15 players out of a field of 110 entrants came back today on Day 3 of the €2,400 WSOP-C Paris High Roller.
But after the first few levels of the day, there are only 9 players remaining who just started the final table. Samuel Pop is in the lead so far in the race to win the ring and the €54,000 first-place prize.
Ludovic Heude opened to 1,000 under the gun and received calls from two opponents, before action folded to Axel Jacquin in the big blind.
Jacquin pondered his options for a moment, before moving all in for 25,000. Heude rejammed for 49,000 under the gun, leading to folds from both of the other players.
Axel Jacquin: 10♠10♣
Ludovic Heude: 7♣7♦
Jacquin's pocket tens were in great shape versus Heude's pocket sevens, and nothing altered on the A♦3♠J♠5♠5♥ runout, sending Jacquin a double-up.
Alexandre Dana opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and was called by Nicolas Grasland called on the button.
On the K♣7♣10♣ flop, Dana continued with a bet of 800 and Grasland called.
The J♦ rolled off on the turn, and Dana check-called a bet of 3,200 from Grasland.
The 8♣ river completed the board, bringing one-card flush possibilities, and Dana led out with a bet of 8,000. After some thought, Grasland folded, showing K♠.
Dana showed Q♥7♥, having turned his pair of sevens into a bluff, and raked in the pot.
After he won the €550 WSOP-C Cup for €45,400 and his first WSOP-C ring last night, Samuel Fournier is back in the Main Event today.
Day 1a started well for him as he already has 54,000 chips.
Just now, he opened to 800 from under the gun, and was called by the blinds. He continued for 1,700 on a flop of K♠A♠7♦ and made his opponents fold to win a few more chips.
On a board of K♥9♣7♦Q♣, Kande Dembele in the hijack moved all-in for 41,000 after Mark Helou in the cutoff bet 11,000.
"I'm going to fold," Helou said a few times before changing his mind. "Let's go, if you have it I give it to you" he added while making the call, being the player at risk for 30,500.
Mark Helou: K♣Q♥
Kande Dembele: J♣10♦
Dembele hit a straight on the turn, so Helou with two pair was eliminated after the 9♦ river.
Thomas Santerne opened to 800 under the gun and was faced with a three-bet to 2,300 by Manfred Lehmann in the next seat. Action folded to Tobias Peters in the small blind, who pondered the position for a moment and cold-called. Santerne also called.
On the K♠Q♠5♠ flop, action was checked to Lehmann, who slid out a bet of 3,100. Peters called and Santerne folded.
The 10♠ rolled off on the turn, completing the one-card flush, and Peters check-called a bet of 3,100 from Lehmann, asking "Do you think there will be another spade on the river?" as he did so.
The 2♣ completed the board and Peters checked once more. Lehmann quickly fired out a bet of 5,200 and Peters said "If you have it, you have it", as he flicked in calling chips.
Lehmann did indeed have it as he showed A♠A♣ for the nut flush, causing Peters to muck his hand, and sending a chunky early pot to Lehmann.
For the second time ever after the PokerStars France Poker Series last year, the Stade Français Paris rugby team's stadium Stade Jean-Bouin hosts a poker tournament. From the 22nd to the 28th of May, players from all around France and Europe will compete to win one of the ten rings in play for WSOP Circuit Paris 2024 by Texapoker and Partouche.
The series already started a few days ago with a €250 WSOP-C Online Event on Winamax.fr. Out of a field of 5,094 entrants, Constantin "CNLAU" Lau won a massive pot at 10 players left, took the lead, and never lost it until the end at 6 a.m. He secured a total of €110,764 and the first 2024 WSOP Circuit Paris ring.
Constantin Lau
Yesterday, after a two-day event, the first live ring was awarded to Samuel Fournier, who was crowned the winner of the €550 WSOP-C Cup for €45,400. There were 610 entrants in this tournament. Additionally, 110 entrants participated in the €2,400 WSOP-C High Roller event, which will conclude today.
Samuel Fournier
€550 WSOP-C Cup Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Samuel Fournier
France
€45,400
2
Mohamed Iche
France
€30,288
3
Wellington Lessa Guedes
France
€20,700
4
Moncef Karoui
France
€15,050
5
Kostya Zaks
France
€11,000
6
Salah Lamamri
France
€8,400
7
Albert Tran Quoc-Phong
France
€6,650
8
Aurélie Reard
France
€5,450
9
Mohamed El Bakkouri
France
€4,550
Today, Friday, May 24th, all eyes will be on the €1,200 WSOP-C Main Event, which begins at 1:00 p.m. local time with Day 1a. Players will start with 50,000 chips and play ten 60-minute levels, ending the day around 1:00 a.m. Day 1b will kick off at 8:30 p.m. and will be a Turbo flight with 30-minute levels.
Only one reentry is allowed per flight (one entry and one reentry on the first flight played, then a single bullet in each remaining flight), and late registration will close at the end of Level 12, two levels after the start of Day 2.
€1,200 WSOP-C Main Event Schedule
Flight
Date
Hour
Day 1a
Friday, May 24
1:00 p.m.
Day 1b Turbo
Friday, May 24
8:30 p.m.
Day 1c
Saturday, May 25
1:00 p.m.
Day 1d Turbo
Saturday, May 25
8:30 p.m.
Day 2
Sunday, May 26
1:00 p.m.
Day 3
Monday, May 27
1:00 p.m.
Final Day
Tuesday, May 28
9:00 p.m.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will follow all the action until a champion is crowned here in Paris!
