Early Eliminations
The tournament field is a bit less pink as Guillaume Darcourt has busted early in Level 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Deauville
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Deauville
Prize Pool
€4,627,200
Entries
889
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
30,000
Would you like your McLuck Super-Sized, Mr McClung
Christopher McClung came up to us and said that he might be the current chip leader on 80,000, and we didn't disagree.
He got there by calling a four-bet with five-deuce suited, flopping a flush, and getting a player with pocket aces (plus flush draw) to stick all his chips in. Easy game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 |
Shorr's Two Pair Falls Short
Shannon Shorr raised to 350 in the cutoff and was called by the players on the button and in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and the big blind checked to Shorr who bet 625. The button called, the big blind folded, and the 
hit the turn. Both checked, landing the 
on the river. Shorr bet 1,100 and was met with with a quick call.
Shorr tabled 
for two pair, but his opponent showed 
for a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | -2,000 |
Selbst Sinking?
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst ins't having a great day here in Deauville.
A quick count of her stack showed she's already given away more than 10k from her 30k starting stack.
A 400-chip early position raise was enough to take the blinds moments ago and get her a little back, but she's still got a long way to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,400 | -10,600 |
Tales from Twitter
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
"KK vs AA crippled #EPTDeauville" - Kenny Hallaert
"Lost AA, KK, 56dd double gutter, TT and 1 more KK all in 1st hour. Down to 18k hhmpff- still 100+ bb's ;/ #eptdeauville" - Steven van Zadelhoff
Blom Sliding
Picking up the action on an 
flop, Viktor Blom check-raised an opponent's bet of 700 to 2,000. A call from Blom's opponent delivered the 
on the turn and Blom bet 3,250. A quick call from his opponent followed by the 
river led to two quick checks.
Blom's opponent tabled 
for a flush, besting the Swede's holdings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,075 | -7,425 |
One For Zaichenko
Praz Bansi raised to 350 in middle position and was called by Andrey Zaichenko in the hijack. Bruno Fitoussi popped it to 1,075 in the cutoff, receiving a call from the player in the big blind. Bansi ducked out of the way, Zaichenko called, and a 
flop fell.
Action was checked to Fitoussi who bet 1,525. The player in the big blind called, but Zaichenko had other plans. He check-raised to 4,300, resulting in two very quick folds from his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | -1,000 |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
32,000 | -3,000 |
Fitoussi Still Flying
Frenchman Bruno Fitoussi continued his fast start here in Deauville just before the break picking up another sizeable pot.
This one started with a 450-chip bet from the player to his right, which Fitoussi and another player called. The flop came 
and after a 1,500 chip bet from the original raiser, just Fitoussi called.
The 
turn brought a check from the original raiser as Fitoussi took the lead, making it 2,400. His opponent called and checked again after the river.
This time Fitoussi made it 4,400 and after his opponent called, he turned over 
. The boat was good against his opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,200 | 15,200 |
Carter Got on the Turn, Hallaert Out
Dan Carter and Bruno Launais were two of six players to see a 
flop. Launais bet 2,225 when the action was checked to him in the cut-off. Carter was one more seat along and was the only caller to the turn. Launais led for 4,650 and Carter let his hand go.
Meanwhile last year's sixth place finisher, Kenny Hallaert, was seen telling his bad beat stories to Fatima Moreira de Melo on the rail. He failed to make a comeback from being crippled a short while ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,150 | |
|
Busted |
Break
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.