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

02-16-2024 16:54 UTC+1

PokerStars Announces Full Five Stop 2024 EPT Schedule; Paris and Cyprus Return

Kaelaine Minton

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

PokerStars has unveiled the full schedule for the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) season, which shows five destinations, including a return to EPT Paris and EPT Cyprus. Both Paris and Cyprus made their EPT debut in 2023, and they return for 2024, much to the delight of the players.

EPT Paris is the first stop of the 2024 European Poker Tour season. It takes place between February 14-25 at a new venue. The stunning Le Palais des Congres has a 120-table capacity, leading to a more extensive schedule for the festival. Cedric Billot, Associate Director for Live Events and Operations, believes the new-look EPT Paris could be one of the largest EPT festivals on record.

Check out the full schedule

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

02-16-2024 17:00 UTC+1

Late Registration Closed; 1,104 Entries Made

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Late registration is now closed for Day 1e of the FPS Main Event. There have been 1,104 entries to the flight, bringing the total prize pool up to $3,373,440. The flight will play down to 15 percent of the field, which is 166 players.

02-16-2024 17:03 UTC+1

Tulepbergenov Chips Up Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With 31,000 in the middle to the 8♦2♣2♠9♠ turn, Azamat Tulepbergenov bet 40,000 and Mallory Frere went into the tank. He had fewer than that behind and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Azamat Tulepbergenov	180,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Azamat Tulepbergenov Mallory Frere

02-16-2024 17:07 UTC+1

Current Top Ten Chip Leaders

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Tyler Foran

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaufmann	285,000 170,000	170,000
Yaroslav Shkliar	225,000 225,000	225,000
Stylianos Karadaglis	211,500 211,500	211,500
Stefan Dimitrov	205,000 63,700	63,700
Valentin Oberhauser	200,000 2,000	2,000
Remi Verdelet	192,500 192,500	192,500
Ismail Kalkan	190,000 171,000	171,000
Fangzhong Yang	190,000 80,000	80,000
Gerard Rubiralta	181,500 181,500	181,500
Ankit Ahuja	180,500 5,500	5,500

02-16-2024 17:11 UTC+1

Lauritsen Scores a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Samuel Prieto Roldan raised to 3,000 on the button and Lasse Lauritsen pushed for the starting stack in the big blind. The in initial raiser eventually called but had the slightly inferior kicker.

Lasse Lauritsen: A♣Q♥
Samuel Prieto Roldan: A♦J♦

The kicker played on the 8♣7♦3♣8♥2♠ board for Lauritsen to double. Also featured on the table was Andrew Hulme, who busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Prieto Roldan	85,000
Lasse Lauritsen	65,000

Andrew Hulme	Busted

02-16-2024 17:12 UTC+1

Gerard Doubles With Aces

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Matt Warburton

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Robin Gerard open-shoved all in from early position for 18,000 and was called by Albert Sebag in late position. Players flipped their cards, with Gerard at risk.

Robin Gerard: A♦A♣
Albert Sebag: 10♦10♠

The board ran out 4♠8♦2♠K♥6♦. Gerard held with his pocket aces to win the pot and double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Sebag	92,000 92,000	92,000
Robin Gerard	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Albert Sebag Robin Gerard

02-16-2024 17:18 UTC+1

Sandahl Runs Into Quads

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a heads-up turn of 7♠7♥2♣7♦, Karl Sandahl moved all-in for 22,000 and Joseph Chetrit beat him into the pot.

Sandahl tabled the 9♦9♣ for a full house but he had zero chance at survival as Chetrit revealed K♣7♣ for quads to make the 4♠ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Chetrit	150,000
Karl Sandahl	Busted

Tags: Joseph Chetrit Karl Sandahl

02-16-2024 17:24 UTC+1

Russo Doubles Through Kopec

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a preflop contest between two shorter stacks, Aurelien Russo had the best of it with the A♠A♥. Radoslaw Kopec only showed 9♦9♣ for an inferior pair and couldn't catch any help on the Q♣Q♠J♣K♥A♣ board, which Gave Russo a full house.

Kopec was left short and busted, as did Lexy Gavin-Mather and Kyriakos Papadopoulos one table over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurelien Russo	58,000 58,000	58,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	Busted

Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Busted

Tags: Aurelien Russo Kyriakos Papadopoulos Lexy Gavin-Mather Radoslaw Kopec

02-16-2024 17:25 UTC+1

Lijo Gives the Final Blow to Short-Stacked Kopec

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Tyler Foran

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Radoslaw Kopec was seen all-in for his last 6,000 against Lander Lijo, and both hands were on their backs.

Radoslaw Kopec: 7♦7♣
Lander Lijo: A♦10♣

It was a classic race as the flop came 9♦3♣2♣, for Kopec's sevens to still be in the lead. The Q♥ hit the turn, changing nothing, but the A♣ river sent Kopec packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	165,000
Radoslaw Kopec	Busted

Tags: Lander Lijo Radoslaw Kopec