Main Event
Dia 1a Concluído
2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Main Event
Dias: 1a
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Buy-in
13,200 MAD
Prize Pool
6,236,000 MAD
Entradas
545
Nível
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Fath-Eddine Bags Huge Chip Lead; Defending Champion Tosques Advances from WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Day 1a
Nível 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The WPTDeepStacks returned to the Es Saadi Resort in Marrakech in grand fashion with 213 players entering on Day 1a of the Main Event. This is up 32% from last year and means the tournament looks on track for record numbers.
After twelve levels of play here at the Casino de Marrakech, just 57 players advanced and there was a clear chip leader. Ismail Fath-Eddine moved up the counts, helped by the elimination of Moroccan Anas Tadini, to bag 448,500 in chips.
Other big stacks advancing included Fernando Suago (238,000), Robin Hegele (228,000) and Isabel Baltazar (204,000).
Tadini was one of several regulars here in Marrakech who played on Day 1a, and while he was unfortunate to bust, former Marrakech Poker Open High Roller champion Fadhil Farag (57,000), Sofian Benaissa (96,000) and former WSOP November Niner Fernando Pons (56,500) all bagged up stacks for Day 2.
Several big names joined the field late, including partypoker pros Bruno Fitoussi and Bertrand Grospellier. They were seated at the same table, with defending champion Francois Tosques sat in between them.
All three would bag up chips at the end of the Day, with Fitoussi (52,000) and Grospellier (74,000) behind Tosques (158,000) who doubled late on.
Join us on Friday 20th September right here on PokerNews from 13:00 local time for Day 1b to see who else can make it through to Day 2!
Assorted End of Day Chip Counts (Completo)
Nível 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
428,500 | -36,500 |
|
238,000 | -87,000 |
|
228,000 | 173,000 |
|
228,000 | 203,000 |
|
203,000 | 158,000 |
|
194,000 | |
|
189,000 | |
|
182,000 | |
|
182,000 | 22,000 |
|
170,000 | 15,000 |
|
169,500 | 114,500 |
|
|
162,000 | |
|
|
160,000 | -105,000 |
|
|
158,000 | 83,000 |
|
158,000 | 128,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 90,000 |
|
149,000 | |
|
|
149,000 | |
|
142,500 | |
|
138,500 | |
|
|
117,000 | |
|
110,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
104,000 | |
|
98,500 | 48,500 |
|
97,500 |
Late Double for Tosques
Nível 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
There's still time in the evening for defending champion Francois Tosques to bag a big double up to 145,000.
The average sits at 98,000 approaching the end of the evening. According to our French colleagues, Tosques over-bet shoved the river to secure his double and mean that he almost assured himself a place in Day 2.
Fath-Eddine Storms into Chip Lead
Nível 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ismail Fath-Eddine was closing in on 400,000 chips after a late surge, but has blown past that with the elimination of Anas Tadini.
Tadini held 
against the 
of Fath-Eddine, and the big stack held on the 
runout to send Tadini to the rail late on Day 1a.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
465,000 | 230,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Zizi Doubles Through Hegele
Nível 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Abdou Zizi was sweating an all in holding 
against the 
of Robin Hegele.
Zizi was all in for around 25,000 and as the river of a 
was dealt, he slid forward his chip stack confidently for a full double leaving a bemused-looking Hegele with less than starting stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | -45,000 |
213 Entries on Day 1a
Nível 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
With registration closed on Day 1a of the 2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event, there has been an increase of 32% compared with at the same stage last year. 213 players joined the field compared with 161 last year.
The 2018 Main Event came close to exactly matching the field size from 2017, but if today's numbers are anything to go by, then the 2019 edition should be the biggest to date!
| Year | Day 1a | Day 1b | Total | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 161 | 270 | 431 | Francois Tosques | MAD 1,000,000 |
| 2017 | 433 | Single Day 1 | 433 | Smain Mamouni | MAD 1,000,000 |
New Players Aiming for Chip Lead
Nível 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Suago has sat with the chip lead for long periods of the day, but with just two levels remaining, other players have begun to emerge as contenders for end of day chip leader.
Ismail Fath-Eddine sits on a stack of over 200,000, and he is joined by Drisse Maouchi. Maouchi saw a flop of 
out of the small blind. Bruno Fitoussi checked his big blind and the button bet 3,000. Maouchi snap raised to 8,000.
Fitoussi and the other player both folded and Maouchi showed 
for flopped trips, moving up over 260,000 in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
265,000 | 265,000 |
|
|
235,000 | 235,000 |
Nível: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600