2024 Championnat de France

€1,000 CDF Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Championnat de France

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
€75,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€467,174
Entries
553
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
8
Players Left
1

Heni Mokni Crowned As the 2024 French Champion (€75,000)

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Heni Mokni
Heni Mokni

From 553 entrants, only one player had to remain to become the 2024 €1,000 French Championship Main Event winner, here at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence. Among these players, eight of them reached today's final table. And after a long battle, Heni Mokni emerged as the winner, taking home the first-place prize of €75,000 and a €11,000 package for the next WSOP Main Event.

In the lead almost from the beginning to the end of the final table, Mokni only needed one hand in heads-up play to win against Hugues Girard, who finishes second again after he took the silver medal in the €1,000 heads-up event earlier in the week.

€1,000 French Championship Main Event Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Heni MokniFrance€75,000
2Hugues GirardFrance€49,574
3Alexis RozenblatFrance€35,400
4Rachid El YaacoubiFrance€26,700
5Cecile TicherfatineFrance€20,600
6Lionel FoulquierFrance€16,100
7Frédéric DelvalFrance€12,800
8Axel BayoutFrance€10,400

Winner's Reaction

"It's a great pleasure to win because I was waiting for it for a long time. I started to do more live events for the last two years, so I knew it was coming. And I'm happy it happened now", humbly said Mokni after the winning ceremony.

To go into more details, he explained that he started playing poker while studying business around 2007, when poker grew in France thanks to Patrick Bruel's TV shows about poker. He then continued to play, moving from cash game to tournaments, and decided a one and a half year ago to become a professional player: "I didn't like that much my work anymore and I was building my house, so I told myself that it was the right moment to do it."

Qualified via €125 satellite online, Mokni was second in chips after Day 1a, Day 2, and Day 3 and arrived on the table with confidence: "I wanted to stay focused and to observe my table. I think that it's one of my main strengths. And I knew that I was technically better than the other players because I'm more an online player than they are," he added. "But I respect them all, they are good players and they gave me a hard time. Especially Girard who took every aggressive spot he could."

The only little doubt Mokni had in his mind during the day was when all stacks were back to even at three left after he was the chip leader during the whole final table. But he managed to win and climb to the top of the podium.

Heni Mokni
Heni Mokni

Final Day Action

Eight players started the final day of the 2024 French Championship, all aiming for the title. Frédéric Delval, who began the day with just 11 big blinds, managed to double up in the first hour, putting himself back in the race. Hugues Girard soon found himself at risk, but tripled up before the first break.

After Delval doubled up again through Rachid El Yaacoubi, Axel Bayout (8th - €10,400) became the first player eliminated from the final table when his kings were cracked by Lionel Foulquier’s flush. Foulquier, who had been quiet at the start, scored another elimination before the second break, sending Delval to the rail with ace-ten against ace-nine. Jean-Noel Thorel's best friend Delval finished in seventh place, taking home €12,800. In between these two eliminations, both Girard and Alexis Rozenblat managed to double up.

Heni Mokni
Heni Mokni

At the top of the chip counts, Heni Mokni overtook El Yaacoubi, becoming the first player to reach 10,000,000 chips. His stack grew even further when he called Lionel Foulquier's all-in with king-queen against Foulquier's aces. Two queens on the board gave Mokni the winning hand, eliminating Foulquier in sixth place for €16,100.

While Girard doubled up for the third time, Rozenblat hero called when El Yaacoubi jammed on the river to go on a dinner break as the chip leader.

If the pace of the first levels was pretty slow, everything sped up after dinner with Cécile Ticherfatine being eliminated in fifth place for €20,600 by Rozenblat's ace-queen. Moments later, Girard doubled up once again, then El Yaacoubi with queen-jack ran into Mokni's king-queen. The board didn't change anything and from chip leading at the beginning of the final table, he finished in 4th place for €26,700.

A long three-way battle began after this elimination, Girard closing the gap and even taking the lead after being short-stacked all day long. With three even stacks, one player needed a bit of help from the cards to unlock the situation. And it was for Mokni, who flopped trips to double through Rozenblat.

Girard was on the edge of elimination again after a new break, but the river allowed him to split. Rozenblat ultimately ran into Mokni's king to finish in third place (€35,400).

Finally, only one hand was needed to end the tournament between the two last players, Mokni triumphing over Girard to become the 2024 French Champion.

Heni Mokni
Heni Mokni

That concludes the PokerNews coverage of the 2024 French Champion. Stay tuned for more updates from tournaments around the world!

Tags: Alexis RozenblatCecile TicherfatineEl YaacoubiFrédéric DelvalHeni MokniHugues GirardJean-Noel ThorelLionel FoulquierRachid El Yaacoubi

Hugues Girard Eliminated in 2nd Place (€49,574)

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Hugues Girard
Hugues Girard

On the first hand after the restart, Hugues Girard moved all-in for 2,500,000 from the button and Heni Mokni in the big blind called.

Hugues Girard: J3 All in
Heni Mokni: Q6

The dealer fanned a board of K10422 which was no help for Girard, who was eliminated in second place for €49,574.

Player Chips Progress
Heni Mokni fr
Heni Mokni
27,650,000
2,650,000
2,650,000
Hugues Girard fr
Hugues Girard
Busted

Tags: Heni MokniHugues Girard

Alexis Rozenblat Eliminated in 3rd Place (€35,400)

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Alexis Rozenblat
Alexis Rozenblat

Heni Mokni limped from the button. Hugues Girard called from the small blind, but Alexis Rozenblat shoved for 5,100,000 from the big blind. Mokni called and made Girard fold.

