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After the five starting flights, it's time for Day 2 for the 193 remaining players in the €1,500 World Series of Poker Circuit Paris Main Event at Partouche Pasino Club.
A total of 1,282 entries were recorded in this record-breaking tournament, making it the largest WSOP Circuit Main Event ever organized in Europe. The prize pool is massive as well, with €1,661,472 to be shared among the remaining players, who are now in the money.
Out of this field, Tamer Kamel ended Day 1d as the overall chip leader with a gigantic stack of 1,904,000, way more than Day 1c chip leader Arthur Bernard (1,675,000) and almost twice as much as Hugo Ouazana (1,121,000), Maher Achour (1,041,000) and Philippe Souki (1,029,000), the other millionaires.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamer Kamel | United Kingdom | 1,904,000 | 190 |
| 2 | Arthur Bernard | France | 1,675,000 | 168 |
| 3 | Hugo Ouazana | France | 1,121,000 | 112 |
| 4 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 1,041,000 | 104 |
| 5 | Philippe Souki | United Kingdom | 1,029,000 | 103 |
| 6 | Mehdi Mouhoubi | France | 964,000 | 96 |
| 7 | Maxime Doki-Thonon | France | 954,000 | 95 |
| 8 | Alain Daien | France | 950,000 | 95 |
| 9 | Sam Sztarkman | France | 925,000 | 93 |
| 10 | Koffi Eklu | France | 917,000 | 92 |
Alain Daien (950,000) bagged the biggest stack on Day 1a, while Kamel Atoui (690,000) had a strong start on Day 1e in his quest for a second ring this week. In between them, Davidi Kitai built a big stack as well (833,000), followed by Eric Sfez (688,000), Pierre Merlin (661,000) and Hugues Girard (621,000).
Several WSOP bracelet winners are still in contention as well, such as Jason Wheeler (550,000), Michal Schuh (341,000), Mourad Amokrane (275,000), Giuseppe Zarbo (265,000), Antonin Teisseire (258,000), David Daneshgar (193,000) and Axel Bayout (184,000).
Ankit Ahuja (497,000) also advanced to Day 2, along with Will Kassouf (450,000), Natasha Mercier (297,000), Remi Derossi (297,000), Hervé Gouzil (248,000), Benjamin Pollak (235,000), PMU PLAY Team Pro Florian Guimond (219,000) and Alexis Nicolai (172,000).
The 2026 WSOP Circuit Marrakech champion Sandro Carucci (155,000) follows, slightly ahead of Partouche ambassador Sonny Franco (135,000) and Gary Fisher (133,000). Last but not least, Antoine Labat bagged the shortest stack of all, with just 36,000.
All survivors from the opening flights will combine this Sunday, September 13, at 1 p.m. local time for Day 2 where the official payouts will be announced shortly after restart. The plan for Day 2 is to play down to the final table, and play will resume at Level 16 at blinds of 5,000/10,000 with an 10,000 big blind ante.
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