WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event Day 1b Starts at 1 P.M.
The beautiful Casino de Marrakech, inside Es Saadi resort, is ready for Day 1b of the 15,000 MAD WSOP Circuit Main Event.
Yesterday, on Day 1a, 77 players out of 432 entrants managed to find a bag and qualify for Day 2, led by Sabry Ferhaoui and his 463,000 chips. He was closely followed by Paul François Tedeschi (457,000), while [Removed:476] was the only other player to bag more than 400,000 chips (402,000).
This first flight was also successful for players like Anas Tadini (273,000), Erwann Pecheux (260,000), 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (212,000), Javier Tsunamy (165,000), Sonny Franco (104,000), or Romain Lewis (37,000), who all qualified through Day 1a.
Day 1a Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabry Ferhaoui | France | 463,000 | 116 |
| 2 | Paul François Tedeschi | France | 457,000 | 114 |
| 3 | [Removed:476] | France | 402,000 | 101 |
| 4 | Endravuz Lahdo | Switzerland | 355,000 | 89 |
| 5 | Igor Picone | Belgium | 346,000 | 87 |
| 6 | Yuzhou Yin | China | 334,000 | 84 |
| 7 | Hassan Nashar | Gambia | 328,000 | 82 |
| 8 | Nourredine Aittaleb | France | 325,000 | 81 |
| 9 | Rachid Amamou | Switzerland | 295,000 | 74 |
| 10 | Nicola Pezzullo | Italy | 276,000 | 69 |
Day 1b begins at 1 p.m. local time. Like on Day 1a, there will be fourteen levels of 45 minutes, with late registration and unlimited re entries open for nine of them. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9. The end of the day can be expected at approximately 1.45 a.m.
While Day 1b will be playing, there will be a last opportunity to qualify for Day 2 at 10 p.m. with Day 1c Turbo with 15-minute levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates throughout the day and until a new champion is crowned on Sunday night!