There were 553 entrants at the starting line of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event, here at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence. Out of them, only 47 players qualified for Day 3. But by the end of tonight, only eight will have to remain to form the final table of the tournament.
On Day 2, where the bubble burst, Ruben Padovani stayed under the radar most of the day, but made a comeback on the last hand to become the new chip leader with 1,600,000 chips. However, he is closely followed by Heni Mokni (1,405,000), Hugues Girard (1,395,000), and Pierre Basile (1,390,000).
€1,000 French Championship Main Event Day 2 Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Ruben Padovani | France | 1,600,000 | 107 |
| 2 | Heni Mokni | France | 1,405,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Hugues Girard | France | 1,395,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Pierre Basile | France | 1,390,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Sonny Franco | France | 1,175,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Jose De Andrade | France | 1,160,000 | 77 |
| 7 | Axel Bayout | France | 1,115,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Cecile Ticherfatine | France | 1,100,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Julien Pavon | France | 970,000 | 65 |
| 10 | Julien Bolimowski | France | 880,000 | 59 |
Behind the chipleaders, all the other players want to take their spots. They include a lot of notable players still in the field, like Sonny Franco (1,175,000), Cecile Ticherfatine (1,100,000), Arnaud Mattern (630,000), Mohamed Mokrani (605,000), Michel Leibgorin (550,000), Frederic Delval (390,000), Alexandre Le Vaillant (330,000), Adrien Guyon (240,000), Michael Rodrigues (140,000) or Malcolm Franchi (115,000) who is second to last in chips with six big blinds.
They have all secured a prize of €2,650 and are aiming to become the next French champion, who will take home €75,000 along with a €11,000 package for the upcoming World Series of Poker Main Event.
2024 €1,000 French Championship Main Event Remaining Payout
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | €75,000 | 10-11 | €7,250 |
| 2 | €49,574 | 12-13 | €6,250 |
| 3 | €35,400 | 14-15 | €5,450 |
| 4 | €26,700 | 16-17 | €4,750 |
| 5 | €20,600 | 18-20 | €4,150 |
| 6 | €16,100 | 21-23 | €3,650 |
| 7 | €12,800 | 24-31 | €3,250 |
| 8 | €10,400 | 32-39 | €2,950 |
| 9 | €8,600 | 40-47 | €2,650 |
Day 3 will kick off at 1 p.m. local time with blinds at 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. The length of the levels is increasing from 60 to 75 minutes today, and the plan is to play down to the final table with eight players remaining.
Be sure to tune into PokerNews to keep yourself up to date with all the action until we know the name of the finalists !
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