Main Event
Day 2a Completed
2014 PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Paris
Main Event
Day: 2a
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
Laurent Polito Leads PMU.fr WPT Paris Chasing Historic Third National Title
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Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Laurent Polito finished the day as chip leader with an astonishing 806,000. Stephan Ouzilou is in second with an almost as impressive 729,500 and some way behind them in third is Gregory Benac with 435,000.
This really was Polito’s day. He is the only player to hold two WPT National Titles, namely the PMU.fr WPT National Cannes back in May this year and the Euro Finals of Poker 2013, Paris and he had a spectacular day in the hunt for his third title.
For a short time it was a tousle between Polito and Stephan Ouzilou for the chip lead but Polito went on an absolute tear, twice busting two players at once for significant pots. In the first instance there was a three way all-in when Polito held aces against tens and jacks which propelled him to over 500,000. Not too long after that he got it in with queens against 
and 
and held to propel him to the 800,000 mark.
Ouzilou gained ground towards the end of the day but he couldn't quite find the big hands at the right time in the way that Polito did.
The three players who began at the top gradually fell away. Omar Lakhdari started in the lead but he ended up with 270,000. Gregory Fournier started in second place but failed to make Day 3, while Day 1a chip leader Guillaume Wilhelm managed to make it through with 288,000.
There were 181 players who started the day and 50 survived the seven one-hour levels to battle it out on Day 3 when the two Day 2s will merge. At stake is the WPT National title and first place prize money of €140,000.Second place will receive €94,500 with third getting €61,000. Tomorrow will be the money bubble day with 81 places paid and a min-cash worth €2,000.
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End Of Day 2a Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
806,000 | |
|
729,500 | |
|
435,000 | 398,300 |
|
|
395,000 | 353,000 |
|
349,500 | 256,200 |
|
338,500 | 259,200 |
|
|
330,500 | 233,800 |
|
288,000 | 110,300 |
|
|
287,500 | 245,000 |
|
274,000 | 222,100 |
|
274,000 | 225,300 |
|
270,000 | -40,000 |
|
260,900 | 180,900 |
|
|
256,000 | 143,100 |
|
250,000 | 131,200 |
|
|
248,000 | 186,100 |
|
|
244,000 | |
|
|
237,000 | 197,900 |
|
|
197,500 | 120,800 |
|
|
197,000 | 142,800 |
|
195,500 | 150,300 |
|
193,500 | 101,300 |
|
|
187,000 | 152,600 |
|
185,500 | 55,500 |
|
181,500 | 132,000 |
Play Finished
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
That's it for Day 2a.
Laurent Polito hung on to the lead and is a little bit ahead of second placed Stephan Ouzilou.
Full chip counts and a recap to follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
806,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
729,500 | 259,500 |
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Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
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Universal Language Of Poker
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
There was an open shove for 60,000 when it folded round to Stephan Ouzilou who doesn’t really like to fold. Ouzilou then quizzed the player for a while and they engaged in conversation. You don’t need to speak French to understand that it was the universal poker language equivalent of, “Are you ready to go home?” Which was probably met with an, “I’m not bothered either way. It’s up to you, my chips are in the middle.”
Ouzilou folded and saved his chips and was shown the by his opponent to which Ouzilou merely shrugged.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000 |
Updated Counts
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With 55 players left and under an hour to play Laurent Polito is still in a commanding lead. Here’s an update on some of the other players we’ve been keeping a close eye on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
255,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -48,000 |
|
120,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
80,000 | -79,000 |
|
|
73,000 | -23,000 |
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Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Break Started
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
One last 15-minute break and then the final level of the day will commence.