€2,200 FPS High Roller
Day 1b Completed
€2,200 FPS High Roller
Day 1b Completed
Day 1b, the final starting flight of the €2,200 PokerStars France Poker Series High Roller, has now concluded. Running as part of the 2024 European Poker Tour at Sporting Monte-Carlo, the flight attracted 422 entries and, of those, 63 players made it through to Day 2.
They will join successful entrants from Day 1a to make for a total of 181 players who bagged and tagged for Day 2 and will return to play for their share of the €2,336,640 prize pool.
Eduard Simonyan of Armenia claimed the Day 1b chip lead, bagging 670,000. Vladimir Heinich of France finished in second place with 663,000 chips, and Paul Runcan of Romania took third with 595,000.
However, the overall chip leader going into Day 2 is Kamel Marzouk, who finished Day 1a with 710,000 chips.
Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eduard Simonyan | Armenia | 670,000 | 134 |
2 | Vladimir Heinich | France | 663,000 | 133 |
3 | Paul Runcan | Romania | 595,000 | 119 |
4 | Carlos Ribeiro | Brazil | 430,000 | 86 |
5 | Bernat Capdevila Montes | Spain | 408,000 | 82 |
6 | Omar Lakhdari | Algeria | 400,000 | 80 |
7 | Paul Lagan | Ireland | 380,000 | 76 |
8 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 350,000 | 70 |
9 | Dimitrios Asgoudakis | Greece | 349,000 | 70 |
10 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 347,000 | 69 |
Other notables who bagged and tagged outside of the top ten include Andrew Hulme (216,000), Dominik Nitsche (158,000), Julien Sitbon (142,000) and Simeon Spasov (91,000).
Day 2 begins at noon on Sunday, April 28th and is set to play down to a winner. Play will resume at Level 16 with blinds on 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eduard Simonyan |
670,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
Vladimir Heinich |
663,000
663,000
|
663,000 |
Paul Runcan |
595,000
309,000
|
309,000 |
Carlos Ribeiro |
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Bernat Capdevila Montes |
408,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Omar Lakhdari |
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Paul Lagan |
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Jamil Wakil |
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Dimitrios Asgoudakis |
349,000
337,000
|
337,000 |
Vladas Tamasauskas |
347,000
347,000
|
347,000 |
Rodolfo Gonzalez |
339,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
Stefan Dimitrov |
318,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Juan Gozalo Ares |
313,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
Claudio Di Giacomo |
297,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
Jonathan Khalifa |
296,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
Ladislao Dalfo |
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Julien Thome |
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Ioannis Poullos |
262,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
Jack Corrigan |
259,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
Glen Cymbaluk |
247,000
222,800
|
222,800 |
Joachim Meisolle |
240,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Sergio Aguero |
219,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
Andrew Hulme |
216,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
Costas Myrianthous |
204,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Diego Angeli |
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Day 1b of the FPS High Roller is now complete with 63 players bagging and tagging at the end of the night. Stand by for the recap on PokerNews.
It was a brutal bubble. The kind that has the whole room gasping and the loosing player shouting out curses. Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to middle position, Enrico Olivieri moved all for 116,000 and Yotsushika called.
Enrico Olivieri: A♣A♠
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: K♣7♥
The board ran out 6♠3♦7♦6♣7♠. Yotsushika paired his seven on the flop. A tension built, as if players somehow knew what was coming. The river brought another seven, giving Yotsushika a full house with the sixes on board.
"F****CK!", shouted Olivieri. There were no cheers as the bubble burst. Only gasps. The rest of the 63 players made it through to Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kazuhiko Yotsushika |
410,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Enrico Olivieri | Busted |
Martin Sedlak opened to roughly 55,000 from the button, leaving just a few chips behind. Joachim Meisolle re-shoved from the big blind and Sedlak called to put himself at risk.
Martin Sedlak: 4♣4♥
Joachim Meisolle: A♦Q♥
The board ran out A♥K♥J♠K♠7♦ giving Meisolle aces up to take the pot while Sedlak was sent to the rail just two spots shy of making the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joachim Meisolle | 215,000 | |
Martin Sedlak | Busted |
Pierre May was all in preflop against Vladimir Heinich, who had him well covered as players turned the cards on their backs.
Vladimir Heinich: Q♣J♣
Pierre May: A♣K♦
The board ran out 5♣9♦3♣10♣9♠. Heinich made a flush on the turn to win the pot, sending May to the rail just three off the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimir Heinich |
660,000
595,500
|
595,500 |
Pierre May | Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Ludovic Sultan and Omar Lakhdari were in a preflop raising battle and all of Sultan's chips were shoved into the middle. Lakhdari quickly made the call and had Sultan covered as the cards were flipped.
Ludovic Sultan: J♣J♦
Omar Lakhdari: Q♠Q♥
The board ran out A♠4♥K♦2♠3♦. Lakhdari held with his pocket queens to chip up to around 300,000. After doubling up a few hands earlier with aces, Sultan was eliminated close to the bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Omar Lakhdari |
310,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
Ludovic Sultan | Busted |