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

04-18-2025 15:38 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Karim Abidi	300,000 300,000	300,000
Julien Mariani	195,000 195,000	195,000
Axel Gold-Dalg	190,000 133,000	133,000
Marc Bougaret	155,000 155,000	155,000
Adrien Amorella	115,000 115,000	115,000
Gaelle Baumann	98,000 98,000	98,000

Malik Nouri	85,000 35,000	35,000
Nicolas Vayssieres	82,000 82,000	82,000
Meddi Ferrah	68,000 68,000	68,000
Bogdan Jontulovic	64,000 64,000	64,000
Coralie Sferrazza	61,000 61,000	61,000
Erwann Pecheux	36,000 36,000	36,000
Aurélie Reard	31,000 19,000	19,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-18-2025 15:20 UTC+1

Alilovic Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Etienne Silva de Oliveira opened to 1,2000 from middle position. Christian Alilovic called from the button, as well as Timothée Rey in the big blind.

Both Rey and "EtiennePKR" chechecked the 7♦K♥5♠, but Alilovic bet 1,500. Rey folded at this point, while EtiennePKR Made the call.

On the 9♥, Alilovic fired a second barrel of 2,500 and made EtiennePKR fold. "1,500 is the same bet as 2,500," he joked while scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothée Rey	69,000
Christian Alilovic	62,000
Jordan Dumas	49,000
Etienne Silva De Oliveira	40,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Etienne Silva Christian Alilovic Timothée Rey

04-18-2025 15:05 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: How Chess Streamer Alexandra Botez Won Half a Million Playing Poker

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 26th episode, Connor speaks with chess streamer and GGPoker ambassador Alexandra Botez about learning chess and poker from her dad, getting into streaming at Stanford, dealing with online trolls, creating content with her sister Andrea Botez and the similarities between chess and poker.

Botez also talked about winning $456,900 in a legendary 2022 Hustler Casino Live stream that included Phil Hellmuth, Mr. Beast and Ninja, as well as signing on as a GGPoker ambassador and securing two career-high cashes at World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise (she finished 60th in the $10,000 GGMillion$ Championship for $22,190 before finishing 187th in the $25,000 Super Main Event for $67,300).

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Alexandra Botez by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Alexandra Botez and Connor Richards on X.

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-18-2025 14:50 UTC+1

Two Pair for Remaud

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

A player opened to 1,200 from under the gun and was called by Bruno Fitoussi in the hijack and Jean-Charles Remaud in the big blind.

Remaud and the under-the-gun player checked 10♣4♥A♦, but not Fitoussi who bet 2,000. He was called twice.

All three players checked the 10♦ turn leading to the 2♣ river which didn't bring more action. Remaud was the first player to show his cards, A♥5♥ for two pair, and it was the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Charles Remaud	55,000 5,000	5,000
Lucia Navarro	49,000

Bruno Fitoussi	49,000

Tags: Jean-Charles Remaud Bruno Fitoussi

04-18-2025 14:40 UTC+1

Merlin Saved by the River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

In a three-bet pot, Pierre Merlin on the button continue for 5,600 on 9♥3♠7♠, then fired a second barrel of 12,400 on the Q♣ turn.

Oleksandr Shevchenko in middle position check-called on the flop, but check-raised all-in turn. Merlin went deep into the tank and eventually made the call, finding himself at risk for 35,500.

Pierre Merlin: K♥K♠ All in
Oleksandr Shevchenko: 9♣7♣

Shevchenko flopped two pair and was on his way to crack Merlin's king, but the Q♠ river gave a better two pair to Merlin, who doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Merlin	88,000 88,000	88,000
Oleksandr Shevchenko	19,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Oleksandr Shevchenko Pierre Merlin

04-18-2025 14:25 UTC+1

Two Pair for Zouari

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Four players discovered a flop of 3♣7♦J♦ where the small blind led out for 1,200. Silma Macalou in the big blind folded, but Jérémie Zouari in early position and the hijack called.

On the 6♣ turn, the small blind checked then was the only player who called after Zouari bet 5,500.

Zouari bet 11,500 on the 10♣ river. The small blind check-called, but sent his cards into the muck when Zouari revealed J♠10♥ for two pair.