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

€1,000 CDF Main Event

Day 3 Completed

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

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

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.

Jose De Andrade Eliminated in 9th Place (€8,600)

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jose De Andrade
Jose De Andrade

On the first hand of the final table, Rachid El Yaacoubi opened from the cutoff, then Jose De Andrade three-bet all-in for 1,290,000 from the big blind. El Yaacoubi asked for the count and called.

Jose De Andrade: 96 All in
Rachid El Yaacoubi: 88

De Andrade needed a nine or spades to stay in the tournament. But on 2J3K6, El Yaacoubi kept the lead to eliminate De Andrade in 9th place for €8,600.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
7,060,000
1,510,000
1,510,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jose De Andrade fr
Jose De Andrade
Busted

Tags: Jose De AndradeRachid El Yaacoubi

Final Table Redraw

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Rachid El YaacoubiFrance5,550,00093
2Alexis RozenblatFrance2,400,00040
3Heni MokniFrance6,400,000107
4Jose De AndradeFrance1,300,00022
5Hugues GirardFrance1,800,00030
6Axel BayoutFrance3,000,00050
7Frederic DelvalFrance690,00012
8Lionel FoulquierFrance1,800,00030
9Cecile TicherfatineFrance4,200,00070
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Heni Mokni fr
Heni Mokni
6,400,000
3,410,000
3,410,000
Profile photo of Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
5,550,000
150,000
150,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Cecile Ticherfatine fr
Cecile Ticherfatine
4,400,000
-220,000
-220,000
Profile photo of Axel Bayout fr
Axel Bayout
3,000,000
Profile photo of Alexis Rozenblat fr
Alexis Rozenblat
2,600,000
Profile photo of Hugues Girard fr
Hugues Girard
1,800,000
Profile photo of Lionel Foulquier fr
Lionel Foulquier
1,800,000
-445,000
-445,000
Profile photo of Jose De Andrade fr
Jose De Andrade
1,300,000
-1,315,000
-1,315,000
Profile photo of Frédéric Delval fr
Frédéric Delval
690,000
-70,000
-70,000

Akram Soltane Eliminated in 10th Place (€7,250)

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

Alexis Rozenblat opened from the cutoff, then Akram Soltane three-bet all-in for 795,000 from the big blind. Rozenblat went into the tank and called.

Akram Soltane: K10 All in
Alexis Rozenblat: KQ

The dealer fanned a board of 239Q3 and Soltane was eliminated in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexis Rozenblat fr
Alexis Rozenblat
2,600,000
520,000
520,000
Profile photo of Akram Soltane fr
Akram Soltane
Busted

Tags: Akram SoltaneAlexis Rozenblat

Bayout Takes From Girard

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

After a long moment with very little action, except for a big pot won by Heni Mokni, Hugues Girard in the big blind and Axel Bayout in the cutoff found themselves on a board of 5877J.

On the river, Girard bet 360,000, but Bayout raised to 1,000,000.

Girard went into the tank, but gave up and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
5,400,000
1,910,000
1,910,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Axel Bayout fr
Axel Bayout
3,000,000
625,000
625,000
Profile photo of Hugues Girard fr
Hugues Girard
1,800,000
-2,450,000
-2,450,000

Tags: Axel BayoutHugues Girard

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

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