Joining the action on the flop of , Hideki Takafuji checked in the big blind on a short-handed table and Francois Tosques bet 550 on the button. Takafuji called before check-calling another bet of 1,100 on the turn.
The on the river slowed down the action and both checked, which saw Takafuji turn over for top pair as first to act. That was enough to win the first significant pot of the day early on, as Tosques sent his cards into the muck.
Some 78 players are seated in the first level and among those are the two PMU.fr Team Pros Francois Tosques and Erwann Pecheux. Also already in are Hideki Takafuji, Michel Leibgorin and Florence Allera. The latter was French player of the year 2014 and has been traveling the European circuit for quite some time.
In case you were making up your mind if Marrakech is worth a poker trip or not, the pictures below should be enough to convince all poker enthusiasts. On top of the sunny weather with temperatures of 30 degrees and more, the nearby pool is calling to take in the atmosphere before joining the action at the tables.
The doors to the tournament room opened and the first players have taken their seats. Action will get underway in a few minutes from now and the field is expected to grow significantly over the course of the next hours.
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A big field is expected in the Casino de Marrakech
The flagship event of the 2017 PMU.fr WPT DeepStacks Marrakech poker festival will kick off in one hour from now as of noon local time at the beautiful Casino de Marrakech, the biggest and most-well known casino in the region. All previous side events already provided plenty of action at the tables with a mix of local players, and many hopefuls from nearby countries in Western Europe such as Spain and France.
Some 50 players qualified for the MAD 13,200 Main Event (€1,200) via the title sponsor of the tournament, French online poker site PMU.fr, and among those expected to join the action for the sole starting day are also their team pros Johan Guilbert, Erwann Pecheux, Francois Tosques and Sarah Herzali. Guilbert may show up later than the others though after battling on the final table of the MAD 20,000 High Roller that concluded in the early morning hours.
On Day 1, a total of 11 levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled with a break every two levels and a dinner break, with bagging and tagging expected to take place after 1 a.m. local time. All players receive 30,000 in chips and the registration remains open until the start of level nine, with optional re-entries available during the same period as well.
Day 1 Blind Structure
Level
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
50
100
2
75
150
3
75
150
25
4
100
200
25
5
150
300
50
6
200
400
50
7
250
500
75
8
300
600
75
9
400
800
100
10
500
1,000
100
11
600
1,200
200
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from sunny Marrakech until a winner is crowned on Sunday October 8th 2017, so make sure to tune back in regularly.
, Hideki Takafuji checked in the big blind on a short-handed table and Francois Tosques bet 550 on the button. Takafuji called before check-calling another bet of 1,100 on the 
turn.
on the river slowed down the action and both checked, which saw Takafuji turn over 
for top pair as first to act. That was enough to win the first significant pot of the day early on, as Tosques sent his cards into the muck.
