Jack Melki opened for 800, Jerzy Zarebski called on the button as did small blind Dmitry Ponomarev and big blind Albert Mykhaylyuta. The four players saw a flop of . It was checked to Melki who continued for 2,000 and found one caller in Mykhaylyuta. Right at the beginning of the day, as reported here, Mykhaylyuta had lost a couple of decent pots to Melki, and it seems as if they have been going at it all day. The two new friends saw a turn card and both checked. The river was the completing the flush draw and Mykhaylyuta checked. Melki now threw out a bet of 3,000. A long think for Mykhaylyuta eventually led him to release his hand.
Word has reached us that the EPT9 Deauville champion Remi Castaignon is out. A French blogger caught up with Castaignon after the event and got some details which he then passed on to us. On his exit hand Castaignon four-bet to 3,500 from a stack of 9,600 with pocket sevens out of the small blind. The original raiser folded, but the three-better made the call. The flop was Q-J-5 with two diamonds, Castaignon committed the rest of his chips and was actually in good shape against however his opponent made a flush to send him to the rail.
Other exits include: Clement Genon-Catalot, [Removed:2], Antonio Buonanno, Maxime Broyer, Govert Metaal, Robert Volker, Tarek Bouchama, Sylvain Loosli, Radu Lungu and Fare Bdiri.
Just 364 of the 425 paid up members of Day 1b remain.
Sofia Lovgren, a Swedish poker player, opened for 700 in late position and Norbert Szecsi, a live satellite qualifier from Hungary, in the small blind made it 2,025. The big blind folded and after a brief hesitation Lovgren made the call. They saw a flop of and Szecsi led for 2,525. Lovgren gave him the stare down through her sunglasses and raised to 5,100. It didn't take too long for him to give it up and Lovgren was pushed the pot.
EPT regular Jasper Wetemans played a rather big pot with pocket aces. Unfortunately for him, his opponent had aces as well. To make mathers worst things got kinda scary for Wetemans when his opponent picked up a flush draw. The pot didn't end in a catastrophe for Wetemans as the river blanked out. The Dutchman is still doing fine, with 55,000 he's playing well above average.
On the other end of the tournament room his friend Joep van den Bijgaart is playing. Van den Bijgaart, who made the EPT final table in Berlin the year Ben Wilinofsky won (seventh for €100,000), three bet a player with off suit. His opponent made the call and open shoved for about two and a half times the pot on with two clubs. Van den Bijgaart called with his top pair and was up against .
According to the PokerNews Poker Odds Calculator Van den Bijgaart was actually slightly behind with his top pair, but he managed to dodge his opponents outs and won the hand. Van den Bijgaart now plays 50,000.
Simon Deadman opened to what looked to be 700-800 preflop from the button before Toby Lewis three-bet to 2,500 in the small blind. Deadman made the call, one of the few times he is able to have position on his opponent on this table.
The flop was and Lewis fired a bet of 3,000 but Deadman made the call to see the on the turn. The former EPT Vilamoura champion slowed right down and checked - Deadman responded with a 3,600 bet and Lewis made the call.
The river was the and Lewis checked again, this time Deadman bet 8,100. Lewis went deeper into the tank than an Olympic diver, taking over five minutes before he eventually decided to fold his hand.
Ibrahim Ghassan from Lebanon and Steven Watts rom the UK just played a huge pot. It all went in preflop and Watts was distraught to see his was up against the of his opponent. Watts had his opponent covered but Ghasssan had 45,425 behind. The board ran out and Ghassan doubled up to an just over 91k. A visibly upset Watts said he’d had kings last hand and had folded it as he knew he was beat the way the board came out . That time he didn’t have a chance to get away and his stack is massively dented.
They've crossed the midpoint of Day 1B at EPT10 Deauville, site of the famous annual American Film Festival that has come to the seaside city for nearly four decades. So far the Day 1B cast numbers more than 420 players, a big jump over Day 1A's field of 234. Patrick Bruel — who as an actor has starred in dozens of films and television shows — is among the group of players who have chipped up thus far today in an attempt to land a leading role in the tournament.
Check the PokerStars blog for a synopsis of today's heroes and heroines, the supporting cast, and those failing to make it beyond the event's first reel.
Francis Agusti has doubled up through Tom Cunningham. It looked as though all the chips had gone in on the flop of with Cunningham having flopped top two pair with . Agusti though, had flopped the straight with which held on a turn and river for the win.
. It was checked to Melki who continued for 2,000 and found one caller in Mykhaylyuta. Right at the beginning of the day, as reported here, Mykhaylyuta had lost a couple of decent pots to Melki, and it seems as if they have been going at it all day. The two new friends saw a turn card 
and both checked. The river was the 
completing the flush draw and Mykhaylyuta checked. Melki now threw out a bet of 3,000. A long think for Mykhaylyuta eventually led him to release his hand.
however his opponent made a flush to send him to the rail.
and Szecsi led for 2,525. Lovgren gave him the stare down through her sunglasses and raised to 5,100. It didn't take too long for him to give it up and Lovgren was pushed the pot.
off suit. His opponent made the call and open shoved for about two and a half times the pot on 
with two clubs. Van den Bijgaart called with his top pair and was up against 
.
and Lewis fired a bet of 3,000 but Deadman made the call to see the 
and Lewis checked again, this time Deadman bet 8,100. Lewis went deeper into the tank than an Olympic diver, taking over five minutes before he eventually decided to fold his hand.
. Agusti though, had flopped the straight with 
