€1,100 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars Open Cannes

12-20-2025 23:46 UTC+2

Marcone Doubles Through Sitbon

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michel Marcone jammed for 620,000 from the cutoff and was called by Julien Sitbon in the big blind.

Michel Marcone: 5♥5♣ All in
Julien Sitbon: K♦J♣

Despite a straight draw on the turn for Sitbon, Marcone doubled up on A♣8♥4♠Q♥7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	2,235,000 915,000	915,000

Michel Marcone	1,360,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Julien Sitbon Michel Marcone

12-20-2025 23:39 UTC+2

Ironico Hits the River to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Savvas Mitsikouridis opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Gianfranco Ironico on the button raised all-in for 845,000 and Mitsikouridis didn't wait to call.

Gianfranco Ironico: 7♣7♠ All in
Savvas Mitsikouridis: A♦K♣

Mitsikouridis flopped top pair on A♠6♥J♠, but after the 5♦ turn, Ironico luckily hit the 7♦ river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianfranco Ironico	1,810,000 45,000	45,000
Savvas Mitsikouridis	1,250,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Gianfranco Ironico Savvas Mitsikouridis

12-20-2025 23:27 UTC+2

Marcone and King Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Cards went on their backs at the feature table with Michel Marcone in the big blind at risk for 740,000 against Andrew King in the small blind.

Michel Marcone: A♦10♠ All in
Andrew King: A♣10♦

Both players had the same hand so they split the pot on 4♦9♥8♠Q♠5♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew King	4,395,000 85,000	85,000
Michel Marcone	860,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Andrew King Michel Marcone

12-20-2025 23:09 UTC+2

King Values a Full House

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michel Marcone limped from under the gun and both Julien Sitbon and Andrew King in the blinds called and checked.

All three of them checked a flop of 4♠4♦6♣ leading to the 6♠ turn where the blinds checked. Marcone bet 100,000 and made Sitbon fold. King however check-raised to 240,000.

Marcone called to see the 2♦ river. King bet 600,000, but Marcone didn't believe him and called with K♣J♣. However King had 7♠6♦ for a full house and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew King	4,310,000 830,000	830,000
Julien Sitbon	3,150,000 815,000	815,000

Michel Marcone	1,100,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Andrew King Julien Sitbon Michel Marcone

12-20-2025 22:58 UTC+2

Romain Mahiou Eliminated in 12th Place (€11,610)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Moments after Mikhail Nikolaev's elimination, Axel Bayout opened to 160,000 from the button. Romain Mahiou in the small blind three-bet all-in for 440,000, the big blind folded and Bayout called.

Romain Mahiou: Q♣J♣ All in
Axel Bayout: A♦10♥

Bayout kept the lead all the way through a board of 7♦3♥2♦5♦5♠ to win the pot. After he finished second of the €2,200 High Roller for €45,480, Mahiou earns €11,610 on the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Bayout	5,280,000 180,000	180,000

Romain Mahiou	Busted

Tags: Romain Mahiou

12-20-2025 22:55 UTC+2

Mikhail Nikolaev Eliminated in 13th Place (€11,610)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Julien Sitbon opened to 160,000 from early position and Mikhail Nikolaev in the hijack called off his last 80,000.

Mikhail Nikolaev: 10♣8♣ All in
Julien Sitbon: 9♥9♣

Sitbon's nines held on Q♥7♠K♦8♦2♠ so Nikolaev was sent to the rail in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	3,965,000 1,390,000	1,390,000

Mikhail Nikolaev	Busted

Tags: Julien Sitbon Mikhail Nikolaev

12-20-2025 22:53 UTC+2

Seymour Savelloni Eliminated in 14th Place (€9,670)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kamel Atoui raised from the hijack and faced Seymour Savelloni, who defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 3♠7♣2♦ and Savelloni led out for 695,000 with 60,000 behind. Atoui raised and Savelloni called.

Seymour Savelloni: 9♥9♠ All in
Kamel Atoui: K♠7♠

Atoui hit a pair on the flop but Savelloni already had a better one. And after the 2♥ turn, Atoui hit the K♣ river to send Savelloni to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamel Atoui	3,000,000 100,000	100,000
Seymour Savelloni	Busted

Tags: Kamel Atoui Seymour Savelloni

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

12-20-2025 22:43 UTC+2

Ahrash Dianat Eliminated in 15th Place (€9,670)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ahrash Dianat opened to 120,000 from the hijack and Adria Diaz Dalmau defended from the big blind.

Dianat continued for 100,000 on a flop of 3♠2♠Q♣, but Diaz Dalmau check-raised to 280,000. Dianat went into the tank and eventually moved all-in for a total of 1,100,000. Diaz quickly called.

Ahrash Dianat: 10♦10♥ All in
Adria Diaz Dalmau: A♦A♣

Diaz Dalmau trapped Dianat with aces. The J♦ turn and the 4♠ river completed the board and Dianat was eliminated in 15th place.