Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 WPTDeepStacks Marrakech
Buy-in
13,200 MAD
Prize Pool
6,236,000 MAD
Entries
545
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Eleven hours of play whittled down a starting field of 158 to just 12 players all in with a chance of winning 1,100,000 MAD in the biggest WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Main Event ever.
With the final stages of the day playing out under the Dome in the beautiful Es Saadi Resort grounds, it was Pedro Ingles who will lead the field ahead of Day 3.
He won a stunning hand on feature with aces against kings to eliminate Marius Conan with less than 20 minutes left in the day to move to the top of the chip counts.
However, the big story is that defending champion Francois Tosques sits second in chips with 2,080,000, ahead of Daniel El Keslassy who is the only other player over two million in chips.
Bruno Fitoussi may be the second shortest in chips, but with over $3m in lifetime earnings, the Frenchman will still be a dangerous prospect at the tables when the final day's play gets underway at 2 p.m. local time on Sunday 22nd September.
Day 3 Seating Draw
| Table 1 | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orey Canarinho | 1,125,000 | 38 |
| 2 | Silma Macalou | 1,525,000 | 51 |
| 3 | |||
| 4 | Mohamed Mamouni | 485,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Pierre Antoine Quignard | 1,150,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Manuel Lopez | 763,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Pedro Ingles | 2,655,000 | 89 |
| 8 | |||
| Table 2 | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Bruno Fitoussi | 695,000 | 23 |
| 2 | Daniel El Keslassy | 2,010,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Yohan Gonzales | 1,401,000 | 47 |
| 4 | Francois Tosques | 2,080,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Jerome Zerbib | 805,000 | 27 |
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | Alejandro Roman | 1,395,000 | 47 |
Day 2 Recap
The day began with 158 of the 545 starting field still in with a shot of securing a slice of the 6,236,000 MAD prize pool. Leading the way was Day 1a chip leader Ismail Fath-Eddine with over 400,000 but several players were breathing down his neck including Day 1b chip leader Nabil Ben Azzouz and Paul Michaelis.
Several notables would burst during the first couple of levels of play, including former Premier League footballer Jimmy Kebe, along with Henrique Pinho, Kuljinder Sidhu, Arthur Conan, Serdar Demircan and Alexandre Reard.
Others were more fortunate as Fath-Eddine extended his chip lead at the top of the counts to over 500,000. However, by the first break it was Jonathan Therme who had shot up to over 700,000 to lead the WPTDS Main Event.
Can Tosques Go Back-to-Back?
Defending champion Francois Tosques soon joined the big stacks with close to 600,000 in chips just before the tournament went hand-for-hand two off the money to remedy perceived rampant stalling by tournament staff.
Outhagna Sydaphasavanh bust two off the money, before a classic race did for Salim Boukrouma as his ace-king failed to outlast the queens of a player known only as Romi. This guaranteed the remaining 71 players 24,000 MAD.
Tosques moved into the lead with 800,000 and then moved further ahead still, becoming the first player over a million in chips. In fact, the defending champion showed no signs of slowing down and would move close to 10% of the chips in play with still around 40 players remaining.
The biggest name still in the tournament at this stage was undoubtedly Bertrand Grospellier, but as he eyed a double holding pocket jacks against Sonny Franco's pocket fives, Grospellier chances were torpedoed when a five hit on the river, and blown to smithereens when another appeared on the river to give Franco quads and send Grospellier to the rail in 46th place for 29,000 MAD.
Other eliminations in the money included Isabel Baltazar (65th - 24,000 MAD), Robin Hegele (59th - 25,500 MAD), Paul Michaelis (57th - 25,500 MAD), Ismail Fath-Eddine (41st - 29,000 MAD), Anas Tadini (40th - 29,000 MAD), Erwann Pecheux (39th - 32,000 MAD), Parham Ahoor (34th - 32,000 MAD), Nabil Ben Azzouz (20th - 54,000 MAD) and Sonny Franco (15th - 72,000 MAD).
The remaining players will return on Sunday 22nd September at 14:00 local time playing down to a winner under the lights of the stunning Dome here at the Es Saadi Resort.
Stay tuned to PokerNews who will be there every step of the way as we crown the latest WPTDeepStacks champion here in Marrakech.
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,655,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
2,080,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
2,010,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
|
1,525,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
1,401,000
-124,000
|
-124,000 |
|
1,395,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
1,150,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
1,125,000
-505,000
|
-505,000 |
|
|
805,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
763,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
695,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
485,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
With the night winding down, there was still time for Jerome Zerbib to double through Mouloud.
Zerbib held 
and was up against his opponent's 
. The board came 
and Zerbib doubled up.
Mouloud would double the very next hand with 
against the 
of Daniel El Keslassy, but would soon fall in 13th place for MAD 85,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Marius Conan opened to 55,000 and Pedro three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind. Conan four-bet all in for close to 1.2 million and Pedro called putting Conan at risk.
Marius Conan: 
Pedro:
It was a huge cooler with less than 20 minutes left in Day 2, and Conan received no help on the 
run out and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Sonny Franco shoved for 300,000 from the cutoff and Daniel El Keslassy called in the big blind.
Sonny Franco: 
Daniel El Keslassy: 
The 
flop gave El Keslassy a set, and Franco was eliminated after the completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jonathan Therme moved all in for 300,000 from the button and Silma Macalou tank called from the big blind.
Jonathan Therme: 
Silma Macalou: 
It was a flip, but Macalou made a set on the 
flop. The turn 
did give Therme a straight, however, but the river paired the board giving Macalou a full house and sending Therme to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Pedro picked up pocket kings 
on the feature table and got his last 695,000 chip sin against Manuel Lopez who held 
.
Lopez could spike an ace, and picked up a gutshot straight draw on the 
flop but the 
runout didn't help him and Pedro doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
575,000
-655,000
|
-655,000 |
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Table 1 | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orey Canarinho | 1,630,000 | 65 |
| 2 | Silma Macalou | 1,170,000 | 47 |
| 3 | Marius Conan | 1,135,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Mohamed Mamouni | 425,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Pierre Antoine Quignard | 1,375,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Manuel Lopez | 1,230,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Pedro | 695,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Jonathan Therme | 300,000 | 12 |
| Table 2 | Name | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Bruno Fitoussi | 775,000 | 31 |
| 2 | Daniel El Keslassy | 955,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Yohan Gonzales | 1,525,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Francois Tosques | 2,025,000 | 81 |
| 5 | Jerome Zerbib | 400,000 | 16 |
| 6 | Sonny Franco | 415,000 | 17 |
| 7 | Mouloud | 660,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Romi | 1,385,000 | 55 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,025,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,630,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
|
|
1,525,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
1,385,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
1,375,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
1,230,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
|
1,170,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
|
1,135,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
|
955,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
775,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
|
695,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
660,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
425,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
|
415,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
|
400,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
300,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Level 23
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Zahi Messouat was all in for 400,000 with 
against the of Romi.
There was no help for Messouat on the 
board and he was eliminated, moving Romi well above one million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,420,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
Busted |