2026 Winamax Poker Open Aix-les-Bains
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Franck Romero jammed for 40,000 from the hijack. Benjamin Legrusley in the small blind raised to make the big blind fold.
Franck Romero: A♣5♥
Benjamin Legrusley: Q♣9♦
Legrusley paired his queen on Q♥2♠4♠10♠6♦ to take the lead and send Romero to the rail.
Defending champion Jérémy Cauchard was seen leaving the tournament area after being eliminated in 145th place from the Main Event.
"That's annoying," he told PokerNews, adding that he had lost most of his stack earlier in a "three-barrel bluff". The 2024 Winamax Poker Tour winner explained that he eventually moved all-in from the big blind with AxJx for 450,000, but ran into the button's 10x10x.
Level: 27
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Alexandre Mebs opened from the button, Loic Guille in the big blind moved all-in for 340,000 and Mebs called.
Loic Guille: K♥8♥
Alexandre Mebs: A♣Q♣
Guille managed to hit a full house on 8♣10♦10♣2♦10♥ to secure a double up.
At the main feature table and after doubling up through Adrian Mateos, Alexis Delgorgue opened from under the gun with 5♠5♦. He was called by Mourad Shaimi in the hijack, then Mateos in the hijack moved all-in for 20,000.
Both players in the blinds called and checked a flop of 9♥9♠A♥. Delgorgue checked as well but Shaimi bet 50,000 to make everybody fold.
Adrian Mateos: A♦7♠
Mourad Shaimi: A♣10♣
Mateos needed a lucky runout to split and an even luckier one to win the hand. But the 7♦ turn and the 6♥ river didn't help him and he was eliminated.
Level: 26
Blinds: 12,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Matthieu Repiton opened from the hijack and thought that Maxime Large had moved all-in for 230,000 from the cutoff, so he called and turned over his cards. However, Large still had 25,000 behind, so Repiton had to play the flop of J♣9♠7♦ face up. He bet 100,000, and Large eventually moved all-in.
Maxime Large: A♠Q♠
Matthieu Repiton: K♥Q♦
The 5♦8♣ runout changed nothing and Large doubled up.
Cards went on their backs with Emma Gaucher under the gun all-in and at risk for 155,000 against Walid Kebir on the button.
Emma Gaucher: 10♠10♦
Walid Kebir: A♠6♦
Gaucher flopped a set on 6♣J♣10♥9♥4♣ and doubled up.