€500 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 Estoril Poker Fest

2 days 13 hours ago

Demirdjian Runs Into Vial's Flush

Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Louis Vial opened to 1,200 from the cutoff and faced Romain Demirdjian, who defended from the big blind.

Vial continued for 1,300 on the 6♦4♠J♥ flop and was called, then checked back the 9♠ turn.

The A♠ landed on the river and Demirdjian led out for 3,600. Vial raised to 18,500 and Demirdjian eventually made the call. However he couldn't do much against Vial's nut flush with K♠10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Vial	65,000 65,000	65,000
Bruno Lopes	50,000 50,000	50,000

Romain Demirdjian	28,500 28,500	28,500

Tags: Louis Vial Romain Demirdjian

2 days 13 hours ago

Rybakov Calls with Top Pair

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a board of A♣8♥10♦J♣3♥ with 8,000 in the pot, Paul Balique under the gun potted and Daniel Rybakov on the button went deep into the tank.

After a long moment, Rybakov called. Balique flipped over 8♦7♦ but lost to Rybakov's A♠9♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rybakov	65,000 65,000	65,000
Paul Balique	43,300 43,300	43,300

Tags: Daniel Rybakov Paul Balique

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

2 days 14 hours ago

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The 350 players of Day 1b are now on their first break of the day.

2 days 14 hours ago

Did Sorel Mizzi Win INSANE $300K Bet? | PokerNews Podcast #962

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In the 962nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back to catch you up on all the latest in the poker world. That includes Daniel "Jungleman" Cates getting kicked off Hustler Casino Live (HCL), a $5-million live-streamed cash game pot, and David Peters getting called out by Dylan Linde over an outstanding debt.

The crew also wraps up the U.S. Poker Open, including David Coleman winning the $25K finale and Brock Wilson topping the overall leaderboard to become the U.S. Poker Open champ!

Finally, Chad goes one-on-one with Sorel Mizzi to discuss his amazing weight loss and body transformation, which was a part of a $300,000 prop bet with Bill Perkins. Mizzi opens up about his inspiration, life changes, and what he's up to now when it comes to poker.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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2 days 14 hours ago

A Better Kicker for Maspoli

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Four players checked a flop of 10♣5♥6♥ with already 24,000 in the pot.

After the blinds checked again the K♥ turn, Anthony Maspoli under the gun bet 7,400. Sahmy Ghani on the button went into the tank and folded, but Arnaud Charoulet in the small blind called. Joe Hindry in the big blind called.

The 5♠ landed on the river and Charoulet checked with K♠J♣. Maspoli quickly checked back with K♣Q♥ and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Charoulet	88,000
Anthony Maspoli	70,000
Joe Hindry	49,000
Sahmy Ghani	35,000

Tags: Anthony Maspoli Arnaud Charoulet Joe Hindry

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

2 days 14 hours ago

More Players

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Louis Michaud	50,000 50,000	50,000
Adrien Dumont	50,000 50,000	50,000
Arthur Lacroix	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jonathan Therme	50,000

Hadrien Gallois	50,000 50,000	50,000
Brice Guido	50,000 50,000	50,000
Constantin Lau	50,000 50,000	50,000
Maryana Nicolas	50,000 50,000	50,000
Hugo Blaison	50,000 50,000	50,000
Marc Bougaret	50,000 50,000	50,000

2 days 15 hours ago

"Back to the Living"

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three-way on a board of 10♥9♠7♣Q♥ with 12,000 in the pot, Sidi Jilali Maghraqui in the big blind moved all-in for 11,700. Patrick Mouret in the cutoff called, as well as Abilio Silva in the small blind.

The 7♦ river was checked by Silva and Mouret, so all three players' cards went on their backs.

Silva wanted to muck his hand but was forced to reveal 8♥5♥, while Maghraqui tabled J♥8♠ for a straight and Mouret turned over Q♣10♠ for two pair. "I'm back to the living", Maghraqui joked while tripling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abilio Silva	55,000
Sidi Jilali Maghraqui	43,000
Patrick Mouret	31,000

Tags: Abilio Silva Patrick Mouret Sidi Jilali Maghraqui

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400