After a series of raises between Gabriel Morin in the small blind and Samuli Sipila in the big blind, Morin was all in for 37,750 with 
against Sipila's 
.
The board came out a safe 
for Morin to lock up the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
10,000
40,200
|
40,200 |
Team PokerStars Pro Arnaud Mattern is off to a nice start on Day 1a, now up to about 57,000.
On a 
board with three players in the pot, Mattern's bet of 2,100 chased away one opponent. When the hit the turn, action was checked to Mattern and he bet 3,650. His remaining opponent called again, but was soon faced with a decision for the rest of his stack (roughly 12,000) after checking the 
river. Mattern slid out about 35,000, getting his opponent to fold after about three minutes in the tank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
Shaun Deeb's EPT Deauville Main Event is over.
Heading downhill much of the day, his tournament finally ended in a hand that began with a 550-chip bet from a player in middle position. Deeb and two others came along for the ride and went four-ways to the 
flop.
It was checked around before the 
turn was revealed, a card which brought checks from one caller, the original raiser and Deeb before the fourth player in the hand made it 1,650.
Only Deeb called and after he checked the 
river, his heads-up opponent bet more than the 3,425 he had left in his stack.
Deeb tanked for a minute or two, mumbled something to himself and made the call for his tournament life. He was shown 
and the exit after mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
The players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
If you'd like to find out more information about this tournament and other stops on the tour, head to the European Poker Tour page provided by PokerStars.
A mistake by one player turned into some good fortune for Marchel Masaladzhiu and he's now among the leaders with a 93k stack.
The floor had to be called in to make a ruling when the player threw out a 5k chip thinking he was calling Masaladzhiu's 2,200-chip bet. In the end, it was ruled a raise because it was more than double the amount of the bet and Masaladzhiu replied by shipping it in.
His opponent called off the rest of his 20k+ stack with 
and would need some serious help against Masaladzhiu's 
.
None would come on the 
board and Masaladzhiu claimed another victim on his way up the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
49,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
43,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
41,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
30,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
25,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
23,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
11,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Craig McCorkell is breathing easier now after he doubled through Abdellatif Salah. The two saw a 
flop and the chips ended up in the middle.
McCorkell held and had to fade the world on the next two streets as Salah tabled 
. He did just that and has18,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
