Winamax SISMIX Marrakech Day 1b Kicks Off at 12 P.M.
The 5,500 MAD Main Event of the Winamax SISMIX poker festival at the Casino de Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort, here in Morocco, continues today with Day 1b, which is set to kick off today at 12 p.m. local time.
As Day 1a drew to a close last night, a total of 549 entries amassed by the conclusion of late registration, of which 91 players bagged and tagged for the Day 2 restart on Saturday. It was Valentin Pinault who bagged the overall chip lead, taking through a total of 1,065,000 after his quads won one the biggest pots of the tournament so far.
Following close behind was Johann Greboval and Sunny Cocquempot with 880,000 and 827,000 respectively, confirming Pinault as the only stack to eclipse the one million mark.
2024 Winamax Sismix Main Event Day 1a Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Pinault | France | 1,065,000 | 133 |
| 2 | Johann Greboval | France | 880,000 | 110 |
| 3 | Sunny Cocquempot | France | 827,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Gwendal Le Foll | France | 821,000 | 103 |
| 5 | Paul Beccari | France | 804,000 | 101 |
| 6 | Luis | Spain | 774,000 | 97 |
| 7 | Maxandre Dauphin | France | 739,000 | 92 |
| 8 | Alexis Fleur | France | 729,000 | 91 |
| 9 | Nafis Dundar | France | 663,000 | 83 |
| 10 | Aurelien Guiglini | France | 612,000 | 77 |
Both members of Winamax Team Pro Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes and Pierre Calamusa found their way to the felt yesterday, but it was only Calamusa who managed to progress with a stack of 170,000.
But it’s not just poker that the players can sink their teeth into; today’s schedule boasts a Pool Party from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. accompanied by resident DJ Samado featuring Rita Nas, as well as host Fred Musa recording Skyrocks’s DJ Planète Rap between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. In addition, the Winamax Beer Pong Open will kick off at 7 p.m. where, perhaps, the most important trophy of the series will be on offer. Starting from 11:30 p.m., the party at Club Theatero will close out the night.
Those participating in the main event on Day 1b will receive a starting stack of 50,000 and play through levels of 30 minutes. Those lucky enough to advance to Day 2 and Day 3 will benefit from a clock of 35 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. Each Day 1 will conclude when approximately 16.6% of the field remains; all advancing players will be in the money.
PokerNews will have boots on the ground for the entirety of the Main Event, so be sure to stick with the live updates to keep up with all the action.