Govert Metaal started the day with a nice hand where his aces beat someones queens on a low board. That made for a good start but the rest of the day wouldn't be so prosperous.
Metaal told us he had limped in under the gun with . Someone had isolated to 550 and two player called before action was back on Metaal again. He limp squeezed to 1,900 and just the player who had isolated him made the call.
Metaal flopped gin on rainbow and made a 2,000 continuation bet. His opponent made the call and the popped up on the turn. Metaal bet 4,100 and called the raise to 8,400 that followed. The river was a complete blank and Metaal check called a 12,000 bet.
Metaal's opponent had for the nuts and Metaal had to forfeit his cards. That left the Dutch regular with just 6,600 in chips. Not much later we saw him heading for the exit. No comeback for Metaal is seems.
On a board we saw the player in the small blind bet out 1,000. The big blind made the call and Bart Lybaert on the button tossed in a yellow 1,000 chips as well. The river was the and the small blind now bet out 2,500. The big blind quickly released but Lybaert thought about it for a little longer. After a little less than half a minute of thinking he made the call, only to get shown the same hand. Lybaert his was splitting against the small blinds and they both received an equal share of the pot. "I knew he wasn't bluffing," Lybaert told us, "but I can't really fold."
Countryman Guy Goossens is seating one table down. He asked if they were the sole two Flemish players today. We're not sure about that, but there aren't a whole lot. So far Goossens is doing better than Lybaert:
Alexander Dovzhenko's tournament life has ended but he went out in style.
Dovzhenko was holding on an flop against Martin Schleich's . The flush draw and gutshot against two pair.
The turn changed nothing and neither did the river. Like many monster draws, Newcastle United's football season or dates I've been on, all the potential ended up being for nothing.
On a flop we saw the big blind check to the player under the gun. Nikolas Segredakis from Greece bet out 1,700 and David Boyaciyan and the player in the big blind made the call. The on the turn made everybody check and the dealer put out the to complete the board.
The big blind and Segredakis checked to Boyaciyan who bet 3,800. The big blind thought about it for quite some time but eventually folded. Segredakis made it 8,500 though and action was back on Boyaciyan with the decision. He asked how much Segredakis was playing behind, but eventually folded.
"Show the Bluff! It's Good for the Game" said Boyaciyan and the player in the big blind en core with a smile. Segredakis smiled and then showed the while raking in the chips.
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We may be live reporting the Main Event, but we also wanted to bring you results from the France Poker Series (FPS) £1,000 Main Event, which attracted 1,095 players.
Given it was a French series, it was no surprise to see the tournament dominated by Frenchman; in fact, seven of the eight finalists were playing in their home country with the two chip leaders. Christophe Leroux and Jean-Paul Vasseur from nearby towns Trouville and Louviers respectively. The one anomaly was the Netherlands’ Niels van Leeuwen.
As final table action wore on, Leroux ended up busting in fifth for €45,000, while Vasseur and Van Leeuwen made it all the way to heads-up play. Vasseur had homefield advantage and a massive rail to boot, but it wasn’t enough as Van Leeuwen emerged victorious to capture the €175,000 first-place prize.
Here’s a look at the latest FPS results:
FPS €1,100 Main Event Results
Place
Player
Prize
1st
Niels van Leeuwen
€175,000
2nd
Jean-Paul Vasseur
€115,000
3rd
Yehoram Houri
€82,100
4th
Corentin Ropert
€60,100
5th
Christophe Leroux
€45,000
6th
Erwann pecheux
€33,000
7th
Mathieu Mariani
€25,000
8th
Fahd Kaabat
€21,580
The FPS isn’t quite over yet though as the €2,000 FPS High Roller is still playing out. The tournament attracted 303 people, and it’s likely an impromptu third day will be added to accommodate the players. PokerNews will bring you a recap of that tournament upon its completion.
It's often said that poker players have an over heightened sense of entitlement in many situations, but when you flop the nuts you kind of expect to win the pot fairly often, but Steve O'Dwyer just found out that it's not always the case.
The EPT9 Grand Final champion raised it up to 800 and was called by the cut-off and Nazim Guillaud (button). On the flop O'Dwyer bet 1,600 and Guillaud was the only caller. The hit the turn, O'Dwyer fired again, this time he bet 3,500 and again Guillaud smooth called.
On the river O'Dwyer slowed down, checking it over to Guillaud who bet 6,100. The Irishman didn't take very long to call, Guillaud showed for the flopped flush draw, turned set and rivered full-house, whilst O'Dwyer showed for the nut flush. "Wow," exclaimed another player at the table upon seeing the hands. After that cooler O'Dwyer is down to 12,200 whilst Guillaud is up to 62,000.
. Someone had isolated to 550 and two player called before action was back on Metaal again. He limp squeezed to 1,900 and just the player who had isolated him made the call.
rainbow and made a 2,000 continuation bet. His opponent made the call and the 
popped up on the turn. Metaal bet 4,100 and called the raise to 8,400 that followed. The river was a complete blank and Metaal check called a 12,000 bet.
for the nuts and Metaal had to forfeit his cards. That left the Dutch regular with just 6,600 in chips. Not much later we saw him heading for the exit. No comeback for Metaal is seems.
and the small blind now bet out 2,500. The big blind quickly released but Lybaert thought about it for a little longer. After a little less than half a minute of thinking he made the call, only to get shown the same hand. Lybaert his 
was splitting against the small blinds 
and they both received an equal share of the pot. "I knew he wasn't bluffing," Lybaert told us, "but I can't really fold."
on an 
flop against Martin Schleich's 
turn changed nothing and neither did the 
river. Like many monster draws, Newcastle United's football season or dates I've been on, all the potential ended up being for nothing.
flop we saw the big blind check to the player under the gun. Nikolas Segredakis from Greece bet out 1,700 and David Boyaciyan and the player in the big blind made the call. The 
on the turn made everybody check and the dealer put out the 
to complete the board.
flop where he called a further 2,450 bet from Arda.
and Arda fired a bet of 5,400 this time.
face up.
hit the turn, O'Dwyer fired again, this time he bet 3,500 and again Guillaud smooth called.
for the nut flush. "Wow," exclaimed another player at the table upon seeing the hands. After that cooler O'Dwyer is down to 12,200 whilst Guillaud is up to 62,000.
