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€1,000 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence
€1,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€1,238,112
Total Entries
1,433
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
356
Players Left
36
Players Left 1 / 1,433
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Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Day 2 of the €1,000 World Series of Poker Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event was expected to be a long one, with the field shrinking from 356 players down to the final 32. However, by the end of Level 24, 36 players were still in contention, so all of them bagged their chips to return for tomorrow’s Day 3.
These survivors are the last ones standing from a total field of 1,433 entries, each with their eyes on the WSOP Circuit gold ring and the €160,000 first-place prize.
Max Neugebauer was in the best position this morning to try to reach this goal, but the chip leader at the beginning the the day didn't even make it to the money. Now, it’s Julien Bolimowski who tops the chip counts with a massive stack of 5,900,000. “I played a lot of hands today,” he said simply, visibly exhausted after a long grind.
Second in chips is Cécile Ticherfatine (4,600,000) who discretely built a big stack while other players at her table were flighting hard, like her friend Julien Mariani who lost a 3 million-chip pot against Michael Dogliani (2,660,000) during the last levels of the day.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julien Bolimowski | France | 5,900,000 | 148 |
| 2 | Cécile Ticherfatine | France | 4,600,000 | 115 |
| 3 | Axel Hallay | France | 4,200,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Farid Diaf | France | 4,160,000 | 104 |
| 5 | Cyril Monbrun-Massot | France | 3,335,000 | 83 |
| 6 | David Gradic | Slovenia | 3,100,000 | 78 |
| 7 | Julien Sitbon | France | 2,880,000 | 72 |
| 8 | Fabien Motte | France | 2,865,000 | 72 |
| 9 | Constantin Lau | France | 2,850,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Michael Dogliani | France | 2,660,000 | 67 |
Even more discreetly, Axel Hallay quietly bagged 4,200,000 chips after winning a final pot against Grégory Fournier (2,260,000), who had been one of the main driving forces throughout the day. Fournier made his presence known during the bubble, allowing several short stacks to double up in a stadium-like atmosphere. Then after Lorenzo Murgia was eliminated on the bubble and the field headed to dinner break, he scooped a massive pot with aces to climb to the top of the chip counts.
Among other big stacks during the day, Farid Diaf became the first player to surpass the 3 million mark, and Hafid Blal impressed early with a set-over-set victory. Both will return for Day 3 with 4,160,000 and 1,280,000 chips respectively.
Regarding players who already have known WSOP trophies, bracelet winner Julien Sitbon secured 2,880,000 chips, while last year’s WSOP Circuit Paris Online ring winner Constantin Lau bagged 2,850,000. Alban Beysson will also be back with a nearly identical stack of 2,650,000 after spending the latter stages of the day alongside Cédric Chevalme, who doubled up with aces during one of the final hands and ended with 1,825,000.
Other familiar names to watch on Day 3 include Laurent Michot (920,000), Frédéric Delval (905,000), Pierre Merlin (830,000), and Jérémy Surinach (705,000). Meanwhile, Mercedes Osti, with 410,000, will return as the shortest stack in the field.
Day 3 was scheduled to be the last day of the main event, but Texapoker and the Pasino Grand decided to add a Day 4 on Tuesday. It means that tomorrow's day 3 will start at 1 p.m. local time, then end when 6 or 8 players will remain (depending on the pace) with the final table being played on Day 4. Both days will be to follow on stream.
WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €160,000 | 9 | €16,200 |
| 2 | €110,500 | 10-11 | €13,050 |
| 3 | €79,250 | 12-13 | €10,700 |
| 4 | €58,400 | 14-17 | €8,950 |
| 5 | €43,812 | 18-23 | €7,600 |
| 6 | €33,500 | 24-31 | €6,500 |
| 7 | €26,000 | 32-36 | €5,550 |
| 8 | €20,400 |
PokerNews will be on the floor tomorrow in Aix-en-Provence to share all the action before the final table!
