€1,000 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 WSOP-C Aix-en-Provence

04-17-2025 12:40 UTC+1

Your Guide to the 2025 World Series of Poker

Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) under GGPoker's ownership is fast approaching, and will feature a 56-year record for most live gold bracelet events.

Poker players from all over the world will flock to Las Vegas from May 27 to compete in a portion (or all) of the 100 bracelet event schedule. It all kicks off with the $1,000 Mystery Millions, offering a $1,000,000 mystery bounty prize, and wraps up with the WSOP Main Event final table on July 16.

Our 2025 WSOP guide covers everything you need to know, including the full schedule, Main Event details, the hottest new events to watch for in 2025, and much more.

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04-17-2025 12:55 UTC+1

End of the Day for Bifarella

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

After he was eliminated with a set again a straight during the first level, Samuel Bifarella returned to the table of defending champion Mohamed Iche.

Zoubir Ben Rabia opened to 800 from early position and was called by the player to his left, Guillaume Darcourt in the cutoff and Jean-Marc Chiba on the button, but Bifarella in the small blind squeezed to 5,800. Ben Rabia was the only one to call.

Bifarella continued for 4,000 on the K♦Q♣7♦ flop, then fired a second barrel of 8,000 on the 4♥ turn. He was called twice and then moved all-in for 24,500 on the 8♦ river. Ben Rabia snap-called.

Samuel Bifarella: A♦K♠ All in
Zoubir Ben Rabia: Q♦J♦

Bifarella had top pair on the flop, but Ben Rabia completed a flush on the river, sending Bifarella to the rail for the second and final time today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Iche	65,000 65,000	65,000

Guillaume Darcourt	43,000 43,000	43,000

Samuel Bifarella	Busted

Tags: Guillaume Darcourt Jean-Marc Chiba Mohamed Iche Samuel Bifarella

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

04-17-2025 13:20 UTC+1

Choffardet Doubles Up with a Set

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Four-way on a board of 5♠2♦9♥10♦, the big blind bet 3,500 but Mathieu Choffardet in early position raised to 8,000. The two other players folded to the big blind who called.

The 4♥ completed the board and after the big blind checked, Choffardet moved all-in for 43,800.

The big blind called with 2♣2♥, but seemed to know that Choffardet had a better hand. He did indeed have the best hand with 9♦9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Choffardet	95,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Mathieu Choffardet

04-17-2025 13:30 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Frédéric Delval	170,000 120,000	120,000

Serge Didisheim	80,000 30,000	30,000
Tahar Said	53,000
Safwane Bahri	50,000 50,000	50,000
Axel Bayout	50,000 50,000	50,000

Maher Achour	50,000 50,000	50,000
Omar Lakhdari	50,000 50,000	50,000
Anthony Apicella	45,000 45,000	45,000
Younes Charrat	35,000 35,000	35,000

04-17-2025 13:45 UTC+1

Faraut Can't Do Much Against Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player opened to 1,000 from the hijack. Patrick Faraut called from the cutoff, as well as Davidi Kitai in the big blind.

The initial raiser continued for 1,600 on the Q♣J♥5♦ flop. Faraut called but Kitai gave up at this point. The second barrel of 3,000 on the 10♦ turn was called once again, but both players checked the 4♣ river.

The hijack flipped over A♣A♠. Faraut didn't have a better hand and sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	48,600

Patrick Faraut	45,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai Patrick Faraut

04-17-2025 13:49 UTC+1

20-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The 182 players of the Main Event are on a 20-minute break.

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

04-17-2025 14:20 UTC+1

Forge Runs Into a Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, recent Marrakech Poker Open winner Tristan Forge opened to 2,000 from the small blind and was called by the big blind.

Both players checked the 9♣10♦K♦ flop leading to the A♠ turn where Forge bet 3,000. The big blind called, then after Forge checked the 3♦ river, he bet 7,000.

Forge then check-raised to 35,000, putting his opponent in a tough spot. He eventually made the call with 9♦8♦ for a flush, beating Forge's A♦2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Forge	3,000 3,000	3,000

04-17-2025 14:33 UTC+1

Said Forced to Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After an open in middle position, another player in midle position three-bet but saw Tahar Said on the button raise the bid to 10,500. The initial raiser folded, but the second player made the call.

The dealer fanned a board of Q♥4♦5♥2♠ which was checked by both players.

On the 5♣ river, the middle-position player bet 16,300. Said went into the tank, but eventually sent his cards into the muck.