Earlier today, $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship winner and PokerStars ambassador Ramon "Mr__Boxes" Colillas had tweeted about his arrival via helicopter in Monte-Carlo and sure enough the Spaniard has been in the action right away to represent the red spade.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Asker Aloev was the initial raiser and picked up a call by Karoly Odor out of the blinds. On a 
flop, Odor bet 200 and Aloev raised to 600, which odor called. The 
fell on the turn and Odor check-called a bet of 1,000 before doing so again for 1,800 on the 
river. Aloev turned over the 
and Odor had that beat with 
for aces and jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,500 | 33,500 |
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27,000 | 27,000 |
Grand Final champion Jan Bendik, Remi Castaignon and Aleksandr Merzhvinskiy are some of the former EPT champions in contention in the first level of Day 1b with up to 300 players already seated.
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
At 12 p.m. local time, the 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour will once again see poker enthusiasts from near and far head over to the Monte-Carlo Sporting right at the French Riviera and take their seats in the Salle des Etoiles for Day 1b of the €1,100 French National Championship.
The mid-stakes highlight of the festival, formerly known as the France Poker Series and EPT National, is off to a solid start after yesterday's first flight attracted a field of 353 entries and played down to the top 15% before bagging and tagging. For all those that wish to take over the overall lead for Day 2, more than 20 times the starting stack of 30,000 are required as Baptiste Carteau managed just that by bagging up 607,000 last night.
All those hopefuls that entered and left without anything to show for on Day 1a can take another two shots today, as Day 1b kicks off at noon and the final flight provides the last opportunity to run up a stack as of 6 p.m. local time. Each participant receives 30,000 in chips and the registration is open for the first eight 40-minute levels until approximately 6 p.m. local time.
Among those already confirmed to take part is $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship winner and PokerStars ambassador Ramon "Mr__Boxes" Colillas, who kicked off the current year with a bang on the Bahamas by turning a CEP leaderboard prize into a payday of $5.1 million. Back in January, Colillas defeated Julien Martini in heads-up, and the Frenchman has bagged up the third-biggest stack here in Monte-Carlo on Day 1a already.
As usual, the new and popular big blind ante format will be used for this tournament and all players that run out of chips can re-enter into the final flight later today in order to battle once more for the expected seven-figure prize pool. Among them will be defending champion Guillaume Diaz, who jumped in late the previous evening and didn't advance to Day 2 just yet.
Lean back and enjoy the show with the PokerNews live updates from the floor, as a bumper field is expected in Monte-Carlo.
€1,100 French National Championship
Day 1b Started
