WSOPC Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
WSOPC Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Prize Pool
14,893,000 MAD
Entries
1,163
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
245
Players Left
21
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Out of the 1,163 entrants in the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event, 245 players returned for Day 2 at the Casino de Marrakech inside the Es Saadi Resort. Among them, 170 runners reached the money, but only 21managed to find a bag at the end of the day and qualify for Day 3.
Thanks to a massive pot won after the dinner break, Mohamed Hakim jumped into the top spots of the chip count and kept his big stack until the end as he bagged the chip lead with 3,890,000 chips. Only Max Deveson, who takes the second place, will be back tomorrow for the final day with more than three million chips (3,325,000).
End-of-Day 2 Top Ten
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Hakim | Morocco | 3,890,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Max Deveson | United Kingdom | 3,325,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Sandro Jose Alves | Portugal | 2,475,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Ruche | Belgium | 2,365,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Nicola Pezzullo | Italy | 2,255,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Luis | Spain | 2,140,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Igor Picone | Belgium | 2,090,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Guillaume Garcia | France | 1,875,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Ramon | Grenada | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Roger Tondeur | Switzerland | 1,615,000 | 32 |
France will be the most represented country on the final day with five players, including Guillaume Garcia (1,875,000), Antoine Delorme (1,165,000), Jawad Bengourane (1,010,000) and 2023 Marrakech Poker Open winner Adrien Sanz (655,000). Chip leader at the beginning of the day, Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel now holds one of the shortest stacks with 620,000 chips.
Belgium will also be well-represented with three players: Jean-Claude Ruche, who is fourth in chips tonight (2,365,000); Igor Picone, also holding over two million chips (2,090,000); and Wim Verhaegen, who doubled up in the final hands of the day to bag 1,610,000 chips.
However, Day 3 won't just be a battle between France and Belgium. Players from other countries, such as Nicola Pezzullo (2,255,000), Roger Tondeur (1,615,000), Endravuz Lahdo (1,340,000), and Yuzhou Yin (1,215,000), will also be vying to win the tournament. Same for Filippo Lazzaretto, the shortest stack of all (510,000).
The remaining players will return tomorrow, Sunday, January 21, for Day 3 of the Main Event. Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in Level 26, which has a small blind of 25,000, big blind of 25,000 and a running big blind ante of 50,000. Levels will be 60-minute long during this final day.
WSOPC Marrakech Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) | Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,150,000 | €200,000 | 9 | 275,000 | €25,000 |
| 2 | 1,550,000 | €143,000 | 10-11 | 225,000 | €21,000 |
| 3 | 1,100,000 | €101,000 | 12-13 | 180,000 | €16,500 |
| 4 | 800,000 | €74,000 | 14-15 | 140,000 | €13,000 |
| 5 | 610,000 | €56,000 | 16-17 | 110,000 | €10,000 |
| 6 | 490,000 | €45,000 | 18-20 | 88,000 | €8,000 |
| 7 | 405,000 | €37,000 | 21 | 73,000 | €6,700 |
| 8 | 335,000 | €31,000 |
Come back tomorrow to see who will be crowned the winner and take home the Gold ring as well as the 2,150,000 MAD prize (around €200,000) for first place. PokerNews will provide start-to-finish coverage of the final day.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adrien Sanz | France | 655,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | Roger Tondeur | Switzerland | 1,615,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 3 | Victor | Spain | 855,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 4 | Antoine Delorme | France | 1,165,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 5 | Luis | Spain | 2,140,000 | 43 |
| 1 | 7 | Sandro Jose Alves | Portugal | 2,475,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 8 | Igor Picone | Belgium | 2,090,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 1 | Yuzhou Yin | China | 1,215,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 2 | Endravuz Lahdo | Switzerland | 1,340,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 3 | Manuel Machado | Portugal | 660,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 4 | Jean-Claude Ruche | Belgium | 2,365,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 5 | Ramon | Grenada | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 6 | Max Deveson | United Kingdom | 3,325,000 | 67 |
| 2 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel | France | 620,000 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | Wim Verhaegen | Belgium | 1,610,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 2 | Filippo Lazzaretto | Italy | 510,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | Mohamed Hakim | Morocco | 3,890,000 | 78 |
| 3 | 4 | Mostafa Essanhaji | Morocco | 920,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Nicola Pezzullo | Italy | 2,255,000 | 45 |
| 3 | 6 | Guillaume Garcia | France | 1,875,000 | 38 |
| 3 | 7 | Jawad Bengourane | France | 1,010,000 | 20 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,890,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
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3,325,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
2,475,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
2,365,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
2,255,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
2,140,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
2,090,000
-1,110,000
|
-1,110,000 |
|
1,875,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
1,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
1,615,000
715,000
|
715,000 |
|
1,610,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
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|
1,340,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
1,215,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
1,165,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
|
1,010,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
920,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
855,000
-1,245,000
|
-1,245,000 |
|
660,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
655,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
|
620,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
||
|
510,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
21 players managed to find a bag at the end of Day 2. They have qualified for Day 3.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
A few hands after he doubled up, Wim Verhaegen opened to 80,000 from under the gun. All the other players folded to Manuel Machado, who defended from the big blind.
Machado check-called when Verhaegen continued with a bet of 90,000 on the J♣7♠K♦ flop, and he check-called again on the turn J♥ after Verhaegen bet 230,000.
On the river 2♠, Verhaegen finally moved all-in for 420,000. Machado was obviously facing a painful decision. For more than a minute, he kept moving on his chair. And he eventually folded K♣10♣. It was the right decision, as Verhaegen had A♥J♣ for a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,000,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The clock is on pause. Five more hands will be played tonight before the end of Day 2.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Wim Verhaegen was on the button when he moved all-in for 410,000. Mohamed Hakim went into the tank from the small blind, and he eventually called.
Wim Verhaegen: A♣6♠
Mohamed Hakim: K♥Q♣
Verhaegen dodged bullets on a board of 6♣8♣5♠3♦10♥ and secured a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | |
|
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|
|
90,000 | |
|
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Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After Max Deveson opened from under the gun, Christopher Marcadet in the big blind three-bet to 340,000 and was called by Deveson.
Marcadet continued with a bet of 235,000 on a flop of 5♣10♣2♦, and Deveson called. Then on the turn 8♣, Marcadet shoved for almost 1,000,000 chips. Deveson snap-called.
Christopher Marcadet: K♦K♠
Max Deveson: 8♦8♥
Marcadet's kings were cracked by Deveson's set hit on the turn. Fuming, Marcadet was eliminated in 22nd place after the river 3♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
1,425,000
|
1,425,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
With 440,000 chips and one of the shortest stack of the field, Sabry Ferhaoui shoved from early position, and he was called by Antoine Delorme on the button.
Sabry Ferhaoui: A♠10♥
Antoine Delorme: Q♥Q♦
The low board of 7♥7♠5♦4♦8♣ didn't help Ferhaoui, who was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted | |
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