Said El Yousfi Looking for Second WSOP Circuit Win; Ben Bensimhon Also Still in the Running
Day 2 of the World Series of Poker International Circuit Main Event is set to continue again at 1 pm local time. The exquisite Es Saadi Resort has been hosting the events here over the past few days and they have been wonderful. In total 486 entries, with 156 reentries, have been clocked with 152 hopefuls returning to the felt to pursue the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring.
Garcia Lorca can be found at the top of the overall leaderboard with 315,600 in chips in total which he collected on Day 1b yesterday. Trailing just behind him is the chip leader of Day 1a, Drisse Maouchi, with 310,000 chips. Closing out the podium is Harald Sammer with 296,500 chips.
WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam Winner Ben Bensimhon already has a ring and with a stack of 260,000 in chips, he’s gotten off to a great start in his pursuit towards a second one. So is WSOP Circuit – Global Casino Championship winner Said El Yousfi with 110,000 chips which is still way above average. Other players to keep a close eye on include Alexandre Reard (202,200), Jean Montury (190,000), Laurent [Removed:250] (158,000), and Michiel Brosky (154,000).
Hannes Neurauter (77,200), Mateusz Moolhuizen (76,300), retired footballer Camel Meriem (72,500), Pierre Calamusa (65,500), 2016 WSOP Crazy Eights 2nd place finisher, Michael Lech (61,600), WSOP International Circuit Deepstack winner Smain Mamouni (40,200) have all bagged a below average stack for today so will be looking to run that up to a great stack for Day 3.
Former Champions
| Year | Entries | Champion | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 starting on Level 13 with a small blind of 1,000, a big blind of 2,000 and a running ante of 300. The duration of the levels have been increased to 60 minutes each for today and 10 levels of play have been scheduled. There’s a break after every two levels, the first one will last 20 minutes due to a chip raise. Then a regular break of 15 minutes, a 60-minute dinner break and the last break of the day will be 15 minutes again.
The payout details will be announced later today and you’ll be able to find the details here as soon as they’re known. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be here to provide you with all the ups and downs of the WSOP International Circuit Main Event this weekend.