€1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 FPS Aix-les-Bains

10-03-2024 23:03 UTC+2

Santos Spikes the River to Send One Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The player in the hijack was already all in preflop and at risk for approximately 30,000 against Lorenzo Santos, who was under the gun.

Hijack: A♣Q♥ All in
Lorenzo Santos: 10♦10♠

The A♥7♥6♣ flop looked dire for Santos after his opponent made a pair of aces. However, the 9♣10♣ runout improved Santos to a winning set of tens on the end to score him the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Santos	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Lorenzo Santos

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-03-2024 22:44 UTC+2

Kaladjou Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Karim Kaladjou opened to 3,500 and the player in the big blind called.

Kaladjou's opponent check-called a 3,000 bet from Kaladjou on the 4♠5♠J♠ flop, but check-folded facing a 4,500 barrel on the 2♠ turn.

Kaldjou has been on a tear in the past few levels and is the current chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Kaladjou	270,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Karim Kaladjou

10-03-2024 22:26 UTC+2

Duzgun's Queen is Enough

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Simon Wiciak opened to 3,000 from under the gun and Samiyel Duzgun called from the big blind.

Duzgun check-called a 2,000 bet from Wiciak on the 6♠4♠Q♠ flop and a 6,500 bet from Wiciak on the 5♣ turn.

Both players checked down after the 6♦ completed the board and Duzgun tabled Q♥7♠ for queens-up. Wiciak couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Duzgun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Kaladjou	275,000 275,000	275,000

Zine-Din Benrebai	240,000 240,000	240,000
Samiyel Duzgun	42,000 2,000	2,000
Simon Wiciak	40,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Samiyel Duzgun Simon Wiciak

10-03-2024 22:09 UTC+2

Mamon Ships it on Duzgun

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Samiyel Duzgun opened on the button and Maksym Mamon defended his big blind.

Mamon check-called a 5,500 bet from Duzgun on the 7♦9♥2♥ flop and checked again after the 5♦ fell on the turn.

Duzgun bet 15,000 and this time Mamon announced he was all in for approximately 50,000 total. Duzgun tanked for a while before laying his hand down and Mamon collected the pot without showing.

"Can I see the river?" Duzgun asked the dealer. His request was denied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksym Mamon	85,000 37,000	37,000
Samiyel Duzgun	40,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Maksym Mamon Samiyel Duzgun

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-03-2024 21:34 UTC+2

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining 56 players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

10-03-2024 21:34 UTC+2

Yong's Set is Good

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three ways on a flop of 10♣J♦3♠, a player in early position checked and Alexis Tremblay checked behind from middle position. Cassandra Yong bet 3,500 from the hijack and both her opponents called.

The player in early position checked again on the 8♥ turn and Tremblay led out for 8,000. Only Yong called.

The 9♣ river brought a four-liner on board and both players checked.

Tremblay held A♦9♦ for a rivered pair of nines and Yong turned over 3♣3♥ for a flopped set.

"The board kept getting worse and worse!" Yong said as she collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cassandra Yong	100,000 58,000	58,000
Alexis Tremblay	65,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Alexis Tremblay Cassandra Yong

10-03-2024 21:11 UTC+2

Wiciak Gets Value From Martinez

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Simon Wiciak and Raul Martinez were heads-up on a flop of 6♥3♦J♣. Wiciak checked from the small blind and Martinez bet 1,200 from the big blind. Wiciak called.

Both players checked on the 2♥ turn and then Wiciak bet 1,200 himself after the K♣ completed the board.

Martinez stuck in a call and Wiciak turned over 7♠6♠. Martinez re-checked his hole cards before sending them into the muck and the PokerStars ambassador was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Martinez	32,000 26,000	26,000
Simon Wiciak	28,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Raul Martinez Simon Wiciak

10-03-2024 21:02 UTC+2

Ratiu Goes Runner-Runner to Eliminate Rolli

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Fabian Rolli was already all in for his remaining chips against Augustin Ratiu. It appeared Ratiu had opened from the hijack and Rolli shoved from the small blind. Ratiu called to put Rolli at risk and hands were revealed.

Fabian Rolli: Q♠J♠ All in
Augustin Ratiu: A♥J♥

Rolli found himself dominated, but the 8♦Q♦Q♥ flop vaulted him into the lead with trip queens and left Ratui drawing slim to two running cards.

The 9♥ turn kept Ratiu drawing live to a flush, and the 2♥ river filled his unlikely draw to eliminate Rolli in dramatic fashion.