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

05-23-2025 19:18 UTC+1

Halgard Wins Flip to Bust Rabut

Matt Warburton

Level 13 : Blinds 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mathieu Halgard raised from under the gun and Eric Rabut moved all in from the hijack for 24,000. Halgard made the call and had the covering stack as players flipped their cards.

Eric Rabut: A♥K♦ All in
Mathieu Halgard: 5♦5♣

It was a coinflip situation and the board ran out 6♥2♠6♦10♦J♦. Halgard held with his pocket fives to win the pot, sending Rabut to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Halgard	240,000
Eric Rabut	Busted

Tags: Eric Rabut Mathieu Halgard

05-23-2025 19:08 UTC+1

Rey Makes Short Stack Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante

While Thierry Aqua is now approaching the half-million mark, Timothée Rey raised to 4,000 from the button. The small blind moved all-in for just under 20,000, and Rey made the call.

Small blind: A♦6♣ All in
Timothée Rey: K♠Q♠

The small blind flopped trips on A♣K♣A♥3♥9♥ and secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thierry Aqua	470,000 470,000	470,000
Timothée Rey	110,000 110,000	110,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-23-2025 19:05 UTC+1

Beginning of Day 1d and New World Record

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Maxime Taldir

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

As Day 1c approaches the dinner break, the fourth and final flight of the Main Event kicked off at 7 p.m. This turbo flight features 15-minute levels and has already attracted nearly 200 players.

Two-time Olympic champion Earvin Ngapeth and Winamax Live Event Manager Matthieu Duran took the mic to announce that, with 3,185 entries recorded so far, this Main Event has officially broken the world record for the largest 6-max tournament ever.

05-23-2025 19:00 UTC+1

Khoudri Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Matt Warburton

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

Mehdi Khoudri open-raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Riadh Askri three-bet to 11,600 from the big blind, which Khoudri called.

The flop came 10♣8♦8♠ and Askri led for 10,000, which Khoudri called. On the Q♣ turn, Askri checked and Khoudri made it 25,000 to go. Askri only had 37,000 chips behind, so this was a big decision for him and he went deep into the tank.

Eventually, Askri folded to give Khoudri the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mehdi Khoudri	150,000 150,000	150,000
Riadh Askri	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Mehdi Khoudri Riadh Askri

05-23-2025 18:40 UTC+1

Bidard Makes Two Pair

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the flop on a board of 8♦7♥A♣ and Vincent Lavauzelle moved all in with a relatively short stack. Yannis Bidard snap-called.

Lavauzelle had 9♠9♣ for a pair of nines, while Yannis Bidard showed A♠7♦ for two pair, aces and sevens.

The turn came the A♥ and Bidard improved to a full house, leaving Lavauzelle drawing dead as the river came the 10♦ to close out the hand. Bidard scooped the pot and Lavauzelle was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yannis Bidard	195,000 125,000	125,000
Vincent Lavauzelle	Busted

Tags: Vincent Lavauzelle Yannis Bidard

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

05-23-2025 18:32 UTC+1

Vioujea Takes From a Big Stack

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Maxime Taldir

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

Seated across from streamer Elsa “LyeGaia” Muller, Jonathan Vioujea in the cutoff and Nicolas Tomaic on the button saw a flop of 2♣9♦A♦. Vioujea led out for 3,500, and Tomaic made the call.

The 3♥ hit the turn, prompting Vioujea to fire a second barrel worth 7,500. Despite sitting on a big stack, Tomaic decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Tomaic	355,000 355,000	355,000
Jonathan Vioujea	100,000 100,000	100,000
Elsa Muller	65,000 65,000	65,000

05-23-2025 18:30 UTC+1

Pinson Makes Broadway Straight

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Matt Warburton

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

Action was on the river on a board of A♥Q♠3♣K♣9♦ with around 15,000 in the pot. A player led out for 17,000 and Mathieu Pinson moved all in. His opponent called for 62,000 and was at risk as the cards were revealed.

Pinson showed J♠10♠ for the broadway straight, while his opponent flipped over Q♦9♣ for two pair. Pinson won the pot and eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Pinson	200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Mathieu Pinson

05-23-2025 18:20 UTC+1

Duret Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

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

On the feature table, futsal legend Ricardinho saw Thomas Duret moving all-in for 19,400 from under the gun. He was called by Yassine Dakhlia on the button.

Thomas Duret: 10♥10♦ All in
Ricardinho: Q♥J♥

Duret won the flip on K♦8♠4♣5♠7♣ and secured a double up.