2025 PokerStars Open Cannes

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
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Event Info
2025 PokerStars Open Cannes
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€195,700
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,153,920
Total Entries
1,202
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
65
Players Left
7
Players Left 1 / 1,202
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Lui Hits the Nut Flush to Double

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of Q104, Patrick Lik-Tung Lui in the small blind saw his 545,000-chip stack being called by Thomas Jakobsen under the gun.

Patrick Lik-Tung Lui: A10 All in
Thomas Jakobsen: KK

Lui had a pair and a flush draw while Jakobsen already hand an overpair. The 5 turn however completed Lui's flush, so he doubled up after the J completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick Lik-Tung Lui hk
Patrick Lik-Tung Lui
1,190,000
850,000
850,000
Profile photo of Thomas Jakobsen dk
Thomas Jakobsen
285,000
685,000
685,000
Profile photo of Bekim Murtezi ch
Bekim Murtezi
Busted

Tags: Patrick Lik-Tung LuiThomas Jakobsen

Lucky Split for Murtezi

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Cards went on their backs with Bekim Murtezi under the gun with 135,000 facing Tristan Peyre to his left.

Bekim Murtezi: A6 All in
Tristan Peyre: AK

After a flop of Q84, Murtezi found a lucky 8Q runout to split the pot and save him.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tristan Peyre fr
Tristan Peyre
420,000
399,500
399,500
Profile photo of Bekim Murtezi ch
Bekim Murtezi
150,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Christophe Pommier fr
Christophe Pommier
Busted
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Marco Sulla
Busted
Profile photo of Matias Federico Gabrenja ar
Matias Federico Gabrenja
Busted

King Doubles Up

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 4853 with Krysztof Zapolski in the small blind betting 80,000. Andrew King in the big blind raised to 180,000 and Zapolski eventually made the call.

The K river completed the board and Zapolski moved all-in. King snap-called off his last 180,000 with 108 and caught Zapolski bluffing with 96 to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew King
780,000
365,000
365,000
Profile photo of Krysztof Zapolski pl
Krysztof Zapolski
600,000
425,000
425,000

Tags: Andrew KingKrysztof Zapolski

Benveniste to the Rail

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After Jared Louali and Fabio Costa Mendes' early eliminations, Bruno Benveniste in the small blind with 75,000 was next to be all-in and at risk against Giovanni Rosadoni on the button.

Bruno Benveniste: K8 All in
Giovanni Rosadoni: QJ

Rosadoni flopped top pair on 10Q759 to eliminate Benveniste.

Player Chips Progress
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Giovanni Rosadoni
825,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bruno Benveniste fr
Bruno Benveniste
Busted
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Fabio Costa Mendes
Busted
Profile photo of Jared Louali fr
Jared Louali
Busted

Tags: Bruno BenvenisteFabio Costa MendesGiovanni Rosadoni

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

65 Remaining Players on Day 3 of the PokerStars Open Cannes Main Event

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The final PokerStars Open of the season continues this Saturday, December 20, with Day 3 of the €1,100 PS Open Cannes Main Event at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The tournament attracted many players on the French Riviera, with 1,202 entries recorded in the Main Event, generating a total prize pool of €1,153,920.

From that field, 65 players managed to bag chips at the end of Day 2. They are led by Julien Sitbon (1,485,000), closely followed by Day 1s chip leader Michel Marcone (1,395,000). Roberto Manfredi (1,120,000), Pascal Peraldi (1,100,000), Davis Modans (1,060,000), and Krysztof Zapolski (1,025,000) complete the provisional top six.

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Julien SitbonFrance1,485,000124
2Michel MarconeFrance1,395,000116
3Roberto ManfrediItaly1,120,00093
4Pascal PeraldiFrance1,100,00092
5Davis ModansLatvia1,060,00088
6Krysztof ZapolskiPoland1,025,00085
7Adria Diaz DalmauSpain995,00083
8Thomas JakobsenDenmark970,00081
9Jamel GhizaouiFrance925,00077
10Fahd BoudaouineFrance920,00077

Fahd Boudaouine (920,000), Oleksii Lazarchuk (870,000), Henri Kasper (850,000), Romain Haramburu (835,000), and Giovanni Rosadoni (810,000) also bagged big stacks, along with Kamel Atoui (790,000), Axel Bayout (665,000), Toni Kaukua (630,000), and Filippo Lazzaretto (590,000).

Paul Tedeschi (445,000), Nikolai Mamut (355,000), Giovanni Renna (195,000), Bekim Murtezi (145,000), and Bruno Benveniste (105,000) sit in the lower half of the standings but have already locked up €2,990. The winner of the tournament will take home €195,700.

2025 PSO Cannes Main Event Remaining Payouts

PlacePrizePlacePrizePlacePrize
1€195,7009€18,11028-31€4,550
2€122,41010-11€13,93032-39€3,960
3€87,43012-13€11,61040-55€3,440
4€67,25014-15€9,67056-65€2,990
5€51,73016-17€8,050  
6€39,79018-20€6,910  
7€30,60021-23€6,010  
8€23,54024-27€5,230  

The tournament resumes at noon local time with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. 60-minute levels will be played today, with the day expected to conclude once the six final players are known.

Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you live updates from Cannes until a winner is crowned!

Tags: Adria Diaz DalmauAxel BayoutBekim MurteziBig BlindsBruno BenvenisteDavis ModansFahd BoudaouineFilippo LazzarettoGiovanni RennaGiovanni RosadoniHenri KasperJamel GhizaouiJulien SitbonKamel AtouiKrysztof ZapolskiMichel MarconeNikolai MamutOleksii LazarchukPaul TedeschiRoberto ManfrediRomain HaramburuThomas Jakobsen