€1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars Open Cannes

12-19-2025 22:43 UTC+2

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Lemke	Busted
Didier Eugene	Busted
Xavier Rene Kuntz	Busted
Eric Masini	Busted
Giuliano Boellis	Busted
Mohamed-Said Taghla	Busted
Timothee Rey	Busted
Mohamed Benouahlima	Busted
Eugenio Latorre	Busted
Dorian Decauche	Busted
Sammantha Philipot	Busted
Brice Guido	Busted
Roberto Palmieri	Busted
Remy Murcia	Busted
Ioannis Nanos	Busted
Ovidiu-Vasile Todoran	Busted
Federico Guderzo	Busted
Luca Donato	Busted
Olivier Theuillon	Busted
Benjamin Bruneteaux	Busted

Yassine Adib	Busted
Federico Mari	Busted
Luca Bernardi	Busted
Thomas Lilamand	Busted
Leo Willefert	Busted

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12-19-2025 22:30 UTC+2

Modans Extends his Lead with Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sebastian Lemke opened to 50,000 from middle position. Eric Masini in the cutoff raised all-in for 85,000 and was called by the chip leader Davis Modans in the small blind. Sion Madar in the big blind eventually folded while Lemke made the call.

Both Modans and Lemke checked a flop of 4♦A♣9♠ leading to the 5♠ turn where Modans bet a single blind. Lemke called and they checked again the 4♣.

Eric Masini: 8♦8♠
Sebastian Lemke: 10♥10♣ All in
Davis Modans: K♣K♠

"Kings", announced Modans while flipping over his cards. Lemke had to show his cards as well but knew he lost the pot, and Masini was already talking away with eights. The table broke after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davis Modans	1,250,000 602,000	602,000
Sion Madar	340,000 15,000	15,000
Sebastian Lemke	25,000 8,000	8,000
Eric Masini	Busted

Tags: Davis Modans Eric Masini Sebastian Lemke Sion Madar

12-19-2025 22:20 UTC+2

Who F***ed Up in This Poker Hand Everyone is Talking About? | PokerNews Podcast #930

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In the 930th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Champion Scott Stewart at Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas.

The trio offers an update regarding the home game fight between Maurice Hawkins and aggressor Eugene Castaneda, namely a warrant out for the latter. They then dissect the controversial hand played by Ryan Depaulo, Andre Moreira, and James Caputo in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $25K Super Main Event. Who was in the right? Who was in the wrong?

Speaking of that tournament, Jesse Lonis made a big fold that sparked a heated rivalry with Shaun Deeb. Even Daniel Negreanu weighed in with his thoughts about the play. Speaking of Kid Poker, he fired away in the Super Main Event, which shed light on so many poker pros firing multiple bullets into the uniquely-structured tournament. Some players fired 11, 12, and even 14 bullets throughout the various flights. Is it good or bad for poker? How might recreational players interpret it?

Down in the Bahamas, Charlie Hook, Koray Aldemir, Joao Simao, David Coleman, and Aleksejs Ponakovs have all captured gold bracelets, while Matan Krakow took down the EPT Prague Main Event. From there, it's over to the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, where the WPT Prime final table is set, Lily Lofty took down the WPT Ladies Championship, and a new WPT Ambassador was named in the special Mystery Quest event.

Finally, Jonathan Little is coming out with a new book, so we thought it'd be a good time for another giveaway. It's your chance to win a copy of Little's book 100 Essential Tips. Visit dandbpoker.com to preorder Jonathan Little's new book.

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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12-19-2025 22:02 UTC+2

No More Benny in the Field

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

PokerStars ambassador Benjamin Bruneteaux stood up and left the tournament area after being eliminated from the Main Event.

“With 120,000 chips, I called from the cutoff with Q♥J♥ after an open from a player in middle position,” he explained. “He continued for 10,000 on a flop of Jx7x6x with two spades, which I called. He then moved all-in on the 5x turn with A♠J♠. I called, and he hit an ace on the river.”

