Main Event PPT Cannes - Day 1B

Thibaut Durand is involved in a blind battle.

A French player in SB decides to raise 900 chips. The BB decides to re-raise at 3,000 chips. Thibaut decides to re-raise again at 12,000 that allows him to win this pot with AK.

Thibaut has now 35,000 chips with an average of 34,473.

In the next hand, Thibaut decides to call a 800 raise from the cutoff player who is then called 3 more times.

Flop: 7d - 5d - 4c. All the players check.

Turn: 4d. After a check, the initial raiser decides to bet 2,500 chips. After a long reflection, the player decides to re-raise at 6,200 chips.

Thibaut folds A3d with a max flush. But, it was the right move because he's opponent has a pocket 4 giving him 4 of a kind! Good fold Thibaut!!!

Main Event PPT Cannes - Day 1B

Antoine Saout, at the cutoff, decided to raise 900 (level 150-300). The player at the button decide to re-raise at 2,400 chips. The blinds fold their hands and Antoine decides to pay.

Flop: 10c - Ad - 3h. Antoine checks, and his opponent bets 3,700. Antoine pays.

Turn: Qh. Both players check.

River: As. Antoine bets 7,000 and his opponent finally decides to pay. He mucks when Antoine shows a set of Aces.

Antoine has actually 63,000 chips with an average of 34,323!

Main Event PPT Cannes - Day 1B

Another big move for Antoine!

Our November Nine is in BB with blinds at 50-100. A player raises at 450 and 3 other players pay. Antoine decides to protect his hand raising at 2100! 2 players call.

Flop: K-8-5 rainbow. Antoine bets 5300 chips and one player pays.

Turn: x. Antoine moves all in and his opponent decides to fold.

This has brought Antoine to 57,000 chips!

Voitto has just lost some chips with a Full Vs Full and has 38,700 chips left. Finally, Thibaut has 33,000 chips.

May the force be with you guys!

Main Event PPT Cannes - Day 1B

The players have just returned from the break time and already Antoine has decided to make a big move.

With the blinds at 50-100, our November Nine decides to raise 250 chips from the button.

Flop: 2h - 2s - 4h, the player bets 700 and Antoine raises at 1500. After some thought, the player decides to reraise at 5,500 chips. Antoine calls.

Turn: Kh. The player decides to make a big bet at 11,000 and Antoine calls!

River: 10c. The player finally checks and Antoine moves all in for 11,400 chips.

The opponent finally folds and Antoine wins a big pot of 47,000 chips!

GO Tonio!!

Thibaut is now above 25,000 chips and Voitto Rintala is at 42,500!

Main Event PPT Cannes - Day 1B

We've started the tournament with some action. Thibaut Durand raised at 150 and is called by Liya Gerasimova and the French player Nicolas Levy. Another player decides to reraise at 600 chips and everybody calls.

Flop: 3-8-7 rainbow. Everybody checks.

Turn: 3 of clubs. Thibaut bets 750. Liya Gerasimova folds and Nicolas Levy reraise at 2000 chips. The last players folds and Thibaut decides to pay.

River: 7. Thibaut checks and Nicolas Levy decides to bet 5200. After a long reflection, Thibaut decides to pay and mucks when Nicolas Levy shows pocket 8 that gives him a full!

Thibaut continues to play and wins some pots that bring him back 24,000 chips.

At the same time Voitto has won a pot with a flush max on the river and Antoine continues with 30,000 chips.

Stay tuned!

Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes

Today we will be covering the debut of our newest Team Everest player Antoine Saout as he plays his first official tournament in Everest Poker colors. Saout, one of the November Nine heading to Las Vegas for the final table of the World Series of Poker, will be joined by Team Everest's resident rockstar Voitto Rintala and French sponsored player Thibaut Durand at the Main Event of the Partouche Poker Tour in Cannes.

Stay tuned for updates.

The players will start the tournament with 30,000 chips, with 90 minutes levels and blinds at 25-50.

Cristiano Cleans Up in Slovenia

Team Everest's Cristiano Blanco took Slovenia by storm last week by not only winning the shootout event but also making the final table in the pot limit and coming 13th in the Main Event at the Perla Casino...& he only played in those 3 tournaments!

Cris ranked in 2nd place over the week which saw over 1,000 players compete.