Jerome Funfrock opened to 1,100 under the gun, and received calls from Sonny Cocquempot on the button and Pierre Lallement in the small blind, along with the big blind.
Action was checked to Funfrock on the Q♣10♦2♦ flop, who slid out a bet of 2,300. Both of Cocquempot and Lallement called.
The 2♣ hit on the turn, and action was checked to Funfrock once more. He double-barreled with a bet of 3,500, and both of his opponents called.
The 9♣ river completed the board, and Lallement checked for a third time. Funfrock sized-up with a bet of 12,200, which led to a quick fold from Cocquempot.
Lallement took a decent period of time to think, before he made the call. Funfrock tabled Q♥Q♣ for the turned full house, which was good versus Lallement's K♥J♠ for the rivered straight.
Around 11,000 was in the middle on a completed board of 8♦7♥6♦Q♠5♥, in a hand between Alexis Machabert on the button and Rudy Noel in the small blind.
There was 22,000 in front of Machabert, while Noel had the all-in triangle in front of him, having put the entirety of his remaining 46,000 stack into the middle.
Machabert went into the tank, and remained deep in thought for around three to four minutes.
He ultimately made the call, only to see that his 9♠9♥ for the rivered one-card nine-high straight was beaten by Noel's 10♦9♦ for the flopped ten-high straight, in a brutal early cooler.
Play is underway here in Day 1a of the Winamax Poker Open Aix-les-Bains, with 169 players already registered. Stay tuned to PokerNews for your coverage of all the action.
After a record-breaking Winamax SISMIX Main Event in Marrakech in May, the Winamax Poker Open moves to France after three years in Bratislava, with the 2025 Winamax Poker Open Aix-les-Bains set to kick off today, September 17, at Casino Grand Cercle d'Aix-les-Bains at noon local time.
Located around an hour outside Lyon on the banks of Lake Bourget, the tournament offers the perfect opportunity for players to mix pleasure with poker, with a full schedule of social events arranged to compliment the poker action.
The highlight of the schedule is the €500 buy-in Winamax Poker Open Main Event. The tournament is a six-max affair, and players will sit down with a 50,000 starting stack at blind level 100/200, with a 200 big blind ante.
Day 1a is the first of four starting flights, with the clock set to 30-minute levels. Play will continue in each starting flight until 16.6% of the field remains, all of whom will be in the money. Late registration will be open until the start of Level 14 in each starting flight.
The players will return on September 20 for Day 2, where blinds will be increased to 35-minute levels, with the final day scheduled to take place at 12:30 p.m. on September 21, where the clock will be set to 40-minute levels.
Winamax Poker Open Aix-Les-Bains Main Event Schedule
Date
Day
Time
Blind Levels
September 17
Day 1a
Noon
30 minutes
September 18
Day 1b
Noon
30 minutes
September 19
Day 1c
Noon
30 minutes
September 19
Day 1d
7 p.m.
15 minutes
September 20
Day 2
Noon
35 minutes
September 21
Day 3
12:30 p.m.
40 minutes
In terms of entertainment, the world famous Winamax Beer Pong Open takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m., with the Winamax Darts Open and Bongo Loco, a crazy variation of bingo, to come during the rest of the week, as well as nightly DJ sets, ensuring the party goes long into the night.
Numerous Winamax ambassadors are expected to be in attendance, including WSOP Main Event final tablist Leo Margets, Mustapha Kanit, Davidi Kitai and Pierre Calamusa.
Leo Margets
The previous edition of the tournament was in Bratislava in 2024, and Aliosha Staes of Belgium emerged victorious, taking home €90,000 after defeating Timothe Labassa heads-up.
2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize (EUR)
1
Aliosha Staes
Belgium
€90,000
2
Timothe Labassa
France
€62,000
3
Benjamin Hammann
France
€43,000
4
Valentin Imperatore
France
€30,000
5
Dylan Cechowski
France
€21,660
6
Jonathan Pastore
France
€16,000
7
Hugo Menant
France
€12,080
PokerNews will be on the floor from cards in the air until a champion is crowned, so stay tuned for all your coverage of the 2025 Winamax Poker Open Aix-les-Bains Main Event.
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