€1,000 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2024 WSOP-C Sanremo
€1,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 WSOP-C Sanremo
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€888,300
Entries
1,050
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
172
Players Left
43
Mateusz Sikora Chip Leader; Pierre Basile Among Big Stacks After Day 1a of WSOP-C Sanremo Main Event
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Another WSOP ring chase started today at the Casino Sanremo with Day 1a of the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit €1,000 Main Event.
A total of 172 entrants joined this first flight of the tournament, and the day ended with 43 remaining players who qualified for Day 2. Among these players, Mateusz Sikora leads with a stack of 498,000 chips. Dominating the chip count almost from start to finish, Sikora aims to capture his second WSOP ring, having won his first in May in the Netherlands.
Second in chips is Manuel Valduga (406,000), followed by experienced Swedish player Peter Kvisthammar with 394,500.
WSOP-C Sanremo Main Event Day 1a Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateusz Sikora | Poland | 498,000 | 166 |
| 2 | Manuel Valduga | Italy | 406,000 | 135 |
| 3 | Peter Kvisthammar | Sweden | 394,500 | 132 |
| 4 | Pierre Basile | France | 371,500 | 124 |
| 5 | Michael Perez | France | 370,000 | 123 |
| 6 | Brice Guido | France | 363,000 | 121 |
| 7 | Stephano S | - | 300,000 | 100 |
| 8 | Maciel De Oliveira | France | 292,000 | 97 |
| 9 | Juuso Oksanen | Finland | 289,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Herve Gouzil | France | 280,000 | 93 |
Thanks to a hand where he eliminated two players at once, Pierre Basile amassed a stack of 371,500, while Brice Guido (363,000) built his stack steadily. In the same time, Herve Gouzil secured a big double-up in the last level of the day to finish in the top ten with 280,000.
EPT champion Arnaud Mattern made it to Day 2 with 262,000 chips, unlike another EPT winner, Giuliano Bendinelli, who was among the last players eliminated.
Blaise Bourgeois was pleased to qualify on Day 1a, giving him a few days off before returning on Day 2 with 229,000 chips, around 75 big blinds. Alban Beysson (161,000) also qualified, along with Fabio Damaso and Bruno Fitoussi (142,500), who eliminated the last player of the day. Finally, Nils Mallon sits at the bottom of the chip count with 37,500, slightly over 10 big blinds.
The WSOP-C Main Event continues tomorrow, Friday, November 8 at 1.p.m. and follows the same structure as today.
Be sure to tune back in tomorrow to catch all the action from the second of four opening flights!
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
498,000
498,000
|
498,000 |
|
||
|
406,000
406,000
|
406,000 |
|
394,500
159,500
|
159,500 |
|
371,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
363,000
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
292,000
292,000
|
292,000 |
|
289,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
280,000
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
267,500
-35,500
|
-35,500 |
|
|
263,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
262,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
||
|
261,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
|
251,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
229,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
||
|
204,500
204,500
|
204,500 |
|
|
189,500
189,500
|
189,500 |
|
172,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
171,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
170,500
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
|
|
163,500
163,500
|
163,500 |
|
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
161,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
158,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
There are now 43 remaining players, so the day is over and they are currently bagging their chips.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you the full recap of today's action!
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
An all-in and call situation occurred on Table 1 with the cutoff at risk for 33,000 against Bruno Fitoussi in the hijack.
Cutoff: K♥9♠ 
Bruno Fitoussi: A♥Q♦
Fitoussi hit two pair on 6♦A♠6♣3♦Q♣ and eliminated his opponent to end the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,500
112,500
|
112,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a board of 10♥7♦Q♣A♥ with 111,000 in the pot, Mehdi Dhouimer in the small blind bet 55,000, but Cristiano Linari in the cutoff raised all-in for 97,000.
Dhouimer went deep into the tank, but folded what he said was KxQx. Linari seemed relieved and flipped over 9♦8♠ for a straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
There are now 44 players left, and the day will end when 43 players remain, so one more elimination is needed.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Moments after EPT champion Giuliano Bendinelli was eliminated, Hervé Gouzil on the button found himself at risk for 140,500 against Gabriel Rymar in the cutoff.
Hervé Gouzil: 7♠7♣
Gabriel Rymar: A♦K♠
Gouzil didn't hide his joy when he flopped a set on 7♦2♠J♣Q♣5♣ and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
293,500
246,500
|
246,500 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Fabio Damaso opened to 7,000 from early position and he was called by Alban Beysson in the cutoff.
Both players checked the 7♦A♥2♥ flop leading to the 6♦ turn where Damaso checked. Beysson took this opportunity to bet 13,500 and he made Damaso fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
165,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000