Romain Lewis Still in the Mix of Day 3 in the Winamax SISMIX Marrakech Main Event
The Winamax SISMIX Marrakech Main Event at Casino de Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort, here in Morocco, continues today with Day 3 of the 5,500 MAD Main Event. Of the 2,736 entries that were made, only 24 will be returning this morning as the tournament is played down to a winner.
This world record-breaking six-max event generated a massive prize pool of 12,610,400 MAD with a grand total of 1,500,000 AMD (approximately €140,000) set to find its way into the winner's pocket.
Of the finalists, it is Thomas Ristorcelli who bagged the all-important chip lead and will be taking through a stack of 14,375,000 for the Day 3 restart this afternoon, at 12:30 p.m. Ristorcelli is nearly two million chips clear of his closest opponent Kasra Rashidi and Hedi Boussetta who will be taking through 12,875,000 and 12,850,000 respectively; the only three players so far to have eclipsed the eight-figure chip mark.
2024 Winamax Sismix Main Event Day 2 Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Ristorcelli | France | 14,375,000 | 58 |
| 2 | Kasra Rashidi | France | 12,875,000 | 52 |
| 3 | Hedi Boussetta | France | 12,850,000 | 51 |
| 4 | Sacha Cohen | France | 7,925,000 | 32 |
| 5 | Soufiane Messadek | Belgium | 7,075,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Matthieu Lamagnere | France | 6,975,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Romain Lewis | France | 6,800,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Luigi Macaluso | France | 6,175,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Souleiman Ben Sta | France | 5,675,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Hugues Girard | France | 5,450,000 | 22 |
The campaign for a Winamax Team Pro member to take down this SISMIX event is still in full swing with Romain Lewis bagging a top ten stack for the second day in a row. Lewis had less than 700,000 after the dinner break, but after a double up and triple up just a few minutes apart, and a few premium pocket pairs, he eventually ended up qualifying for Day 3 with 6,800,000.
2024 Winamax Sismix Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,500,000 MAD | 8 - 9 | 150,000 MAD |
| 2 | 1,100,000 MAD | 10 - 11 | 115,000 MAD |
| 3 | 755,000 MAD | 12 - 14 | 90,000 MAD |
| 4 | 520,000 MAD | 15 - 17 | 70,000 MAD |
| 5 | 370,000 MAD | 18 - 23 | 55,000 MAD |
| 6 | 270,000 MAD | 24 | 45,000 MAD |
| 7 | 200,000 MAD |
The tournament will resume at 12:30 p.m. local time today under the dome next to the swimming pool. Players will return to blinds of 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante and will keep playing until a winner is crowned. This final day will be streamed with a 30-minute delay.
For those who are more into partying, the 'All-Stars' pool party will start at 2 p.m. with all the artists seen during the week. Finally, the 2024 Winamax Sismix will end during the night with the closing party at Theatro.
PokerNews will have boots on the ground for the entirety of the day, so be sure to stick with the live updates as we crown a champion here in Morocco.