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | Juan Velasco | 815,000 | 20 |
| 41 | 2 | Cecile Ticherfatine | 4,600,000 | 115 |
| 41 | 3 | Fabien Motte | 2,865,000 | 72 |
| 41 | 4 | Sebastien Ceruti | 760,000 | 19 |
| 41 | 5 | Rolondo Carreras | 940,000 | 24 |
| 41 | 6 | Alban Beysson | 2,650,000 | 66 |
| 41 | 7 | Karim Jamil | 1,565,000 | 39 |
| 41 | 8 | Cyril Monbrun-Mossot | 3,335,000 | 83 |
| 42 | 1 | Jeremy Surinach | 705,000 | 18 |
| 42 | 2 | Alex Sampirisi | 2,580,000 | 65 |
| 42 | 3 | Julien Bolimowski | 5,900,000 | 148 |
| 42 | 4 | Kevin Bleitrach | 445,000 | 11 |
| 42 | 5 | Axel Hallay | 4,200,000 | 105 |
| 42 | 6 | Laurent Michot | 920,000 | 23 |
| 42 | 7 | Antonio Pereira | 2,360,000 | 59 |
| 44 | 1 | Aliosha Staes | 1,070,000 | 27 |
| 44 | 2 | Riad Ben Mansour | 580,000 | 15 |
| 44 | 3 | Farid Diaf | 4,160,000 | 104 |
| 44 | 4 | Cedric Chevalme | 1,825,000 | 46 |
| 44 | 5 | Pierre Merlin | 830,000 | 21 |
| 44 | 6 | Thierry Amirault | 1,095,000 | 27 |
| 44 | 7 | Michael Dogliani | 2,660,000 | 67 |
| 46 | 1 | Christopher Martinez | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 46 | 2 | Mercedes Osti | 410,000 | 10 |
| 46 | 3 | Gregory Fournier | 2,260,000 | 57 |
| 46 | 4 | Fabius Lari | 1,440,000 | 36 |
| 46 | 5 | Adrien Burgniard | 1,460,000 | 37 |
| 46 | 6 | Philippe Ktorza | 795,000 | 20 |
| 46 | 7 | Julien Sitbon | 2,880,000 | 72 |
| 47 | 1 | Oleksander Lobur | 1,650,000 | 41 |
| 47 | 2 | Constantin Lau | 2,850,000 | 71 |
| 47 | 3 | Ollivier Tamagno | 1,405,000 | 35 |
| 47 | 4 | David Gradjc | 3,100,000 | 78 |
| 47 | 5 | Frederic Delval | 905,000 | 23 |
| 47 | 6 | Koffi Eklu | 2,390,000 | 60 |
| 47 | 7 | Hafid Blal | 1,280,000 | 32 |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After Abel Pruchon's elimination, 36 players managed to find a bag at the end of Day 2. They'll be back tomorrow at 1 p.m. for Day 3 of the WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and the recap of today's action.
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
On the very last hand of the day, Abel Pruchon in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 375,000 after an open to 85,000 in middle position. Michael Dogliani on the button four-bet all-in and made the initial raiser fold.
Abel Pruchon: A♥10♦ 
Michael Dogliani: 9♣9♠
Dogliani flopped a set on 9♥10♠Q♠8♥4♠, ending Pruchon's tournament in 37th place for €5,550€.
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Moments before the end of the day, Cédric Chevalme in the big blind was at risk for 900,000 against Antonio Manuel Pereira in the small blind.
Cédric Chevalme: A♦A♥
Antonio Manuel Pereira: 9♠9♦
Chevalme found aces at the right moment and doubled up on K♥4♣K♠K♣3♣.
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Four more hands will be played tonight before wrapping up.
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Cyril Monbrun-Massot in middle position found himself at risk for 1,630,000 against Alonso Manier in the big blind.
Cyril Monbrun-Massot: A♥K♦
Alonso Manier: Q♠Q♦
Monbrun-Massot prefered not to look at the board. "Did I hit the ace?" he asked. "You hit the king" Julien Sitbon answered in front of a board of 7♠J♦3♠K♣4♠.
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Loic Pate opened from under the gun, then Laurent Michot to his left three-bet all-in for 575,000. All the other players folded to Pate who called.
Laurent Michot: K♥K♣
Loic Pate: K♦Q♦
"GG", Michot said while standing up when he saw the flop of 8♦J♦6♠. He hit the K♠ turn, but really though he was eliminated on the 6♦. Yes, this last card of the board completed Pate's flush, but it also gave a full house to Michot, who doubled up.
With his 150,000 chips left, Pate was eliminated a few minutes later.
