After ten levels played on all four flights, it's time for Day 2 of the €1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris Main Event, here at the Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris. A total of 950 entrants have been recorded so far, with 349 players successfully qualifying for Day 2.
Out of these players, France's Sabare Atmani bagged the overall chip lead with 585,000, which is fifty big blinds more than Mohamed Aissani, who is second in chips with 535,000. Paul Runcan (423,500) also reached the Top 10, as well as WSOP bracelet winner and Day 1b chip leader Tobias Peters (349,000).
€1,200 WSOP Circuit Paris Main Event Day 1s Top 10
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabare Atmani | France | 585,000 | 293 |
| 2 | Mohamed Aissani | France | 485,000 | 243 |
| 3 | Paul Runcan | Romania | 423,500 | 212 |
| 4 | Guillaume Walch | France | 419,500 | 210 |
| 5 | Vincent Montes | France | 393,500 | 197 |
| 6 | David Hu | Netherlands | 357,000 | 179 |
| 7 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 349,500 | 175 |
| 8 | Sidi Tourad | France | 343,000 | 172 |
| 9 | Kostynian Kostiantyn | France | 340,500 | 170 |
In the chase for his eighth WSOP-C ring, Sonny Franco will be back on Day 2 with 281,000 chips and 100 big blinds, as well as Kuljinder Sidhu (218,000), Frédéric Delval (205,500), and Mathieu Di Meglio (200,000). EPT champion Nicolas Dumont bagged 184,000 chips after his Day 1, and he is followed by Louis Linard (168,000), €550 WSOP-C Paris Cup winner Samuel Fournier (166,000), Omar Lakhdari (163,000), and Mourad Amokrane (147,500).
Kalidou Sow also qualified for Day 2 with 131,000 chips and an average stack, as did Laurent Polito (129,000), Fabrice Bigot (126,000), Jerome Sgorrano (120,500), and Danut Chisu (120,000).
Finally, players like Antonin Teisseire (106,500), Miroslav Alilovic (100,500), Alexandre Reard (76,000), Tommy Nguyen (75,000), Pierre Merlin (63,500), his friend Gregory Fournier (60,500), Fabio Peluso (53,500), Thomas Santerne (41,000), and Arnaud Enselme (40,000) have shortest stacks. However, if they are eliminated in the first two levels of the day, they still have a chance to re-enter as late registration closes at the end of Level 12.
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, 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.
