€1,000 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 WSOP-C Aix-en-Provence

04-20-2025 16:41 UTC+1

Benrabia Runs Into Aces

Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 6♥9♠9♣Q♦9♦ with 150,000 in the pot. Rabah Benrabia in the big blind was all-in for almost 200,000 and he was called by Hugo De La Fouchardiere in the small blind.

Rabah Benrabia: 8♠8♦ All in
Hugo De La Fouchardiere: A♠A♦

Benrabia ran into De La Fouchardiere's aces and he was eliminated. At the same time, Julien Lievre doubled up with aces against Axel Hallay, so one more elimination is now needed to reach the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo De La Fouchardiere	1,000,000 522,000	522,000
Axel Hallay	550,000 287,000	287,000
Julien Lievre	79,000 45,000	45,000
Rabah Benrabia	Busted

Tags: Axel Hallay Julien Lievre Rabah Benrabia

04-20-2025 16:50 UTC+1

Guerzeder Doubles Through Turchi

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Guillaume Guerzeder in the cutoff fond himself at risk for 167,000 against Virgile Turchi in the big blind.

Guillaume Guerzeder: A♥K♣ All in
Virgile Turchi: 10♥2♦

Guerzeder easily won on 4♦7♥Q♥K♥7♣ and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgile Turchi	450,000 177,000	177,000
Guillaume Guerzeder	340,000 233,000	233,000

Tags: Guillaume Guerzeder Virgile Turchi

04-20-2025 17:05 UTC+1

Still No Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Three all-in and call situation occured at the same time on three different tables :

Hand #1:

Sebastien Guidez jammed for 72,000 from under the gun. Jared Louali three-bet all-in for 204,000 from middle position and all the other players folded.

Sebastien Guidez: K♥K♦ All in
Jared Louali: A♣Q♠

The dealer fanned a board of J♠2♠8♦5♦7♥ and Guidez doubled up.

Hand #2:

On a board of 5♦3♥J♠8♠ with 120,000 in the pot, Volga Uyanik in the hijack saw his 170,000-chip stack being called by a player in early position.

Volga Uyanik: J♦J♥ All in
Early-position player: 8♦8♣

Both players had a set, but Uyanik had the best one so he doubled up after the K♣ river.

Hand #3:

On the river on J♣10♠2♠8♥6♥ with 170,000 in the pot, Sofiann Drissi in the big blind was at risk for 118,000 against Theo Givaudan in the cutoff.

Sofiane Drissi: 10♣3♥ All in
Theo Givaudan: A♣K♥

Drissi with top pair doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Volga Uyanik	460,000 190,000	190,000
Sofiane Drissi	410,000 20,000	20,000
Theo Givaudan	210,000 33,000	33,000
Sebastien Guidez	159,000 128,000	128,000
Jared Louali	132,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Jared Louali Sebastien Guidez Sofiane Drissi Theo Givaudan Volga Uyanik

04-20-2025 17:13 UTC+1

Short Stacks Double Through Fournier

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Everybody folded to Gregory Fournier in the small blind who moved all-in. Ali Rahmouni in the big blind looked at his cards and called with with his 320,000-chip stack.

Ali Rahmouni: A♠A♥ All in
Gregory Fournier: Q♦8♠

In an atmosphere reminiscent of a stadium, all the spectators started cheering for Rahmouni. "The short, the short", they all sang in one voice. They eventually all celebrated when Rahmouni doubled up on K♥5♠10♦A♦2♣.

One the next hand, it was Alex Sampirisi's turn to be in danger from the big blind for 27,000 against Fournier on the button.

Alex Sampirisi: K♣Q♣ All in
Gregory Fournier: 3♠2♥

Once again, everybody was for the short stack who doubled up on 4♦7♣4♥6♣Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grégory Fournier	750,000 535,000	535,000
Ali Rahmouni	660,000 558,000	558,000
Alex Sampirisi	60,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Alex Sampirisi Ali Rahmouni Gregory Fournier

04-20-2025 17:30 UTC+1

Murgia Eliminated on the Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

While William Crot was doubling up with Q♣Q♦ against Boris Progner's A♣K♥ for 128,000, Lorenzo Murgia in the big blind moved all-in for 250,000 on a flop of 10♠2♦3♦ and was called by Farid Diaf under the gun.

Lorenzo Murgia: J♣J♦ All in
Farid Diaf: Q♦Q♠

The dealer revealed the 4♥ turn followed by the 10♥ river, sending Murcia to the rail on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Diaf	1,400,000 670,000	670,000
William Crot	285,000 188,000	188,000
Boris Progner	70,000 81,000	81,000
Lorenzo Murgia	Busted

Tags: Boris Progner's Farid Diaf Lorenzo Murgia

04-20-2025 17:40 UTC+1

First Eliminations in the Money (178th-206th, €2,050)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sichez	Busted
Kevin Ferrer	Busted
Maxime Ryvol	Busted
Ludovic Lacroux	Busted
Gregory Arnaud	Busted
Jared Louali	Busted
Benoit Grobocopatel	Busted
Florent Coye De Brunelis	Busted
Eric Masini	Busted
Louis Bertrand	Busted
Yani Benitez	Busted
Eric Maillet	Busted
Frank Blumenfeld	Busted
Achraf Boufdil	Busted
Adem Can	Busted
Florian Gazquez	Busted
Elodie Noel	Busted
Theo Givaudan	Busted
Frederic Роmа	Busted
Serge Chechin	Busted
Mickael Muselli	Busted
Guillaume Ehrohlt	Busted
Mohamed Taghla	Busted
Kamal Jbirane	Busted
Damien Combe	Busted

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04-20-2025 17:50 UTC+1

75-Minute Dinner Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Now in the money, the 177 remaining players are on a 75-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8:05 p.m. local time.

04-20-2025 18:17 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Diaf	1,650,000 250,000	250,000
Stefan Drusca	1,450,000 250,000	250,000
Brian Paccaud	1,350,000 290,000	290,000
Hafid Blal	1,270,000 70,000	70,000
Hugo De La Fouchardiere	1,020,000 20,000	20,000
Laurent Michot	1,020,000 757,000	757,000
Alina Paliahoshka	990,000 806,000	806,000
Miroslav Alilovic	985,000 245,000	245,000
Grégory Fournier	980,000 230,000	230,000
Koffi Eklu	970,000 390,000	390,000
Ludovic Sultan	940,000 10,000	10,000
Constantin Lali	930,000 865,000	865,000
Azzedine Zouitene	890,000 160,000	160,000
Flavius Vlasiu	850,000
Fabien Motte	800,000 520,000	520,000
Cécile Ticherfatine	800,000 530,000	530,000
Lorenzo Arduini	760,000 609,000	609,000
Kevin Bleitrach	740,000 346,000	346,000
Pierre Merlin	735,000 405,000	405,000
Sofian Benaissa	735,000 361,000	361,000
Philippe Ktorza	730,000 130,000	130,000
Hugo Heiter	725,000 105,000	105,000
Antonio Manuel Pereira	700,000 60,000	60,000
Frédéric Delval	670,000 160,000	160,000

Ollivier Tamagno	605,000 340,000	340,000