Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
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
A Few Break-Time Counts
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
30,500
500
|
500 |
|
30,050
50
|
50 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000 | |
|
27,250
-2,750
|
-2,750 |
|
20,750
-9,250
|
-9,250 |
|
||
Break Time
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Players are enjoying their first break of the day. 25% done, six more levels to go.
Tristan Handy
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
There was an early position raise to 400 with Praz Bansi and one other player calling before Tristan Clemencon raised to 1,525 in the small blind. The original raiser quickly moved all-in for about 8,000 while Bansi and his fellow caller both folded.
Clemencon quickly called the rest and turned over 
but was dominated by his opponent's 
. A fireworks flop of 
gave something to both players but the 
turn put Clemencon ahead and he managed to avoid pairing the board on the 
river to cap a remarkably impressive crackage of aces.
You Don't Know Jack
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jack Ellwood is very good at winning everything he ever seems to play, certainly it's the case online. Ellwood opened to 400 and was flat-called by the button while everyone else folded. The flop was a possible action creating 
but Ellwood merely checked, then called a 600 chip bet fired out by his opponent. The 
turn changed little and Ellwood check-called again, this time to the tune of 2,600 before both checked the river. Ellwood flipped 
which was more than enough to put him back over the 30,000 mark.
Bichon Wins an Uncontested Flop
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
There was a raise from early position to the tune of 400 and there were three callers, including Team Pokerstars Pro Thomas Bichon.
The flop was a paired 
and the initial raiser folded to Bichon who made 700 and everyone decided to get out of the team Pokerstars Pro's way.
Thor Brings Down the Hammer
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Thor Stang, finished a very impressive 6th place at EPT Barcelona recently and he has arrived at Deauville looking to prove that it was no fluke.
He was involved in a hand facing a raise from early position. The early position raise was for 350 and Stang three-bet making it 1,050. The early position raiser made the four-bet and it was now 3,000 to play. Stang looked up at the clock, noting that we had three minutes left, then called.
Flop: 
The four-bettor made it 4,000 to play and Thor brought down the hammer making it 12,000 to play thus forcing the fold.
"You can look at one if you like?" Thor said.
The loser flipped over the 
.
Monfort Is a Grinder, Can Make It Back
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Press room hero Ronan Monfort is another player whose starting stack has been bisected - and this despite him winning a smallish hand as we strolled by his table.
The hand he won consisted of him calling a 1,300 bet on the river of a 
board; his opponent could only boast 
and Monfort's 
was good enough to win the pot.
Concerning the hand he lost, all he would tell us was, "I lost 20k on a bluff. But I am a grinder, I can make it back." For the sake of morale in the media room, we hope he does.
Subtracting from the Abacus
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
French poker veteran Michel Abecassis has not had the best start to this year's home-turf EPT.
We found him earlier in the day calling a bet of 800 on an 
flop, but folding to a 1,200 bet on the turn. His opponent showed him the 
for some reason. Just a small hit, but it can't have done much for the confidence of "The Abacus".
And just now he suffered a rather larger hit. We only caught the action on the river, the board reading 
. There was around 13,000 in the pot, and the gentleman in the hijack was betting out 6,000. Abecassis tanked up long enough to have the clock called on him, but eventually he gave it up and was left with 17,000, roughly half his starting stack.
A Sweep Across the Room
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
So what is going on around the tournament area?
It is very quiet actually; so quiet in fact that Team Pokerstars Pro, Victoria Coren, is managing to catch a few power naps in between hands. Obviously her trips on the London Tube have in come in for handy power napping practice.
Team Pokerstars Pro, Theo Jorgensen, is in the house and getting involved. We caught up with him getting involved in the following hand. A player from early position raised to 150 and there were four callers including Jorgensen. The flop was and the early position raiser made it 300 to play and there were three callers including Jorgensen. The turn was a very interesting 
and the action was checked over to Vytautas Milvydas in the cut-off who made it 1,100 to play and it was enough to take down the pot.
Over at table 5 we have the reigning champion Jake Cody and EPT Prague 7th place finisher Manuel Bevand are sitting side by side. We caught up with them both in this hand. There was an early position raise for 400 and Bevand called in the cut-off before Cody also called on the button; both blinds also came along for the ride. The flop was 
and the Small Blind led out with a bet of 1,325 and everyone but Bevand folded; Bevand made the call.
The turn was the 
and again the Player is the Small Blind led out, this time for 2,325. Bevand again made the call. The river was the and the Small Blind made it 5,000 to play and Bevand finally surrendered his hand.