Main Event
Day 1a Started
2014 PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Paris
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Paris
Buy-in
€1,200
Prize Pool
€736,550
Entries
682
Level
32
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
WPT Paris Gets Underway
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Welcome to the PMU.fr WPT National Paris for Day 1A at the Cercle Clichy Montmartre.There are two Day 1s today with the first flight starting at 10 a.m. and the second starting at 8 p.m. Days 1c and 1d are the same times tomorrow.
This WPT National Main Event is a €1,200 buy-in with 30k starting stack and 45 minute levels until Day 3. Late registration closes after 9 Levels with re-entries only allowed from one day to another (Day 1A to Day 1B, Day 1B to Day 1C, Day 1C to Day 1D).
WPT National Main Event players are allowed up to four entries into the tournament and players that have played both Day 1A and Day 1B (or any kind of combinations on two days) have the option to choose either their Day 1A or Day 1B stack to bring to Day 2.
There are plenty of chances to fire another bullet in this event to swell the prize pool and give one lucky player a big pay out and the title of WPT National Champion in what is likely to be a battle between regulars at this popular local club and some of the circuit professionals.
PokerNews will bring you all the action over the next five days of poker in what is sure to be a lively and exciting tournament. Stay tuned to find out who comes top of the heap as we follow the story and another chapter is written in WPT history.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Early Birds
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
10 a.m. is a an early start for poker players but a hardy dozen were queuing outside the venue before the doors were open, so keen were they to get the feel of chips in their hand and peek at their first hole cards.
So far there are 80 players on the board as play gets underway.
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Plan For Today
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Each Day 1 will play 10 levels of 45 minutes each. After the first three levels there will be a 45 minute break, then three more levels and a 15 minute break. A further two levels will be followed by a final 15 minute break before the last two levels.
Day 1b will then commence at 8 p.m. today and follow the same structure.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Action Stations
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
On a flop of 
the preflop raiser didn’t waste much time and threw out a bet of 1,625. His opponent in this heads-up confrontation didn’t take much longer in throwing out a raise to 3,650.
The raise did the job and the chips went the way of the aggressor. A couple of other players shot him a grin as he collected the pot but there was little by way of response other than a slight shrug of the shoulders.
It looks like the action will be pretty frenetic in these early few levels with players looking to build a stack and gather some momentum where possible.
Applying Pressure
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
On the turn of a board reading 
an older player in dark sunglasses bet 4,100 but was met with a check-raise to 12,025 from a young player with headphones. The player in the sunglasses seemed uncertain what to do, gripping his chips as if to push the rest of his stack over the line. With another look back at his cards he then opted to call the bet to see what developed on the river.
The 
completed the board and the player in the headphones moved all in for his remaining 13,000. It didn’t take too long for the other player to back down in the face of this bet. A brief discussion in French followed during which the winning player showed him the 
.
Show One
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Three players went to a flop of 
. It was checked to the player on the button, wearing his sunglasses upside down, who threw out a bet of 700. The big blind quickly mucked but the original raiser didn’t seem convinced.
After a minute’s silence the sunglasses came off and a grin spread across the bettors face. He pretended to be ready to throw his cards in and when the fold finally came he showed the 
which was acknowledged with a nod.