€1,000 Main Event Day 3 | 2025 WSOP-C Aix-en-Provence

04-21-2025 12:53 UTC+1

Ben Mansour Runs Into Kings

Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Lahcene Ben Mansour in the small blind jammed for 480,000 and Farid Diaf in the big blind called.

Lahcene Ben Mansour: K♥9♦ All in
Farid Diaf: K♦K♠

Ben Mansour ran into kings and was sent to the rail on 3♠4♥5♦3♦2♦. Philippe Ktorza was eliminated a few minutes later so one table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Diaf	4,000,000
Lahcene Ben Mansour	Busted
Philippe Ktorza	Busted

Tags: Farid Diaf Lahcene Ben Mansour

04-21-2025 13:04 UTC+1

Martinez Doubles Through Sampirisi

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Moments after Constantin Lau's elimination by Koffi Eklu, Alex Sampirisi opened to 120,000 from middle position. Christopher Martinez to his left three-bet all-in for 240,000 and Sampirisi called.

Christopher Martinez: A♣Q♦ All in
Alex Sampirisi: K♣J♠

Despite having a super short stack, Martinez isn't out yet as he doubled up on 9♦5♠8♠8♦4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Sampirisi	2,825,000 245,000	245,000
Koffi Eklu	2,200,000 190,000	190,000
Christopher Martinez	605,000 305,000	305,000
Constantin Lau	Busted

Tags: Alex Sampirisi Christopher Martinez

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

04-21-2025 13:18 UTC+1

Staes Hero-Calls with Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Dogliani opened to 125,000 from early position and called when Aliosha Staes in the hijack three-bet to 400,000.

Staes continued for 325,000 on the J♣J♦4♣ flop. Dogliani check-called, then led out for 500,000 on the 6♥ turn. Staes called to see Dogliani moving all-in for 1,865,000 on the 3♦ river.

Staes eventually called with K♥K♠ to beat Dogliani's 8♣8♥ and double up. Down to 1,100,000, Dogliani moved all-in from the big blind two hands later and Axel Hallay, who opened under the gun, called.

Michael Dogliani: A♣9♠ All in
Axel Hallay: 10♥10♠

The board of J♦4♦3♣8♠9♥ was no help for Dogliani, who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliosha Staes	4,100,000 3,030,000	3,030,000
Axel Hallay	4,100,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Dogliani	Busted

Tags: Aliosha Staes Axel Hallay Michael Dogliani

04-21-2025 13:30 UTC+1

Surinach Doubles Up with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Axel Hallay opened from the hijack, Jérémy Surinach on the button three-bet all-in for 520,000 and Hallay called.

Jérémy Surinach: A♠A♦ All in
Axel Hallay: A♥Q♥

Surinach found aces at the right moment so on 9♣10♣5♦Q♠6♦, he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Hallay	3,550,000 550,000	550,000
Jérémy Surinach	1,200,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Jérémy Surinach

04-21-2025 13:33 UTC+1

Chevalme Runs Into Merlin's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Cédric Chevalme in the small blind moved all-in for 1,075,000 and he was called by Pierre Merlin in the big blind.

Cédric Chevalme: K♠Q♠ All in
Pierre Merlin: A♠A♦

Yesterday on Day 2, Chevalme cracked aces. However it didn't happen this time as on 3♠9♥5♥J♦4♠, he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Merlin	2,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Cédric Chevalme	Busted

Tags: Cédric Chevalme Pierre Merlin

04-21-2025 13:40 UTC+1

Bleitrach Eliminated by Staes

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Kevin Bleitrach in the big blind jammed for 695,000 and he faced Aliosha Staes in early position.

Kevin Bleitrach: A♥10♠ All in
Aliosha Staes: K♦J♥

Staes flop top pair on 2♥4♣K♣7♠Q♣, so Bleitrach was eliminated in 28th place for €6,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliosha Staes	4,600,000 500,000	500,000
Kevin Bleitrach	Busted

Tags: Aliosha Staes Kevin Bleitrach

04-21-2025 13:44 UTC+1

Fournier Doubles Up, Not Martinez

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Moements after Grégory Fournier doubled his 260,000-chip stack through Adrien Burgniard, it was Christopher Martinez's turn to be at risk from early position for 190,000 against Julien Sitbon in the big blind.

Christopher Martinez: K♠10♣ All in
Julien Sitbon: A♠3♣

Sitbon's ace high held on 9♦8♦9♠5♣J♣. He scored another elimination and reaches 6,800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	6,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Adrien Burgniard	2,250,000 790,000	790,000
Grégory Fournier	610,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Christopher Martinez	Busted

Tags: Adrien Burgniard Christopher Martinez Grégory Fournier Julien Sitbon

04-21-2025 13:52 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Bolimowski	8,700,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Oleksandr Lobur	5,700,000 4,050,000	4,050,000
David Gradic	3,200,000 100,000	100,000
Antonio Manuel Pereira	2,000,000 360,000	360,000
Ollivier Tamagno	1,400,000 5,000	5,000
Thierry Amirault	1,300,000 205,000	205,000
Frédéric Delval	900,000 5,000	5,000

Fabius Lari	600,000 840,000	840,000

04-21-2025 13:56 UTC+1

Osti Eliminated by Sampirisi

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mercedes Osti had the shortest stack at the beginning of the day and still had 190,000 when she found herself at risk from the big blind against Alex Sampirisi in the small blind.

Mercedes Osti: K♦10♠ All in
Alex Sampirisi: J♥7♥

Osti was on her way to double up on 6♣2♥A♠3♥, but the J♣ river gave a pair to Sampirisi, ending Osti's tournament in 26th place.