Bruneteaux earned €2,260 for his 119th-place finish, leaving Julien Dupré as the only remaining ambassador.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Bruneteaux	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Bruneteaux Julien Dupré

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

12-19-2025 21:54 UTC+2

Caldeira Dos Santos Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nikolai Mamut opened to 12,000 from middle position and was called by Quentin Laugt to his left. Hugo Caldeira Dos Santos in the big blind then moved all-in for 66,000. Mamut raised and made Laugt fold.

Hugo Caldeira Dos Santos: 9♥8♥ All in
Nikolai Mamut: A♠K♠

Both players flopped a pair on 8♦5♠K♥, but Caldeira Dos Santos hit two pair with the 9♣ turn to double up after the 2♥ river was revealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quentin Laugt	185,000 53,000	53,000
Nikolai Mamut	175,000 90,000	90,000
Hugo Caldeira Dos Santos	160,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Nikolai Mamut Quentin Laugt

12-19-2025 21:42 UTC+2

Mitsikouridis Takes a Big One with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Eugenio Latorre raised to 12,000 from under the gun. Leo Willefert in the cutoff called, but Savvas Mitsikouridis on the button squeezed to 40,000. Latorre called, then Willefert jammed for 230,000. Mitsikouridis raised all-in with a bigger stack and made Latorre fold.

Leo Willefert: 10♣10♥ All in
Savvas Mitsikouridis: A♥A♣

Mitsikouridis caught Willefert with aces and eliminated him with a better full house on a board of 7♠7♣7♥8♠A♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Savvas Mitsikouridis	780,000 251,000	251,000
Eugenio Latorre	234,000 103,000	103,000
Leo Willefert	Busted

Tags: Eugenio Latorre Leo Willefert Savvas Mitsikouridis

12-19-2025 21:33 UTC+2

Game Over For David Docherty

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Milko van Winden

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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12-19-2025 21:22 UTC+2

Taghla then Dupré Take Docherty's Chips

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

David Docherty in the small blind moved all-in and Mohamed-Said Taghla in the big blind called off his last 38,000.

Mohamed-Said Taghla: J♣J♥ All in
David Docherty: 3♣3♦

Taghla kept the lead all the way through a board of K♦10♦Q♥K♠2♥ and doubled up.

Down to approximately 60,000, Docherty jammed moments later with fours but ran into PokerStars ambassador Julien Dupré's nines and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Dupre	225,000 70,000	70,000

Mohamed-Said Taghla	82,000 144,000	144,000
David Docherty	Busted

Tags: David Docherty Julien Dupré Mohamed-Said Taghla

12-19-2025 21:05 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Haramburu	1,060,000 490,000	490,000
Kamel Atoui	696,000 278,000	278,000
Davis Modans	648,000 148,000	148,000
Thomas Simsen	644,000 291,000	291,000
Mauro Fungo	640,000 550,000	550,000
Gianfranco Ironico	640,000 255,000	255,000
Pascal Peraldi	592,000 192,000	192,000
Giovanni Renna	575,000 89,000	89,000
Henri Kasper	564,000 534,000	534,000
Toni Kaukua	538,000 498,500	498,500
Savvas Mitsikouridis	529,000 389,500	389,500
Vasyl Palandiuk	504,000 114,000	114,000
Marco D'ippolito	501,000 26,000	26,000
Fahd Boudaouine	499,000 29,000	29,000
Jamel Ghizaoui	499,000 71,000	71,000
Michel Marcone	494,000 1,000	1,000

Ladislao Batlle	480,000 10,000	10,000
Joseph Benedetti	450,000 115,000	115,000

Giovanni Rosadoni	450,000 140,000	140,000

Fabio Costa Mendes	446,000 121,000	121,000
Tristan Peyre	445,000 359,000	359,000
Christophe Pommier	440,000 388,000	388,000
Oleksii Lazarchuk	430,000 316,000	316,000
Nicolas Tytgat	415,000 331,500	331,500
Rui Bouquet	395,000 195,000	195,000

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