5,500 MAD Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Winamax SISMIX

05-29-2024 19:44 UTC+1

Batisteza Takes a Chunk Out of Zoughari

Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante

Moundir Zoughari raised to 5,000 from the cutoff and Ezequiel Batisteza three-bet to 19,000 from the small blind. Zoughari called.

Batisteza continued for 15,000 on the 8♣K♥Q♦ flop. Zoughari was undeterred.

The 9♦ turn checked through to the 9♥ on the river. Both players checked to a showdown. Batisteza tabled Q♠J♠; his pair of queens was good enough to win this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ezequiel Batisteza	220,000
Moundir Zoughari	170,000

Tags: Ezequiel Batisteza Moundir Zoughari

05-29-2024 19:44 UTC+1

Vieira Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Richard Vieira in the cutoff found himself at risk for 49,500 against the player under the gun.

Richard Vieira: A♣K♦ All in
Under-the-gun player: A♥J♠

The dealer fanned a board of 4♠2♣9♣2♦7♥ and Vieira doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Vieira	110,000

Tags: Richard Vieira

05-29-2024 19:31 UTC+1

Calamusa Loses Some to Rosa

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Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante

The pot stood at 12,000 with both the blinds looking at a board of 8♠6♣2♠6♥.

Yoann Rosa, in the small blind, bet out for 3,500. Pierre Calamusa, in the big blind, raised to 20,000 and Rosa three-bet to 40,000. Calamusa called.

The Q♣ river saw Rosa move all in for approximately 110,000. Calamusa snap-called.

Yoann Rosa: A♠6♦ All in
Pierre Calamusa: 6♠3♠

Both players held trips, but the superior kicker of Rosa won him this big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yoann Rosa	202,000 202,000	202,000
Pierre Calamusa	108,000 171,000	171,000

Tags: Pierre Calamusa Yoann Rosa

05-29-2024 19:30 UTC+1

Two Pair for Fereira

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a flop of Q♣8♥5♠ with 18,500 in the pot, Valter Fereira on the button raised all-in for 38,500 and he was called by the big blind.

Valter Fereira: 8♠5♣ All in
Big blind: Q♦4♦

The player in the big blind called with two pair but ran into Fereira's two pair. The 6♥3♥ didn't change anything to the situation and Fereira doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valter Fereira	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Valter Fereira

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-29-2024 19:05 UTC+1

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

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05-29-2024 19:00 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	279,000 279,000	279,000

Hadrien Gallois	270,000 220,000	220,000
Moundir Zoughari	206,000 164,000	164,000
Christopher Marcadet	167,000
Alexandre Sigaud	143,000
Mike d'Inca	97,000 50,000	50,000
Antoine Goutard	97,000
Jérôme Pradal	87,000 40,000	40,000
Abdelhadi Kondah	68,000 18,000	18,000
Didier Mambour	65,000 15,000	15,000
Estelle Cohuet	62,500 12,500	12,500
Nicolas Vayssieres	55,000 85,000	85,000
Benjamin Tessier	41,000 99,000	99,000
Julien Liarte	32,000 19,000	19,000

05-29-2024 18:56 UTC+1

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The remaining 246 players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

05-29-2024 18:55 UTC+1

Pascual Bleeds Some Chips

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

"Defray" raised to 4,500 from the cutoff, Esteban Pascual three-bet to 16,700 from the small blind and "Defray" called.

The Q♣8♠Q♥ flop checked through to the A♠ on the turn. Pascual checked again and "Defray" bet out for 11,000. Pascual called.

The 2♠ river saw a repeat of the action, this time "Defray" sized up to 34,000 and Pascual made a frustrated call. "Defray" tabled A♦J♣, outkicking the A♣4♦ of Pascual.

Player	Chips	Progress
"Defray"	210,000 210,000	210,000
Esteban Pascual	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Esteban Pascual

05-29-2024 18:38 UTC+1

K0ering Runs Into Two Pair

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nemo "k0ering" Israel opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and was called by Hugo Corbin in the big blind.

Both players checked the 9♣J♣5♠ flop leading to the 10♦ turn where Corbin bet 15,000. k0ering seemed surprised, but called.

Corbin fired a second barrel of 40,000 on the 2♠ river. "I have a very sexy hand, I can do everything with it," Israel said. After a minute, he called with Q♥8♣ but ran into Corbin's two pair with J♥10♥. The table broke after this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Corbin	200,000
Nemo Israel	62,000

Tags: Hugo Corbin Nemo Israel