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♦ 
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♦.
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♠
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.
Fabien Nouchi jammed for 75,000 from under the gun and was called by Mo Xu on the button.
Fabien Nouchi: A♠4♠
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.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The 21 remaining players are on a 15-minute break. Only 17 of them will qualify for Day 2.
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.
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.
| 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 |
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♥
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.
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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