Who Will Be Crowned As 2018 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event Champion?
The final Day of the World Series of Poker International Circuit Main Event is here and a winner will be crowned tonight. The 16 remaining players are guaranteed to take at least 59,000 MAD (~$6,450) home, with them but they will all have their sights set on that first prize of 1,300,000 MAD (~$142,000) and the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring.
The player who is closest to grabbing those prizes right now is Vladimir Shabalin. Winning this tournament would be the biggest live cash for the Russian, who's record cash to date is €56,200 for a third-place finish in 2016 in Malta. Second in chips HCC has 95 big blinds to play with today and he’s seated with Shlomo Ohana, who has 94 big blinds and sits in third. There is not much known about HCC, including his real name, but he left an impression on all the tables he played at during Day 1a and Day 2. Not much more is known about Ohana, this will be his second live cash in his career, with his first ever cash (€4,150) taking place about 2 months ago in Bucharest.
Well-known players left in this field are Nicolas Noguera and Pierre Merlin. Both are sporting below average stacks for now but with more than 40 big blinds each, there's room to play. Noguera won the WSOP International Circuit Paris Main Event in 2016 for €220,000. Merlin came second in the 2017 WSOP International Circuit Paris Main Event for €135,000. Both of them join their fellow countrymen in their quest for WSOP Circuit glory, as the French are sporting no less than eight hopefuls among the final 16.
Former Champions
| Year | Entries | Champion | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 486 | - | - | €114,383 |
| 2017 | 511 | Arron Fletcher | United Kingdom | €130,755 |
| 2016 | 446 | Mathieu Selides | France | €95,479 |
| 2015 | 484 | Ricardo Manquant | France | €122,330 |
The tournament will be restarting at 1 pm local time on Level 21 with a small blind of 6,000, a big blind of 12,000 and a running ante of 2,000. Levels will continue with 60 minutes each until Level 25, when blinds will be increased to 75 minutes for the remainder of the tournament. Play will continue until the winner is crowned. PokerNews will be here to provide you with all the trials and tribulations of the WSOP International Circuit Main Event in Casino Marrakech.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,070,000 | |
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1,513,000 | |
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1,505,000 | |
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1,220,000 | |
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1,038,000 | |
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852,000 | |
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814,000 | |
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811,000 | |
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777,000 | |
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746,000 | |
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704,000 | |
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651,000 | |
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648,000 | |
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601,000 | |
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340,000 | |
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286,000 | |