We missedn the pre flop action, but on a flop of Mathew Frankland bet out 850 from the hijack after two checks.
The player in the big blind check raised to 2,800 and the player under the gun instantly folded. Frankland called though, and the Brit called the 3,500 bet on the turn as well. The completed the board and the big blind bet out 5,500. Frankland thought about it for just a bit before releasing his hand.
What did Frankland have? Will the puns with Mathew Frankland's last name ever stop? We will never know.
Amedeo Chieregato opened from early position for 500 and picked up three callers including the button, small bind Dmitry Yurasov and big blind Ghassan El-Hoss.
A flop of saw it checked to Chieregato who fired out 1,000. Yurasov mucked but the other players called.
The turn saw Chieregato continue to apply pressure with a bet of 3,000 and this time it was only El-Hoss who continued in the pot. The river saw a check from El-Hoss and the white flag from Chieregato who glumly nodded when El-Hoss showed him the bad news.
On a flop of we saw Joao Vieira check from the small blind. The player in the hijack checked as well and the cutoff made a bet of 650. Vieira check raised to 2,025 and the hijack instantly folded. The cutoff made the call though.
Vieira bet another 2,200 on the turn and the cutoff called once more. The fell on the river and Vieira thought for some time before checking. The cutoff checked behind and mucked reluctantly after Vieira showed for two pair.
With these odd chips being used here, it's sometimes hard to tell how much a particular player has. If we counted correctly, the Portuguese high roller has just under 40,000 while his opponent was bad beated back to about 7,200.
Dominik Panka won the High Roller event here at Deauville last year, taking home €272,000 as well as the title.
Panka is off to a flier here today in the Main Event amassing close to 63,000 after just two and a half levels of play. The ice cool Polish player will be hoping this venue continues to treat him kindly.
The board read when we found Christophe Ducrot and Giuseppe Zarbo heads up in the hand. Ducrot had first action and fired out a bet of 600 after the board paired on the turn. Zarbo raised the action to 1,500 total and Ducrot instantly called to see a river.
The dealer produced the to finish off the board and Ducrot checked. Zarbo flung out a bet totaling 4,625, prompting another instant call from Ducrot. Ducrot showed , but was bested by Zarbo's for trips.
Zarbo took down the pot and now has about 20,000 to his hand. Ducrot's stack has dropped to 27,500.
We found Sofian Benaissa all in and at risk for his last 4,575 against Jean Pierre Besancon. The board read and the hands were turned on their backs.
Benaissa:
Besancon:
Besancon was in the lead at the moment with top pair of aces, but Benaissa was drawing live with four to a spade flush. In the end, the flush draw came through for Benaissa with the on the river, allowing him to stay alive and double to about 10,800 total.
Richard Fomekong has just been eliminated. From the very early stages of the day it didn’t look as if he had been enjoying himself nor hitting any cards. On a flop of he shoved all in for 9,500 and his opponent made a slightly surprised enquiry about the bet before making the call and showing .
Fomekong wasn’t happy about the whole situation, turning over his and gathering his belongings. The turn and river completed the board and Fomekong exited the tournament area uttering a string of French oaths under his breaths.
Team PokerStars Pro Online Ronan Monfort hails from France, lives in Malta and loves Las Vegas. We caught up with him as he's currently playing the EPT Deauville Main Event in his home country, and he gave us some insights into what it means like to be able to play an event like this.
French player Arnaud Biziere kicked off the action with an open to 400 and got called by the player next to him and David Vamplew in the big blind.
A flop of saw Vamplew check to the raiser and Biziere obliged with a bet of 800 only to see both player call. The turn card saw a change of tack from Vamplew as he now led out for 2,600. If he wanted to thin the field he would be disappointed as Biziere and the third player put out calling chips.
The river saw a cessation of hostilities as it was checked around. Vamplew turned over . He had missed his draw but hit top pair on the river. Biziere was in a similar situation but had the superior to scoop the chips when the other player mucked.
Clyde Tjauw Foe opened for 500 from early position and got the cutoff, small blind and Dimitar Danchev in the big blind to commit the same amount of chips to see a flop.
Both blinds checked to Tjauw Foe on . The Dutchman, who won a tournament in Utrecht, The Netherlands last month, bet out 1,300. Two quick folds later it was Danchev with the decision. The PCA champ made the call after just a few seconds of thinking.
Both players checked the on the turn. The fell on the river and Danchev checked for the last time. Tjauw Foe casually threw in 2,400 and Danchev quickly mucked.
The next hand Tjauw Foe opened to 500 again, but this time he wouldn't win the hand. He got three bet and called, but check folded the nine-high flop.
Mathew Frankland bet out 850 from the hijack after two checks.
turn as well. The 
completed the board and the big blind bet out 5,500. Frankland thought about it for just a bit before releasing his hand.
saw it checked to Chieregato who fired out 1,000. Yurasov mucked but the other players called.
saw Chieregato continue to apply pressure with a bet of 3,000 and this time it was only El-Hoss who continued in the pot. The river saw a check from El-Hoss and the white flag from Chieregato who glumly nodded when El-Hoss showed him the 
bad news.
we saw Joao Vieira check from the small blind. The player in the hijack checked as well and the cutoff made a bet of 650. Vieira check raised to 2,025 and the hijack instantly folded. The cutoff made the call though.
turn and the cutoff called once more. The 
fell on the river and Vieira thought for some time before checking. The cutoff checked behind and mucked reluctantly after Vieira showed 
when we found Christophe Ducrot and Giuseppe Zarbo heads up in the hand. Ducrot had first action and fired out a bet of 600 after the board paired on the turn. Zarbo raised the action to 1,500 total and Ducrot instantly called to see a river.
, but was bested by Zarbo's 
on the river, allowing him to stay alive and double to about 10,800 total.
and gathering his belongings. The turn 
and river 
completed the board and Fomekong exited the tournament area uttering a string of French oaths under his breaths.
saw a change of tack from Vamplew as he now led out for 2,600. If he wanted to thin the field he would be disappointed as Biziere and the third player put out calling chips.
saw a cessation of hostilities as it was checked around. Vamplew turned over 
. The Dutchman, who won a tournament in Utrecht, The Netherlands last month, bet out 1,300. Two quick folds later it was Danchev with the decision. The PCA champ made the call after just a few seconds of thinking.
