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

04-18-2025 17:03 UTC+1

Viret with Kings

Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The player in the big blind called after Patrick Viret in middle position opened to 2,200.

The dealer fanned a flop of 8♣6♥Q♣ where Viret bet 1,500. The big blind check-called and check-called again after Viret fired a second barrel of 4,500 on the J♦ turn.

The A♦ river was checked by both players so the big blind revealed Q♦10♠, but lost to Viret's K♦K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Pires-Trigo	75,000 75,000	75,000
Patrick Viret	66,000
Benoit Grobocopatel	45,000

Tags: Patrick Viret

04-18-2025 17:17 UTC+1

Girard Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Hugues Girard opened to 2,000. All the other players folded to the big blind who called.

Girard continued for 3,000 on the 7♠K♦10♦ flop, then fired a second barrel of 12,000 on the J♣ turn.

he big blind check-called the flop, but gave up turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugues Girard	145,000 95,000	95,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-18-2025 17:30 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Abidi	620,000 320,000	320,000
Jérémie Zouari	290,000 202,000	202,000
Giovanni Renna	145,000 145,000	145,000
Idir Haiche	130,000 80,000	80,000
Yakiv Syzghanov	125,000 75,000	75,000
Hervé Gouzil	95,000 45,000	45,000
Alexane Najchaus	84,000 34,000	34,000
Nicolas Vayssieres	80,000 2,000	2,000
Malik Hebidi	64,000 14,000	14,000
Bruno Fitoussi	62,000 13,000	13,000
Rémi Derossi	55,000 55,000	55,000
Sonny Franco	53,000 53,000	53,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Erich Tedeschi	84,000 38,000	38,000

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 18:06 UTC+1

75-Minute Dinner Break

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Maxime Taldir

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

The 213 players of Day 1b are on their way to enjoy a 75-minute dinner break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

04-18-2025 19:30 UTC+1

Vayssieres Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

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

Nicolas Vayssieres raised to 3,000 from early position. He was called by the player to his left and by both players in the blinds.

He continued for 3,000 on the 10♥A♠10♦ flop. His neighbor called, while the blinds folded.

On the 2♦ turn, Vayssieres asked for 10,000 and quickly saw his opponent fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Vayssieres	85,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Nicolas Vayssieres

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.