David Benyamine limped in from early position, and so too did two other players. A fourth player raised to 1,150 on the button, Dan O'Brien cold-called from the big blind, and all three limpers called.
The flop fell , and the action checked to the raiser who fired 1,575. Three players, including O'Brien and Benyamine called.
The turn was the , and again the action checked to the raiser. He fired 2,575, and only Benyamine called.
The completed the board, and Benyamine tanked before leading for 7,800. The player called, and Benyamine tabled . His straight was good, and he took down the pot.
Ramzi Jelassi opened to 700 from under the gun, a player in middle position called, and a third player defended his big blind. The flop fell , the player in the big blind checked, and Jelassi continued for 1,400. The player in middle position raised to 3,000, the player in the big blind cold-called, and Jelassi called as well.
The turn was the , all three players checked, and the completed the board. The player in the big blind checked a third time, Jelassi fired 6,800, and the player in middle position immediately folded.
The player in the big blind went into the tank. He cut out more than enough chips to make the call, re-stacked them, then began talking to himself in French. Eventually, he grimaced then folded, showing the .
Jelassi mucked his hand facedown, and raked in the pot.
We've recently spotted Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Kyle Julius in the field. The players are seated at adjacent tables, and looking to increase their respective stacks before dinner.
TonyGuoga Tony GBeen through every champion @WorldPokerTour #wptparis with US crew. So much history. Time to make it - have re-entered day 1b @PartyPokerSeptember 11 2012
Tony G opened to 1,100 from early position, Kyle Julius called near the button, and the player in the big blind defended. The dealer fanned , and the player in the big blind checked. Tony G tossed out two yellow T1,000 chips, and only Julius called.
The turn was another seven - the - and Tony G led out for 3,000. Julius called.
The completed the board, and Tony G quickly fired 4,000. Julius folded face up, and Tony G flashed what appeared to be a black eight.
"Wanted you to make the flush," Tony G told Julius.
A total of 132 players registered for Day 1b of the World Poker Tour Season XI Grand Prix de Paris. The combined field is 228 players, and once the prize pool is announced we'll pass that information along to you.