€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€2,052,480
Entries
2,138
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
420
Players Left
63
Spragg, Beresford Among Those Advancing After Day 1a in €1,100 FPS Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
An action-packed first flight of the €1,100 FPS Main Event as part of PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® wrapped up early Thursday morning as 63 players out of 420 entrants advanced to Day 2. Leading the pack is Spain's Adrian Chabbi with 513,000, while Germany's Leon Sturm and France's Francois Vincenti are not far behind with respective stacks of 438,000 and 406,000.
Also in the top 10 end-of-day chip counts are Norway's Jon Kyte (339,000) and the United Kingdom's Conor Beresford (314,000), who brought the day to an end when he eliminated Mathieu His on the stone money bubble.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Chabbi | Spain | 513,000 | 103 | |
| 2 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 438,000 | 88 | |
| 3 | Francois Vincenti | France | 406,000 | 81 | |
| 4 | Rachid El Yaacoubi | France | 373,000 | 75 | |
| 5 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 339,000 | 68 | |
| 6 | Tomas Kolarik | Czech Republic | 336,000 | 67 | |
| 7 | Ken Okada | Japan | 332,000 | 66 | |
| 8 | Dario Cannistra | Italy | 327,000 | 65 | |
| 9 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 314,000 | 63 | |
| 10 | Mathias Bayer | Germany | 314,000 | 63 |
Benjamin Spragg is also among the players who will return on Day 2 after the PokerStars ambassador bagged a decent stack of 253,000 worth 51 big blinds. Marle Spragg and fellow PokerStars pro Parker Talbot were both in the Day 1a field as well but neither was able to make it to bag-and-tag time.
Other notables who found bags include Tom Orpaz, Jason Wheeler, Jessica Teusl, Antoine Saout, Ana Marquez and Vicente Delgado, all of whom will return for Day 2 on April 28.
But there are still two more flights (not including the currently underway Day 1b) that will take place on April 27 and will follow similar structures to today's flights. Day 1c will kick off at 11 a.m. local time, while the turbo Day 1d will get underway at 6 p.m.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here on the Monaco coast and will be back tomorrow to provide updates on the FPS action.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
513,000 | 513,000 |
|
438,000 | 378,000 |
|
406,000 | 406,000 |
|
373,000 | 373,000 |
|
339,000 | 204,000 |
|
336,000 | 166,000 |
|
332,000 | 332,000 |
|
327,000 | 327,000 |
|
314,000 | 14,000 |
|
314,000 | 174,000 |
|
311,000 | 176,000 |
|
305,000 | 275,000 |
|
|
294,000 | 294,000 |
|
294,000 | 257,000 |
|
292,000 | 292,000 |
|
288,000 | 288,000 |
|
283,000 | 283,000 |
|
277,000 | 210,000 |
|
270,000 | 105,000 |
|
269,000 | 269,000 |
|
263,000 | 263,000 |
|
253,000 | 113,000 |
|
|
241,000 | 241,000 |
|
|
238,000 | 238,000 |
|
236,000 | 236,000 |
Beresford Eliminates His on Bubble to End Day 1a
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Peter Jorgne was all in and at risk on the stone money bubble against Maher Achour, who had him covered. As it turned out, both players had the same hand with Jorgne holding K♥9♥ and Achour holding K♦9♦ to result in a split pot.
At another table, Mathieu His was all in and at risk against Conor Beresford to his immediate right.
Mathieu His: A♦Q♥
Conor Beresford: 10♥10♠
His couldn't pull ahead in the flip as the board ran out J♠9♦3♣6♠5♠ as the room erupted in cheer as the money bubble burst.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
231,000 | 1,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
Busted |
Hand-For-Hand
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Hand-for-hand play is now underway with 64 players remaining and 63 advancing to Day 2.
Talbot Among Latest Eliminations
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Trips Good for Kolarik
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alexandre Vaillant opened to 8,000 on the button and Tomas Kolarik defended out of the big blind.
Kolarik checked on the flop of 8♦3♠A♥ and called a bet from Vaillant. Kolarik checked again on the A♦ turn and Vaillant checked back.
The river brought a blank and Kolarik led out for 15,000. Vaillant called, only to muck when his opponent showed A♣5♦ for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | |
|
|
135,000 |
FPS Main Event Defending Champ Among Latest Eliminations
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted |
Julien Dominates and Eliminates Mhiri
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nicolas Julien opened to 8,000 in middle position and Chakib Mhiri three-bet jammed from the button. Julien called with a bigger stack when the action got around.
Chakib Mhiri: A♠8♥
Nicolas Julien: A♥J♦
Julien had his opponent dominated and nothing changed on the runout of K♠7♠9♠3♣3♦ to mark Mhiri's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 50,000 |
|
Busted |