Gumersindo Rodrigues opened from the cutoff but David Maucieri on the button three-bet to 2,500.
Hugo Jouathel with a Triton cap on his head went deep into the tank and eventually four-bet to 7,000. It didn't take long for both Rodrigues and Maucieri to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,000 | |
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37,000 | |
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37,000 |
As the field now almost reaches 300 entries, Maxence Vié became the first player eliminated today.
According to Arnaud Charoulet who eliminated him, Vié in middle position opened and Charoulet called with 10x9x from the big blind.
Vié made a continuation bet on the 9x7x5x flop, then fired a second barrel to 2,200 on the Jx turn. Charoulet check-called both times.
The 9x river completed the board and Charoulet directly moved all-in for approximately 12,000. Vié went deep into the tank and called with QxJx to be eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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88,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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Marion Bocher in the cutoff opened to 500 and was called by both Antonio Alfaia on the button and Andre Rodrigues in the big blind.
All three of them checked a flop of 10♠J♦J♣ leading to the J♥ turn. "What a dealer!" a payer said as Bocher bet 500.
She made both of her opponents folded and revealed K♥J♠ for quads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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49,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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49,000
49,000
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49,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Edgar Batista opened to 500 from the cutoff and was called by both Vincent Bergognon on the button and Ander Gutierrez in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 5♠7♦4♥ and after two checks, Bergognon bet 700. Gutierrez however check-raised to 2,600. Batista quickly folded, and Bergognon eventually folded too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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47,500 |
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50,000 |
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50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Just like yesterday, the honor of kicking things off was given to Joao Vieira. Cards are now in the air on Day 1b!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
While the sun continues to shine over Estoril, poker fans will likely prefer heading to the Casino Estoril rather than the beach for Day 1b of the €500 Estoril Poker Fest Main Event.
The second of four starting flights follows this Wednesday’s Day 1a, which attracted a total of 284 entries. From that field, only 46 players managed to bag chips and advance to Day 2. They are led by Benjamin Legrusley, who built a massive stack of 1,830,000 after winning two huge pots on the bubble.
He is followed by Moundir Zoughari, who also crossed the one-million-chip mark with 1,020,000, while Thomas De Leiris rounds out the top three with 723,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Legrusley | France | 1,830,000 | 229 |
| 2 | Moundir Zoughari | France | 1,020,000 | 128 |
| 3 | Thomas De Leiris | France | 723,000 | 90 |
| 4 | Julien Gadanho | France | 675,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Adrien Burgniard | France | 598,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Romain Derenemesnil | France | 557,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Antonio Alves | Portugal | 498,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Florian Delbergue | France | 466,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Prasanth Somas | France | 464,000 | 58 |
| 10 | Robin Gerard | France | 447,000 | 56 |
Among the notable players who advanced through the first flight are Julien Gadanho (675,000), Adrien Burgniard (598,000), streamers Robin Gerard (447,000) and Jean “Juaniitoooo” Salaun (361,000), Sylvain Berthelot (286,000), Edgaras Gendvilis (193,000), and Ferdinando D’Alessio, who squeaked through with just 12,000 chips.
All of them have already secured a spot in the money and qualified for Saturday’s Day 2. They will be joined by the players advancing from today’s Day 1b, which kicks off at noon local time.
This flight will follow the exact same structure as Day 1a, featuring a 50,000 starting stack and 30-minute levels. Late registration will remain open for 13 levels, and 16.6% of the field will advance to the next stage.
Meanwhile, the highly anticipated Beer Pong Open will get underway at 8 p.m. to crown yet another festival champion.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the latest updates from Estoril!
€500 Main Event
Day 1b Started
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