Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
2011 EPT Deauville
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 EPT Deauville
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,276,800
Entries
891
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Not so Saout
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Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
Antoine Saout opened from under-the-gun making it 1,525 to play and Denis Patout called in the big blind. The dealer dropped 
onto the flop and Patout checked the action over to Saout. Saout bet 2,300 and Patout already had his chips in his hand, ready to drop in the pot, and made the call. Both players checked the 
on the turn before Patout fired into the 
river with a bet of 1,800 and Saout folded.
Seeing Your Cards is so Yesterday
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
Joseph Stykemain, from the USA has enjoyed himself at EPT Deauville, but maybe he has enjoyed himself a little bit too much?
Stykemain wanted to make a raise but he was confused as to what size he was going to make it. He said "3" and then started to make a string bet before the player to his left took 3,000 from Stykemain's stack and put them in front of the line.
Anarchy ensued and the Dealer called for some professional assistance.
It was decided that Stykemain had intended to raise three times the big blind and he was allowed to do so. As happen,s most of the time with these things, everyone folded and Stykemain took down the pot uncontested.
"I really need to go and get my glasses." Said Stykemain before wobbling away from the table.
He returned a short while later equipped with spectacles.
"I call!" said Stykemain
Stykemain put 600 chips in the middle and the Dealer once again had to pull him up because there had already been a raise before him.
"What someone has raised?" Said Stykemain.
Perhaps the glasses were broke?
Assorted Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
52,000 | -4,000 |
|
39,000 | -16,000 |
|
28,000 | -8,000 |
|
13,000 | 2,000 |
|
12,000 | -10,000 |
Setting The Line...
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
Thomas Kremser's line for the total number of players is 926, while his number two Gerard has gone for a slightly more conservative 850.
Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki is much more optimistic, predicting the number of runners might hit the 1,000 mark.
Keep Your Eyes on the Praz
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
A bit of up and down for two-time WSOP bracelet winner but serial EPT non-casher Praz Bansi.
First the down - Donovan Baer opened for 1,500 in mid position and Bansi eyed him up before making the call from the small blind to see a 
flop. Bansi check-called 2,000 and they saw a 
on the turn. Bansi checked again but this time folded to an 8,200 bet from Baer. Baer showed him the 
and cheerfully told him, "Never bluff!"
"You know," Bansi told him, "In England when we bluff, we show both cards."
Bansi slipped to 55,000 in that little encounter, but he was soon back up to over 60,000 when he made it to the river of an 
board. His opponent checked, Bansi bet 5,000, and the hand ended right there.
TKO
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
Alexey Tkachenko has just eliminated a short-stacked Khaled El Ali with 
holding against 
on a 
board. Currently, this is one of the rare all-in occasions at the moment where players are getting their whole stacks in.
However, we're expecting this to massively increase over the last level or so.
Approximately 425 Runners for Day 1a
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
By the by, we're still waiting on the official numbers for today. Last we heard, the board claimed 425 runners for today - but this was never officially confirmed and it then abruptly switched to saying 705 players, with 608 remaining. We're assuming that this number includes those already registered for tomorrow rather than representing a last-minute surge in player numbers. It's still rather misleading, though, as it's thrown out the average stack displayed on the board by some way, and we still don't have that elusive final Day 1a number. We'll let you know when the info finally comes in.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
We Break for Children, Animals & 15 Minutes
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
How time flies when you're having fun! We'll be back shortly for the last two levels of the day.