58 Players Return For Day 2 of the 10,000 MAD Marrakech Poker Open Main Event
Just 58 players out of a packed field of 215 entrants are about to return for Day 2 of the 10,000 MAD Marrakech Poker Open Main Event here at the Es Saadi Resort in Marrakech.
After three flights, they will try to find a spot in the money and maybe a seat at the final table today. But there is still a long way to go, or maybe not that long for Abdou Zizi, who bagged the overall chip lead after Day 1b with 495,000 chips. He is followed by Aitor Cruz (470,000), while Daniel El Keslassy is third in chips so far with 370,000.
10,000 MAD Marrakech Poker Open Main Event Day 1 Top Ten
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdou Zizi | Morocco | 495,000 | 99 |
| 2 | Aitor Cruz | Spain | 470,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Daniel El Keslassy | Morocco | 370,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Sza | Spain | 366,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Mounir Khoddar | France | 355,000 | 71 |
| 6 | Volga Uyanik | France | 348,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Jesus | Spain | 341,000 | 68 |
| 8 | Ibon Berriozabal | Spain | 341,000 | 68 |
| 9 | Elmehdi Bellari | Morocco | 338,000 | 68 |
| 10 | Kamal Jbirane | France | 305,000 | 61 |
Volga Uyanik (348,000), Sebastien Lesoif (233,000), Mathieu Di Meglio (185,000), Sylvain Cisterna (160,000), [Removed:482] (140,000), and Sonny Franco (113,000) also made their way to Day 2. The same goes for Sabry Ferhaoui, who is last in chips with 33,000.
Day 2 gets underway at 2 p.m. local time on Level 14, where blinds will be 2,000/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante and 50-minute levels. Full prize pool and payout information will be announced at the beginning of the day, and the day should end when the final table is reached.
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