At the close of the World Poker Tour Marrakech Main Event Day 2, Ian Marmion of Ireland led a field of roughly 50 runners, all of whom are hoping for the first-place prize of nearly 200k Euro in addition to a $25k seat at the WPT Bellagio Main Event.
Marmion faces some extremely stiff competition, however, in the form of Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Jonathan Duhamel. ElkY, who holds 293k chips, is undoubtedly seeking redemption following his kickboxing loss to Lex Veldhuis. Duhamel, a former WSOP Main Event winner, is even more dangerous at 365k chips. Marmion holds 379k, a small margin of leadership by anyone’s measure.
Much of Duhamel’s sizable stack came courtesy of David Sacksick. In the key hand, Sacksick bet 7,000 while Duhamel raised to 19,000 with the blinds set to 1,200 / 1,400. Sacksick pushed all-in, wagering 200k chips on K-7 offsuit. Duhamel called with pocket kings, and the board offered no help to either player. With his stack exceeding 300k, Duhamel tightened up his play for the rest of the day and will enter Day 3 as the most dangerous force in action.
Duhamel, ElkY and Marmion aren’t the only big-name pros remaining in WPT Marrakech. Other players with dangerous stacks include Arnaud Mattern (130k), Suriner Sunar (180k) and Sam El Sayed (246k). Some of those who failed to make it through Day 2 included Barny Boatman, Leo Margets, Roger Hairabedian, Alain Roy, Marc Inizan, Brandon Cantu, Davidi Kitai and Eugene Katchalov.
Although everyone has their eyes set firmly on the final table, the top 33 spots at WPT Marrakech will receive money prizes. The lowest payout at the final table, which will include nine runners, is over 23k Euro.
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