€2,200 FPS High Roller Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

04-29-2023 12:24 UTC+2

Zanasi Calls the River; Demlakian Gets a Shove Through

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was heads up with over 2,000 in the middle when Victor Der Megriditchian fired 1,200 before Massimiliano Zanasi called from two seats over. Der Megriditchian turned over the dusty 7♣6♣ and Zanasi showed 10♥2♣ to take the pot with a pair of tens.

On another table, Almatbek Mykhanov limped in from early position before a player next to him raised to 800. Ken Demlakian three-bet to 2,700 from the big blind and Mykhanov fired back 12,700 before the player next to him got out of the way. Demlakian called to see a flop of 9♥4♥2♥ and Demlakian shoved 21,000. Mykhanov took a beat and tossed his cards into the muck to give up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Demlakian	43,500 43,500	43,500
Massimiliano Zanasi	41,000 41,000	41,000
Victor Der Megriditchian	26,800 26,800	26,800
Almatbek Mykhanov	19,700 19,700	19,700

Tags: Almatbek Mykhanov Ken Demlakian Massimiliano Zanasi Victor Der Megriditchian

04-29-2023 12:18 UTC+2

A Few Early Notables

Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	30,000 30,000	30,000
Aleksandar Tomovic	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ian Bradley	30,000 30,000	30,000
Yiannis Liperis	30,000 30,000	30,000

Rui Bouquet	30,000 30,000	30,000
Cedric Schwaederle	30,000
Andrew Chen	30,000 30,000	30,000

04-29-2023 12:11 UTC+2

Orpaz Wins an Early Pot

Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With just three players seated at the table, Sergi Martinez opened to 500 on the button. The small blind called and Tom Orpaz came along from the big blind. The flop came Q♦10♣8♠ and the action checked to the 7♣ on the turn.

All three players knuckled the table again and the 3♦ laned on the river. Orpaz finally threw in a bet of 1,500 and Martinez looked him up. Orpaz tabled Q♣4♣ for top pair and Martinez quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Orpaz	32,500
Sergi Martinez	28,000

Tags: Sergi Martinez Tom Orpaz

04-29-2023 12:02 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The cards are in the air for Day 1a of the €2,200 FPS High Roller with over 160 players registered for the event already.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

04-29-2023 11:00 UTC+2

The €2,200 FPS High Roller Begins Today at Noon

Adam Lamers

The French Riviera is playing host to the 2023 PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® and the action is in full swing with the French Poker Series being the center of attention. The €2,200 FPS High Roller will begin today at 12:00 p.m. noon local time with Day 1a and will wrap up tomorrow when a champion is determined.

In the previous edition of the FPS High Roller in Monte Carlo, there were a total of 861 entries that generated a prize pool of over €1,700,000. It was Pascal Mouysset that topped the field, earning himself a cool €308,790 for his efforts. Some other notables that made a deep run include Yiannis Liperis, Bryan Paris, Jimmy Guerrero, and Motoyoshi Okamura.

Day 1a is scheduled to get the cards in the air at 12:00 p.m. noon local time, and each player will be given a starting stack of 30,000 chips. The blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante, and the levels will be 40 minutes in length throughout the event. There will be a 20-minute break after every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break scheduled for after Level 10.

This is an unlimited reentry event, and the late registration period will remain open until after the dinner break. Approximately 15% of the field will be played, and Day 1a will play until the money is reached. Day 1b will also be taking place later this evening in a turbo format, with the blind levels only 20 minutes in length. All players that make the money will return tomorrow for Day 2 and play down to a winner.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the live updates throughout the event en route to crowning a champion in just a couple of days.

Tags: Bryan Paris Jimmy Guerrero Motoyoshi Okamura Pascal Mouysset Yiannis Liperis

€2,200 FPS High Roller

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