Alexis Rozenblat: A7 All in
Heni Mokni: KK

Rozenblat was drawing dead after Mokni flopped a set on K38J2. Rozenblat wins €35,400 for his third place.

Player Chips Progress
Heni Mokni fr
Heni Mokni
25,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
Hugues Girard fr
Hugues Girard
2,500,000
-400,000
-400,000
Alexis Rozenblat fr
Alexis Rozenblat
Busted

Tags: Alexis RozenblatHeni MokniHugues Girard

Massive Double Up for Mokni

Level 33 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Heni Mokni
Heni Mokni

Alexis Rozenblat limped from the small blind, then called after Heni Mokni raised to 875,000 from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9J9 where Mokni bet 650,000. Rozenblat check-called.

On the 8 turn, Mokni fired a second barrel of 1,900,000. Rozenblat decided to check-raise all-in for 8,600,000. Mokni looked at his cards, asked for the count and eventually made the call.

Heni Mokni: 94 All in
Alexis Rozenblat: K10

The 6 completed the board and Mokni secured a double up with trips.

Player Chips Progress
Heni Mokni fr
Heni Mokni
18,000,000
9,000,000
9,000,000
Alexis Rozenblat fr
Alexis Rozenblat
1,400,000
-8,600,000
-8,600,000

Tags: Alexis RozenblatHeni Mokni

Rachid El Yaacoubi Eliminated in 4th Place (€26,700)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Rachid El Yaacoubi
Rachid El Yaacoubi

Rachid El Yaacoubi under the gun moved all-in again for 1,500,000, and he was called by Heni Mokni in the small blind.

Rachid El Yaacoubi: QJ All in
Heni Mokni: KQ

The dealer fanned a board of 21045Q which was no help for El Yaacoubi, who was eliminated in 4th place for €26,700

Player Chips Progress
Heni Mokni fr
Heni Mokni
11,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
Busted
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Heni MokniRachid El Yaacoubi

Cécile Ticherfatine Eliminated in 5th Place (€20,600)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Cecile Ticherfatine
Cecile Ticherfatine

Cecile Ticherfatine moved all-in from the button for 1,400,000 and Alexis Rozenblat called from the big blind.

Cecile Ticherfatine: A2 All in
Alexis Rozenblat: AQ

On 95Q, Rozenblat flopped top pair while Ticherfatine found a flush draw. However the 510 runout didn't change the outcome of the tournament and Ticherfatine was eliminated in 5th place for €20,600.

Player Chips Progress
Alexis Rozenblat fr
Alexis Rozenblat
13,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Cecile Ticherfatine fr
Cecile Ticherfatine
Busted

Tags: Alexis RozenblatCecile Ticherfatine

Rozenblat Hero Calls

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Alexis Rozenblat
Alexis Rozenblat

Moments before the break, Alexis Rozenblat opened to 350,000 from under the gun with A7 and Rachid El Yaacoubi defended from the big blind with A8

The dealer fanned a flop of 667 and Rozenblat continued for 275,000. El Yaacoubi check-called.

On the J turn, El Yaacoubi led out for 925,000. Rozenblat eventually made the call.

The J completed the board and El Yaacoubi moved all-in for 5,700,000. Rozenblat went deep into the tank, and he hero-called with two pair, catching El Yaacoubi with two lower pair.

Player Chips Progress
Alexis Rozenblat fr
Alexis Rozenblat
12,000,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
Rachid El Yaacoubi fr
Rachid El Yaacoubi
1,500,000
-6,200,000
-6,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Alexis RozenblatRachid El Yaacoubi

Lionel Foulquier Eliminated in 6th Place (€16,100)

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Lionel Foulquier
Lionel Foulquier

Heni Mokni jammed from the cutoff with the biggest stack of the table, and Lionel Foulquier in the small blind called for his last 3,800,000.

Lionel Foulquier: AA All in
Heni Mokni: KQ

Foulquier was on his way to double up after the flop of 24Q and the 9 turn. But the Q river gave trips to Mokni, sending Foulquier to the rail in sixth place for €16,100.

Player Chips Progress
Heni Mokni fr
Heni Mokni
13,000,000
3,900,000
3,900,000
Lionel Foulquier fr
Lionel Foulquier
Busted

Tags: Lionel FoulquierHeni Mokni

Frédéric Delval Eliminated in 7th Place (€12,800)

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Frédéric Delval
Frédéric Delval

Frédéric Delval jammed for 850,000 from the cutoff and Lionel Foulquier called from the button.

Frédéric Delval: A9 All in
Lionel Foulquier: A10

The board of 42J3 was no help for Delval, who was eliminated in 7th place for €12,800.

Player Chips Progress
Lionel Foulquier fr
Lionel Foulquier
1,700,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000
Frédéric Delval fr
Frédéric Delval
Busted

Tags: Frédéric DelvalLionel Foulquier

Axel Bayout Eliminated in 8th Place (€10,400)

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Axel Bayout
Axel Bayout

Axel Bayout raised to 200,000 from the button, Lionel Foulquier in the big blind three-bet all-in for 2,300,000 and Bayout called, being the player at risk for 1,600,000.

Axel Bayout: KK All in
Lionel Foulquier: AJ

Foulquier found a flush draw with the 793 flop, and hit the flush thanks to the Q turn. Drawing dead, Bayout saw the 8 river and he was eliminated in 8th place for €10,400.

Player Chips Progress
Lionel Foulquier fr
Lionel Foulquier
4,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Axel Bayout fr
Axel Bayout
Busted

Tags: Axel BayoutLionel Foulquier