Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville
Main Event
Day: 1a
Big Hands for the Small Stacks
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Marc Inizan just now pushed his short stack of about 5,500 all in from middle position, and it folded around to Phu Phuoc Truong who called from the blinds, committing about a third of his chips to do so. Inizan quickly flipped over his 
, and Truong remained emotionless as he showed his 
.
The flop came 
and turn 
, giving Truong flush outs to steal the hand. But the river was the 
, and Inizan survives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
12,500 |
Boeree leading the sisterhood into the future
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Okay, that may be a little too theatrical but the PokerStars Blog caught up with Liv Boeree to chat about the growth of ladies events at the EPT. Read what she had to say here.
Frankland Dealt "Two Good Cards"
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Mat Frankland continues to climb up the leader board and is now armed with 75,000 chips.
We joined the hand over on Table 10 to see Kevin Allen sat in middle position with 2,525 worth of chips in front of him, considering what his best response to Frankland's 5,425 bet (from the button) should be. Allen eventually decided on a fold, to which a couple of players on the rail requested Frankland to "show a deuce!"
Allen said to Frankland, "You could show one good cards," to which Frankland responded, "I could show you two good cards!"
We asked "Franky" how the hand went down and he informed us there was a raise and a call in early position, Allen three-bet to 2,525 and Frankland four-bet to 5,425.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Peephole into EPT Deauville
Kings Serve Derkowski
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jinfeng Huo raised from middle position, Grzegorz Derkowski reraised from late position, and when it folded back Huo called, creating a pot of about 7,500.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn then brought the 
and a bet of 6,000 from Huo, leaving herself not much more than that behind. Derkowski waited about 30 seconds, then declared he was all in and Huo called.
Huo had 
, but Derkowski had her beat with 
. The river was the 
, and Huo hits the rail.
The big board is showing 250 players currently remain out of the 307 who started Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Korik and Botond in Sync
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Balazs Botond and Zachary Korik seem to like to play hands at the same time when we're walking between their tables.
Korik was busy playing, and defeating, Matthias De Meulder out of position. He was in the big blind peeled a button raise from the Team PokerStars Pro. De Meulder continued for 1,100 and and Korik check-called before both players checked the turn. The final card came 
and and Korik led for 1,825. Fold.
Meanwhile Botond had made it to the river of an 
board where he bet 10,000. It was a pot-sized bet his opponent, Philippe Narboni, had to consider calling out of his remaining 13,000 chips. He called ans mucked upon seeing Botond's 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | |
|
45,000 | |
|
29,000 | |
|
||
A British Home Game
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Despite being firmly in French territory, there is something of a British home game going on. Now seated on the same table are two former EPT champions in Zimnan Ziyard and David Vamplew, and we also have James Mitchell and John Eames keeping them company.
It's probably not the easiest table in the world, especially when you consider it is Day 1a of a major France-based tournament, but these guys will cope we are sure.
Gohr and Brains
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Sebastian Gohr has just moved all in preflop in a hand against a man who declared his love for eating brains!
Cast your mind back to the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event and you may recall Sergii Baranov came out with an infamous speech about how Ukrainians "like to eat the brains of their enemies!" It appears cannibalism does not scare Gohr because he just took on Baranov, and won, by pushing him around preflop.
We missed the first bets but saw Gohr with 5,000 in front of him and Baranov with chips totalling 13,000 in front of him. Gohr was deep in the tank, so deep that he had the clock called on him. As one of the floor staff approached to begin the countdown, Gohr moved all in for 34,400 in total, putting the pressure back onto Baranov.
After around 90 seconds, Baranov's hand was sent into the muck and Gohr escaped with his chips and brains intact.
Jesper Gets Fedd
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
PokerStars qualifier Jesper Feddersen is making hay, a lot of hay, a veritable haystack if you will. Niclas Fjellstrom fired out 5,500 but then folded when Feddersen chucked out 25,000 to set him all in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |