Out of the 215 entrants recorded in the 10,000 MAD Marrakech Poker Open Main Event, only 9 players remain, here at the Es Saadi Resort in Marrakech.
The day was scheduled to end at the end of Level 23 or when the finalists were determined. As expected, the second option occurred first after the field decreased from 58 players to nine on Day 2.
Among these players, Fabian Rolli had one of the shortest stacks of the field when the bubble burst, and he was last in chips during the three-table redraw. However, the Swiss player managed to come back and ended the day as the chip leader with 1,830,000 chips, more than 70 big blinds.
2024 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamal Jbirane | France | 480,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Fabian Rolli | Switzerland | 1,830,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Orey Canarinho | Spain | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Eduard Rau | Germany | 500,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Aitor Cruz | Spain | 1,620,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Abilio Silva | Portugal | 670,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Juan Antonio | Spain | 1,625,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Jesus | Spain | 1,205,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Sonny Franco | France | 1,605,000 | 64 |
To built this stack, Rolli eliminated Volga Uyanik (22nd - 21,000 MAD) with aces, Gilles Gouhier (19th - 21,000 MAD), cracked Aiman El Hafiz de Pablo's aces with queens (16th - 21,000 MAD) and sent Sza (12th - 26,000 MAD) to the rail to reach the first place of the classification.
Second in chips tonight are Juan Antonio (1,625,000) and Aitor Cruz (1,620,000), followed by Sonny Franco. Here as at home, Franco didn't left the feature table today. But all went well there for him, eliminating four players, including Ibon Berriozabal (10th - 33,000 MAD) who bubbled the final table. Thanks to this goo run, Franco filled his bag with 1,605,000 chips.
Jesus (1,205,000), Orey Canarinho (1,200,000), Abilio Silva (670,000) and Eduard Rau (500,000) also made their ways to the final table, as well as Kamal Jbirane (480,000) who as the shortest stack of all, but still 20 big blinds.
Day 3 of the MPO Main Event will restart tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time with 14 minutes left on Level 19, with blinds of 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. The tournament will then continue on 60-minute levels until a winner is crowned and wins the first place prize of 370,000 MAD.
2024 MPO Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (MAD) | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 370,000 MAD | €34,780 |
| 2 | 264,000 MAD | €24,816 |
| 3 | 195,000 MAD | €18,330 |
| 4 | 150,000 MAD | €14,100 |
| 5 | 115,000 MAD | €10,810 |
| 6 | 90,500 MAD | €8,507 |
| 7 | 71,000 MAD | €6,674 |
| 8 | 55,000 MAD | €5,170 |
| 9 | 43,000 MAD | €4,042 |
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings all the action leading up to the final table tomorrow and the crowning of a champion.
