2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
€287,830
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,988,160
Entries
2,071
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
251
Players Left
65

€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event

Day 1b Completed

Joey Weissman Leads 65 Surviving Players From Day 1b of the FPS Paris Main Event

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joey Weissman
Joey Weissman

Day 1b, the second flight of the French Poker Series (FPS) €1,100 Main Event, has now concluded. The event is taking place as part of the European Poker Tour Paris at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile.

251 players entered on Day 1b and, of those, 65 made it through to Day 2.

Joey Weissman of the USA is the current chip lead with 285,000 chips. Just behind him is Vasyl Zabrodskyy of Ukraine with 263,000. Alexandre Landron, Juan Maceiras, Mathieu Mariani and Juan Saidi are the only other players with over 200,000 chips.

Here's how the chip stacks stand at the top end of the table:

FPS Paris Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts

RankNameCountryChipsDay 2 Big Blinds
1Joey WeissmanUSA285,00071
2Vasyl ZabrodskyyUkraine263,00066
3Alexandre LandronFrance244,00061
4Juan MaceirasSpain242,00061
5Mathieu MarianiItaly222,00056
6Juan SaidiFrance207,00052
7Alexandre PintoFrance198,00050
8Bhavin KhatriUnited Kingdom189,00047
9Yannice BahriFrance183,00046
10Mykola SerhiienkoUkraine182,00046

Weissman has over $4.5 million in live tournament winnings and he'll be looking to capitalize on his position as Day 1b leader. However, there's a long way to go. He's already had a strong start to the series, scoring a min-cash in the €1,100 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout.

Landron is leading the pack out of French players, currently sitting in third place. He cashed in the 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event for €17,820 and will be looking to beat that top score at EPT Paris.

Also still in the field is Julien Sitbon, who has over $2.4 million in lifetime cashes. His largest cash came in 2022 when his won the APO High Roller for €81,136 in Paris, France. Back on home soil, he'll be looking to make it big again in the FPS Main Event.

Julien Sitbon
Julien Sitbon

Portugese player Rui Bouquet sits in 21st place with 150,000 chips. Bouquet has had plenty of success in 2022 and 2023, with cashes in the €10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller, the €10,300 EPT Prague High Roller, and the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. He's in a good position to continue his winning streak here at the EPT Paris.

Bruno Fitoussi and Maxim Lykov are also still in the field. Both are sitting in the middle of the pack, Fitoussi with 100,000 chips and Lykov with 91,000 chips.

Day 1c will run on Friday, the final flight of the event before Day 2 begins on Saturday. Out of those who make Day 2, 15 percent of the field will get paid. The prize pool across all flights is currently €1,576,320.

Be sure to join PokerNews for live updates of Day 1c on Friday.

Tags: Alexandre LandronAlexandre PintoBhavin KhatriJoey WeissmanJuan MaceirasJuan SaidiMathieu MarianiMykola SerhiienkoVasyl Zabrodskyy

Final Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
Day 1B Chip Leader
285,000 164,000
Vasyl Zabrodskyy ua
Vasyl Zabrodskyy
263,000
Alexandre Landron fr
Alexandre Landron
244,000
Juan Maceiras es
Juan Maceiras
242,000
Mathieu Mariani fr
Mathieu Mariani
222,000 92,000
Juan Saidi fr
Juan Saidi
207,000
Alexandre Pinto fr
Alexandre Pinto
198,000
Bhavin Khatri gb
Bhavin Khatri
189,000
Yannice Bahri fr
Yannice Bahri
183,000
Mykola Serhiienko ua
Mykola Serhiienko
182,000 102,000
Darko Svesko rs
Darko Svesko
171,000
Raffaele Castro it
Raffaele Castro
169,000 29,000
Gregory Ravise fr
Gregory Ravise
168,000
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
166,000 40,000
Tobias Schwecht at
Tobias Schwecht
165,000
John Tabago ca
John Tabago
158,000
Ibrahim Ghassan lb
Ibrahim Ghassan
156,000 123,000
Thibault Reverdito fr
Thibault Reverdito
156,000
Djamel Ouaret fr
Djamel Ouaret
155,000 110,000
Merijn van Rooij nl
Merijn van Rooij
154,000 2,000
Rui Bouquet pt
Rui Bouquet
150,000
Kevin Lombard fr
Kevin Lombard
149,000 -81,000
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
144,000
Daisuke Ogita jp
Daisuke Ogita
141,000 65,000
Jari Mahonen fi
Jari Mahonen
132,000

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Three-Way All-In on Last Hand of Night

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Maher Achour
Maher Achour

With dealers instructed to deal the final hand, short stacked players looked to make it or break it in the last moments of the day. A three way all in ensued.

Kin-Hang Man: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Marco Petrusch: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Mahar Achour: {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts} to give Achour a flush and a last minute triple up. Marco Petrusch was left with just 1,000 chips, less than a big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Kin-Hang Man gb
Kin-Hang Man
120,000 87,000
Mahar Achour
Mahar Achour
95,000 95,000
Marco Petrusch at
Marco Petrusch
1,000 1,000

Weissman Busts Sorainen With Flush

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joey Weissman
Joey Weissman

Joey Weissman opened to 6,000 from early position and Luka Sorainen reshoved all in with a short stack of 28,000. Weissman asked for a chip count before calling the shove.

Joey Weissman: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Luka Sorainen: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} giving Weissman the rivered runner-runner flush. Sorainen was eliminated in 70th place.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
Day 1B Chip Leader
121,000
Luka Sorainen fi
Luka Sorainen
Busted

Tags: Joey WeissmanLuka Sorainen

Chopped Pot After Huge Preflop Clash

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a preflop clash of the big stacks, Younes Hammouchi opened to 5,500, Raffaele Castro re-raised, Kevin Lombard four-bet all in, and Hammouchi pushed all in over the top.

Castro eventually folded and showed pocket jacks.

Hammouchi and Lombard both showed {a-}{k-}.

The flop ran out {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for the split.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Lombard fr
Kevin Lombard
230,000 110,000
Raffaele Castro it
Raffaele Castro
140,000 59,000
Younes Hammouchi fr
Younes Hammouchi
79,000

Tags: Kevin LombardRaffaele Castro

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

"Show One!"

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Julien Sitbon raised to 5,000 from early position and Lennart Dijkkamp re-raised to 16,000 from the hijack. Sitbon asked for a chip count before folding his hand.

"I'm going to fold this one. I don't know how", said Sitbon. "Show one!"

Dijkkamp obliged and let Sitbon pick one card before flipping over the {a-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Julien Sitbon fr
Julien Sitbon
126,000 126,000
Lennart Dijkkamp nl
Lennart Dijkkamp
88,000 88,000

Tags: John TabagoRaffaele Castro

Preflop Action and All Ins Abound

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Many of the recent hands from the floor have consisted of preflop raises, reraises and all-ins.

In a hand that did make the flop, Jose Viera raised from middle position and Anthony Apicella-Albertini re-raised. Viera called and the flop came {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Both players checked and it looked like the hand might be on the way to showdown.

The turn came {3-Clubs} and Jose Viera shoved all in. Anthony Apicella-Albertini sighed and then quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Apicella-Albertini
Anthony Apicella-Albertini
89,000
Jose Viera
Jose Viera
57,000

Tags: Anthony Apicella-AlbertiniJose Viera