The second version of the World Poker Tour Prime Paris Championship €1,100 buy-in no-limit maintain’em occasion at Membership Circus Paris attracted 1,242 entries, leading to a prize pool price practically $1.3 million.
Whereas 156 gamers earned a share, no person walked away with a bigger chunk than eventual champion Hugues Girard. The Frenchman emerged victorious with the trophy and the highest prize of $183,294. This was his second six-figure payout of the 12 months, having completed second from a discipline of three,448 entries within the €500 occasion on the Winimax Poker Tour Grand Finale for $137,340 again in March.
This was the primary title and fourth final-table end of the 12 months for Girard. The 960 Card Participant Participant of the 12 months factors he earned for the win moved him into 123rd place within the 2024 POY standings introduced by World Poker.
Girard now has recorded match earnings in extra of $583,000, with the vast majority of that haul being secured this 12 months.
After 5 beginning flights and at some point of combined-field motion, there have been simply eight contenders remaining on this occasion. Girard sat atop the leaderboard, with Etienne Oliveira in second chip place and Mathieu Goncalves rounding out the highest three.
Oliveira’s A-Okay held towards the A-Q of Samuel Fournier (eighth – $26,416) to slim the sphere to seven. Ludovic Amblard (seventh – $32,777) was the subsequent to fall, along with his fives and queens bested by the jacks and queens of Baptiste Audoli.
Girard’s first knockout of the ultimate day pitted his backside pair and gutshot towards the flush draw and open-ended straight draw of Oleksii Ievchenko. A clean river ended Ievchenko’s run in sixth place ($41,079). Shortly after that, Girard’s pocket sevens held towards the pocket sixes of Oliveira (fifth – $52,508) to go away simply 4 gamers remaining.
Girard’s surge continued when his Q
Q
held towards the Okay9 of Baptiste Audoli. The flop got here down 876 to provide Audoli an open-ended straight flush draw, however the 4
flip and eight river have been of no additional assist. Audoli was awarded $68,681 for his fourth-place displaying.
Kostya Zaks final 17 or so huge blinds went in preflop with A
9 as an open-shove from the button. Girard reshoved from the small blind with JJ to get heads-up. The 2 noticed a runout of 874Okay9, giving Girard a flush and the pot. Zaks earned $91,863 for his podium end.
Heads-up play started with Girard holding roughly a 5:1 lead over Goncalves. The ultimate two went on to play greater than 100 extra arms, with Goncalves even preventing his means into the lead for a bit alongside the best way. Girard pulled again out in entrance forward of the ultimate hand, although. Goncalves shoved from the button with Okay9 for a handful of huge blinds and Girard known as with Okay7. The board ran out 77454, giving Girard sevens full and the title. Goncalves cashed for $126,279 because the runner-up finisher.
Here’s a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the ultimate desk:
Place
Participant
Earnings
POY Factors
1
Hugues Girard
$183,294
960
2
Mathieu Goncalves
$126,279
800
3
Kostya Zaks
$91,863
640
4
Baptiste Audoli
$68,681
480
5
Etienne Oliveira
$52,508
400
6
Oleksii Ievchenko
$41,079
320
7
Ludovic Amblard
$32,777
240
8
Samuel Fournier
$26,416
160
9
Stephane Navard
$21,348
80
Picture credit: World Poker Tour.
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