Very nice start of level 7!254 players left with blinds 200/400, ante 50 and an average stack of 32,700.As I walked through the tables my attention was caught by Liz’s Table.As I arrived the board was showing . The player on her right made a bet of 6,000. It was very interesting to see everyone [...]
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Follow WPT MARRAKECH Around the World… 0
Saturday October 17th, 2009 at 1:12 amOne can really understand the size of the Chilipoker WPT Marrakech 2009 event by the support we have received from poker websites, radio stations and magazines all around the world. Here is a quick breakdown of where to get the latest coverage:Live Poker Coverage on the Radio in France: ClubPoker.NetPoker International websites: Pokernews.comPoker Magazines: Bluffmagazine.com, PlanetPoquer.com, LivePoker.frPoker Websites in [...]
Approaching dinner: Level 6 just started 0
Friday October 16th, 2009 at 10:13 pmWe are going deeper in levels and stacks with a lot of surprises.Last level of 60 minutes before dinner.Blinds are now 150’300 with ante 25. Players left 297/416 and average stack is 28,000. Wow…. we have already lost more than 100 players!First of all, the majority of big names and known faces is short in [...]
Jami Juutila out of the Main Event 0
Friday October 16th, 2009 at 9:40 pmA third Chilipoker qualified player just busted out of the Main Event. The young Finnish player Jami Juutila, short stack at his table, just busted after having pushed all in on the turn for a straight draw with on the following board: The players on his left immediately called, a King in his hand.A on [...]
2nd Chilipoker qualified player out: Jean-Christophe Rigal 0
Friday October 16th, 2009 at 9:29 pmJust before the second break we lost our 2nd Chilipoker qualified player, Jean-Christophe Rigal, unlucky when hereraised all in preflop with AK to face the pocket queens of the one player. The As that came on the flop gave him a short happy time until a fatal queen shows up on the river and put [...]
Main Event Chilipoker Faces vs Current Stack Size 1
Friday October 16th, 2009 at 7:27 pmHere is an approx update for some of the Chilies in the event:Simon Rouvière 38,000alfman26 38,000Pawel Chmiel 37,000Liz Lieu 23,800Astic Rémy 23,000Nathanael Poysti 23,000Benjamin Joyeux 19,300Sébastien Fromont 19,900Christophe Costes 15,000Gerardx 15,000Julien Meyer 14,500Anton Wires 13,000 Unfortunately, Romain Secret is out of the Main Event with: VS Unfortunately, Jean Christophe Rigal is out of the Main [...]
After the first Break 0
Friday October 16th, 2009 at 7:15 pmAfter the first break we can now say officially that the players participating at this event were 416.Yes I lost my bet but still there are 66 players more than it was expected.Blinds are now 75/150 with an average stack of 21,723. 383 players left. The Director has announced the official Prizepool: an amaizing 18,720.000 [...]
Marvellous Start to the Main Event 2
Friday October 16th, 2009 at 5:43 pmWell ladies and gentleman I must say its been an excellent start to the WPT Marrakech main event. One can just feel the vibe in the room as the Pro players take their seat and hundreds of fantastic poker players take their chances at the Fame. Tournament director Matt Savage is in complete control of the tournament as the [...]
WPT Marrakech Main Event, H-1 !!! 0
Friday October 16th, 2009 at 3:29 pmBefore the Main Event of the first ever WPT Marrakech in exactly 1 hour now, here is a quick list of all the Chilipoker players that we will be supporting during the 3 days of the ME tournament:The Ipoker qualified players who won their $8,000 package on Chilipoker.com: Christer Jansson, SwedenJulien Meyer, FranceJean-Christophe Rigal, France, [...]
