2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€614,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,211,200
Entries
671
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Of Shot Clocks, Misclicks and Floor Calling

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Just before the end of Level 3 there was a hand at table six which packed a lot into a single hand. The action was started by Alexis Queneau who made it 500 to play, Alexandru Papazian flat called only for Eric Sfez to make it 2,100 total to go. Back on Queneau he considered his options, seemingly for too long as Christopher Frank called the clock.

The dealer called the floor, but before their intervention was necessary Queneau threw out a solitary 5k chip and then said re-raise, Papazian folded and Sfez then questioned if it was a raise or a call, Queneau had clearly meant to raise and believed he had done so, whereas Sfez thought it should go as a call. So the floor was called again and this time their presence was required and he ruled that Queneau's bet was just a call. "I called clock because he tilts me and now he misclicks," said Frank to a friend away from the table.

The {Q-Clubs}{K-Spades}{K-Hearts} was a Picasso flop, both players checked and the {2-Clubs} hit the turn. Again there was no action, the {3-Hearts} rounded out the community cards and Queneau could wait no longer. He bet 2,600, Sfez called and the former showed {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} which was good.

Wigg's Pair of Fives is Enough

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

EPT Copenhagen 2010 winner Anton Wigg opened to 550 from the hijack. Yves Soussan in the cutoff and the player in the big blind tossed in chips as well and they saw a flop: {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. Wigg made a 700 continuation bet and just Soussan in position made the call. Wigg shut down and checked both the {Q-Clubs} on the turn and {K-Diamonds} on the river. Soussan followed his lead and checked behind both streets. Wigg tabled just {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts} on that rather dangerously looking board, but it was enough to take it down as Soussan mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
35,000
3,000
3,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Sigh Me a River

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

There had been some betting action on the turn and now the final card was dealt the board read {2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{j-Hearts}. [Removed:266], a Russian PokerStars player, bet 3,300 and his opponent, Jacques Krief from France let out a sigh. This was then followed not too long after by a raise to 7,000. Kleyman looked at the board and it was his turn to sigh and throw his cards away. Krief tabled his cards {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}, looking very happy as the chips were pushed to him.

Mateos Diaz Puts Mortensen in his Sights

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Adrian Mateos Diaz
Adrian Mateos Diaz

Estrellas and WSOPE winner Adrian "@Amadi_17" Mateos Diaz is chasing down Carlos Mortensen on the Spanish all-time money list. He’s got some way to go — about $10m — but, after a stunning first year of poker, it’s possible to believe that Mateos Diaz could be the one to give the "Matador" a run for his money. Find out more at the PokerStars blog.

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The Rat is Splat

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Lucien Cohen
Lucien Cohen

Lucien Cohen finished 28th here last year for €19,000, and won the whole thing in 2011 for €880,000. He won't be going deep this year, he was just eliminated by Frenchman Joel Vanderschelden.

Jose Alastuey opened for 500 from middle position and Lucien Cohen pushed his last 3,400 to the middle. He received a call from Joel Vanderschelden on the button and Alastuey called as well. {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{6-Clubs} on the flop and Alastuey checked to Vanderschelden in the empty side pot. Vanderschelden bet out 6,000 and Alastuey folded.

Cohen had to table his hand and might have still have had a little bit of hope having hit with his {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. He was in a world of pain though as Vanderschelden tabled {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for a flopped set. Cohen needed runner runner something but it was all done after the {5-Spades} hit the turn. To rub some more salt into the wound the river came the {6-Spades} giving Vanderschelden quads.

Lucien Cohen, who we didn't see bringing his iconic plastic rat card protector this year, made his exit. Ian Simpson and Tark Abboud also left the tournament, their registration tickets were on the "busted" table.

Player Chips Progress
Lucien Cohen fr
Lucien Cohen
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Tark Abboud
Tark Abboud
Busted
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
Busted

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Having a Good Day

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Given that each player player starts with 30,000 the fact that Chris Day already has 46,500 is indication that he's got off to a decent start. The Brit, who won a EPT side event in Berlin in April 2013 got his latest boost in a three-way pot that reached showdown.

On the turn of a {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} board there was around 8,600 in the pot, Philippe Lima (cut-off) bet 5,000 and both the big blind and Day (middle position) made the call. The {6-Hearts} completed the board and it was checks all-round, Day immediately showed {K-Hearts}{10-Spades}, Lima didn't uncap his cards or do anything for about five seconds. You sensed a slowroll might be forthcoming but instead Lima simply looked at his cards a couple of times and his face suggested he'd been well and truly rivered.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Day
Chris Day
47,500
17,500
17,500

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Vamplew Crippled

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

We joined the action on a board of {2-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} with a bet of 5,900 in front of David Vamplew but a raise to 16,500 in front of his opponent, Mateusz Kosowski from Poland. Kosowski had about 15,000 behind and Vamplew was staring intently at his opponent. The minutes ticked by and eventually Kosowski called time. The floor gave the Scottish pro a minute to make his decision and with seconds to spare Vamplew announced “All-in.” He was instantly called by Kosowski who tabled {10-Spades}{j-Clubs} for the straight and Vamplew needed the board to pair with his flopped set {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. The river was the {k-Spades} and Vamplew was left with fumes.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz Kosowski pl
Mateusz Kosowski
48,000
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
3,000
-32,000
-32,000
EPT 1X Winner

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Finns a-Flying

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Tatu Maenpaa looks to be the chip leader at the moment. The Finn was the beneficiary of a brutal hand where he had bet 14,000 on the river of an {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{K-Spades} board against Gregory Benac. The latter called instantly with {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} but found himself up against a bigger house as Maepaa turned over {8-Spades}{6-Spades} for the best had.

Player Chips Progress
Tatu Maenpaa fi
Tatu Maenpaa
78,000