2025 PokerStars Open Cannes
Heads-up on a flop of Q♣10♠4♣, 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: A♣10♣
Thomas Jakobsen: K♣K♠
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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,190,000
850,000
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850,000 |
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285,000
685,000
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685,000 |
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Busted |
Cards went on their backs with Bekim Murtezi under the gun with 135,000 facing Tristan Peyre to his left.
Bekim Murtezi: A♣6♥
Tristan Peyre: A♠K♥
After a flop of Q♦8♣4♣, Murtezi found a lucky 8♠Q♠ runout to split the pot and save him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000
399,500
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399,500 |
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150,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
The action was picked up on a board of 4♣8♦5♦3♥ 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 10♥8♠ and caught Zapolski bluffing with 9♥6♠ to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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780,000
365,000
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365,000 |
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600,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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: K♣8♥
Giovanni Rosadoni: Q♥J♥
Rosadoni flopped top pair on 10♦Q♦7♣5♥9♠ to eliminate Benveniste.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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825,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Cards are in the car on Day 3 of the €1,100 PokerStars Open Cannes Main Event.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
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
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Sitbon | France | 1,485,000 | 124 |
| 2 | Michel Marcone | France | 1,395,000 | 116 |
| 3 | Roberto Manfredi | Italy | 1,120,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Pascal Peraldi | France | 1,100,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Davis Modans | Latvia | 1,060,000 | 88 |
| 6 | Krysztof Zapolski | Poland | 1,025,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Adria Diaz Dalmau | Spain | 995,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Thomas Jakobsen | Denmark | 970,000 | 81 |
| 9 | Jamel Ghizaoui | France | 925,000 | 77 |
| 10 | Fahd Boudaouine | France | 920,000 | 77 |
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
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €195,700 | 9 | €18,110 | 28-31 | €4,550 |
| 2 | €122,410 | 10-11 | €13,930 | 32-39 | €3,960 |
| 3 | €87,430 | 12-13 | €11,610 | 40-55 | €3,440 |
| 4 | €67,250 | 14-15 | €9,670 | 56-65 | €2,990 |
| 5 | €51,730 | 16-17 | €8,050 | ||
| 6 | €39,790 | 18-20 | €6,910 | ||
| 7 | €30,600 | 21-23 | €6,010 | ||
| 8 | €23,540 | 24-27 | €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.
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