€500 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 Winamax Poker Open Aix-les-Bains

Sep 17, 2025

Margets Wins Battle of the Leo's

Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Around 52,000 was in the middle on a flop of J♦7♣3♣, and Leo Margets checked from the hijack to Leo Fares on the button.

Fares fired out a bet of 10,000, and Margets responded with a check-raise to 30,000. After a bit of thought, Fares called.

The 2♦ hit on the turn, and Margets took quite a bit of time before she checked to Fares, who checked behind.

The 6♥ river completed the board, and Margets slid out a bet of 25,000. After around a minute of thought, Fares mucked.

Tags: Leo Fares Leo Margets

Sep 17, 2025

Play to Conclude at 59 Players

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The tournament director has confirmed that play will continue in Day 1a until the field is reduced to 59 players, with 102 players returning from dinner break.

Players must bag for Day 2 in order to make the money.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Sep 17, 2025

Top Counts at Dinner Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Sep 17, 2025

Dinner Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

The players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break, with play due to get back underway at around 9:27 p.m. local time.

Sep 17, 2025

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Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

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Sep 17, 2025

Rockets for Laigneau

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Clovis Herr opened to 7,000 from the button, and called a three-bet to 18,500 from Thierry Laigneau in the big blind.

On the A♦J♥6♠ flop, Laigneau fired out a bet of 16,000, leading to a relatively swift fold from Herr.

Laigneau tabled A♠A♣ for a set of aces.

Tags: Clovis Herr Thierry Laigneau

Sep 17, 2025

Chanas Takes Chunky Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

A pot of around 70,000 had developed by the river on a board of A♠8♠J♣5♥10♥, in a hand between Herve Ponthet in the big blind and Julien Chanas in early position.

Ponthet checked to Chanas, who fired out a bet of 90,000, covering Ponthet's remaining stack of 65,000.

Ponthet looked pained, and ultimately sent his hand to the muck, moving Chanas to the 400,000 mark.

Tags: Herve Ponthet Julien Chanas

Sep 17, 2025

Zegour Busts Annequin

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,500, 3,500 ante

Mathieu Annequin opened to 7,000 under the gun, and was faced with a three-bet to 23,000 from Selim Zegour on the button.

Action folded back to Annequin, who thought for a moment before four-bet jamming for 143,000. Zegour asked for a count, gave the spot a bit of thought, and made the call with the covering stack.

Mathieu Annequin: A♠Q♠ All in
Selim Zegour: J♦J♥