Christophe Pommier opened to 700 form under the gun. He was called by the player to his left, by Frank Debus in the cutoff and by the big blind.
After his three opponents checked a flop of 7♣J♥4♠, Debus bet 2,300 and was only called by Pommier. He fired second barrel to 3,400 on the 6♣ turn and Pommier check-called again.
The J♠ river was checked by both players and Pommier showed 8♥7♥. It took a long moment for Debus to muck his cards. He only revealed the 7♠ and later said that he had 7♠4x.
While Yohan Figueiras became the first player eliminated today, Yakiv Syzghanov raised from under the gun and was called by the cutoff before Mehdi Rebai in the small blind three-bet to 2,700. Syzghanov called but the cutoff folded.
Both players checked the 2♠4♠7♦ flop but Rebai bet 4,500 on the 2♦ turn. Syzghanov quickly called.
The Q♥ river brought no more action and Rebai flipped over 8♠7♠. Syzghanov's cards went into the muck.
The chase for the World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring continues this Friday, April 17 at the Pasino Grand Partouche in Aix-en-Provence with Day 1b of the €1,500 WSOP Circuit Main Event.
This second of four starting flights is expected to be larger than Day 1a, which drew 127 entries, with only 17 players advancing to Day 2 and already securing a place in the money.
Among those players, Suwei Yang claimed the chip lead with a 894,000-chip stack, ahead of Frenchman Julien Sitbon (755,000), while Luis Sequeira rounded out the top three with 724,000 after bursting the bubble.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Suwei Yang
Hong Kong
894,000
75
2
Julien Sitbon
France
755,000
63
3
Luis Sequeira
Argentina
724,000
60
4
Jean-Paul Pasqualini
France
488,000
41
5
Matthieu Cartillier
France
486,000
41
6
Mo Xu
China
446,000
37
7
Mathias Bounous
Switzerland
416,000
35
8
Gregory Hawes
United Kingdom
382,000
32
9
Cedric Chevalme
France
364,000
30
10
Tahar Said
France
352,000
29
Local players Jean-Paul Pasqualini (488,000), Cedric Chevalme (364,000), and Tahar Said (352,000) also qualified for Day 2, while Mo Xu (446,000) sits just ahead of Mathias Bounous (416,000), who won the WSOP Circuit Mystery Bounty ring last year in Aix-en-Provence.
Gregory Hawes (382,000), WSOP bracelet winner Gregory Teboul (282,000), and PMU PLAY Team Pro Antoine Berruel (165,000) also secured a spot in the money, along with Jean Patrac (122,000), Eric Sfez (108,000), Olivier Arnault de Guenyveau (105,000), and Virgile Turchi (60,000).
Virgile Turchi
Day 1b kicks off at 12:30 p.m. local time, featuring blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Players will begin with a 50,000 starting stack and play 40-minute levels until 13.5% of the field remains. All qualified players will already be in the money for Day 2.
Just like Day 1a, late registration closes at the end of Level 12 (approximately 10:30 p.m.), and re-entry is only allowed if it’s the player’s first starting flight. Otherwise, only one bullet is permitted.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to follow all the action until a winner is crowned!
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