While Day 2 of the Main Event was still underway yesterday, the €400 WSOP-C Flip & Go started. A total of 45 players participated in this event, playing the flip and go stage.
Then, the five winners gathered to play a sit and go. Charlie Defresne ended up as the winner, earning €6,200 and a prestigious WSOP-C ring.
Action folded to Franck Deligny in the small blind, who completed. Nicolas Dumont raised to 45,000, only for Deligny to reach for chips and produce a limp three-bet to 155,000. Dumont quickly folded.
In the next hand, Yoan Buzard opened to 35,000 under the gun and received calls from Deligny on the button and Abel Pruchon in the big blind.
On the 10♥6♠9♣ flop action was checked to Deligny, who slid out a bet of 45,000. Only Buzard called.
The 2♠ rolled off on the turn, and Buzard check-folded versus a bet of 85,000 from Deligny, who is off to a good start.
Sonny Franco opened to 30,000 from under the gun, and he was called by Samy Barka on the button and Benoit Grobocopatel in the big blind.
On a flop of 5♦3♠6♠, Franco continued for 100,000 but only Barca called. Franco slowed down on the A♣ turn by checking, so Barka took this opportunity to bet 180,000. Franco eventually called.
The 9♣ river landed on the felt and Franco led out for 175,000. Barka raised to 500,000, and Franco went deep into the tank. He eventually folded and let the pot go in Barka's direction.
He is now the chip leader of the tournament with 1,970,000 chips.
We are onto the penultimate day of the €1,200 WSOP-C Paris Main Event here at Stade Jean-Bouin, where 88 hopefuls will be returning at 1 p.m. local time for Day 3, all aiming to place themselves in prime position for the final day and a shot at the first place prize of €150,000.
A total of 1,056 entrants created a juicy €1,064,448 prize pool, with 151 players paid and a minimum cash good for €2,450.
Mohamed Iche of France (1,890,000) has bagged the chip lead, closely followed by WSOP-C ring winner David Hu (1,605,000) and Day 1c chip leader Sabare Atmani.
Mohamed Iche
Nicolas Noguera meanwhile will be aiming to claim a second Paris WSOP-C Main Event title, having triumphed in the inaugural 2016 edition. Other notable players who remain in the mix include Benoit Grobocopatel (1,530,000), Samy Barka (1,425,000) and Jordan Dumas (650,000).
Benoit Grobocopatel
Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Mohamed Iche
France
1,890,000
126
2
David Hu
Netherlands
1,605,000
107
3
Sabare Atmani
France
1,600,000
106
4
Benoit Grobocopatel
France
1,530,000
102
5
Mikael Ifergan
France
1,500,000
100
6
Youcef Benzerfa
France
1,500,000
100
7
Samy Barka
France
1,425,00
95
8
Mallory Frere
Belgium
1,270,000
84
9
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Netherlands
1,217,000
84
10
Nicolas Noguera
France
1,200,000
80
€1,200 WSOP-C Main Event Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€150,000
9
€15,100
48-55
€4,350
2
€93,248
10-11
€12,050
56-63
€3,950
3
€66,400
12-13
€9,750
64-79
€3,650
4
€51,100
14-17
€8,050
80-88
€3,350
5
€39,700
18-23
€6,850
6
€31,000
24-31
€5,950
7
€24,300
32-39
€5,250
8
€19,100
40-47
€4,750
The players will be returning to 75-minute blinds at Level 21, featuring blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante, with a minimum of nine levels expected to be played.
The final day kicks off on May 28 at 7 p.m. local time and will be streamed, full details of which will follow in due course. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the day's action, as we move towards crowning a champion here in Paris.
