270 Players Advance to Day 2 of the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event
After three busy flights that led to a new record of 1,523 entries in the World Series of Poker Marrakech Main Event, it’s now time for the big rally here at the Casino de Marrakech inside the Es Saadi Resort.
Out of this massive field, only 270 players managed to bag chips for Day 2. While some players will focus on simply reaching the money, others have bigger ambitions, including “Borjatm5”, who finished Day 1b as the overall chip leader with 576,000 chips. He’s the only player to have crossed the half-million mark, but Migle Kriksciunaite (487,000) and Day 1a chip leader Guillaume Darcourt (480,000) are not far behind.
WSOPC Main Event Top Ten
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borjatm5 | Spain | 576,000 | 144 |
| 2 | Migle Kriksciunaite | Lithuania | 487,000 | 122 |
| 3 | Guillaume Darcourt | France | 480,000 | 120 |
| 4 | Hugo Periera Semedo | Portugal | 456,000 | 114 |
| 5 | João Ferreira | Portugal | 446,000 | 112 |
| 6 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 443,000 | 111 |
| 7 | Rabah Hamiti | Algeria | 438,000 | 110 |
| 8 | Anas Tadini | Morocco | 431,000 | 108 |
| 9 | Ryan Kelly | United Kingdom | 408,000 | 102 |
| 10 | Adrien Amorella | France | 386,000 | 97 |
Anas Tadini (431,000), Day 1c chip leader Adrien Amorella (386,000), Anthony Apicella (356,000), Lucien Cohen (257,000) or the defending champion Max Deveson (223,000) are also still in the race for the prestigious WSOP ring, as well as WSOP bracelet winners Romain Le Dantec (218,000), Jonathan Therme (169,000), Maxim Lykov (134,000) or Vangelis Kaimakamis (110,000).
All 270 remaining players will return at 1 p.m. local time at Level 15, where blinds will be 2,000/4,000, with a 4,000-blind ante. Levels will now be 60-minute long until the end of the tournament, and the payouts will be announced at the beginning of the day. The tournament director also announced that the day will end after the completion of Level 25.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates as Day 2 gets underway!