2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

WSOPC Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
2,150,000 MAD
Event Info
Buy-in
15,000 MAD
Prize Pool
14,893,000 MAD
Entries
1,163
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
21
Players Left
1

WSOPC Main Event

Day 3 Completed

Max Deveson Wins the 2024 WSOPC Marrakech Main Event (2,150,000 MAD)

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Max Deveson
Max Deveson

The final duel felt like a roller coaster! After a two-and-a-half-hour-long heads-up battle where both players had opportunities to win, Max Deveson was the one who was finally crowned the champion of the 2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event, here at the Casino de Marrakech inside the Es Saadi Resort.

Deveson is now the proud owner of a WSOP Circuit ring and takes home 2,150,000 MAD (approximately �200,000). Obviously exhausted and disappointed, Antoine Delorme finishes in second place out of a field of 1,163 entrants, going back home with 1,550,000 MAD (�143,000).

2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (in MAD)Prize (in EUR)
1Max DevesonUnited Kingdom2,150,000�200,000
2Antoine DelormeFrance1,550,000�143,000
3Sandro Jose AlvesPortugal1,100,000�101,000
4Nicola PezzulloItaly800,000�74,000
5Jean-Claude RucheBelgium610,000�56,000
6"Victor"Spain490,000�45,000
7Guillaume GarciaFrance405,000�37,000
8Yuzhou YinChina335,000�31,000
9Igor PiconeBelgium275,000�25,000

Winner's Reaction

The British player, now established in South Africa, began the festival on a high note, finishing fourth in the Opener for 162,000 MAD. "I was kind of sad but very fortunate," he said, remembering this tournament.

However, any lingering sadness completely disappeared from his range of emotions after winning the big one��the Main Event. "I'm very tired. But getting through 1,163 players and having two deep runs in big fields in one week is kind of crazy. Hopefully, it will happen again!"

Yet, winning the tournament wasn't an easy feat for this cash game player who transitioned to tournaments. "I didn��t really think about that win until four or five people left. Then, once I started to build a stack and got to the chip lead, I was confident I was gonna get to the final two," he explained.

However, once in heads-up, his confidence was tested with multiple turnarounds against Delorme. "To be honest, when I had a big chip lead, it felt like I was winning every hand. Then I lost the all-ins, and as soon as he won those, he built confidence. It was a bit deflecting. It felt like it was his tournament. But I was fortunate with the king-three against king-jack. And from there, I cruised control, had good hands, played as well as I could, and I was fortunate I came out on top".

Max Deveson
Max Deveson

Final Day's Action

Out of a total field of 1,163 entrants, 21 players returned on Day 3, all with dreams of winning the prestigious WSOP Circuit golden ring. However, for Filippo Lazzaretto, who started the final day with the shortest stack, the dream seemed a bit far. And he became the first player eliminated of the day, finishing 21st for 73,000 MAD.

Lazzaretto was followed to the cashier by Day 1a chip leader Jean-Pierre Grand-Moursel (20th, 88,000 MAD), Jawad Bengourane (19th, 88,000 MAD), Mostafa Essanhaji (18th, 88,000 MAD), and Endravuz Lahdo. Unlike his brother Samiyel Duzgun, the winner of the Main Event in 2020, Lahdo was eliminated in 17th place (110,000 MAD). However, this was for the best, as he immediately jumped into a Turbo event and won his first WSOP ring.

Endravuz Lahdo
Endravuz Lahdo

Following Lahdo's elimination, the remaining 16 players gathered at the last two tables, but Wim Verhaegen (110,000 MAD) quickly abandoned them. The same fate befell Roger Tondeur (14th, 140,000 MAD), Manuel Machado (who struggled for a long moment with a very short stack), and Adrien Sanz (13th, 180,000 MAD).

The chip leader at the beginning of the day, Mohamed Hakim maintained his lead during the first hours, but failed to reach the final table as he was eliminated by Nicola Pezzullo's kings. Pezzullo began the final table with the biggest stack thanks to this pot.

From this point onward, Pezzullo dominated the final table, becoming the first player with over 10,000,000 chips and sending both gor Picone (9th, 275,000 MAD) and "Victor" (6th, 490,000 MAD) to the rail. Between these eliminations, Yuzhou Yin with jacks ran into Jean-Claude Ruche's queens, finishing in eighth place for 335,000 MAD, and Guillaume Garcia (7th, 405,000 MAD) saw Delorme hit his king on the river.

After Sandro Jose Alves doubled up through him, Jean-Claude Ruche fell to less than a blind. Thanks to a pot won and a split, he managed to reach the next break but was eliminated by the future winner, Deveson, at the restart. At the same time, Pezzullo progressively lost his chip lead and handed it over to Delorme. He was eventually eliminated with king-nine against Sandro Jose Alves�� ace-king (4th, 800,000 MAD).

The same Alves found himself at risk not long after with queens. However, Deveson was lucky enough to hit a runner-runner flush to send Alves to the rail (3rd Place, 1,100,000 MAD) and start the heads-up play with almost twice Delorme��s stack.

Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson
Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson

The beginning of the final duel was one-sided, with Deveson quickly extending his lead to 80% of the chips in play. However, the situation took a turn when Delorme doubled up twice, allowing him to have a first opportunity to win the tournament. Holding king-jack, he had the best hand preflop, but Deveson hit a pair with king-three to double up. Deveson doubled up again a few hands later, reclaiming the first-place position.

Finally, after a split in another all-in and call situation, the cards went on their backs one last time, with a seven of hearts completing Deveson��s flush on the river to secure the WSOPC Marrakech Main Event victory.

Max Deveson
Max Deveson

That concludes the PokerNews coverage of the 2024 WSOPC Marrakech Main Event. Stay tuned for more updates from tournaments around the world.

Tags: Adrien SanzAntoine DelormeEndravuz LahdoFilippo LazzarettoGuillaume GarciaIgor PiconeJawad BengouraneJean-Claude RucheJean-Pierre Grand-MourselManuel MachadoMax DevesonMohamed HakimMostafa EssanhajiNicola PezzulloRoger TondeurSamiyel DuzgunSandro Jose AlvesSandro Jose Alves��Wim VerhaegenYuzhou Yin

Antoine Delorme Eliminated in 2nd Place (1,550,000 MAD)

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Antoine Delorme
Antoine Delorme

After they split, both players flipped over their cards again, with Antoine Delorme in the big blind still at risk for 5,600,000 chips.

Antoine Delorme: Q?9?
Max Deveson: K?10?

On a board of 4?5?5?9?, Delorme hit two pair and was on his way to double up. "Seven of hearts" shouted Deveson's friends when the dealer moved to reveal the river. And the 7? landed on the felt, completing Deveson's flush.

Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson
Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson
Player Chips Progress
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
35,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
Busted

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Lucky Split for Delorme

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Down to 6,000,000 chips, Antoine Delorme shoved from the button, and he was called by Max Deveson.

Antoine Delorme: K?5?
Max Deveson: K?K?

Delorme thought he was going to lose the tournament on this hand. But the dealer revealed a board of A?8?Q?7?4? to make the two players split.

Player Chips Progress
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
29,000,000
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
6,300,000
300,000
300,000

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Deveson Back in the Lead

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Thanks to small pots, Max Deveson managed to be back in the lead, and he is now significantly chip leader thanks to one hand.

He limped from the button and Antoine Delorme checked his option. On the flop?J?6?10?, Deveson bet 700,000 and Delorme check-called, then Deverson fired a second barrel of 2,200,000 on the turn K?. Deveson check-called once again.

On the river A?, after Delorme checked, Deveson asked for 3,800,000. Delorme struggled to make a decision, but eventually called after a few minutes with K?6?. Unfortunately for him, Deveson hit a straight on the river with Q?Q?.

Player Chips Progress
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
29,000,000
16,000,000
16,000,000
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
6,000,000
-16,000,000
-16,000,000

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Deveson Doubles Up Again

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Moments after his double up, Max Deveson on the button was at risk again for 6,000,000 chips.

Max Deveson: A?J?
Antoine Delorme: Q?8?

Deveson's ace held on a 6?9?2?6?3? board. He now holds 13,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
22,000,000
-5,000,000
-5,000,000
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
13,000,000
5,200,000
5,200,000

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Deveson's Turn to Double Up

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson
Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson

Cards went on their backs as Max Deveson in the big blind with 3,600,000 was called by Antoine Delorme.

Max Deveson: K?3?
Antoine Delorme: K?J?

On the edge of elimination, Deveson was lucky enough to hit a pair on 8?10?7?3?K? to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
27,000,000
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
7,800,000
-900,000
-900,000

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Another One for Delorme

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

After he opened on the button, Antoine Delorme bet 700,000 on 2?5?J?. Max Deveson, who called preflop, check-raised to 2,800,000 on the flop. Delorme made the call.

They both checked on the turn 5?, and Deveson checked again on the river A?. Delorme then bet 2,800,000 with J?J?, but Deveson snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
27,000,000
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
8,700,000

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Delorme in the Lead

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

After he doubled up, Antoine Delorme limp-called when Max Deveson in the big blind bet 2,000,000.

The dealer fanned a flop of?6?7?K? and both players checked. Then the turn 4? was checked again. But on the river Q?, Delorme decided to bet 3,400,000.

Deveson, who checked, eventually called with?J?4?. But it wasn't enough against Delorme's Q?7?.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
22,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
13,000,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000

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Delorme Doubles Up and Comes Back

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson
Antoine Delorme and Max Deveson

After a few small pots, Max Deveson extended his lead. So to apply pressure on Antoine Delorme, he shoved from the button. Once again, Delorme took his time to make a decision, but he called with his last 7,500,000 chips.

Antoine Delorme: Q?9?
Max Deveson: A?K?

Delorme flopped two pair on Q?9?10?. He could have been worried by the 10? on the turn, but the 8? didn't change anything, so he doubled up.

Thanks to this pot, Delorme now has almost the same stack as Deveson.

Player Chips Progress
Max Deveson gb
Max Deveson
19,000,000
-6,000,000
-6,000,000
Antoine Delorme fr
Antoine Delorme
16,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000

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