Day 1a just reached 500 entries. The 349 remaining players are on a 25-minute break.
Day 1a just reached 500 entries. The 349 remaining players are on a 25-minute break.
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Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The button raised to 3,000 from the button, the small blind three-bet to 8,000 and Luc Masson four-bet jammed for his remaining 11,900, from the big blind. The original raiser folded while the small blind felt priced in to call.
Luc Masson: A♥A♦
Small Blind: J♥10♠
The flopped ended proceedings as it came A♠6♣2♣; Masson had his opponent drawing near dead. The 3♠ turn and 7♣ river confirmed his full double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
While Day 1a of the Main Event continues in the main room, only six players are left out of a field of 212 entrants in the 8,500 MAD Battle Royal Final Table.
The final table is about to start at the table next to the swimming pool, featuring Winamax Team Pro Romain Lewis, French streamer Sacha "Pyro" Cohen, and Alexandre De Zutter.
This final table is streamed by Winamax with a 30-minute delay.
A preflop-raising war saw approximately 20,000 find it's way into the middle, heading to a flop of 9♠3♦Q♦.
Simon Vaur, in the small blind, checked the action to the player on the button. The button bet out 8,000 and Simon Vaur check-raised, moving all in for 24,100. The button snap-called.
Simon Vaur: A♥A♦
Button: K♥K♦
Vaur's premium pocket pair only needed to fade two outs to double up. The 4♣ turn and 6♥ changed nothing and Vaur doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,200
68,200
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68,200 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400
In a three-bet pot, Nicolas Vayssieres in the small blind bet 5,400 on a flop of 4♣3♣2♠ and he was called by Soufiane Razzouki under the gun.
On the 8♠ turn, Vayssieres checked and called after Razzouki bet 6,000. He checked again the 7♦ river then went deep into the tank when Razzouki bet 12,000.
During the next few minutes, Vayssieres couldn't make a decision until the moment when the clock was called where he decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Noureddine Doukari limped in from the cutoff, the small blind completed and the big blind squeezed to 4,500. Only Doukari called.
The 6♣6♠6♦ flop saw the big blind continue for 2,500. Doukari was undeterred.
The 2♦ turn checked through to the 6♥ on the river. The big blind checked again and Doukari placed a bet of 6,000; enough to earn a quick fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
On Table 21, while professional football player Jimmy Cabot has 75,000, a player only had 3,300 left. "She sat out after two hands because she had a toothache," Pierre Malsay to her right explained. The last 3,300 chips just went into the blinds and she's been eliminated.
At the same time, Patrick Walczak arrive at the table with a starting stack and directly moved all-in. All the players around the table were surprised, but nobody called.
But on the next hand... he moved all-in again from the hijack! This time, the player in the cutoff called with a slightly smaller stack.
Cutoff: K♦Q♣
Patrick Walczak: A♥K♣
The board of 8♠8♣6♦5♦10♣ didn't change anything and the player in the cutoff was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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225,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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165,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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75,000
25,000
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25,000 |