PokerNews to Cover Golden Million at Casino de Marrakech on March 19-22
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Coming off another successful WSOP International Circuit event, the Casino de Marrakech, located in the heart of the luxurious Es Saadi Resort, will play host to another big festival with the Golden Poker Million Marrakech on March 13-22.
The festival will feature 21 action-packed events with MAD (Moroccan Dirham) 5,000,000 (€473,863) in guaranteed prize pools and cash games running around the clock.
Expect many players from Spain where Golden Poker hosts events around the year to trek to Marrakech along with many others from around the world that are looking for a poker holiday in the sun with many tournaments to choose from.
PokerNews Covering the Main Event
PokerNews is always on hand whenever a big festival hits Marrakech and the Golden Poker Million is no different. Our reporting team will be covering the lucrative Golden Poker Million Marrakech Main Event from beginning to end on March 19-22.
The tournament features four opening flights on March 19-20. Tons of value is to be had with the tournament boasting a huge MAD 2,250,000 (€213,238) guaranteed for just MAD 8,500 (€806). There are also satellites littered throughout the schedule for players to qualify for as little as MAD 800 (€76).
The tournament is a deep-stacked affair with players starting off with 30,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 30 minutes.
Players will have plenty of chances to advance to Day 2 and beyond with unlimited re-entries allowed during each of the four opening flights.
Surviving players will enjoy a deeper structure with 45 minute blind levels on Day 2 on March 21 and hour-long blind levels on the final day on March 22.
PokerNews also covered the last Golden Poker Million when it visited Cyprus at the end of last year. The field was trimmed down from 1,164 to just two players when Antonio Saez Zamorano and David Comeron agreed to a heads-up deal awarding each player €164,000.
Time will tell who will become the next big winner in Marrakech following on the heels of Switzerland's Samiyel Duzgun shipping the WSOP International Circuit Main Event for 1,600,000 MAD (€150,400) in January.
Other Schedule Highlights
While PokerNews will be focusing almost entirely on the Main Event, there are 20 other lucrative events on the schedule with buy-ins ranging from MAD 500 (€47) to MAD 25,000 (€2,369).
Some of the bigger events include the Opening Golden Poker Million featuring a MAD 3,000 (€284) buy-in and a MAD 300,000 (€28,432) guarantee on March 13-15, the Golden Poker Million Deepstack featuring a MAD 5,000 (€474) buy-in and a MAD 600,000 (€56,864) guarantee on March 15-16, the High Roller featuring a MAD 15,000 (€1,422) buy-in and a MAD 750,000 (€71,079) guarantee on March 17-18, the Monster Stack featuring a MAD 4,500 (€426) buy-in and a MAD 500,000 (€47,386) guarantee on March 21-22, and the one-day Golden Super High Roller with a 25,000 MAD (€2,369) buy-in on March 20.
2020 Golden Poker Million Marrakech Schedule
| Date | Time | Event # | Event | Buy-in | Buy-in Euro | Guarnantee | Guarnatee Euro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13 | 4 p.m. | 1 | Opening Golden Poker Million Day 1a | MAD 3,000 | €284 | MAD 300,000 | €28,432 |
| March 14 | 4 p.m. | 1 | Opening Golden Poker Million Day 1b | MAD 3,000 | €284 | MAD 300,000 | €28,432 |
| March 15 | 4 p.m. | 1 | Opening Golden Poker Million Day 2 | MAD 300,000 | €28,432 | ||
| 8 p.m. | 2 | Turbo Sat Golden Poker Million Deepstack | MAD 500 | €47 | |||
| March 16 | 4 p.m. | 3 | Golden Poker Million Deepstack Day 1 | MAD 5,000 | €474 | MAD 600,000 | €56,864 |
| 9 p.m. | 4 | Big Sat Main Event High Roller | MAD 2,500 | €237 | |||
| March 17 | 2 p.m. | 3 | Golden Poker Million Deepstack Day 2 | MAD 600,000 | €56,864 | ||
| 3 p.m. | 5 | Welcome to Marrakech! | MAD 2,500 | €237 | MAD 100,000 | €9,477 | |
| 5 p.m. | 6 | High Roller Day 1 | MAD 15,000 | €1,422 | MAD 750,000 | €71,079 | |
| 8 p.m. | 7 | Turbo Sat Golden Main Event | MAD 800 | €76 | |||
| March 18 | 3 p.m. | 6 | High Roller Day 2 | MAD 15,000 | €1,422 | MAD 750,000 | €71,079 |
| 3:30 p.m. | 8 | The Golden Nugget | MAD 3,500 | €332 | MAD 200,000 | €18,955 | |
| 5 p.m. | 9 | Super Satellite Golden Main Event | MAD 1,000 | €95 | 10 Main Event tickets added | ||
| 8 p.m. | 10 | Event Turbo Tournament NLHE | MAD 1,500 | €142 | |||
| March 19 | 12 p.m. | 11 | Golden Poker Main Event Day 1a | MAD 8,500 | €806 | MAD 2,250,000 | €213,238 |
| 2 p.m. | 12 | Turbo Sat Golden Main Event | MAD 800 | €76 | |||
| 6 p.m. | 11 | Golden Poker Main Event Day 1b | MAD 8,500 | €806 | MAD 2,250,000 | €213,238 | |
| 8 p.m. | 13 | Classic Bounty | MAD 2,000 | €190 | |||
| March 20 | 12 p.m. | 11 | Golden Poker Main Event Day 1c | MAD 8,500 | €806 | MAD 2,250,000 | €213,238 |
| 2 p.m. | 14 | Turbo Sat Golden Main Event | MAD 800 | €76 | |||
| 6 p.m. | 11 | Golden Poker Main Event Day 1d | MAD 8,500 | €806 | MAD 2,250,000 | €213,238 | |
| 8 p.m. | 15 | Event Turbo Tournament NLHE | MAD 1,500 | €142 | |||
| March 21 | 1 p.m. | 11 | Golden Poker Main Event Day 2 | MAD 2,250,000 | €213,238 | ||
| 2 p.m. | 16 | Monster Stack Day 1 | MAD 4,500 | €426 | MAD 500,000 | €47,386 | |
| 6 p.m. | 17 | Progressive Bounty | MAD 3,000 | €284 | |||
| 8 p.m. | 18 | Satellite Super High Roller | MAD 2,500 | €237 | |||
| March 22 | 1:30 p.m. | 19 | Golden Six | MAD 5,000 | €474 | MAD 300,000 | €28,432 |
| 2 p.m. | 11 | Golden Poker Main Event Day 3 | MAD 2,250,000 | €213,238 | |||
| 2 p.m. | 20 | Golden Super High Roller | MAD 25,000 | €2,369 | |||
| 2:30 p.m. | 16 | Monster Stack Day 2 | MAD 500,000 | €47,386 | |||
| 5 p.m. | 21 | Turbo Deep Closing Event | MAD 2,000 | €190 |
Buy-ins in Moroccan Dirham. Euros estimated using Feb. 24, 2020 spot rate.
