Travel Tips for the 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech Main Event (Sept. 30 - Oct. 2)
The PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Marrakech kicks off today and runs through Oct. 2. The Main Event is a three-day 13,200 MAD (approximately €1,200/$1,350) single-reentry event held Sept. 30 until Oct. 2.
d9y.shop will be on-site to deliver all the Main Event updates one can ask for and will be covering the final table of the High Roller on September 29th as well. If you plan on going, here are some quick tips:
Taxi Cabs
- When you arrive at Menara Airport Marrakech, go to the back of the parking lot to avoid cab hustlers asking for 200. 70-100 Moroccan dirham ($10/€9) is the normal price for a cab to go to the city. The price is per car, not per person.
- A lot of cab drivers will claim their meters are broken; settle on a price before you enter.
Places to Eat Close to the Casino
- - Lunch and breakfast within walking distance of the casino.
- - Exclusive restaurant with live shows.
- - Expensive rooftop bar.
- - Restaurant inside Es Saadi resort.
Supermarket
Carrefour Market la fontaine
Boulevard Al Yarmouk, Marrakech, Marokko
Restaurants You Need to Take a Cab To
The following restaurants are five to eight minutes by taxi, which should cost you about 25 Dirham ($2.50/€2.20). Be sure to ask for the meter to run or a set a price in advance. Smoking inside restaurants is allowed, generally speaking.
- - Good food, beautiful venue.
- - Good food, good music.
- - Meat Morrocan-style
- - Inexpensive Morrocan food. They focus on fruit juices.
- - Traditional Moroccan cuisine.
- - Supposedly the best burgers in Marrakech.
- - If you're into street food, you go to Jemaa el-Fnaa (photo) and try your luck. Tea is five dirhams in the shops in the center of the place. 100 meters away from Jemaa el Fna, in the Rue Bani Marine, there's a lot of popular (chaabi) restaurants for grilled meat.
World Poker Tour National Marrakech Schedule
| Date | Time | # | Event | MAD/€ | Stack | Levels | Format | late reg levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 24 | 18:00 | 1 | Opening Day 1 | 4,000 MAD/€365 | 13K | 30 | RE | 6 |
| Sept. 25 | 18:00 | 1 | Opening Day 2 | |||||
| Sept. 26 | 18:00 | 2 | NLHM | 2,500MAD/€225 | 10K | 20 | FO | 6 |
| Sept. 27 | 16:00 | 3 | Warm-Up Deepstack Day 1 | 6,000 MAD/€550 | 30K | 30 | RE | 9 |
| 22:00 | 4 | Turbo NLHM | 1,500MAD/€135 | 13K | 15 | FO | 8 | |
| Sept. 28 | 14:00 | 3 | Warm-Up Deepstack Day 2 | |||||
| 15:00 | 5 | Classic FO | 3,000 MAD/€270 | 10K | 30 F | FO | 4 | |
| 16:00 | 6 | WPTN High Roller Day 1 | 20,000 MAD/€1,800 | 35K | 40 | RE | start Day 2 | |
| 22:00 | 7 | Double Chance | 1,400MAD/€125 | 8K/8K | 20 | DC | 4 | |
| 14:00 | 8 | Monster Stack | 5,000 MAD/€450 | 35K | 30 | RE | 6 | |
| Sept. 29 | 16:00 | 6 | WPTN High Roller Day 2 | |||||
| 17:00 | 9 | Wanted Bounty | 1,400MAD/€125 | 10K | 20 | FO Bounty | 6 | |
| 22:00 | 10 | Ironman | 1,400MAD/€125 | 8K | 20 | No Break | 4 | |
| Sept. 30 | 12:00 | 11 | WPTN ME Day 1 | 13,200MAD/€1,200 | 30K | 60 | RE unique | 8 |
| 22:00 | 12 | FO | 1,400MAD/€125 | 10K | 20 | FO | 4 | |
| Oct. 01 | 12:00 | 11 | WPTN ME Day 2 | |||||
| 14:00 | 13 | Carte Blanche | 4,500MAD/€410 | 10K | 60 | FO | 4 | |
| 18:00 | 14 | Progressive Bounty | 2,000 MAD/€180 | 10K | 20 | RE Bounty | 6 | |
| 22:00 | 15 | Plo | 1,400MAD/€125 | 10K | 20 | Unlimited RB | 4 | |
| Oct. 02 | 13:30 | 16 | Bigstack | 2,500MAD/€225 | 20K | 20 | FO 8-Handed | 6 |
| 14:00 | 11 | WPTN ME Day 3 | ||||||
| 14:00 | 17 | Super High Roller | 30,000 MAD/€2,700 | 25K | 30 | RE | 6 | |
| 14:30 | 13 | Carte Blanche Day 2 | ||||||
| 16:00 | 18 | Turbo NLHM | 1,500MAD/€135 | 10K | 20 | FO | 4 | |
| 20:00 | 19 | Open Face Chinese Poker | 1,500MAD/€135 | 10K | 6 hands | FO | 4 |
Location
Former Champions
| Year | Entries | Tour | Buy-In | Champion | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 462 | WPTN | €1,200 | Rodolphe Rey | France | $102,714 |
| 2014 | 502 | WPTN | €1,200 | Mostafa Boukri | Morocco | $131,058 |
| 2013 | 465 | WPTN | €1,500 | Alain Manquant | France | $171,921 |
| 2011 | 274 | WPT | €3,000 | Mohamed Ali Houssam | Morocco | $214,983 |
| 2010 | 222 | WPT | €5,000 | Sebastian Homann | Germany | $341,798 |
| 2009 | 416 | WPT | €4,500 | Christophe Savary | France | $558,515 |
It's still summer in Marrakesh. Join me for some great events at the world's best venue.
— Barny Boatman (@barnyboatman)
