After Gilles Silbernagel cracked Luigi Macaluso's aces with 3x2x and doubled up, Macaluso was left on fumes and moved all-in moments later. He faced Logan Le Floch in early position and Stephane Vucko in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♦K♠4♥ and Vucko bet 2,000. Le Floch called and called a second barrel to 5,000 on the 2♥ turn.
Vucko fired a third barrel to 15,000 on the 3♣ river but Le Floch folded. "I have two-ace(s)," Macaluso said as he revealed A♣2♦. Vucko flopped a set with 8♠8♣ and sent Macaluso to the rail.
The €1,500 World Series of Poker Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event will soon enter a new phase, with the final two starting flights taking place this Saturday, April 18 at the Pasino Grand Partouche.
Over the past few days, the first two flights have already drawn a field of 358 players, including 231 entrants on Day 1b alone, with 31 players qualifying for Day 2 and joining the 17 players who bagged chips after Day 1a.
This second flight saw Frank Debus take the overall chip lead with 1,025,000 chips, closely followed by Karim Kaladjou (955,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Georgios Skarparis (835,000).
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Frank Debus
Germany
1,025,000
85
2
Karim Kaladjou
France
955,000
80
3
Georgios Skarparis
Cyprus
835,000
70
4
Onni Huttunen
Finland
683,000
57
5
Valentin Messina
France
637,000
53
6
Michel Leibgorin
France
579,000
48
7
Axel Bayout
France
576,000
48
8
Vahe Martirosyan
Armenia
543,000
45
9
Hervé Gouzil
France
486,000
41
10
François Rognon
France
425,000
35
Players like Onni Huttunen (683,000), Valentin Messina (637,000), Michel Leibgorin (579,000), Axel Bayout (576,000), Vahe Martirosyan (543,000), and Hervé Gouzil (486,000) will enjoy a day off after qualifying from Day 1b with big stacks.
François Rognon (425,000) and Ivan Chegusov (392,000) follow, along with Aurélien Six (340,000) and Louis Schoumaker (325,000), both around the average stack.
Giovanni Rosadoni (283,000), Aurelie Reard (274,000), Malek Grabsi (210,000), Jacques Der Megreditchian (206,000), Michael O’Neill (196,000), and Koen de Visscher (191,000) also qualified, while Cecile Ticherfatine (171,000), Charles Donnadieu (134,000), Rabah Ait Abdelmalek (115,000), and Thibaut Moussa (104,000) bagged smaller stacks.
Cecile Ticherfatine
The day is scheduled to start with Day 1c at 12:30 p.m. local time. It will run under the same structure as the previous flights, featuring a 50,000 starting stack and 40-minute levels.
Later in the day, Day 1d Turbo gets underway at 8 p.m., this time with faster 20-minute levels. In both flights, the top 13.5% of the field will advance to Day 2 and secure a place in the money.
As always, he PokerNews team will be at the Pasino Grand Partouche to follow all the action!
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