2024 Championnat de France

€1,000 CDF Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info

2024 Championnat de France

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
€75,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€467,174
Entries
553
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
352
Players Left
143

Flashback: Leo Truche Captures €1,000 8-max Title at 2023 Championnat de France

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
2023 Champion Leo Truche
2023 Champion Leo Truche

Last year at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence, the 2023 Championnat de France came to an end with a thrilling victory for Leo Truche.

The well-known figure on the French circuit captured the €1,000 8-max title to take home €88,000, plus a prestigious WPT World Championship Wynn Las Vegas package worth $12,000. The former French poker regular and now restaurateur took down Sonny Franco, who finished runner-up for €55,008.

2023 €1,100 8-max Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize (EUR)
1Leo Truche€88,000 + $12,000 WPT Package
2Sonny Franco€55,000
3Kevin Naegelen€37,500
4Maxandre Dauphin€27,500
5Thierry Gogniat€21,700
6Frederic Heinry€17,800
7Fahd Boudaouine€14,800
8Maxime Foures€12,300

Surinach Loses the Flip to Survive

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jérémy Surinach
Jérémy Surinach

Mourad El Kheir opened to 2,700 from middle position, then PMU Team Pro Jérémy Surinach on the button three-bet all in for 6,500. The blinds folded and El Kheir called.

Jérémy Surinach: 1010 All in
Mourad El Kheir: AK

El Kheir flopped top pair on 3K2Q4 to send Surinach to the rail. He should jump in Day 1c in a few minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mourad El Kheir fr
Mourad El Kheir
68,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Jérémy Surinach fr
Jérémy Surinach
Busted

Tags: Jérémy SurinachMourad El Kheir

Pecheux Fires Two Barrels

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Erwann Pecheux raised to 2,300 from the button. The small blind folded, but Nicolas Malbrec in the big blind called.

On a flop of K59, Pecheux bet 1,500, but Malbec didn't back down and check-called.

The J turn landed on the felt and Pecheux fired a second barrel of 4,000. Malbec check-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicolas Malbrec fr
Nicolas Malbrec
180,000
180,000
180,000
Profile photo of Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
103,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of Slimane Mameche fr
Slimane Mameche
43,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Lorenzo Arduini it
Lorenzo Arduini
14,500
14,500
14,500

Tags: Erwann PecheuxNicolas Malbrec

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Bifarella Hits Trips

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Samuel Bifarella defended from the big blind after Jérémy Palvini opened to 2,000 from the hijack.

Palvini continued for 1,000 on the 86A flop. Bifarella check-called, then bet 3,500 on the 6 turn.

"I don't fold nothing," Palvini said while giving his cards to the dealer. Bifarella revealed the 6 for trips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Samuel Bifarella fr
Samuel Bifarella
190,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Jérémy Palvini fr
Jérémy Palvini
40,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Jérémy PalviniSamuel Bifarella

Casalta Doubles Through Ticherfatine

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Frederic Casalta jammed for his last 5,500 from the hijack and Cecile Ticherfatine called form the big blind.

Frederic Casalta: 109 All in
Cécile Ticherfatine: KJ

Casalta flopped two pair on KJ6, then found a full house after the AJ runout to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cecile Ticherfatine fr
Cecile Ticherfatine
222,000
Profile photo of Frederic Casalta fr
Frederic Casalta
12,500

Tags: Cecile TicherfatineFrederic Casalta

Beginning of Day 1c

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

While Day 1b is still underway, Day 1c of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event is starting at 9 p.m.

It is a the last out of three flights, but it's the only turbo flight, with 30-minute levels.