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€1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2024 FPS Aix-les-Bains
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 FPS Aix-les-Bains
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€633,600
Total Entries
660
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
152
Players Left
15
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Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
A field of 660 entrants has been reduced to just 15 in the France Poker Series Aix-les-Bains Main Event (hosted by Pokerstars) following another action-packed day inside the Casino Grand Cercle.
By the end of Day 2, it was Karim Kaladjou standing tall as the chip leader after amassing 2,940,000 in chips through 11 additional levels of play.
At one point Kaladjou held over four million in chips, but he took a hit to his stack late in the day after deciding to get frisky with seven-four. Regardless, Kaladjou is in pole position to take down the €122,150 first-place prize, which represents the lion's share of the €633,600 prize pool.
End-of-Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karim Kaladjou | France | 2,940,000 | 59 |
| 2 | Zine-Din Benrebai | France | 2,420,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Quentin Girardet | France | 1,755,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Robin Engelmann | France | 1,490,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Damien Noraz | France | 1,485,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Andrey Golubev | Kazakhstan | 1,460,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Alain Crettenand | Switzerland | 1,460,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Angel Insua | France | 1,250,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Tung Nguyen | Switzerland | 1,095,000 | 22 |
| 10 | Cyril Peralez | Switzerland | 1,010,000 | 20 |
Day 2 began with 152 hopefuls from across four starting flights reconvening inside Casino Grand Cercle in hopes of making a deep run. The short-stacked players weren't shy about getting their chips into the middle, however, as over 30 players were eliminated within the first level of play.
Kevin Hasler showcased his poker ability in the early going by correctly folding pockets queens against Fahad El Mechraa's set of jacks on a jack-high board.
Hasler's great laydown came shortly before the money bubble, which burst during the second level after Michal Polchlopek shoved pocket queens into Kaladjou's pocket aces and failed to improve.
It was a bittersweet day for Team PokerStars, as both remaining ambassadors were able to make the money, but fell short of Day 3. Benjamin Bruneteaux ended up bowing out in 36th place (€2,620), while Simon Wiciak navigated his way a 20th-place finish for €4,580 after losing the majority of his chips to Robin Engelmann and then shoving with king-ten and losing to Kaladjou's ace-queen.
Other notables who cashed, but fell short of a Day-3 berth include Cassandra Yong (89th - €1,720), Florent Claude (72nd - €1,720), Marine Khamvongsa (59th - €1,980), and Julien Dupre (37th - €2,620) — who made a good call against Filippo Lazzaretto with ace-eight, but ended up second best after Lazzaretto made a straight holding king-queen.
The last hand of the evening ended in dramatic fashion after Dario Mancuso got his chips in good with ace-king against Angel Insua's ace-queen. Insua ended up rivering a queen-high straight and Mancuso was forced out in 16th place, good for a €5,270 score.
Day 3 will get underway on Sunday, October 6 at 12 p.m. local time and play down until a winner. Play will start on Level 26, which features 30,000/60,000 blinds with a 60,000 big blind ante. Levels will last 60-minutes each and all breaks will be contingent on tournament staff.
With the final table now clearly in sight, the stakes have never been higher for the remaining players. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to provide the action leading to the final table and next FPS Aix-les-Bains Main Event champion!
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Angel Insua | Spain | 1,250,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 3 | Victor Guinand | France | 630,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 4 | Cyril Peralez | France | 1,010,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 5 | Alain Crettenand | Switzerland | 1,460,000 | 29 |
| 1 | 6 | Loris Corbelli | Switzerland | 900,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 7 | Quentin Girardet | France | 1,755,000 | 35 |
| 1 | 8 | Brice de Kermadec | France | 625,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | Karim Kaladjou | France | 2,940,000 | 59 |
| 2 | 2 | Damien Noraz | France | 1,485,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 3 | Robin Engelmann | France | 1,490,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 4 | Zine-Din Benrebai | France | 2,420,000 | 48 |
| 2 | 5 | Guillermo Gordo | Spain | 470,000 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Andrey Golubev | Kazakhstan | 1,460,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 7 | Tung Nguyen | Switzerland | 1,095,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 8 | Erich Tedeschi | France | 650,000 | 13 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,940,000 | |
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2,420,000 | |
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1,755,000 | |
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1,490,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
1,485,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
1,460,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
1,460,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
1,250,000 | |
|
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|
1,095,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
1,010,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
900,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
650,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
630,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
625,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
470,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The final 15 players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2.
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Quentin Girardet raised to 125,000 from early position and Angel Insua shoved for 625,000 from the hijack. Dario Mancuso also went all in for his last 420,000 from the cutoff and Girardet folded.
Dario Mancuso: A♦K♦
Angel Insua: A♥Q♥
Mancuso was in good shape to double with his big-slick, but the board ran out 8♠J♥10♠10♣9♦ — improving Insua to a queen-high straight to eliminate Mancuso in heart-breaking fashion on the last hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,755,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,250,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Karim Kaladjou in the cutoff opened, but Zine-Din Benrebai three-bet from the big blind.
Kaladjou decided to four-bet to apply pressure on Benrebai, but Benrebai moved all-in for 1,190,000. Kaladjou didn't have much to add, so he called.
Zine-Din Benrebai: A♠A♥
Karim Kaladjou: 7♦4♠
Benrebai had aces, so he had no difficulty to double up on J♠2♦4♥A♣9♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,940,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
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|
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2,420,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dario Mancuso opened to 80,000 from the hijack and Victor Guinand three-bet to 305,000 from the cutoff, leaving himself just 10,000 behind. Mancuso called.
The flop came Q♣9♦9♥ and Mancuso bet to put Guinand all in. Guinand called and a showdown was held.
Victor Guinand: 10♣10♠
Dario Mancuso: K♠J♠
The 3♠ turn nor A♣ river improved Mancuso and Guinand doubled up with his pocket tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
520,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Tung Nguyen opened to 80,000 on the button and it was folded to Karim Kaladjou in the big blind, who three-bet to 210,000.
Undeterred, Nguyen made it 900,000 to go and Kaladjou quickly laid his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,200,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Erich Tedeschi shoved for his last 210,000 on the button and Damien Noraz tossed in a call from the big blind to put Tedeschi at risk.
Erich Tedeschi: A♣J♣
Damien Noraz: Q♠9♠
Tedeschi held the lead with his ace and maintained it on the 10♥7♦A♥K♣5♦ runout for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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520,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
According to Karim Kaladjou, he opened from the button. Stephen Chambaud in the big blind called, but directly moved all-in for 945,000 when he discovered a flop of A♠2♣9♦. Kaladjou easily called.
Stephen Chambaud: 10♣9♥
Karim Kaladjou: A♦K♥
There was no hope for Chambaud, as Kaladjou hit a full house thanks to the K♣K♦ runout. Finishing in 17th place, Chambaud won €5,270.
A table broke after this elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,450,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
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Busted | |
