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

05-25-2024 23:25 UTC+1

"The Vacuum" Cleans the Table

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

[Removed:476] in the cutoff found himself at risk for 16,400 against Frédéric Delval in the small blind.

[Removed:476]: K♦10♠ All in
Frédéric Delval: A♠5♠

Both players hit two pair on 2♥K♣A♥8♥8♣, but Delval kept the lead and won this one, sending Messouat to the rail.

"He wins every hand" said a few players around the table talking about Delval who can't stop smiling. They even gave him a nickname: "the vacuum".

Player	Chips	Progress
Frédéric Delval	217,000 9,000	9,000
[Removed:476]	Busted

Tags: Frédéric Delval

05-25-2024 23:37 UTC+1

Al Sayegh Bluffs Against Leblanc

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, [Removed:467] in the big blind bet 2,000 on a flop of K♠K♦9♦ and Richard Leblanc in the small blind check-called.

The K♥ turn was checked again by Leblanc. Not scared by this third king on the board, Al Sayegh fired a second barrel of 8,000 and made Leblanc immediately fold.

As quickly as Leblanc folded, Al Sayegh revealed 4♣3♣ for a bluff and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:467]	70,500 26,500	26,500
Richard Leblanc	46,500 46,500	46,500

Tags: Richard Leblanc

05-25-2024 23:46 UTC+1

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The 70 remaining players out of a field of 107 entrants are on a 15-minute break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-26-2024 00:11 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Frédéric Delval	228,000
Mathieu Di Meglio	197,000
Kader Slila	175,000
Jérémie Zouari	157,000
Eric Geraume	155,000
Maxime Pialat	150,000
El Mehdi El Mimouni	140,000
Arthur Amar	130,500

Christophe Cipreo	127,000
Alain Kac	127,000
Isabel Baltazar	120,000
Gary Dahan	113,000
Samuel Kalifa	112,000
Adrien Sanz	102,000
Mohammed Bekheira	95,000
Cecile Ticherfatine	75,000
Damien Lhommeau	55,000

Queens Over Kings To Double Up for Bahri

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After Badr Douch opened from early position, a player raised to 9,000 from middle position But in the cutoff, Yannice Bahri shoved for 29,500.

Douch decided to raise all-in for approximately 110,000, while the third player went deep into the tank. He eventually folded.

Yannice Bahri: Q♦Q♣ All in
Badr Douch: K♥K♠

Bahri was lucky enough to flop a set then hit a full house on Q♠5♦7♣7♥2♥ to crack kings and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Badr Douch	80,000
Yannice Bahri	72,000

Tags: Badr Douch Yannice Bahri

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-26-2024 00:32 UTC+1

Al Sayegh Cracks Aces to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cards went on their backs between [Removed:467] and Orhan Egemen, with Al Sayegh at risk for 65,000.

[Removed:467]: Q♠Q♦ All in
Orhan Egemen: A♥A♠

Al Sayegh was on the edge one elimination after Egemen flopped top set on 7♦A♦J♦. The 5♥ turn didn't change anything, but the 3♦ landed on the river to give a flush to Al Sayegh who cracked aces to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:467]	130,000
Orhan Egemen	16,000

Tags: Orhan Egemen

05-26-2024 00:45 UTC+1

Uzan Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A few minutes after he double up against Orhan Egemen, [Removed:467] in the big blind called when Marc Uzan in the small blind shoved with the few chips he had left.

Marc Uzan: A♦J♣ All in
[Removed:467]: 9♥7♥

Uzan stood up and put his vest on, saying that he knew that he was going to be eliminated. He was right, as Al Sayegh hit a pair on K♠4♦3♥9♣6♥ to end Uzan's tournament tonight.