Players Ready for Winamax SISMIX Final Day
The final 17 players will return to the Casino de Marrakech today with the intention of taking down the biggest-ever tournament field on African soil, and securing themselves a 1,000,000 MAD payday.
The SISMIX festival has been an incredible one both on and off the felt, and there are still stories left to be written on the final day, with two Winamax Team Pros - Adrian Mateos and Sylvain Loosli - well-placed as we get closer to a final table and then crowning a winner.
Yesterday saw the bubble burst and play reach 17 players with around 25 minutes left in the Level 26. They will play the rest of this out, before levels increase to 60 minutes in length.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the action throughout the day from the Es Saadi Resort Marrakech.
beating 
and was now on the verge of knocking out the Winamax Team Pro. The board ran out 
giving Loosli a rivered straight and sending Pilitteri down to around ten big blinds.
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and Tavares let out a curse - the hand wasn't over, with Mateos picking up a gutshot straight draw.
, giving Mateos a straight and doubling him to just under 11 million chips.
giving him a pair and a flush draw. The turn was the 
improving him to trips, and the river was the 
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and Tavares check-called another bet, this time for 525,000.
and Tavares check-called a third barrel worth 925,000. Pinho showed 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Mateos bet 2,075,000 and got called by Pinho. Mateos showed 
for trip nines and Pinho mucked.
and the river the 
