Day 3: 15 Players Left and a Comfortable Lead for Abel Pruchon
With 88 players left at the beginning of Day 3 competing for six seats around the final table, the day was scheduled to be long. And it was, as the tournament directors decided to change the plan and end the day after Level 28. But the last 15 players out of a field of 1,056 entrants won't complain because they can still dream of the €150,000 first-place prize of the €1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris here at Stade Jean-Bouin.
After Day 3, the golden ring is closest to Abel Pruchon's finger, as he bagged the overall chip lead. During the last hands of the day, he eliminated David Hu (16th, €8,050) with aces, then hit quads against Moncef Karoui (1,025,000) to increase his stack from less than 5,000,000 to 8,925,000 chips.
Second in chips is Olivier Armougon, who took a big pot with a full house to place himself in the top spots of the chip counts. He never left that position and filled his bag with 5,900,000 chips. Finally, [Removed:467] completes the podium with 5,775,000 chips, even though he reached 7,500,000 during the day.
€1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris Day 3 Top 10
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Pruchon | France | 8,925,000 | 89 |
| 2 | Olivier Armougon | France | 5,900,000 | 59 |
| 3 | [Removed:467] | Netherlands | 5,775,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Mohamed Iche | France | 4,350,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Yannick Fraysse | France | 3,600,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Mallory Frere | Belgium | 3,400,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Sergio Pinto Teixeira | France | 3,300,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Franck Yau | France | 3,225,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Clement Delacroix | France | 3,025,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Nicolas Noguera | France | 2,475,000 | 25 |
Day 2's chip leader and €550 WSOP-C Paris Cup runner-up Mohamed Iche is still in the tournament (4,350,000), like Mallory Frere (3,400,000) or Franck Yau (3,225,000).
But if there is one player to follow on Day 4, it might be Nicolas Noguera. Not only because he has 2,475,000 chips, but most importantly because he was the first ever player to win a WSOP-C Paris Main Event back in 2016.
However his opponents will not let him win as easily as he would, with players like Jonathan Bonnin (1,875,000), Rayane Bouibeb (1,875,000) and Vincent Montes (1,850,000) all having 19 big blinds.
While 15 players remain, a whole list of notable players saw their tournament come to an end earlier in the day. That's the case for WSOP bracelet winner Mourad Amokrane, Omar Lakhdari, Erich Tedeschi, and Louis Linard, who lost a massive pot in a three-way all-in call situation with kings against queens and nines. He was eliminated a few hands later.
No Day 4 either for Miroslav Alilovic, Day 1C chip leader Sabare Atmani, Laurent Polito, Isabel Baltazar, and Sonny Franco, who will still have to wait to win an eighth WSOP-C ring.
€1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €150,000 | 9 | €15,100 |
| 2 | €93,248 | 10-11 | €12,050 |
| 3 | €66,400 | 12-13 | €9,750 |
| 4 | €51,100 | 14-15 | €8,050 |
| 5 | €39,700 | ||
| 6 | €31,000 | ||
| 7 | €24,300 | ||
| 8 | €19,100 |
Day 4 of the €1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris Main Event begins at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow Tuesday, May 28 on Level 29, featuring blinds of 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 75-minute long, and the tournament will end when a winner is crowned.
The final day will be streamed on Texapoker's YouTube and Twitch channel with a 30-minute delay.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the day's action until a players wins the WSOP-C Paris Main Event ring!