2025 WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The 238 remaining players of the Main Event are on a 15-minute break.
Hugues Girard opened to 12,000 from the cutoff. Pierre Merlin in the small blind called, and he was the only one to do so.
Girard continued for 20,000 on the 5♠7♦8♥ flop, but Merlin check-raised to 50,000. Girard three-bet all-in for 115,000 and Merlin called.
Hugues Girard: Q♠Q♦
Pierre Merlin: A♠8♠
Merlin called with top pair but Girard already had an over pair, so he doubled up after the 5♣2♥ runout.
Cards went on their backs on Table 107 with Thibault Perissat in on the button at risk for 55,000 against Hugues Lavieu under the gun.
Thibault Perissat: 8♠8♦
Hugues Lavieu: 10♣10♥
The board of 6♥6♠2♦2♥A♦ was no help for Perissat who was eliminated.
With only four big blinds left, Timothée Rey in the small blind moved all-in and faced Stefan Drusca in the hijack.
Timothée Rey: A♥Q♠
Stefan Drusca: A♦K♥
Rey couldn't do much against on a board of Q♥K♣K♦4♠2♦ and he was eliminated.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Gregory Fournier limped from under the gun and was called four times until Hafid Blal in the big blind squeezed to 50,000. Michel Leibgorin in the hijack was the only one to call.
Blal continued for 100,000 on the J♥7♣8♥ flop and saw Leibgorin moving all-in for almost 400,000. Blal called with a slightly bigger stack.
Michel Leibgorin: 8x8x
Hafid Blal: J♣J♠
Both players flopped a set, but Blal had the best one and scooped this massive pot after the 7♠ turn and the Q♣ river.
Kevin Ferrer opened from the cutoff and was called by Teddy Merienne in the small blind, but Jordan Guesney in the big blind three-bet to 35,000. Both Ferrer and Merienne called.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♦8♥9♣ where the blinds checked before Ferrer decided to go all-in for 88,000. Merienne called, and Gesney eventually did too after a long reflexion.
On the 7♦ turn, Merienne bet 160,000, but this time, Guesney chose to fold.
Kevin Ferrer: 9♦8♦
Teddy Merienne: 9♠8♠
Both players had the same hand so they spli this big pot after the 5♣ river.