Join PokerNews in Morocco for the 2024 UDSO Marrakech Series

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Sep 13, 2024 3 min read

The Casino de Marrakech in the Moroccan capital will be awash with poker players from far and wide between September 20-29 because the Unibet DeepStack Open series is in town. A bustling schedule of 34 events and satellites await anyone traveling to Marrakech, and PokerNews' live reporting team will be on hand to provide coverage of the eagerly anticipated Main Event.

The 2024 UDSO Marrakech Main Event features four flights, including a turbo-structured Day 1D. Each flight costs MAD 6,000 to enter, which is approximately $600. If last year is anything to base judgment on, the Main Event should be rather large, as 752 players bought in and created a MAD 3,835,200 prize pool ($374,985).

Plenty of well-known players navigated their way into the money places in the 2023 edition. They included Arnaud Enselme, Unibet Poker ambassador David Lappin, Alexandre Reard, and Sonny Franco.

Frenchman Alexandre Le Vaillant is the reigning champion. Le Villaint banked MAD 625,000 ($61,109) in 2023 and will likely be back at the Casino de Marrakech to attempt a title defence.

This year's UDSO Marrakech Main Event sees players sit down with 50,000 chips and play to 50-minute levels (15 minutes on the Day 1D Turbo), giving plenty of room to maneuver. The top 25% of players progress to Day 2, where the plan is to whittle the field to 16 players. Day 3, the final day, is on September 29 and continues until a champion is crowned.

Of course, PokerNews will be with the Main Event from the pitching of the first cards to the momentous occasion of the UDSO Marrakech winner's announcement.

2024 UDSO Marrakech Schedule

Date	Time	Event	Buy-in (MAD)
Fri 20 Sep	4:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Cup Day 1A	MAD 4,500
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Hit & Run Satellite	MAD 900
Sat 21 Sep	4:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Cup Day 1B	MAD 4,500
	7:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Flip & Go Satellite	MAD 600
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Cup Day 1C Turbo	MAD 4,500
Sun 22 Sep	2:00 p.m.	NLHE Mystery KO	MAD 3,000
	3:00 p.m.	UDSO Cup Day 2
	6:00 p.m.	NLHE Warm-Up	MAD 1,950
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO High Roller Satellite	MAD 1,800
Mon 23 Sep	2:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Silver Day 1A	MAD 3,500
	7:00 p.m.	NLHE High Roller and Main Event Satellite	MAD 3,500
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Silver Day 1B Turbo	MAD 3,500
Tue 24 Sep	2:00 p.m.	UDSO Silver Day 2
	2:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Mini Main Event	MAD 2,500
	3:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO High Roller Satellite	MAD 1,800
	4:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Hit & Run Satellite	MAD 1,200
	6:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO High Roller Day 1	MAD 15,000
	6:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Satellite	MAD 800
	8:00 p.m.	NLHE Progressive Bounty	MAD 2,000
Wed 25 Sep	1:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Day 1A	MAD 6,000
	2:00 p.m.	UDSO High Roller Day 2
	6:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Satellite	MAD 1,200
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Deepstack	MAD 2,500
Thu 26 Sep	12:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Hit & Run Satellite	MAD 1,200
	1:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Day 1B	MAD 6,000
	5:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Elite	MAD 2,500
	7:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Satellite	MAD 900
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE Wanted Bounty	MAD 2,000
Fri 27 Sep	1:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Day 1C	MAD 6,000
	4:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO KO Bounty	MAD 2,500
	6:00 p.m.	NLHE Main Event Hit & Run Last Chance Satellite	MAD 1,200
	8:30 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Turbo Deepstack	MAD 3,500
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Main Event Day 1D Turbo	MAD 6,000
Sat 28 Sep	1:00 p.m.	UDSO Main Event Day 2
	3:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Monsterstack	MAD 4,000
	8:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Gold	MAD 20,000
	9:00 p.m.	NLHE Progressive Bounty	MAD 2,500
Sun 29 Sep	1:00 p.m.	UDSO ITM Bounty	MAD 2,500
	1:00 p.m.	UDSO Main Event Day 2
	2:00 p.m.	UDSO Monsterstack Day 2
	3:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Speedstack	MAD 6,000
	3:00 p.m.	NLHE UDSO Gold Day 2	MAD 20,000
	4:00 p.m.	PLO	MAD 4,000

_{Approximate currency exchange is MAD 10 per $1.02}

Although the UDSO Marrakech Main Event is the tournament everyone has their eye on, many other tournaments are waiting for you to buy into and conquer. The schedule is packed with affordable side events of all formats, including progressive bounties, monster stacks, deep stacks, and even a pot-limit Omaha affair.

Those with deeper pockets should consider the pair of high-roller events. You'll find a MAD 15,000 (approx. $1,500) High Roller and a MAD 20,000 (approx. $2,000) UDSO Gold tournament to get your teeth into.

Good luck to everyone heading to Morocco for the 2024 UDSO Marrakech series.

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