2010 EPT Deauville

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2010 EPT Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€847,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,686,400
Entries
768
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

JRB Has a Read

Three players saw a {9-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {3-Clubs} flop. The first to act fired 3,000, and Jean-Robert Bellande called while the third player folded. It went check check after the {5-Hearts} on the turn. And the river brought the {K-Diamonds}.

Bellande's opponent bet 7,000, and then JRB went into the tank. He flew all night to get to France and has been uncharacteristically quiet today. Without saying anything, Bellande studied the other player, alternately looking like he was about to toss in the chips to call or flick his cards into the much. He tried several times to catch a reaction from the guy, eventually decided on a call.

Not a good idea. The man tabled {9-?} {5-?} for a boat, and JRB's eyes rolled back in his head. Bellande's got about 34,000 left.

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Schleger Stepping Up

In early position, Shane Schleger opened the pot to 2,600. Ashot "copy-and-paste" Ordukhanyan made the call from the small blind, and the two went heads up the rest of the way.

The flop rolled out {Q-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}. Action check-checked, and the turn brought the {5-Spades}. Ordukhanyan led out with a bet of 4,500, and Shaniac quickly called. The {K-Hearts} filled out the board, and Ordukhanyan passed this time. Schleger put out 8,000 chips, and his opponent hemmed and hawed and folded.

Schleger flashed {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} with a "Good fold," and he's chipped his way up to about 115,000.

Tags: Shane SchlegerShaniac

Day 1b in the Books

Luca Pagano
Luca Pagano
The sun has set on the second of two start days. A total of 768 players gave EPT Deauville their best shot, surpassing last year's field by more than 100. The approximately 400 players who will return for Day 2 are playing for an impressive first prize of € 847,000.

Many more pros turned out for Day 1b than Day 1a. The stacked field included WSOP Main Event winners Greg Raymer and Peter Eastgate. Raymer didn't survive the day, but Eastgate, Jonathan Aguiar, Shane Schleger, Betrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Freddy Deeb will all return on Day 2 with sizable stacks.

Ludovic Lacay and Luca Pagano are both hovering around the 185,000 mark and top the chip counts at the end of the day. Neither have enough chips to overtake Day 1b leader Robert Cezarescu, who brings 216,900 to Day 2.

Action resumes on Friday at noon CET. Tune back in to catch the table-pounding action (apparently a French custom) as they play toward the money.

Main Event

Day 1b Completed