€1,100 FPS Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris

02-14-2024 23:24 UTC+2

Vasseur Runs Kings Into Aces

Matt Warburton

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

Thierry Vasseur open raised from late position and picked up calls from the button and small blind before Zhongxian Li made a three-bet. Vasseur quickly moved all in for around 112,000. Li was the only player to make the call.

The two players had very similar stacks, but Vasseur was slightly covered as players turned their cards.

Thierry Vasseur: K♦K♠
Zhongxian Li: A♠A♣

The board ran out 2♣5♠7♥5♥3♠. Vasseur had pocket kings but ran it into aces. Li held to near-double his stack and pull himself up towards the top of the pack. Following a count, Vasseur left the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhongxian Li	270,000 170,000	170,000
Thierry Vasseur	Busted

Tags: Thierry Vasseur Zhongxian Li

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-14-2024 23:18 UTC+2

Benzerfa Joins the Big Stacks After Clash With El Rharbaoui

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Youcef Benzerfa and [Removed:459] in an early position both invested 36,000 on the J♣J♠2♥9♣ turn and Benzerfa then called another bet worth 45,000 by El Rharbaoui on the A♠ river.

El Rharbaoui exposed the K♠Q♥ for a missed gutshot and Benzerfa won the healthy pot with Q♣J♦ for trips jacks to further cement his status as one of the current chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youcef Benzerfa	290,000 175,000	175,000
[Removed:459]	100,000

Tags: Youcef Benzerfa

02-14-2024 23:16 UTC+2

Spragg Drags Massive Pot with Full House; Eliminates Moreira

Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a completed board of 10♠9♣7♠8♥10♣, Pierre Moreira dropped a bet of 15,000 across the line into the pot of about 80,000. Marle Spragg was the only opponent in the hand, and she announced all-in for 104,000.

Moreira immediately sighed in frustration as he went deep into the tank. Eventually, he pushed forward his remaining stack of 97,000 to make the call.

Spragg tabled 9♥9♠ for a full house on the river, forcing Moreira to leave the table as his K♦J♣ was face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	295,000 171,000	171,000
Pierre Moreira	Busted

Tags: Marle Spragg Pierre Moreira

02-14-2024 23:13 UTC+2

Amar Fell to the Tens of Severino

Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jose Severino opened from early position. Sat to Severino's direct right, Arthur Amar, moved all in for 22,500 and Severino made the call.

Arthur Amar: A♥4♥
Jose Severino: 10♥10♣

The board ran out 9♦8♠7♣5♣7♥; Severino's pocket pair was ahead at every stage of the runout, ensuring Amar's departure from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Severino	112,000 112,000	112,000
Arthur Amar	Busted

Tags: Arthur Amar Jose Severino

02-14-2024 23:10 UTC+2

Anastasakis Wins Flip to Bust Lucas

Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dimitrios Anastasakis open-raised and picked up a call before Jean Lucas moved all in for around 35,000. Anastasakis made the call with a much bigger stack and players turned their cards.

Jean Lucas: K♠Q♥
Dimitrios Anastasakis: J♠J♦

The board ran out 6♠A♣5♦5♥9♠. Lucas couldn't find a pair, so Anastasakis won the pot with his pocket jacks as Lucas was eliminated from the flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitrios Anastasakis	165,000 165,000	165,000
Jean Lucas	Busted

Tags: Dimitrios Anastasakis Jean Lucas

02-14-2024 23:09 UTC+2

Spragg Earns a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A short-stacked Ali Rahmouni pushed all-in from the cutoff for around 35,000 and Marle Spragg called in the big blind.

Ali Rahmouni: A♥7♣
Marle Spragg: A♠9♠

The inferior ace took the lead with the J♦7♠6♣ flop but the 10♦ turn and 8♦ river improved Spragg to a ten-high straight. Several other players bowed out within the next two minutes including early big stack Jorge Ufano.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	124,000 34,000	34,000
Ali Rahmouni	Busted
Jorge Ufano	Busted
Jean-Philippe Bironneau	Busted
Jean Lucas	Busted

Tags: Ali Rahmouni Jorge Ufano Marle Spragg

02-14-2024 23:03 UTC+2

Scapula Beats Rouquet in Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The pace of eliminations has slowed down but more than half of those still in contention still need to bow out before Day 1a will come to a conclusion. Several players are treading waters below the average and one of them is Julien Rouquet after losing a showdown pot against Francois-Charles Scapula.

On a board of J♦7♣2♠3♥Q♠, Scapula check-called two barrels with the turn bet worth 12,500 by Rouquet before they checked down the river. Scapula tabled the A♦7♥ for a pair of sevens and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francois-Charles Scapula	145,000
Julien Rouquet	65,000

Tags: Francois-Charles Scapula Julien Rouquet

02-14-2024 23:00 UTC+2

Niederreiter Gets the Maximum with Quads

Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A pot of about 60,000 was already brewed as the J♠5♥4♥9♣ turn was on the table. Miguel Sanchez checked to Fabian Niederreiter who checked back.

The 4♣ completed the board on the river and Sanchez checked once more. Niederreiter dropped a pile of blue chips across the line for a bet of 65,000, putting Sanchez to the test for his remaining stack of about 30,000. After a few moments, Sanchez pushed his stack across the line to make the call.

Niederreiter quickly rolled over quad fours, tabling 4♦4♠. Sanchez attempted to muck his hand but his A♥10♠ was turned face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Niederreiter	287,000 72,000	72,000

Miguel Sanchez	Busted

Tags: Fabian Niederreiter Miguel Sanchez

02-14-2024 22:57 UTC+2

Morvan Busts to Set of Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jean Morvan shoved all in from middle position for 12,000, the small blind flat called, then Miguel Lopes reraised to 26,000 from the big blind. The small blind folded, leaving two players to flip their cards, with Morvan at risk.

Jean Morvan: 8♥8♦
Miguel Lopes: K♣K♥

The board ran out 6♠J♦K♦8♠10♥. Morvan made a set of eights on the turn, but Lopes had flopped a set of kings. He held to win the pot, sending Morvan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel Lopes	125,000 125,000	125,000
Jean Morvan	Busted

Tags: Jean Morvan Miguel Lopes