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

05-21-2025 18:00 UTC+1

"He's Been Duped Again"

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Tahar Said in the hijack opened to 2,800, Jérémy Del Gallo on the button three-bet to 7,000 and Said called.

Del Gallo bet 5,000 on a flop of 6♠A♦3♥, and fired a second barrel of 18,000 on the K♥ turn. Said check-called both times.

The J♠ completed the board and after Said checked, Del Gallo jammed for 37,200. Said went deep into the tank, and after a few minutes, he eventually folded A♥7♥ face up. Del Gallo let Said reveal the 7♣ before the table broke.

"You can write "He's been duped again"," Said joked before explaining the hand to Alexandre Reard while moving to his next table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Reard	135,000

Jérémy Del Gallo	85,000
Tahar Said	65,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard Jérémy Del Gallo Tahar Said

05-21-2025 18:06 UTC+1

Vergnes Spikes Straight to Bust Mendes

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Matt Warburton

Level 10 : Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Picking up the hand on the flop on a board of 10♥5♦6♦ and Xavier Mendes was all in against David Vergnes, who had the covering stack as players revealed their cards.

Xavier Mendes: A♣10♦ All in
David Vergnes: 10♠7♠

Both players had a pair of tens, but Mendes was ahead with his ace-kicker. The turn came the 3♣ and the 4♦ river brought Vergnes a straight. He won the pot and Mendes was eliminated. Mendes stood up and laughed as he left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vergnes	215,000 215,000	215,000
Xavier Mendes	Busted

Tags: David Vergnes Xavier Mendes

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

05-21-2025 18:13 UTC+1

Aurélie Reard Hits a Flush to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Aurelie Reard in the small blind found herself at risk for 15,700 against Aurélien Guiglini under the gun.

Aurelie Reard: J♥10♥ All in
Aurélien Guiglini: 7♠7♦

Reard was lucky enough to hit a flush on 4♥4♣8♥6♥Q♠ to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurélien Guiglini	120,000 77,000	77,000
Aurelie Reard	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Aurelie Reard

05-21-2025 18:20 UTC+1

Patanchon Reaches 300,000 Chips

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Patanchon	300,000 250,000	250,000
Guillaume Darcourt	220,000 170,000	170,000

Antoine Goutard	175,000 175,000	175,000
Quentin Mengual	165,000 165,000	165,000
Javier Tsunamy	140,000 90,000	90,000
Dalila Chaouch	120,000 120,000	120,000
Jean-Charles Remaud	100,000 100,000	100,000
Beril Mazieres	65,000 65,000	65,000
Davidi Kitai	36,000 36,000	36,000

Abou Sy	Busted
Erika Moulet	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

05-21-2025 18:36 UTC+1

Nardin Busts With Short Stack

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Romain Nardin moved a stack of 12,000 into the middle, leaving himself just 2,500 behind. Last year's finalist Hedi Boussetta called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♦4♦10♦ and Boussetta moved all in. Nardin shrugged and then called for his remaining few. Boussetta had Q♠3♠ for a pair of threes. Nardin flipped over A♥7♥.

The turn came the K♣ and river the 8♠. Boussetta held and Nardin was eliminated. Nardin was seen asking the floor staff if he could take another bullet, so no doubt he'll be back for more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hedi Boussetta	46,000 46,000	46,000
Romain Nardin	Busted

Tags: Hedi Boussetta Romain Nardin

05-21-2025 18:39 UTC+1

Bahri Scores an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Yannice Bahri opened from the button. The small blind three-bet to 12,000 and Bahri four-bet all-in to 71,000. The small blind went deep into the tank an eventually made the call.

Small blind: A♦J♠ All in
Yannice Bahri: A♥Q♣

The small blind flopped two pair on J♣A♠3♣, but after the K♠ turn, the Q♠ river gave a better two pair to Bahri. The small blind was slightly covered, so he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yannice Bahri	145,000

Tags: Yannice Bahri

05-21-2025 18:40 UTC+1

Morignat Doubles Through Lopes

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Audran Morignat moved all in from the button for 21,500. Winamax player and 2016 SISMIX winner Bruno Lopes hesitated and looked like he was about to fold, but decided to put in the chips to make the call from the big blind. Lopes had the covering stack as players flipped their cards.

Audran Morignat: K♥Q♥ All in
Bruno Lopes: A♥8♠

The board ran out K♦6♣3♥Q♣9♠ and Morignat paired his king on the flop, making two pair on the turn to leave Lopes drawing dead. Morignat doubled up to around the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Audran Morignat	47,000 47,000	47,000
Bruno Lopes	38,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Bruno Lopes

05-21-2025 18:48 UTC+1

Moulet Loses Her All In

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Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nicolas Invernizzi open-raised from the cutoff and Erika Moulet moved all in from the button for 32,500. Invernizzi made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.

Erika Moulet: K♣10♠ All in
Nicolas Invernizzi: A♠K♠

Moulet was dominated and found no help as the board ran out 7♦Q♠3♣7♣9♣. Invernizzi held with his ace-king high to win the pot, sending Moulet to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Invernizzi	118,000 118,000	118,000
Erika Moulet	Busted

Tags: Erika Moulet Nicolas Invernizzi