21 Players for One Ring on Day 3 of the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event
It's the big day! Tonight, one player will be crowned as the champion of the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event, here at the Casino de Marrakech inside the Es Saadi Resort. But who will it be? The answer is among the last 21 players of the tournament.
Out of a field of 1,163 entrants, they managed to qualify for Day 3 and are now dreaming of the 2,150,000 MAD first-place prize (€200,000) and the golden WSOP ring. After Day 2, Morocco's Mohamed Hakim is the closest to the win as he ended the day as the chip leader with 3,890,000 chips, closely followed by Max Deveson and his 3,325,000 chips. Sandro Jose Alves is third in chips so far (2,475,000).
End-of-Day 2 Top Ten
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Hakim | Morocco | 3,890,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Max Deveson | United Kingdom | 3,325,000 | 67 |
| 3 | Sandro Jose Alves | Portugal | 2,475,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Ruche | Belgium | 2,365,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Nicola Pezzullo | Italy | 2,255,000 | 45 |
| 6 | Luis | Spain | 2,140,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Igor Picone | Belgium | 2,090,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Guillaume Garcia | France | 1,875,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Ramon | Grenada | 1,800,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Roger Tondeur | Switzerland | 1,615,000 | 32 |
Among the remaining players, Igor Picone will return with 2,090,000 chips, sharing the table with Roger Tondeur (1,615,000), Antoine Delorme (1,165,000), and Adrien Sanz (655,000). On Table 2, Yuzhou Yin (1,215,000) will play at the beginning of the day with Day 1b former chip leader Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel (620,000) to his right and Endravuz Lahdo (1,340,000) to his left. The Swiss player will try to imitate his brother Samiyel Duzgun, who won the tournament in 2020.
WSOPC Marrakech Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) | Place | Prize (in MAD) | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,150,000 | €200,000 | 9 | 275,000 | €25,000 |
| 2 | 1,550,000 | €143,000 | 10-11 | 225,000 | €21,000 |
| 3 | 1,100,000 | €101,000 | 12-13 | 180,000 | €16,500 |
| 4 | 800,000 | €74,000 | 14-15 | 140,000 | €13,000 |
| 5 | 610,000 | €56,000 | 16-17 | 110,000 | €10,000 |
| 6 | 490,000 | €45,000 | 18-20 | 88,000 | €8,000 |
| 7 | 405,000 | €37,000 | 21 | 73,000 | €6,700 |
| 8 | 335,000 | €31,000 |
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in Level 26 with blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante and 60-minute levels. The players are already guaranteed 73,000 MAD (€6,700) for making it this far, with a spot at the final table worth 335,000 MAD (€31,000). The live stream is planned from the beginning of the day with a 30-minute delay.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action as the field plays down to a final table and on to the crowning of a new champion.