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

04-18-2025 10:36 UTC+1

Day 1b of the WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event Starts at 12:30 P.M.

Maxime Taldir

The 2025 World Series of Poker Circuit Aix-en-Provence continues this Friday with Day 1b of the €1,000 Main Event, taking place at the Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence.

Yesterday, Day 1a kicked off the action with 322 entries, from which 79 players secured their spot for Day 2.

Among them, Frédéric Delval had a near-flawless run, finishing as the chip leader with 558,000 chips. He was followed by Oleksandr Lobur (487,000) and Guillaume Bigot (439,000), while Romania’s Flavius Vlasiu also joined the top ranks with 411,000.

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

This first flight was also successful for players like Uri Gilboa (316,000), Michel Leibgorin (303,000), Philippe Ktorza (288,000), Axel Hallay (263,000), Florian Ribouchon (213,000), Antonin Teisseire (194,000), Anthony Apicella (170,000), Koen de Visscher (121,000), Davidi Kitai (54,000), and Axel Bayout (44,000), all of whom will now enjoy a well-earned rest day today and tomorrow before returning on Sunday for Day 2.

For those who failed to qualify or haven’t played yet, another chance presents itself today with Day 1b, starting at 12:30 p.m. local time. This second flight follows the exact same structure as Day 1a, featuring 45-minute levels and ending once 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 the WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event!

Tags: Adrian Perez Andriy Marusanov Anthony Apicella Antonin Teisseire Axel Bayout Davidi Kitai Florian Ribouchon Frédéric Delval Guillaume Bigot Kevin Bleitrach Kostya Zaks Michel Leibgorin Mickael Muselli Oleksandr Lobur Stephane Abehassera Uri Gilboa

04-18-2025 11:50 UTC+1

Bifarella Gives Up on the River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Four-way on a flop of 8♦6♦9♣, everybody checked to find the 6♣ turn where Samuel Bifarella in the cutoff bet 1,000. Younes Charrat called from the small blind, but the big blind check-raised to 4,000.

A player in early position folded, while Bifarella made the call and was the only one to do so.

On the K♥ river, the big blind bet an extra 7,000 and made Bifarella fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Younes Charrat	48,000 48,000	48,000
Samuel Bifarella	44,500 44,500	44,500

04-18-2025 18:03 UTC+1

Pires-Trigo Makes a Short Stack Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

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

Paul Pires-Trigo opened to 2,500 from early position. "6,500" Erwann Pecheux in the cutoff announced before the big blind moved all-in for 20,200. Pires-Trigo went into the tank and jammed, making Pecheux fold.

Big blind: A♣Q♥ All in
Paul Pires-Trigo: J♠J♣

The big blind flopped top pair on 9♥Q♣8♦7♦4♠ and secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Pires-Trigo	55,000 20,000	20,000
Erwann Pecheux	29,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Erwann Pecheux Paul Pires-Trigo

04-18-2025 19:42 UTC+1

A Big Pot with the Nut Flush for Ticherfatine

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Maxime Taldir

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

Yassine Baqal raised to 3,000 from the button but Cécile Ticherfatine three-bet to 10,000 from the big blind. Baqal decided to four-bet to 25,500, and Ticherfatine eventually made the call.

Both players checked the 3♦6♦A♠ flop leading to the K♦ turn where Ticherfatine bet 25,000. Baqal called, then found himself in a tough spot when Ticherfatine bet 65,000 on the 5♦ river.

Baqal made the call, but sent his cards into the muck after Ticherfatine revealed A♦Q♥ for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cécile Ticherfatine	270,000
Yassine Baqal	15,000

Tags: Cécile Ticherfatine Yassine Baqal

04-18-2025 22:00 UTC+1

393 Players on Day 1b; End of the Day at 98 Left

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,000 ante

After the 322 entries recorded on Day 1a, today’s Day 1b of the €1,000 WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event saw an additional 393 players take their shot. This brings the total field so far to 715 entries, with two more flights still to come tomorrow.

Out of the 393 runners from Day 1b, only 25% of the field — 98 players — will qualify for Day 2.

04-19-2025 01:20 UTC+1

Max Neugebauer Tops Day 1b as Abidi’s Stack Crumbles

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Yesterday on Day 1a of the €1,000 World Series of Poker Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event, Frédéric Delval dominated the field and bagged the top stack with 558,000 chips after spending the entire day on top of the leaderboard.

Today on Day 1b, the script looked set to repeat itself — this time starring Karim Abidi, who stormed past the 600,000-chip mark by the dinner break and even flirted with the 800,000 mark. But things quickly took a turn in the final two levels, with Abidi losing most of his stack to end the day with 237,000. According to several players at his table, his downfall came from an aggressive style that saw him involved in “almost every hand.”

One player who couldn't complain about this situation is none other than Max Neugebauer, the 2023 WSOP Europe Main Event champion. Seated just to Abidi’s right during the end of the day, Neugebauer found himself down to just 20,000 chips at one point. But tided then started to turn with Neugebauer "winning every hand", including "a four-bet pot against Abidi". Riding that hot streak, he turned his short stack into 688,000 chips to close out Day 1b as the unexpected chip leader.

Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Max Neugebauer	Austria	688,000	172
2	Mercedes Osti	France	525,000	131
3	Azzedine Zouitene	France	488,000	122
4	Hugo De La Fouchardiere	France	478,000	120
5	Jean-Christophe Deville	France	389,000	97
6	Yassine Roudine	France	383,000	96
7	Abel Pruchon	France	373,000	93
8	Benjamin Touati	France	360,000	90
9	Kamal Jbirane	France	350,000	88
10	Adrien Ryvol	France	346,000	87

Second in chips out of the 98 remaining players from a field of 393 entries, Mercedes Osti explained that she intentionally played a lot of hands in order to build her stack — a strategy that clearly paid off, as she bagged 525,000 chips.

Benoit Grobocopatel, who shared the table with both Max Neugebauer and Karim Abidi, managed to collect 322,000 chips, slightly ahead of Miroslav Alilovic (302,000) and Luca Moschitta (287,000).

Seated in front of each other today, Lucia Navarro (276,000) and Cécile Ticherfatine ended the day with nearly identical stacks. Not far behind, Hugues Girard (243,000) and Jérémie Zouari also finished above the average.

Further down the leaderboard, Idir Haiche (164,000), Hervé Gouzil (151,000), and Nicolas Vayssieres secured their spots for Day 2, as did seven-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Sonny Franco (101,000) and Aurélie Reard (88,000).

WSOP bracelet winner Thibault Perissat didn’t hide his frustration as he bagged a short stack of 69,000 chips. The disappointment seemed even greater on Fahd Boudaouine’s face, who’ll return on Day 2 with just 37,000 chips and a clear goal: an early double-up.

The 393 entries recorded on Day 1b bring the total field to 715 entrants ahead of the two final starting flights scheduled for tomorrow. Day 1c will kick off at 12:30 p.m. with 45-minute levels, following the same structure as the first two flights. Later in the evening, Day 1d will offer a final chance to qualify, starting at 8:00 p.m. with a turbo format featuring 20-minute levels.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of all the WSOP Circuit Main Event!

Tags: Abel Pruchon Azzedine Zouitene Benjamin Touati Frédéric Delval Jean-Christophe Deville Kamal Jbirane Karim Abidi Max Neugebauer Mercedes Osti Yassine Roudine