Who will win the 2017 PMU.fr WPT DeepStacks Main Event in Marrakech?
The biggest WPT DeepStacks field outside of the United States gathered a total of 433 entries at the stunning Casino de Marrakech and just 16 players remain in contention for the final day of the 2017 PMU.fr WPT DeepStacks Marrakech MAD 13,,200 (€1,200) Main Event.
The lion's share of the MAD 4,949,600 prize pool will be distributed today and all 16 finalists have MAD 52,000 locked up for their efforts, however all eyes are set on the trophy and first-place payout of MAD 1,000,000. Furthermore, the eventual champion will also receive a package worth €2,000 (€1,500 Main Event and €500 in travel expenses) for the WPT DeepStacks Final in Berlin in January 2018, which has a guaranteed prize pool of €500,000.
Leading the field into Day 3 is Smain Mamouni with 2,000,000 followed by fellow Frenchman Louis Linard (1,837,000), and Anas Belatik follows in third place with 1,670,000. The only other chip millionaire is Anthony Cruz 1,189,000, while a dup of PMU.fr qualifiers made it through in Julien Lemonnier (718,000) and Damien Lhommeau (429,000).
Other notables among the last 16 are Elizabeth Tedder, (664,000, Malek Grabsi (500,000), Pedro Cairat (445,000), Casino de Marrakech regular Tsunamy (266,000), Day 1 chip leader Ludovic Moryousef (252,000) and 2016 November Niner Fernando Pons (228,000).
Day 3 Seat Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cedric D | France | 617,000 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | Daniel C | Spain | 659,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 3 | Fernando Pons | Spain | 228,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 4 | Anas Belatik | France | 1,670,000 | 84 |
| 1 | 5 | Malek Grabsi | France | 500,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 6 | Smain Mamouni | France | 2,000,000 | 100 |
| 1 | 7 | Tsunamy | Spain | 266,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 8 | Julien Lemonnier | France | 718,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 1 | Anthony Cruz | France | 1,189,000 | 59 |
| 2 | 2 | Damien Lhommeau | France | 429,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 3 | Jean-Jacques Chantalat | France | 621,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 4 | Pablo R | Spain | 949,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 5 | Ludovic Moryousef | France | 252,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 6 | Pedro Cairat | Argentina | 445,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 7 | Louis Linard | France | 1,837,000 | 92 |
| 2 | 8 | Elizabeth Tedder | United States | 664,000 | 33 |
The action will resume at 2 p.m. local time and the last two tables will be live-streamed without hole cards until the unofficial final table, then switches to a security delay of 30 minutes with hole cards displayed until a champion is crowned. The live stream action can be followed on the PMU Poker Twitch channel.
There are 50 minutes left in level 23 and blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a running ante of 3,000, and the PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action as of 2 p.m. local time.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in Euro) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000,000 | 89,942 | 105,000 |
| 2 | 700,000 | 62,960 | 73,500 |
| 3 | 450,000 | 40,474 | 47,250 |
| 4 | 320,000 | 28,782 | 33,600 |
| 5 | 245,000 | 22,036 | 25,725 |
| 6 | 200,000 | 17,988 | 21,000 |
| 7 | 163,000 | 14,661 | 17,115 |
| 8 | 132,000 | 11,872 | 13,860 |
| 9 | 108,100 | 9,723 | 11,351 |
| 10-11 | 90,000 | 8,095 | 9,450 |
| 12-13 | 75,000 | 6,746 | 7,875 |
| 14-15 | 62,000 | 5,576 | 6,510 |
| 16 | 52,000 | 4,677 | 5,460 |