€1,000 CDF Main Event
Day 2 Started
€1,000 CDF Main Event
Day 2 Started
The race for the money is on at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence for the €1,000 French Championship Main Event. After the three flights of the tournament, 187 players out of 495 entrants managed to qualify for Day 2.
They will now attempt to reach the money. Mathias Marza is in the best position, having finished as the overall chip leader after Day 1a with 565,000 chips. He is followed by Day 1b's chip leader Ruben Padovani (506,500), while Frédéric Delval sits in third with 472,500 chips.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mathias Marza | France | 565,000 | 283 |
2 | Ruben Padovani | France | 506,500 | 253 |
3 | Frédéric Delval | France | 472,500 | 236 |
4 | Quentin Roussey | France | 375,000 | 188 |
5 | Cécile Ticherfatine | France | 360,000 | 180 |
6 | Heni Mokni | France | 354,500 | 177 |
7 | Julien Combier | France | 352,000 | 176 |
8 | Cyrille La Balme | France | 309,000 | 155 |
9 | Karim Abdelmoumene | France | 302,000 | 151 |
10 | Erwan Verger | France | 298,000 | 149 |
Among the remaining players, Quentin Roussey (375,000) and Cécile Ticherfatine (360,000) also bagged big stacks, along with Bruno Fitoussi (240,000), Michael Rodrigues (237,000), and Malcolm Franchi (231,000), all with more than 100 big blinds.
Erwann Pecheux (191,000), Adrien Guyon (187,500), Sonny Franco (167,000), Mathieu Di Meglio (120,000), Antonin Teisseire (119,000), Michel Molenaar (105,000), Jonathan Pastore (94,500), and Sami Bechahed (92,000) will also return for Day 2.
The same goes for Nicolas Dumont (111,500) and Jeremy Palvini (83,000), both of whom will try to win their second French championship titles after securing victories in the €1,000 heads-up and the €1,000 Omaha events earlier. Giuseppe Zarbo (62,000), who won the heads-up title last year, is still in the tournament, as is defending champion Leonard Truche (61,000). Finally, the 2024 WSOP $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship 8-Handed winner is last in chips with just 15,000.
The 187 players of the Main Event are expected back at 1 p.m. local time. They will be joined by a few additional players as late registration remains open for two more 60-minute levels. Play resumes at 1,000/2,000/2,000, and the plan is to end the day once the bubble bursts, with 15% of the field remaining.
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Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Cards are in the air on Day 2 of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Roland Rozel |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Serge Nadjar
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Clement Poletti |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Majid Chafik
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Hugo Freitas
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Antonio Pereira |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Jean-Paul Zaffran
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Karl Urbin |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Karim Alleg |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Olivier Brun |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Anthony Philippe |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Mallory Frere |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Samy Boujmala |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Thomas Lilamand |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Lorenzo Arduini |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Yakiv Syzghanov |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Cassandra Yong |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Julien Bolimowski |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Benoit Grobocopatel |
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Gregory Fournier |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Philippe Ktorza |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Ali Rahmouni |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Julien Viel
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Malcolm Franchi in the hijack opened to 4,000. He was called by Alexis Rozenblat to his left, but Johann Greboval on the button squeezed to 16,000. The blinds folded and both Franchi and Rozenblat called.
All three of them checked the Q♠4♦K♥ flop leading to the 2♥ turn. They all checked again, but after Franchi checked for the third time, Rozenblat bet on the river.
Greboval quickly folded, and so did Franchi.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Malcolm Franchi |
225,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Alexis Rozenblat |
200,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Johann Greboval |
160,000
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
Vladimir Heinich raised to 4,500 from the cutoff. He was called by the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♠J♥9♥. Heinich continued for 3,500 and the big blind check-called.
However after Heinich fired a second barrel of 5,500 on the 9♠ turn, the big blind check-folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimir Heinich |
185,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Ivan Kuziv jammed for 12,500 from middle position. Heni Mokni to his left made the call, as well as the button, but Jean-Yves Lestrade in the big blind raised to 47,000.
Mokni went into the tank, but eventually folded. The button folded too.
Ivan Kuziv: K♠9♣
Jean-Yves Lestrade: A♥K♦
On 3♠2♠3♣5♦J♥, Lestrade kept the lead to eliminate Kuziv.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Heni Mokni |
325,000
-29,500
|
-29,500 |
Jean-Yves Lestrade
|
156,000
56,500
|
56,500 |
Ivan Kuziv | Busted |
Thibaut Yoccoz in middle position found himself at risk for 16,500 against Julien Mariani in the small blind.
Thibaut Yoccoz: A♠3♦
Julien Mariani: A♣J♠
Mariani hit two pair on J♥2♠K♠K♦4♦, leaving no chance for Yoccoz who was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julien Mariani |
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Thibaut Yoccoz | Busted |