Main Event Dia 1b | 2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech

2019-09-20 23:23 UTC+1

Ben Azzouz Bags Day 1b Chip Lead in Record-Breaking WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event

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Nível 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Day 1b is in the books at the record-breaking WPTDeepStacks Marrakech, with the largest Main Event in the tournament's history. A total of 332 players entered today, and with the 213 from Day 1a they combined to create a field of 545, dwarfing the previous record of 433 from 2017.

Just 101 players survived, and they will join the 57 from Day 1a in the Day 2 field.

The stunning setting of the Es Saadi Resort and the Casino de Marrakech was practically buzzing with players throughout the day as they sought to become the latest in a long line of champions here at one of the hottest poker destinations on the continent.

With the High Roller heading to another day, and scheduled to resume at the end of Day 1b, players hopped in the Main Event hoping to run up a stack ahead of Day 2. They had the 428,500 of Ismail Fath-Eddine in their sights but no player topped 400,000 on Day 1b.

The nearest appeared to be Nabil Ben Azzouz (349,000), with former EPT Prague champion Paul Michaelis (308,000) not far behind him.

Other big stacks included Mohamed Mamouni (222,000) and Sairi Azzelarab (217,000) with anything over 200,000 good enough for around 100 big blinds when play resumes on Saturday at midday.

The day started with a bang with two eliminations in the first level, both at the hands of Bruno Caron. He flopped top set against bottom set and pocket aces and held to move up to 90,000 barely 30 minutes into the day.

He stuck around and eventually bagged 83,500, but he wasn't the only Frenchman to bag as a string of familiar faces including Alexandre Reard (27,000), Bernard Guigon (99,000), Pierre Antoine Quignard (46,000), Erwann Pecheux (67,000), Arthur Conan (120,000) and former Premier League footballer Jimmy Kebe (29,500) all bagged ahead of Day 2.

Other players who jumped into the tournament but were less lucky included Roger Tondeur, Said El Yousfi, and former WSOPC Marrakech champion Phillip Huxley.

Tomorrow there will be eleven levels, with blinds increasing to 60 minutes in length. The bubble is expected to burst and every player will be focused on making it through to the final day's play on Sunday.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this massive WPTDeepStacks Main Event until we crown a winner!

Tags: Alexandre Reard Arthur Conan Bernard Guigon Bruno Caron Erwann Pecheux Jimmy Kebe Mohamed Mamouni Paul Michaelis Phillip Huxley Pierre Antoine Quignard Roger Tondeur Said El Yousfi Sairi Azzelarab

2019-09-20 21:42 UTC+1

Record Field as Registration Closes

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Nível 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Registration in the 2019 WPTDS Marrakech Main Event has closed with the tournament clock showing 332 entries on Day 1b.

That, coupled with the 213 that entered yesterday means that there is an unconfirmed field of 545, making this the biggest WPTDS Marrakech in history!

2019-09-20 16:09 UTC+1

Over 400 Total Entries

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Nível 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Yesterday saw 213 entries and the tournament clock currently shows 169 of 190 players remaining, meaning that the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event has surpassed the 400 player mark.

Now at the start of Level 5, there are six levels of late registration remaining for players to jump in or re-enter, meaning that the record of 433 from 2017 is well within reach.

2019-09-20 14:57 UTC+1

WPTDS Deauville Runner-Up Ceran-Maillard in the Field

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Gregoire Maillard (l) with Nathan Tetart

Back in May, Gregoire Ceran-Maillard finished second to Nathan Tetart in the WPTDeepStacks Deauville Main Event. After defending champion Francois Tosques advanced yesterday, can another former WPTDS final tablist join him in Day 2?

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gregoire Ceran-Maillard	30,000

Tags: Francois Tosques Gregoire Maillard Nathan Tetart

2019-09-20 12:36 UTC+1

Casino de Marrakech and Es Saadi Resort Ready for WPTDeepStacks Day 1b

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The beautiful Casino de Marrakech at the Es Saadi resort is ready for Day 1b of the WPTDeepStacks Main Event. After 213 players joined proceedings yesterday, plenty more will jump into the field to start their journey to become the latest WPTDS champion.

They'll all be wanting to bag plenty of chips ahead of Day 2, but Ismail Fath-Eddine is the man to catch after bagging up a mammoth 428,500 in chips from his 30,000 starting stack.

Players will have twelve 40-minute levels on Day 1b, with late registration open for ten of them. There will be 15-minute breaks after levels three and six, with a 75-minute dinner break after level nine.

Day 1 Blind Structure

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
1	100	100
2	100	100	100
3	100	200	200
15-minute break
4	100	300	300
5	200	400	400
6	300	500	500
75-minute break
7	300	600	600
8	400	800	800
9	500	1000	1000
15-minute break
10	600	1200	1200
11	800	1600	1600
12	1000	2000	2000

Plenty of big names will be in the field after the conclusion of the High Roller yesterday, so stay tuned to PokerNews as we keep you up to date with all the action.