Hand #127: Yakiv Syzghanov Wins WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence! (€133,400); Laurent Michot Finishes as Runner-Up (€82,000)

Photo:  WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence Champion Yakiv Syzghanov

HAND #127  –  Laurent Michot raises to 2,300,000, Yakiv Syzghanov moves all in, and Michot quickly calls all in for 14,800,000 with .

Syzghanov turns over , and Michot needs his fives to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Syzghanov pairs his ace on the turn and rivers a higher full house to win the pot — and a WPT Prime title — with a higher full house, kings full of aces.

Photo:  Yakiv Syzghanov (left) and Laurent Michot

Laurent Michot finishes as runner-up, earning €82,000.

Yakiv Syzghanov wins WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence, earning €133,400, the title, and a WPT Prime trophy. Syzghanov’s prize money includes his US $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Congratulations to Yakiv Syzghanov!

1st:  Yakiv Syzghanov  –  €133,400*  (~US $144,612*)
2nd:  Laurent Michot  –  €82,000  (~US $88,892)
3rd:  Frederic Normand  –  €61,000  (~US $66,127)
4th:  Dylan Cechowski  –  €45,000  (~US $48,782)
5th:  David Sacksick  –  €34,000  (~US $36,858)
6th:  Andrea Volpi  –  €26,000  (~US $28,185)
7th:  Erich Tedeschi  –  €20,000  (~US $21,681)
8th:  Gilles Michaud  –  €15,500  (~US $16,803)

Photo:  Runner-Up Laurent Michot

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s US $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

NOTE:  For worldwide consistency across all WPT events, the amounts on the Payouts page are in U.S. dollars. For this event, payouts have been converted using a rate of €1.00 = US $1.08405.