The EPT Paris Main Event has entered its final level of Day 1a. There have been 661 entries so far, with 257 players remaining.
Anyone with chips in front of them in 60 minutes time will bag and tag their stacks for Day 2.
Alejandro Lococo was all in for his last 25,000 and Antoine Vranken was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned over and the dealer was ready to go.
Alejandro Lococo: 
Antoine Vranken: 
The board ran out 
and Vranken turned a queen to eliminate Lococo in the last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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121,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Soenke Jahn opened to 2,500 from the button before Christophe Devaux made it 10,000 from the small blind. Jahn then four-bet to 21,000 and was called.
The 
flop checked through to the 
turn. Devaux moved all in and before the dealer could count the stack, Jahn folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000 | |
|
72,000 |
Action was heads up with 30,000 in the pot and 
on the board when Tamer Kamel checked before Miguel Couceiro shoved his last 25,000. Kamel leaned forward and went into the tank for a moment before he ultimately put out the exact chips to call. Couceiro showed 
to take the pot with a pair of kings and Kamel flashed 
before he tossed it in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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104,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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77,500 |
Patrik Jaros has been building a steady stack all day and mentioned earlier that he's "running hot" and that people keep betting into him despite him saying so. That form has continued into the last level of the day.
He opened to 3,000 from middle position before Kyung Sik Jung made it 8,500 from the hijack. Jaros jammed and Jung, who had around 22,000 behind, called.
Kyung Sik Jung: 
Patrik Jaros: 
Jaros stayed true to his earlier words and paired up on the 
flop to take the lead, and he held out to eliminate Jung following the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Busted |
There was 14,000 in the middle on the 
board. Stephen Song checked from the hijack and Ai Guo Xu bet 5,000. Song then jammed as the bigger stack, which put Xu in the blender.
After some time, Xu called the clock on himself. "I need help," he said.
As the countdown began, Xu folded.
"Strange," Xu commented.
"I had the best hand," replied Song.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000 | |
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34,000
23,000
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23,000 |
Day 1a of the EPT Paris Main Event will wrap up when three more hands play out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Action was caught on the river with the 
board on show. Pavel Plesuv bet 8,500 from the big blind before Joey Weissman committed 61,000 of his 61,500 stack.
Plesuv used up some thinking time before conceding the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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80,000
27,500
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27,500 |
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Day 1a of the EPT Paris Main Event has wrapped up. The tournament clock shows that 221 of the 661 entries have survived the first hurdle.
Chip counts and recap to follow shortly.
