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

Player	Chips	Progress
Frédéric Delval	558,000 128,000	128,000

Oleksandr Lobur	487,000 487,000	487,000
Guillaume Bigot	439,000 439,000	439,000
Flavius Vlasiu	411,000 411,000	411,000
Kevin Bleitrach	394,000 394,000	394,000
Stephane Abehassera	377,000 377,000	377,000
Mickael Muselli	376,000 376,000	376,000
Kostya Zaks	365,000 70,000	70,000
Andriy Marusanov	352,000 352,000	352,000
Adrian Perez	337,000 337,000	337,000
Remi Le Henry	332,000 332,000	332,000
Darko Svesko	323,000 323,000	323,000
Uri Gilboa	316,000 166,000	166,000

Loic Pate	310,000 310,000	310,000
Maxime Flourac	307,000 307,000	307,000
Michel Leibgorin	303,000 58,000	58,000
Pablo Garcia	293,000 293,000	293,000
Philippe Ktorza	288,000 138,000	138,000
Adrien Sanz	288,000 138,000	138,000
Remi Clement	286,000 286,000	286,000
Damien Gayer	280,000 280,000	280,000
Gregory Grech	279,000 279,000	279,000
Christopher Martinez	276,000 276,000	276,000
Louis Bertrand	275,000 275,000	275,000
Zoubir Ben Rabia	270,000 10,000	10,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Frédéric Delval

558,000

128,000

487,000

439,000

411,000

394,000

377,000

376,000

365,000

70,000

Andriy Marusanov

352,000

Adrian Perez

337,000

Remi Le Henry

332,000

Darko Svesko

323,000

Uri Gilboa

316,000

166,000

Loic Pate

310,000

Maxime Flourac

307,000

Michel Leibgorin

303,000

58,000

Pablo Garcia

293,000

Philippe Ktorza

288,000

138,000

Adrien Sanz

288,000

138,000

286,000

280,000

279,000

276,000

275,000

270,000

10,000

How smooth can a Day 1 of a WSOP Circuit Main Event be when you only lose three pots? That’s exactly what Frédéric Delval claimed happened to him today after finishing on top of the Day 1a chip counts here at the Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence.

Already chip leader by the first break, Delval never relinquished his spot throughout the day. It wasn’t until after the dinner break that he admitted to losing his first pot, “but only for 15,000 chips,” he said while bagging an impressive 558,000 stack. “I lost another pot, and just before the end of the day where I lost 120,000 chips with queens against jacks that hit a full house,” he added with a smile.

Ludwig de Saint-Etienne held second place for a long stretch. He had already doubled his stack when he folded kings preflop in a five-bet pot after the first level. But on his path, he encountered Oleksandr Lobur, who took the majority of his chips across three key hands. “One pot flop, one pot turn, one pot river,” the Ukrainian summarized at the end of the day. Lobur finished strong with 487,000, while De Saint-Etienne, who at one point peaked at 500,000, bagged 264,000 for Day 2.

Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Frédéric Delval	France	558,000	186
2	Oleksandr Lobur	Ukraine	487,000	162
3	Guillaume Bigot	France	439,000	146
4	Flavius Vlasiu	Romania	411,000	137
5	Kevin Bleitrach	France	394,000	131
6	Stephane Abehassera	France	377,000	126
7	Mickael Muselli	France	376,000	125
8	Kostya Zaks	France	365,000	122
9	Andriy Marusanov	Switzerland	352,000	117
10	Adrian Perez	Spain	337,000	112

Among the 79 players who qualified for Day 2 out of a field of 322 entries, Kostya Zaks bagged one of the biggest stacks with 367,000 chips. He was joined at the top of the leaderboard by EPT champion Uri Gilboa (316,000) and Michel Leibgorin (303,000).

The €750 WSOP-C Superstack winner Anthony Apicella continued his strong run with 170,000 chips, just behind WSOP bracelet winner Antonin Teisseire, who bagged 194,000. Last week’s Winamax Poker Tour finalist Tahar Said also cruised through with 160,000.

“Same as usual—15 to 20 big blinds for me,” joked Rémy Biechel as he waited for his bag. He managed to finish with a bit more, ending the day on 88,000 chips. However Clément Michaud (74,000), Winamax Team Pro Davidi Kitai (54,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Axel Bayout (44,000) wrapped up their Day 1a exactly in the zone Biechel described.

The €1,000 WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event continues tomorrow, Friday, April 18, at 12:30 p.m. with Day 1b. This second flight will follow the exact same structure as Day 1a, featuring 45-minute levels and ending when only 25% of the field remains.

The only difference concerns the entry rules: players who participated in Day 1a but didn’t qualify will be allowed to play Day 1b only once. However, those who haven’t registered yet can enter and re-enter during Day 1b.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of all the Main Event here in Aix-en-Provence!

Tags: Anthony Apicella Antonin Teisseire Clément Michaud Davidi Kitai Frédéric Delval Michel Leibgorin Oleksandr Lobur Rémy Biechel Tahar Said Uri Gilboa