Bobby Simons raised to 22,000 from the hijack and Mike Mettoudi called on the button.
Simons continued for 25,000 on the A♥5♥4♠ flop. Mettoudi was undettered.
The 6♠ turn saw Simons moved all in for 155,000. Mettoudi took his time before electing to fold.
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Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Jorge Diego Garcia raised to 17,000 from early position, Salim Kezzas three-bet to 42,000 on the button and Garcia moved all in for 148,000. Kezzas made the call.
Jorge Diego Garcia: A♠A♦
Salim Kezzas: A♣K♦
The board ran out 6♠J♣2♠8♠10♣; Kezzas' ace-king was no match for the pocket aces of Garcia and he doubled up.
Pietro Corsi opened 16,000 in early position and William Molon three-bet 27,000. The action folded back around to Corsi, and he made the call.
When the Q♥5♣4♥ flop hit the felt, Corsi checked and Molon dropped a mixed stack of chips across the line for a bet of 54,000. Corsi gave it about 10 seconds of thinking before surrendering the pot.
Pedro Resende opened 16,000 in early positon before David Hu shoved his 102,000 across the line. The action folded back around to Resende and he made the call.
David Hu: A♦10♦
Pedro Resende: K♥Q♣
Hu was in the lead with his ace-high but the Q♠9♥6♠ flop quickly changed that. The 8♦ turn and 2♣ river were no help for Hu as he exited the tournament.
The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour started off by shattering records in the €1,100 France Poker Series Main Event, with a total of 4,149 entries this week at Le Palais des Congrès.
That number almost doubled the previous FPS record, when the 2023 FPS Monte Carlo Main Event saw 2,138 entries. Last year’s Paris stop was the first to ecplise the 2,000 mark, showing impressive growth this time around.
A total of 75 countries were represented among the 1,930 unique entries, with the host country accounting for the vast majority of players this week. France saw 802 entrants chase the PokerStars trophy, making up 41.55% of the field.
Other countries with the strongest representation in the record-breaking player pool include Italy (142 players - 7.36%), Spain (87 players - 4.51%), Germany (71 players - 3.68%) and Romania (59 players - 3.06%).
Further down the list is the United Kingdom with 56 players for 2.90% of the field, The Netherlands with 53 players for 2.75% of the field, and the United States with 31 players for 1.61% of the field.
Some of the other countries represented this year include Ireland (15 players - 0.78%), South Korea (9 players - 0.47%), India (7 players - 036%) and Australia (5 players - 0.26%).
A full breakdown of the nationalities represented in the FPS Paris Main Event is available in the table below.
| Country | Players | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| France | 802 | 41.55% |
| Italy | 142 | 7.36% |
| Spain | 87 | 4.51% |
| Germany | 71 | 3.68% |
| Romania | 59 | 3.06% |
| United Kingdom | 56 | 2.90% |
| Netherlands | 53 | 2.75% |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1.87% |
| Greece | 35 | 1.81% |
| Portugal | 35 | 1.81% |
| Poland | 34 | 1.76% |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1.61% |
| United States | 31 | 1.61% |
| Belgium | 28 | 1.45% |
| Brazil | 26 | 1.35% |
| Canada | 26 | 1.35% |
| Sweden | 24 | 1.24% |
| Russian Federation | 23 | 1.19% |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 1.04% |
| Lebanon | 19 | 0.98% |
| Norway | 19 | 0.98% |
| Denmark | 16 | 0.83% |
| Turkey | 16 | 0.83% |
| Ireland | 15 | 0.78% |
| Israel | 15 | 0.78% |
| China | 13 | 0.67% |
| Japan | 13 | 0.67% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.57% |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 0.57% |
| Hungary | 11 | 0.57% |
| Finland | 10 | 0.52% |
| Luxembourg | 9 | 0.47% |
| South Korea | 9 | 0.47% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.41% |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.36% |
| India | 7 | 0.36% |
| Morocco | 7 | 0.36% |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0.31% |
| Czechia | 6 | 0.31% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.31% |
| Moldova | 6 | 0.31% |
| Serbia | 6 | 0.31% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0.31% |
| Australia | 5 | 0.26% |
| Mexico | 5 | 0.26% |
| Latvia | 4 | 0.21% |
| Lithuania | 4 | 0.21% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.16% |
| Croatia | 3 | 0.16% |
| Iran | 3 | 0.16% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.16% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0.16% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0.10% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0.10% |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0.10% |
| Albania | 1 | 0.05% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 0.05% |
| Chile | 1 | 0.05% |
| Colombia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.05% |
| Egypt | 1 | 0.05% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.05% |
| Kong Hong | 1 | 0.05% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.05% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0.05% |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.05% |
| Nepal | 1 | 0.05% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0.05% |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Panama | 1 | 0.05% |
| South Africa | 1 | 0.05% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0.05% |
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