the top five with 6,300,000 chips.
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
Other notable players who made it through to the Final Day include Winamax pro Mehdi Chaoui and Spanish player Inigo Naveiro.
Blind levels on Day 3 will be 40-minutes and by the end of the day the winner will recieve their prize, bracelet, and their name on the screens all around Theatro for the winner's party.
PokerNews will be following the action and aiming to catch every bust out along the way until one player comes out on top.