Cecile Ticherfatine moved all-in from the button for 1,400,000 and Alexis Rozenblat called from the big blind.
Cecile Ticherfatine: A♦2♦ 
Alexis Rozenblat: A♠Q♣
On 9♠5♦Q♦, Rozenblat flopped top pair while Ticherfatine found a flush draw. However the 5♠10♣ runout didn't change the outcome of the tournament and Ticherfatine was eliminated in 5th place for €20,600.
All five players are back at their seats for the final stretch of the €1,000 French Championship Main Event.
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Last year at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence, the 2023 Championnat de France came to an end with a thrilling victory for Leo Truche.
The well-known figure on the French circuit captured the €1,000 8-max title to take home €88,000, plus a prestigious WPT World Championship Wynn Las Vegas package worth $12,000. The former French poker regular and now restaurateur took down Sonny Franco, who finished runner-up for €55,008.
| Place | Player | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Truche | €88,000 + $12,000 WPT Package |
| 2 | Sonny Franco | €55,000 |
| 3 | Kevin Naegelen | €37,500 |
| 4 | Maxandre Dauphin | €27,500 |
| 5 | Thierry Gogniat | €21,700 |
| 6 | Frederic Heinry | €17,800 |
| 7 | Fahd Boudaouine | €14,800 |
| 8 | Maxime Foures | €12,300 |
The five remaining players are on a 70-minute dinner break.
Moments before the break, Alexis Rozenblat opened to 350,000 from under the gun with A♦7♦ and Rachid El Yaacoubi defended from the big blind with A♥8♣
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♣6♦7♥ and Rozenblat continued for 275,000. El Yaacoubi check-called.
On the J♣ turn, El Yaacoubi led out for 925,000. Rozenblat eventually made the call.
The J♥ completed the board and El Yaacoubi moved all-in for 5,700,000. Rozenblat went deep into the tank, and he hero-called with two pair, catching El Yaacoubi with two lower pair.
Heni Mokni defended from the big blind after Rachid El Yaacoubi opened to 325,000 from the button.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♥A♦A♣ and El Yaacoubi continued for 225,000. Mokni check-called, then checked the K♥ turn.
El Yaacoubi fired a second barrel fo 750,000 with A♠2♠ for trips. Mokni folded 9♠8♠.
Rachid El Yaacoubi raised to 475,000 from the cutoff, but Heni Mokni in the small blind three-bet all-in for 11,000,000. Hugues Girard in the big blind looks at his cards and moved all-in for 750,000. He made El Yaacoubi fold.
Hugues Girard: J♦10♥
Heni Mokni: A♣6♥
Girard was on the edge of elimination, but he was lucky enough to hit two pair on 2♠8♥J♥8♠6♣ to double up.
Alexis limped from the small blind, so Heni Mokni only had to check his option to find a flop of K♠9♠5♦.
Rozenblat bet 150,000, then fired a second barrel of 275,000 on the 3♠ turn. Mokni called both times.
On the 3♦ river, Rozenblat asked for 500,000. Mokni called with 9♦4♦ for two pair, but he ran into Ronzenblat's flush with Q♠10♠.
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