During the first break, Gloria took some time to chat with everyone's favorite Frenchman, Team PokerStars Pro Arnaud Mattern. Always good for a laugh, check out what Arnaud had to say about being French and how his tournament is going here in the early stages.
2010 EPT Deauville
Main Event
Day: 1a
Players Left 1 / 768
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Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Anyway, the flop read
and Mr. Not Soulier checked. Sebban bet 1,500, and Not-Soulier now check-raised to 4,000. Call.Not-Soulier checked again on the
turn and this time just flat-called 2,500 from Sebban. He checked a third time on the
river, and Sebban now bet a chunky 6,400. Not-Soulier now squirmed for some time, swearing under his breath at the ceiling. The clock was called, but before the floor could arrive at the table he'd folded.Sebban showed him
for a full house. "I had aces," sighed Not-Soulier. "So sick."
A coinflip, thus:
Cassata:
Cohen:
Board:
Double up for Mr. Cassata.
by the time we caught up with the action, and Gerald Pichon checked to Andrew Chen. Chen bet 4,500, and Pichon swiftly called.Pichon checked again on the
river and this time Chen checked behind. Chen turned over a rather premium
- but Pichon's
had made a set to take the pot.Chen, who was previously flying high on well over 40,000, is knocked back down to a still above-average 34,000.
The flop brought
and heavy action. After a check, Haik fired out a continuing bet of 3,100. That drew a raise to 8,625 for Kabrhel and sent Haik into the think tank. After a long pause, he moved all in, and Kabrhel instantly called all in to put himself at risk.Showdown
Kabrhel:

Haik:

Kabrhel's set of sevens was way out in front, and he was poised to double up. When the turn and river blanked off with the
and
, he did just that. He's all the way up to 74,000 and in fine shape as the second break approaches.
The flop read
and Belkhayate bet out. Verboven thought about it for a moment before moving all in - and found himself insta-called.Verboven:
Belkhayate:
Turn: a glimmer of hope from the
River: followed by a crash back down to earth with the
Belkhayate doubles to over 40,000.
flop, Cyril Berdah in the small blind position bet out 3,575. It folded around to Arnaud Mattern in the hijack, and he made the call. Interesting.The turn came the
and Berdah bet out 5,000, leaving himself a single 10,000-denomination chip behind. Mattern raised to cover, Berdah called all in, and they flipped their respective holdings.Berdah:
for a setMattern:
for every draw under the sun, or the straight and flush draws anywayRiver: a blank-tastic
Double up for Berdah.