2024 Championnat de France

€1,000 CDF Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
47
Players Left
8

End of Day 3

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

We now know the names of the eight finalists of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event. They have qualified for tomorrow’s final table and are currently bagging their chips.

Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you the recap of the day.

End of Day 3 Chip Counts (full)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Rachid El YaacoubiFrance7,060,000118
2Alexis RozenblatFrance2,595,00043
3Heni MokniFrance6,360,000106
4Hugues GirardFrance1,820,00030
5Axel BayoutFrance2,925,00049
6Frederic DelvalFrance685,00011
7Lionel FoulquierFrance1,825,00030
8Cecile TicherfatineFrance4,400,00073
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
7,060,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Heni Mokni fr
Heni Mokni
6,360,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Cecile Ticherfatine fr
Cecile Ticherfatine
4,400,000
Profile photo of Axel Bayout fr
Axel Bayout
2,925,000
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of Alexis Rozenblat fr
Alexis Rozenblat
2,595,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Lionel Foulquier fr
Lionel Foulquier
1,825,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Hugues Girard fr
Hugues Girard
1,820,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Frédéric Delval fr
Frédéric Delval
685,000
-5,000
-5,000

Rachid El Yaacoubi Leads Final 8 of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Rachid El Yaacoubi
Rachid El Yaacoubi

From 47 players at the beginning of Day 3, only eight remain at the end of the day and will return tomorrow, Sunday, September 15, for the final table of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event.

They are the last players out of a field of 553 entrants, and are closer than ever to the €75,000 first-place prize. Having qualified for free in this event, Jose De Andrade could have been the next French champion, but he bubbled the final table, eliminated in ninth place by the new chip leader of the day, Rachid El Yaacoubi.

On the edge of elimination earlier in the day, El Yaacoubi won a flip when 14 players remained, then came back and reached the top of the chip counts. He has 7,060,000 chips and Heni Mokni is second in chips with 6,360,000. Cecile Ticherfatine holds third place with 4,400,000 thanks to a rush during the day where she hit quads to crack aces.

€1,000 French Championship Main Event Final Table

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Rachid El YaacoubiFrance7,060,000118
2Alexis RozenblatFrance2,595,00043
3Heni MokniFrance6,360,000106
4Hugues GirardFrance1,820,00030
5Axel BayoutFrance2,925,00049
6Frederic DelvalFrance685,00011
7Lionel FoulquierFrance1,825,00030
8Cecile TicherfatineFrance4,400,00073

The day started with the early eliminations of Michael Rodrigues (47th) and Malcolm Franchi (46th). Adrien Guyon was also quickly sent to the rail (41st), while Mohamed Mokrani (37th) ran with a straight into Michel Leibgorin's flush. However, this hand wasn't enough for Leibgorin to continue further, as he was eliminated in 23rd place by Mokni.

Once the field was down to three tables, Michel Marcone lost a flip and left the tournament area (24th - €3,250), followed by Evgeny Sirotenko (20th - €4,150) and Patrick Passelaigue (21st - €3,650), who were both eliminated at the same time by El Yaacoubi.

2022 WSOP Circuit Cannes Main Event winner Cyril Mazet (18th - €4,150) then lost a big pot to Ruben Padovani. Meanwhile, Lucas Segall with kings couldn't avoid Frédéric Delval's aces and finished in 17th place (€4,750). Delval had more lows than highs today, being at risk several times, but he managed to secure a spot on the final table with 685,000, the shortest stack of all.

Frédéric Delval
Frédéric Delval

Julien Pavon (16th - €4,750), Sonny Franco (15th - €5,450), and Clément Poletti (14th - €6,250) were all eliminated one after the other by De Andrade, while Arnaud Mattern (11th - €7,250) and Akram Soltane (10th - €7,250) both fell victim to Alexis Rozenblat, who will return on Day 4 with 2,595,000 chips.

Before Mattern and Soltane, the chip leader at the beginning of the day Ruben Padovani was eliminated in 12th place after finishing ninth last year. He lost a flip against Hugues Girard's tens; Girard now has only 1,820,000 chips (30 big blinds), down from the 4,250,000 he had at one point.

Axel Bayout (2,925,000) and Lionel Foulquier (1,825,000) are the two other players who have qualified for the final table. They will be competing for the French Championship title.

Hugues Girard
Hugues Girard

The final table of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event kicks off at 1 p.m. local time tomorrow, Sunday, September 15 with blinds restarting at 30,000/60,000/60,000. The action will be to follow on steam on Texapoker, with a 30-minute delay.

2024 €1,000 French Championship Main Event Final Table Payout

PlacePrize
1€75,000
2€49,574
3€35,400
4€26,700
5€20,600
6€16,100
7€12,800
8€10,400
9€8,600

Be sure to tune into PokerNews for the final day in the €1,000 French Championship Main Event!

Tags: Adrien GuyonAkram SoltaneAlexis RozenblatArnaud MatternAxel BayoutCecile TicherfatineClément PolettiCyril MazetDe AndradeEvgeny SirotenkoFrédéric DelvalFrederic DelvalHeni MokniHugues GirardJose De AndradeJulien PavonLionel FoulquierMalcolm FranchiMichael RodriguesMichel LeibgorinMichel MarconeMohamed MokraniPatrick PasselaigueRachid El YaacoubiRuben PadovaniSonny Franco

€1,000 CDF Main Event

Day 3 Completed