€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,988,160
Entries
2,071
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
251
Players Left
65
Welcome to Day 1b of the FPS Paris €1,100 Main Event
Welcome to Day 1b of the French Poker Series (FPS) €1,100 Paris Main Event at PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris. Cards go in the air at 6 p.m. local time for the second of three opening flights.
Players will start with 30,000 chips and the structure is slightly faster than Day 1a with 30-minute blind levels. Blinds start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Per French regulations, players are allowed to reenter once per flight after the original entry. Players may reenter their initial flight once, and then they have one entry available to each of the remaining flights. Registration will close after Level 10.
Anthony Apicella took down the last FPS Main Event, held in Aix-en-Provence in November of 2022, for €141,200.
Of those who enter, 15 percent of the field will make it to Day 2 and walk away with at least a min-cash. The final flight, Day 1c, begins Friday with 15 percent again progressing to Saturday's Day 2.
Stay tuned to PokerNews live updates from the tournament floor throughout the FPS Main Event.
Day 1b Start Time Delay
Day 1b's start time has been moved back 30 minutes to 6:30 p.m. local time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Day 1b, the second flight of €1,100 FPS Paris Main Event is now underway. So far, 179 players have registered.
Early Runners on Day 1b
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Small Pot for Hong as Tournament Gets Underway
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Sungho Hong raised to 300 chips from middle position and picked up a call from Marc Uzan in the small blind. The flop came 
.
Uzan checked and Hong made a continuation bet for 300. Uzan called and the turn fell 
. Uzan once again checked and Hong checked behind.
The river was the 
and after Uzan checked for a third time, Hong bet 2,100. This was too much for Uzan, who folded. Hong picked up a small pot to kickstart his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
|
28,000 | 28,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Aceto Wins Significant Pot With Full House
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Morgan Aceto raised to 400 from middle position and Sutharsan Ariyanayagam defended his big blind with a call. The flop came 
. Ariyanayagam checked and Aceto followed with a continuation bet, which Ariyanayagam called.
The turn came the 
. Ariyanayagam checked again and Aceto bet 2,300. Ariyanayagam called.
The river was the 
. Ariyanayagam checked once more and this time Aceto made it 6,700 to go. Ariyanayagam thought for a moment before tossing a chip in the middle to make the call. Aceto showed 
for a flopped full house.
Ariyanayagam's cards went into the muck and Aceto scooped a significant pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
21,000 | 21,000 |
Raise Forces Pashev To Fold
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Abraham Serrano Gil raised to 500 preflop from early position and Venelin Pashev reraised. Daisuke Ogita was the only caller in the big blind. The flop came 
. Pashev bet 3,000 and Ogita came back at him with a raise to 8,000. This sent Pashev into the tank for a long think before he finally mucked his hand to give Ogita a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |