Franck Makaci finished on top of the leader board after 10 45-minutes levels of play on Day 1b of the 2014 PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Paris Main Event, bagging up 146,000 in chips.
David Lascar finished second place with 140,300, and Georges Viaud rounded out the top three with 126,300.
Makaci took the lead in Level 2 when he was involved in a three-way all-in pot on the turn of a board that read . Makaci held the , and his two opponents had the and the . While all three players currently had a Broadway straight, Makaci was freerolling the lot with his flush draw. As it turned out, Makaci spiked his card on the river — the — to triple up. From there, he cruised through to the end of the day.
As for the overall lead, that belongs to Day 1a's Guillaume Wilhelm. He remains the man to catch after finishing on 177,700.
Overall, 62 players from Day 1b made it through to Day 2. There are two more starting flights still to run for those who failed to still advance, so this field is only going to grow, grow, grow.
Welcome to Day 1b of the PMU.fr WPT National Paris at the Cercle Clichy Montmartre. With Day 1a just completed we are straight on to the second starting flight. Tomorrow will see Day 1c at 10 a.m. and Day 1d at 8 p.m.
This WPT National Main Event is a €1,200 buy-in with 30k starting stack and 45 minute levels until Day 3. Late registration closes after 9 Levels with re-entries only allowed from one day to another (Day 1A to Day 1B, Day 1B to Day 1C, Day 1C to Day 1D).
WPT National Main Event players are allowed up to four entries into the tournament and players that have played both Day 1A and Day 1B (or any kind of combinations on two days) have the option to choose either their Day 1A or Day 1B stack to bring to Day 2.
There are plenty of chances to fire another bullet in this event to swell the prize pool and give one lucky player a big pay out and the title of WPT National Champion in what is likely to be a battle between regulars at this popular local club and some of the circuit professionals.
Guillaume Wilhelm is the man to catch so far as he has just headed into the night for some well-earned rest after bagging up 177,700. Can the night owls catch him and how will the number of entrants stack up? Will there be any re-entries tonight?
PokerNews will bring you all the action over the next five days of poker in what is sure to be a lively and exciting tournament. Stay tuned to find out who comes top of the heap as we follow the story and another chapter is written in WPT history.
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. Makaci held the 
, and his two opponents had the 
and the 
. While all three players currently had a Broadway straight, Makaci was freerolling the lot with his flush draw. As it turned out, Makaci spiked his card on the river — the 
— to triple up. From there, he cruised through to the end of the day.
