€1,200 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 WSOP-C Paris

05-24-2024 09:49 UTC+1

Hunt for the WSOP-C Paris Main Event Ring Commences at 1:00 P.M.

Maxime Taldir

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.

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.

€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!

Tags: Albert Tran Quoc-Phong Aurélie Reard Kostya Zaks Mohamed El Bakkouri Mohamed Iche Moncef Karoui Salah Lamamri Samuel Fournier Wellington Lessa Guedes

05-24-2024 12:45 UTC+1

Lehmann Gets Paid With the Nuts

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Richard Hayes

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manfred Lehmann	66,000 66,000	66,000
Thomas Santerne	47,000 47,000	47,000
Tobias Peters	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Manfred Lehmann Thomas Santerne Tobias Peters

05-24-2024 12:56 UTC+1

Dembele Sends Helou to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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♥ All in
Kande Dembele: J♣10♦

Dembele hit a straight on the turn, so Helou with two pair was eliminated after the 9♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kande Dembele	78,000 78,000	78,000
Mark Helou	Busted

Tags: Kande Dembele Mark Helou

05-24-2024 13:40 UTC+1

WSOP-C Cup Winner Samuel Fournier is in the Field

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Fournier	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Samuel Fournier

05-24-2024 14:43 UTC+1

Dana Shows River Bluff

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Richard Hayes

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Grasland	80,000 80,000	80,000
Alexandre Dana	71,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Alexandre Dana Nicolas Grasland

05-24-2024 14:56 UTC+1

Jacquin Doubles Through Heude

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Richard Hayes

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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♣ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Jacquin	53,000 53,000	53,000
Ludovic Heude	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Axel Jacquin Ludovic Heude

05-24-2024 15:11 UTC+1

€2,400 WSOP-C Paris High Roller Final Table

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

2024 WSOP-C Paris High Roller Final Table

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.

€2,400 WSOP-C Paris High Roller Final Table

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Roland Rozel	France	1,680,000	21
2	Samuel Pop	France	5,095,000	64
3	Darius Neagoe	Romania	580,000	7
4	Fabian Rolli	Switzerland	3,105,000	39
5	Alexandre Correia	France	4,670,000	58
6	Clement Michaud	France	2,970,000	37
7	Kalidou Sow	France	3,180,000	40
8	Frédéric Blehaut	France	2,070,000	26
9	Fabrice Bigot	France	4,150,000	52

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize
1	€54,000
2	€36,000
3	€26,300
4	€19,900
5	€15,460
6	€12,150
7	€9,750
8	€8,050
9	€6,850

Tags: Alexandre Correia Clement Michaud Darius Neagoe Fabian Rolli Fabrice Bigot Frédéric Blehaut Kalidou Sow Roland Rozel Samuel Pop

05-24-2024 16:04 UTC+1

Grobocopatel Sends Santerne to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

While Michel Leibgorin is approaching 200,000 chips, Benoit Grobocopatel in the cutoff opened to 1,000. He was called by Aurelie Reard on the button and Thomas "Inaus" Santerne in the big blind.

All three of them checked the 4♦6♥5♦ flop. But after Santerne checked the 9♦ turn, Grobocopatel bet 1,700. Reard folded, but Inaus raised to 6,200.

After a short discussion between both players, Grobocopatel raised to 16,000. Santerne then moved all-in and Grobocopatel called.

Thomas Santerne: 5♥5♣ All in
Benoit Grobocopatel: K♦10♦

Santerne flopped a set, but Grobocopatel hit a flush on the turn. The 8♥ river didn't change anything and Santerne was eliminated. He is on his way to reenter the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Leibgorin	199,100 92,100	92,100
Benoit Grobocopatel	89,000 39,000	39,000
Aurelie Reard	52,000 14,000	14,000

Thomas Santerne	Busted

Tags: Aurelie Reard Benoit Grobocopatel Thomas Santerne

05-24-2024 16:11 UTC+1

Sen Doubles via Mezibra in Cooler

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Samuel Fournier opened to 1,200 under the gun and received calls from Marc Sen and Mourad Mezibra in middle position, along with the player in the big blind.

On the 10♥4♥3♠ flop, action was checked to Sen, who slid out a bet of 3,500. Mezibra swiftly raised to 11,300 forcing the big blind and Fournier to fold.

Sen checked his cards before moving the rest of his chips, totaling 14,500, into the middle. Mezibra made the quick call.

Marc Sen: 4♣4♠
Mourad Mezibra: 3♥3♣

Both players had flopped a set but Sen was in great shape with his set of fours, leaving Mezibra drawing to the 3♦, which did not arrived on the 7♠ turn and 2♣ river, sending Sen a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Fournier	51,000 2,000	2,000
Marc Sen	36,000 36,000	36,000
Mourad Mezibra	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Marc Sen Mourad Mezibra Samuel Fournier

05-24-2024 16:44 UTC+1

Harry Hits a Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Freddy Krief opened to 1,500 from the cutoff and he was called by Ulysse Harry on the button.

On a flop of A♠4♥9♥, Krief check-raised to 12,500 after Harry bet 1,500. He was called, and he decided to go all-in for 23,500 when the 6♥ turn landed on the felt. Harry snap-called.

Freddy Krief: A♣4♦ All in
Ulysse Harry: K♥Q♥

Krief shoved with two pair, but he ran into Harry's flush and was eliminated after the Q♣ river.