€1,500 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence

15 hours 48 minutes ago

Berruel Doubles with Aces

Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Cards went on their backs with Antoine Berruel in the hijack all-in and at risk for 110,000 against Virgile Turchi in the cutoff.

Antoine Berruel: A♣A♦ All in
Virgile Turchi: A♠K♣

The PMU PLAY Team Pro secured a double up with aces on 8♣J♠4♥4♦2♣.

With 43,000 after this hand, Turchi found Q♠Q♦ and managed to double up as well against Matthieu Cartillier's A♠10♠ on 4♣2♠8♦4♦2♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Berruel	245,000 130,000	130,000
Virgile Turchi	111,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Antoine Berruel Matthieu Cartillier's Virgile Turchi

15 hours 53 minutes ago

Ten-High is Good Enough

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After Gregory Teboul bluffed him river in a 160,000-chip pot, Damien Luis in the small blind with 65,000 moved all-in and was called by Jeremy Scemama in the big blind.

Damien Luis: 9♥2♠ All in
Jeremy Scemama: 10♦4♦

Scemama's ten-high was good enough to win the hand on Q♦5♠8♣5♥A♠, so Luis was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Teboul	330,000 93,000	93,000

Jeremy Scemama	185,000 38,000	38,000
Damien Luis	Busted

Tags: Damien Luis Jeremy Scemama

16 hours 5 minutes ago

Nouchi Runs Into a Better Kicker

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Fabien Nouchi jammed for 75,000 from under the gun and was called by Mo Xu on the button.

Fabien Nouchi: A♠4♠ All in
Mo Xu: A♥10♥

Both players could split thanks to a board of 8♦2♦9♦7♦, but the J♠ river sent Nouchi to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Xu	410,000 145,000	145,000
Fabien Nouchi	Busted

Tags: Fabien Nouchi Mo Xu

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

16 hours 16 minutes ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Sitbon	933,000 248,000	248,000

Suwei Yang	713,000 7,000	7,000

Matthieu Cartillier	519,000 253,000	253,000
Luis Sequeira	475,000 290,000	290,000
Eric Sfez	398,000 107,000	107,000
Tahar Said	367,000 178,500	178,500
Gregory Hawes	345,000 169,000	169,000
Jean-Paul Pasqualini	310,000 118,000	118,000
Cedric Chevalme	283,000 198,000	198,000
Mathias Bounous	275,000 165,000	165,000
Mo Xu	265,000 26,000	26,000
Gregory Teboul	237,000 71,000	71,000

Yuhan Wang	230,000 189,000	189,000

Virgile Turchi	178,000 121,000	121,000
Damien Luis	173,000 115,000	115,000
Jeremy Scemama	147,000 199,000	199,000
Olivier Arnault de Guenyveau	130,000 131,000	131,000
Jean Patrac	126,000 63,000	63,000
Antoine Berruel	115,000 59,000	59,000
Fabien Nouchi	75,000 12,000	12,000
Nicolas Zammataro	61,000 24,000	24,000

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The 21 remaining players are on a 15-minute break. Only 17 of them will qualify for Day 2.

16 hours 36 minutes ago

Big Stacks Battle

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Eric Sfez opened from under the gun but Suwei Yang three-bet to 40,000 from two seats over.

All the other players folded to Sfez who four-bet to 126,000. Yang eventually moved all-in and Sfez folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suwei Yang	720,000 95,000	95,000

Eric Sfez	505,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Eric Sfez Suwei Yang

16 hours 41 minutes ago

Flashback: David Gradic Returns Home with WSOP Circuit Ring

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Last spring, David Gradic had originally planned to enjoy a relaxing holiday on the French Riviera and recharge before an upcoming online poker series. But a stop at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence for the €1,000 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, organized by Texapoker, turned into a successful detour as the Slovenian player emerged victorious from a field of 1,433 entries.

The WSOP Circuit gold ring and the top prize of €160,000 brought a huge smile to Gradic’s face, but his joy only grew when he learned he also secured a seat for the $10,000 WSOP Main Event this summer in Las Vegas, along with an entry to the WSOP Tournament of Champions next month in Los Angeles.

Gradic put on a dominant performance at the final table, eliminating six of his seven opponents.

2025 WSOP Circuit Aix-en-Provence Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	David Gradic	Slovenia	€160,000 + $10,000 WSOP Main Event ticket
2	Thierry Amirault	France	€110,500
3	Axel Hallay	France	€79,250
4	Aliosha Staes	Belgium	€58,400
5	Julien Bolimowski	France	€43,812
6	Cécile Ticherfatine	France	€33,500
7	Julien Sitbon	France	€26,000
8	Farid Diaf	France	€20,400

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17 hours 1 minute ago

Sfez Flops a Straight to Crack Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Moments after winning a big pot from Julien Sitbon, Eric Sfez bet 30,000 on a flop of 6♦7♥8♣ from the hijack and faced a check-raise all-in for 186,000 from Alexandre Landon in middle position. “All-in?” Sfez asked as he put his glasses on. After a quick look at the board, he made the call.

Alexandre Landon: A♠A♥ All in
Eric Sfez: 10♦9♦

Sfez flopped a straight to crack Landon’s aces, and the 3♠J♦ runout secured him the pot. “What a rush!” Cédric Chevalme joked. “What rush?” Sfez replied, clearly irritated. “Don’t be angry, as long as you’re eliminating players, I’m happy,” Chevalme added.