The last of four flights of the €1,200 WSOP-C Paris Main Event is set to begin, here at Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris.
After 141 players qualified through Day 1a, 21 on Day 1b, and more on Day 1c (which is still underway), Day 1d will give a new opportunity to players who haven't qualified yet.
In total, more than 800 entrants have been recorded so far, so Day 1d will help reach 1,000 entries. However, those who fail today will still have a chance to make the money, as late registration will close at the end of Level 12, two levels after the start of Day 2.
Like Day 1b yesterday, 1d is a turbo flight, with levels lasting 30 minutes instead of 60, and players receiving 50,000 in starting chips. Ten levels will be played tonight, with the end of the day scheduled around 2 a.m.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will follow all the action until a champion is crowned here in Paris!
Erich Tedeschi opened to 600 from under the gun, then Badr Douch three-bet to 1,700 from the cutoff. On the button, Kostya Zaks went into the tank and decided to four-bet to 3,900. Douch was the only one to call.
The dealer fanned a flop of J♥6♥5♠ and Zaks continued for 3,000. However Douch didn't like this flop, so he folded.
The four flights of the €1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris Main Event are now over, here at the Stade-Jean Bouin in Paris, the beautiful capital city of France. In total, 950 entrants have been recorded after all Day 1s, but late registration remains open until the end of Level 12, two levels after the beginning of Day 2.
349 players have qualified for Day 2 so far, including the 54 players who made it through Day 1d out of a field of 109 entrants. Among these players are Frédéric Delval (205,500), who was in the lead for a long time before "losing a flip for 20,000 during the last hands," and Mathieu Di Meglio (200,000). But both of them were still far from the chip leader of the day, Arthur Amar, with his 297,000 chip stack.
€1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris Main Event Day 1d Top 10
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Counts
Big Blinds
1
Arthur Amar
France
297,000
198
2
Frédéric Delval
France
205,500
137
3
Mathieu Di Meglio
France
200,000
133
4
Alain Kac
France
184,500
123
5
Samuel Kalifa
France
176,500
118
6
Yannice Bahri
France
162,500
108
7
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Netherlands
154,000
103
8
Leang Boun Sing
France
152,000
101
9
Laurent Martin
Belgium
151,000
101
10
Cecile Ticherfatine
France
146,000
97
Yannice Bahri (162,500) and Cecile Ticherfatine (146,000) will be back on Day 2 with approximately 100 big blinds, slightly ahead of Jérémie Zouari (124,500), Danut Chisu (120,000) and Arnaud Peyroles (110,000).
Eric Geraume bagged 108,500 chips, similar to Damien Lhommeau (98,500) and Adrien Sanz (83,000). €2,400 WSOP-C Paris High Roller finalist Fabian Rolli also made his way to Day 2, finishing the day with 72,500.
Arnaud Peyroles
Day 2 resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60-minute long on Day 2, and full details of the prize pool and payouts will be confirmed once late registration has closed.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage, as we start to progress towards the business end of the tournament.
