5,500 MAD Main Event Day 1a | 2025 Winamax SISMIX

05-21-2025 22:38 UTC+1

Bougaret Loses Flip for Stack

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Marc Bougaret open-shoved all in from the hijack for 48,000 and was looked up by Mathieu Regent on the button. Bougaret was at risk as players flipped their cards.

Marc Bougaret: 10♦10♣ All in
Mathieu Regent: A♠J♣

Bougaret was flipping for his tournament life. The board ran out 8♦K♠7♦A♦9♠ to give Regent a pair of aces on the turn. He won the pot and Bougaret was sent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Regent	290,000
Marc Bougaret	Busted

Tags: Marc Bougaret Mathieu Regent

05-21-2025 22:33 UTC+1

El Yousfi Wins Flip to Eliminate Marchal and Later Joins Him on the Rail

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Said El Yousfi open-raised to 15,000 from the hijack and Ludovic Marchal moved all in for 96,500. El Yousfi got the count and then made the call with a slightly bigger stack. Players revealed their hands.

Ludovic Marchal: 10♣10♦ All in
Said El Yousfi: A♠K♣

The flop ran out 2♥A♣6♠ and El Yousfi paired his ace. The K♦ turn further improved El Yousfi's hand and left Marchal drawing to a ten. The river was a blank, the 6♦ and El Yousfi held to win the pot, eliminating Marchal from the tournament.

Moments later, El Yousfi was seen leaving the tournament area. "I lost with a full house against a better full house," he explained.

Player	Chips	Progress
Said El Yousfi	Busted

Ludovic Marchal	Busted

Tags: Ludovic Marchal Said El Yousfi

05-21-2025 22:29 UTC+1

Martin Check-Shoves Flop

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aurelien Guiglini raised to 8,000 from under the gun and picked up two calls before Pierrick Martin three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Only Guiglini made the call.

The flop came 4♥8♣3♠ and Martin checked. Guiglini bet 30,000, then Pierrick check-raised all in for around 160,000. Guiglini folded and Martin scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierrick Martin	270,000
Aurélien Guiglini	260,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Aurelien Guiglini Pierrick Martin

05-21-2025 22:25 UTC+1

Merigard Busts to Claraz

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Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Robert Claraz open-raised from the cutoff and Stephane Merigard moved all in from the big blind for 65,000. Claraz called with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.

Stephane Merigard: A♣J♣ All in
Robert Claraz: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 4♥10♥5♦6♣7♣ and Claraz held with his ace-queen high to win the pot, sending Merigard to the rail and chipping up to around 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Claraz	350,000
Stephane Merigard	Busted

Tags: Robert Claraz Stephane Merigard

05-21-2025 22:16 UTC+1

Recent Bust Outs

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hadrien Gallois	Busted
Jean-Charles Remaud	Busted
Ugo Taurines	Busted
Dalila Chaouch	Busted
Anas Tadini	Busted
Timothée Rey	Busted
Mathieu Choffardet	Busted
Alexandre de Zutter	Busted
Christophe Beyer	Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-21-2025 22:05 UTC+1

Aurélie Reard Wins the Raise Battle

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Maxime Taldir

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

Aurélie Reard opened from the cutoff and faced Benjamin Hammann who defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the 3♦5♣K♣ flop leading to the K♦ turn where Hammann led out for 4,000. Reard raised to 15,000, but Hammann three-bet to 34,000.

Reard then moved all-in for 86,500. Hammann went deep into the tank and eventualy chose to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurélien Guiglini	330,000 210,000	210,000
Alexandre Reard	175,000 40,000	40,000

Benjamin Hammann	150,000
Aurelie Reard	145,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Aurélie Reard Benjamin Hammann

05-21-2025 21:55 UTC+1

Can Doubles Through Liarte

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Maxime Taldir

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

The 2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava champion Aliosha Staes raised to 8,000 from the hijack. Adem Can in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 68,000, then Julien Liarte on the button jammed with a bigger stack. The blinds and Staes folded.

Adem Can: 8♠8♦ All in
Julien Liarte: A♦J♥

Can's eights held on 5♥9♠Q♦9♥3♣ and secured a double up. "We're still alive," Liarte then said as he's back to the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Can	145,000 115,000	115,000
Aliosha Staes	80,000 80,000	80,000
Julien Liarte	49,000 6,000	6,000

05-21-2025 21:48 UTC+1

Zanetti Doubles With Jacks

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Matt Warburton

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

Benjamin Hammann open-raised from late position and Florian Zanetti moved all in from the small blind. Zanetti called with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.

Florian Zanetti: J♥J♠ All in
Benjamin Hammann: A♣K♦

It was a classic race. The board ran out 7♥6♥Q♠6♣J♦ and Zanetti improved to a full house on the river, jacks full of sixes. He won the pot and doubled his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Hammann	150,000 103,000	103,000
Florian Zanetti	85,000

Tags: Benjamin Hammann Florian Zanetti

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000