After an open by a player in middle position, Ruben Padovani on the button three-bet to 10,000. He was called by both players in the blinds and by the initial raiser.
The dealer fanned a flop of 5♣5♦10♦. The blinds checked, but the middle position player led out for 10,000. Everybody called.
On the 7♣ turn, the first three players to act checked to Padovano, who decided to go all-in fo 96,500. The small blind went into the tank but fold. Same long decision and same result for the big blind.
It took even longer for the middle position player to make a decision. "You cannot win on the river," Padovani said while calling the clock. The middle position player eventually folded J♠J♣ face up. The big blind revealed A♣10♣ and Padovani scooped the pot.
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Today, Thursday, September 12, was another day to get closer to the French Championship title. After 44 players qualified on Day 1a, 118 more players out of a field of 297 entrants made their way to Day 2 on Day 1b of the €1,000 Main Event, here at the Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence.
Frédéric Delval held the chip lead during the last level of the day, but in the final minutes, Ruben Padovani cameback to finish in first place with 506,500 chips.
€1,000 French Championship Main Event Day 1b Top 10
Rank
Player
Country
Chip count
Big Blinds
1
Ruben Padovani
France
506,500
338
2
Frédéric Delval
France
472,500
315
3
Quentin Roussey
France
375,000
250
4
Cecile Ticherfatine
France
360,000
240
5
Karim Abdelmoumene
France
302,000
201
6
Erwan Verger
France
298,000
199
7
Alexandre Mebs
France
278,500
186
8
Guy Lebreton
France
258,000
172
9
Nicolas Malbrec
France
256,500
171
10
Simon Cuq
France
245,000
123
"I had a rush during the last hands, winning a big pot against aces, for example," Padovani explained while bagging his chips. Earlier, he had already scooped a pot by moving all-in on the turn. Second in chips is the former chip leader Delval, who built his stack by eliminating Samy Boujmala.
Quentin Roussey (375,000) and Cecile Ticherfatine (360,000) also had their names on top of the chip counts at least once today, and finished with big stacks. Rachid El Yaacoubi (241,000), [Removed:482] (204,000), and former PMU Team Pro Erwann Pecheux (191,000) bagged chips at the end of the day, along with Adrien Guyon (187,500), Sonny Franco (167,000), Samuel Bifarella (141,000), and Florian Ribouchon (98,000).
WSOP bracelet winners Antonin Teisseire (119,000) and Jonathan Pastore (94,500) finished with average stacks, while Benoit Grobocopatel (30,000) and Francis Hatchikian (30,000) ended with less than the starting stack.
Jonathan Pastore
An hour after Day 1b was done, Day 1c came to an end with 26 remaining players out of 55 entrants. With 246,000 chips, Adem Agoudjil holds the biggest stack, followed by Michael Rodrigues (237,000) and Johann Greboval (186,500), who complete the podium.
€1,000 French Championship Main Event Day 1c Top 10
Rank
Player
Country
Chip count
Big Blinds
1
Adem Agoudjil
France
246,500
123
2
Michael Rodrigues
Portugal
237,000
119
3
Johann Greboval
France
186,500
93
4
Teo Vincent
France
183,000
92
5
Yassine Baqal
France
151,500
76
6
Pierre Basile
France
144,000
72
7
Arnaud Brunet
France
140,000
70
8
Gregory Grech
France
140,000
70
9
Jeremy Surinach
France
136,500
68
10
Cedric Chevalme
France
135,000
68
Yassine Baqal (151,500), PMU Team Pro Jeremy Surinach (136,500), Cedric Chevalme (135,000), Mathieu Di Meglio (120,000), 2024 Omaha French champion Jeremy Palvini (83,000), and Giuseppe Zarbo (62,000) also secured spots on Day 2 thanks to the third and final flight of the tournament.
Leonard Truche bagged only 61,000 chips on Day 1c, but the defending champion is still in the race for a back-to-back victory. Finally, Elie Nakache will need to double up quickly, as he sits with just 15,000 chips.
Leonard Truche
Everyone remaining will combine into one field for Day 2 at 1 p.m. local time tomorrow, with late registration still open for two 60-minute levels, starting with blinds of 1,000/2,000/2,000.
Stay tuned as PokerNews returns tomorrow for all the action!
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