WSOPC Marrakech Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 WSOPC Marrakech
WSOPC Marrakech Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 WSOPC Marrakech
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Prize Pool
13,585,000 MAD
Entries
1,041
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
199
Players Left
24
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Just before 2 a.m. on this saturday night, Day 2 of WSOPC Marrakech Main Event 2023 came to en end with 24 players left. This afternoon, 199 players on a field of 1,041 entrants returned to Casino de Marrakech in Es Saadi Resort with several goals. The first one was to reach the money : 151 spots were paid with a 28,000 MAD mincash (around €2,525).
The second one was to build a stack and to qualify for the final day of the tournament, this Sunday from 1 p.m. German player Waldemar Kopyl managed to gather a huge stack of 3,070,000 chips, taking the chiplead to start the final day. He is ahead of French player Hicham Mahmouki and Russian player Andrey Cherkashin.
WSOPC Marrakech Main Event Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waldemar Kopyl | 3,070,000 | Germany | 78 |
| 2 | Hicham Mahmouki | 2,750,000 | France | 69 |
| 3 | Andrey Cherkashin | 2,640,000 | Russia | 66 |
| 4 | Michel Leibgorin | 2,415,000 | France | 60 |
| 5 | Sion Madar | 2,375,000 | France | 59 |
| 6 | Silvio Domingues Costa | 2,010,000 | Portugal | 50 |
| 7 | Karim Kaladjou | 1,700,000 | France | 42 |
| 8 | Enrico Olivieri | 1,685,000 | Italy | 42 |
| 9 | Tiago Serrazina | 1,615,000 | Portugal | 40 |
| 10 | Vic | 1,125,000 | Spain | 28 |
Notable players left are Michel Leibgorin (2,415,000), Day 1a chipleader Tiago Serrazina (1,615,000), Rony Halimi (910,000), Paul-François Tedeschi (880,000), Anthony Lellouche (675,000), Maher Achour (635,000), Antonin Teisseire (460,000) and Mohamed Mamouni (400,000).
Bubble bursted quite quickly in the beginning of the day and Nicolas Cottin Buracchio was the unfortunate bubble boy. Players that did make the money but not the end of the day include Mehdi Chaoui (28th, 60,000 MAD), Jean-Luc Adam (33th, 53,000 MAD), Hassan Fares (46th, 47,000 MAD), Anas Tadini (54th, 42,000 MAD), Fabio Pinho Damaso (64th, 38,000 MAD), Vincent Madeddu (69th, 38,000 MAD) or Jonathan Therme (76th, 35,000 MAD).
The remaining players will return on Sunday, January 22th, for Day 3 of the Main Event. Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in level 25, which has a small blind of 20,000, big blind of 40,000 and a running big blind ante of 40,000 with a duration of 60 minutes.
Come back tomorrow to see who will be crowned the winner and take home the Gold ring as well as the 2,000,000 MAD prize (around €180,000) 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 | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hicham Mahmouki | 2,750,000 | 69 |
| 1 | 2 | Belmehdi | 590,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 3 | Ali Habbad | 895,000 | 22 |
| 1 | 4 | Ringo Stimac | 370,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 5 | VIC | 1,125,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 6 | Karim Kaladjou | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 1 | 7 | Anthony Lellouche | 673,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 8 | Silvio Domingues Costa | 2,010,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 1 | Mohamed Mamouni | 400,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Endravuz Lahdo | 825,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 3 | Enrico Olivieri | 1,685,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 4 | Rony Halimi | 910,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 5 | Antonin Teisseire | 460,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 6 | Andrey Cherkashin | 2,640,000 | 66 |
| 2 | 7 | Soufiane Abbouti | 780,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 8 | Sion Madar | 2,375,000 | 59 |
| 3 | 1 | Maher Achour | 635,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | Thierry Oldak | 760,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 3 | Waldemar Kopyl | 3,070,000 | 77 |
| 3 | 4 | Michel Leibgorin | 2,415,000 | 60 |
| 3 | 5 | Paul-François Tedeschi | 880,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 6 | Mouloud | 900,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 7 | Alain Dery | 990,000 | 25 |
| 3 | 8 | Tiago Serrazina | 1,615,000 | 40 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
We lost three players in the first fifteen minutes of the last level.
After Adrien Sanz elimination, El Mostafa Belkhayate was at risk with 
against 
and Sylvain Mazza one table behind was also all in with 
against 
.
Both players failed to improve and were eliminated. Instead of playing the rest of the level, the tournament director decided to end the day now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,220,000
1,285,000
|
1,285,000 |
|
2,945,000
745,000
|
745,000 |
|
2,480,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
|
2,145,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
1,990,000
1,520,000
|
1,520,000 |
|
1,990,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
1,935,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,650,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,210,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
1,070,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
1,070,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
1,065,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
880,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
855,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
760,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
675,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
665,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
645,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
|
560,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
|
530,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
510,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
485,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
|
455,000
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
|
455,000
-1,225,000
|
-1,225,000 |
|
|
370,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The players are now sent to a 15-minute break, the last break of the day.
Play will resume at blinds 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante.
Players will be back for the last one-hour level.
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Mehdi Chaoui decided to three-bet call with 
a shove from another player.
His opponent revealed 
and found a 
to eliminate the Moroccan player in 28th place for 60,000 MAD (around €5,400€).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
French Partouche Ambassador Antonin Teisseire was left with less then ten big blinds.
When Sion Madar pushed him all in in the small blind, Teisseire decided to call with 
.
Madar hold 
and failed to eliminate his opponent after a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
It was a long period of time before a new elimination.
Saul was at risk from the button and his last twelve big blinds. Enrico Olivieri decided to reshove from the small blind.
Adrien Sanz folded and cards were revealed.
for Saul and 
for Olivieri who hold after an innocent board.
Saul was eliminated in 30th place for 60,000 MAD (around €5,400).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
Busted |