The Main Event Starts Today
The PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Marrakech has kicked off and yesterday the High Roller crowned its champion with Spaniard Nabil Cardoso lifting the throphy.
The Main Event is a three-day 13,200 MAD (approximately €1,200/$1,350) single reentry event and it starts today! Boasting a guaranteed €300,000 prize pool; it promises to be once again be very busy. Players will start with a 30,000-starting stack, first level: 50/100. Players have the option to reenter once within the first eight levels of play.
The World Poker Tour has had a presence in the famous Moroccan city since 2009. After three regular World Poker Tour Main Events and a one-year hiatus, the tour returned as World Poker Tour National Event in 2013. The tournament attracts huge numbers, with a lot of local poker fanatics and French players competing in the event. We expect the likes of Tony Dunst, Roberto Romanello, Natalia Breviglieri and Barny Boatman to participate.
Former Champions
| Year | Entries | Tour | Buy-In | Champion | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 462 | WPTN | €1,200 | Rodolphe Rey | France | $102,714 |
| 2014 | 502 | WPTN | €1,200 | Mostafa Boukri | Morocco | $131,058 |
| 2013 | 465 | WPTN | €1,500 | Alain Manquant | France | $171,921 |
| 2011 | 274 | WPT | €3,000 | Mohamed Ali Houssam | Morocco | $214,983 |
| 2010 | 222 | WPT | €5,000 | Sebastian Homann | Germany | $341,798 |
| 2009 | 416 | WPT | €4,500 | Christophe Savary | France | $558,515 |