Jerome Negro opened to 800 from the button, and Marie Faubert called in the small blind.
Faubert check-called a bet of 2,000 from Negro on the 10♦7♦2♥ flop, and the same pattern followed on the 9♥ turn, this time in respect of a 2,500 bet from Negro.
The 4♥ river completed the board, and Faubert changed approach, leading out with a bet of 5,000. Negro took quite a bit of time for thought, but ultimately folded.
Ghislain D'Harcourt opened to 800 from the button, and Mike D'Inca defended the big blind.
On the 8♠7♣6♠ flop, D'Inca check-called a bet of 1,100 from D'Harcourt.
The same pattern followed on the 2♥ turn, this time in respect of a bet of 3,000 from D'Harcourt.
The 4♠ river completed the board, and D'Inca checked once more. D'Harcourt fired out a bet of 5,000, and after some thought, D'Inca called.
D'Harcourt tabled Q♦Q♣ for the overpair queens, but D'Inca had got there on the river with 5♦2♦ for the one-card eight-high straight.
A player opened to 700 under the gun, before Alexis Plumet produced a three-bet to 2,400 from the cutoff. Lucien Attelly cold-called in the small blind, and the opener got out of the way.
Attelly led out with a bet of 6,000 on the 9♠7♥4♠ flop, leading to a swift fold from Plumet.
Attelly tabled J♥J♣ as he swept in the pot.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Thierry Laigneau opened to 400 from the button, and was met with a three-bet to 1,000 from Steve Provost in the small blind.
Alexis Tremblay was in the big blind, and he took some time for thought before reaching for chips and four-betting to 2,500. Both of his opponents took a bit of time to consider the position, but both decided they could not continue in the hand.
Tremblay tabled A♦Q♠ as he raked in the pot.
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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.
| 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.
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.
| 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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