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

04-21-2025 20:35 UTC+1

Ticherfatine Doubles Up with Aces

Maxime Taldir

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Cécile Ticherfatine raised to 300,000 from early position and faced Cyril Monbrun-Massot who defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 4♥Q♠3♣ where Ticherfatine bet 225,000. Monbrun-Massot check-called. Ticherfatine fired a second barrel of 475,000 on the J♠ turn. Monbrun-Massot chose to check-raise all-in for 2,950,000. Ticherfatine snap-called, being the player at risk for 1,450,000.

Cécile Ticherfatine: A♦A♣ All in
Cyril Monbrun-Massot: Q♣6♦

Monbrun-Massot jammed with top pair but Ticherfatine had aces. The 3♠ completed the board and Ticherfatine doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cécile Ticherfatine	4,175,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Cyril Monbrun-Massot	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Cécile Ticherfatine Cyril Monbrun-Massot

04-21-2025 20:32 UTC+1

Diaf Doubles Through Amirault

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Maxime Taldir

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Axel Hallay raised to 300,000 from the hijack, but Farid Diaf on the button three-bet to 800,000. Axel Hallay didn't see that Thierry Amirault still had cards in the big blind and folded before his turn. Amirault however called.

Amirault led ouf for 500,000 on the 2♦4♥6♠ flop, but Farid Diaf raised all-in for 1,650,000. Amirault quickly called.

Farid Diaf: Q♦Q♠ All in
Thierry Amirault: 9♣9♥

Both players had an over pair but Diaf was in the lead and doubled up after the A♠Q♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Amirault	7,200,000 600,000	600,000
Farid Diaf	5,900,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Axel Hallay Farid Diaf Thierry Amirault

04-21-2025 20:20 UTC+1

Full House for Merlin

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Maxime Taldir

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Pierre Merlin raised from early position and faced Koffi Eklu, who defended from the big blind.

On a flop of A♥8♣A♦, Merlin continued for 150,000. Eklu check-called, and both players checked the 3♥ turn.

Eklu checked again the 4♣ river. Merlin decided to bet 650,000 and was called by Eklu, who couldn't do much against Merlin's full house with 4♥4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Merlin	4,900,000 2,025,000	2,025,000
Koffi Eklu	750,000 1,625,000	1,625,000

04-21-2025 20:08 UTC+1

Bolimowski Fires Three Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 30 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Julien Bolimowski raised to 225,000 from the hijack and Julien Sitbon completed from the small blind.

Bolinowski continued for 275,000 on the 4♣9♣Q♦, then fired a second barrel of 850,000 on the 7♥ turn. Sitbon check-called both times.

The 6♠ river landed on the felt and Bolinowski bet 1,375,000. Sitbon check-called for the third time with K♦K♣ but ran into Bolinowski's two pair with Q♥9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Bolimowski	17,725,000 3,025,000	3,025,000

Julien Sitbon	8,350,000 1,825,000	1,825,000

Tags: Julien Bolimowski Julien Sitbon

04-21-2025 20:05 UTC+1

Merlin Takes From Amirault

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Maxime Taldir

Level 30 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 7♣3♠6♥J♥ with Thierry Amirault in the small blind betting 400,000.

Pierre Merlin in the hijack called to see Thierry Amirault ask for 800,000 on the 5♠ river. Merlin quickly called with 10♥10♦ and seemed confident that he had the win. He was right, as Amirault only had 10♠9♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Amirault	6,600,000 200,000	200,000
Pierre Merlin	4,400,000 1,525,000	1,525,000

Tags: Pierre Merlin Thierry Amirault

Level: 30

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

04-21-2025 18:45 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip count	Big blinds
TV	1	Cyril Monbrun-Massot	France	3,000,000	20
41	2	Julien Bolimowski	France	14,700,000	98
41	3	Cecile Ticherfatine	France	3,025,000	20
41	4	Oleksandr Lobur	Ukraine	3,550,000	24
41	5	Julien Sitbon	France	10,175,000	68
41	6	David Gradic	Slovenia	3,400,000	23
41	8	Aliosha Staes	Belgium	3,900,000	26

46	1	Thierry Amirault	France	6,800,000	45
46	2	Koffi Eklu	France	2,375,000	16
46	3	Axel Hallay	France	10,000,000	67
46	4	Pierre Merlin	France	2,875,000	19
46	6	Farid Diaf	France	5,250,000	35
46	8	Alex Sampirisi	Italy	2,650,000	18

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Bolimowski	14,700,000 200,000	200,000

Julien Sitbon	10,175,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Axel Hallay	10,000,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Thierry Amirault	6,800,000 4,325,000	4,325,000
Farid Diaf	5,250,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Aliosha Staes	3,900,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Oleksandr Lobur	3,550,000
David Gradic	3,400,000 625,000	625,000
Cécile Ticherfatine	3,025,000 1,375,000	1,375,000
Cyril Monbrun-Massot	3,000,000 300,000	300,000
Pierre Merlin	2,875,000 275,000	275,000
Alex Sampirisi	2,650,000 850,000	850,000
Koffi Eklu	2,375,000 650,000	650,000

04-21-2025 18:36 UTC+1

75-Minute Dinner Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

The 13 last players of the WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event are on a 75-minute dinner break.

04-21-2025 18:35 UTC+1

Staes Doubles Through Sitbon

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Julien Bolimowski raised to 250,000 from under the gun with K♣J♠. Julien Sitbon called from the cutoff, but Aliosha Staes in the small blind raised all-in for 1,700,000. Bolimowski folded, but Sitbon called.

Aliosha Staes: A♦Q♦ All in
Julien Sitbon: 10♦10♣

Staes flopped a flush draw on 8♦6♣3♦, and only had to wait for the 7♦ turn to complete his flush and double up after the 5♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Bolimowski	15,075,000 575,000	575,000

Julien Sitbon	9,750,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Aliosha Staes	3,900,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Aliosha Staes Julien Bolimowski Julien Sitbon

04-21-2025 18:27 UTC+1

Bolimowski Flops a Full House

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Five-way on a flop of 4♣6♥4♠, Oleksandr Lobur with 8♦8♠ and Julien Sitbon with 10♣9♥ in the blinds checked, as well as Aliosha Staes who opened from early position with Q♠10♠.

Cyril Monbrun-Massot however bet 600,000 with 8♥8♣. Julien Bolimowski in the cutoff called, and he was the only one to do so.

Both players quickly checked the J♠ turn leading to the A♦ river where Monbrun-Massot checked. Bolimowski took this opportunity to bet 900,000. Monbrun-Massot called, but ran into Bolimowski's full house with 6♠6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Bolimowski	14,500,000 3,875,000	3,875,000

Julien Sitbon	11,500,000 250,000	250,000

Oleksandr Lobur	3,550,000 900,000	900,000
Cyril Monbrun-Massot	3,300,000 800,000	800,000
Aliosha Staes	2,200,000 1,375,000	1,375,000

Tags: Aliosha Staes Cyril Monbrun-Massot Julien Bolimowski Julien Sitbon Oleksandr Lobur