€5,300 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville
€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,211,200
Entries
671
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
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Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
This week the European Poker Tour has returned to French shores for the PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville event. The tournament, which was won last year by Frenchman Remi Castaignon, saw 234 players try their luck on Day 1A with eight levels of action being the order of the day.
Chris Day was the chip leader at the end of the day after finishing with 154,100 – precisely a single chip more than Jorma Nuutinen who is in second place with 154,000. Day had tweeted during the early parts of the tournament that he was on a crazy table which seemed to feature six-bet pots and players winning big hands with things like third pair. The British player nearly reached the 200,000 mark having won a 100,000 chip race with queens against ace-king. Although he lost some chips towards the end, so did some of the other big stacks, ensuring Day would be in pole position for Day 2.
With many players arriving during Day 1A, choosing to play online or still in the French Poker Series Main Event or High Roller, the names involved were slightly rarer than those expected for Day 1B. Team PokerStars Pro was represented by Eugene Katchalov and Marcin Horecki, both of whom successfully navigated the stormy, qualifier-filled waters of the first starting day. Team Online was also involved but the French pair of Ronan Monfort and Gabriel Nassif were both knocked out fairly early on in the day.
Fairing slightly better was former EPT winner Anton Wigg, the Swede finished the day with 105,000 after winning some crucial pots including a set over set hand at one point. Wigg was one of the ever-growing community of former EPT winners, all still striving to be the first two-time champion. Those who joined Wigg on Day 2 included EPT Loutraki champion Zimnan Ziyard (88,800) – who found that life was pretty easy when you raise with 
and the flop comes 
...
Jannick Wrang (74,200), the winner of the sole EPT Campione event, was an early chip leader before dropping back into the pack. He still managed to make Day 2 however. He will be joined by EPT Barcelona winner Kent Lundmark (37,300) Dominik Nitsche, Barny Boatman, Friend of PokerStars Pierre Neuville and finalist here last year Jeffrey Hakim.
Lots of former EPT champions failed to even make this first hurdle, the first French winner of EPT Deauville, Lucien Cohen was one of the earliest players to be eliminated this year. He was met on the rail by David Vamplew, Arnaud Mattern as well as the latest EPT Champion, Dominik Panka who won the PokerStars Carribean Adventure for over $1.4 million less than two weeks ago.
Other players who were eliminated and sent home with a spanked bottom included Fabrice Soulier, Michel Abecassis, John Eames, Niall Farrell, WSOPE Main Event winner Adrian Mateos Diaz and Vitaly Lunkin.
Tomorrow, the field is expected to be much bigger with nearly 200 seats already sold. Numerous Team PokerStars Pros are involved including the home hope Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and the winner here from EPT Season 6, Jake Cody.
The Pokernews Live Reporting Team will be back here once again at 12pm local time for another for the second exciting start day to Season 10's EPT Deauville!
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
154,100
-10,900
|
-10,900 |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
142,700
-37,300
|
-37,300 |
|
131,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
125,900
-44,100
|
-44,100 |
|
110,800 | |
|
110,300 | |
|
108,700
43,700
|
43,700 |
|
108,600
108,600
|
108,600 |
|
105,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
||
|
102,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
98,400 | |
|
96,400 | |
|
93,100 | |
|
90,400 | |
|
89,900 | |
|
89,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
88,800
30,800
|
30,800 |
|
|
||
|
88,600 | |
|
|
||
|
88,200
9,200
|
9,200 |
|
85,900 | |
|
85,100 | |
|
85,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
82,400 | |
|
82,100 | |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Before the flop Pierre Neuville had opened and Jannick Wrang raised only to be met by an all-in from Antonio Guerrero. Neuville had been thinking for just over two minutes when a player not involved in the hand called time. Neuville protested it had not been excessive but a short while later he got the countdown and, with Wrang still to act behind him, he folded. Now Wrang thought about it and made what he admitted afterwards was a reluctant call with 
. He was up against the 
of Guerrero. The board ran out 
and Wrang was a lot happier with his call while Guerrero was busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
The clock has been paused and the players will be dealt four more hands before bagging their chips.
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Losing your balls, winning chips, or getting check-raised by a Frenchman. These are all things that can happen to you when you’re part of the EPT Deauville rhythm. Listen to it .
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
As Day 1A enters its final throws the jostling for top spot is well and truly tight. Former chip leader Chris Day has slipped to 165,000 allowing Tatu Maenpaa (180,000) to claim the lead. But Jorma Nuutinen (160,000) and Jose Carlos Garcia (170,000) aren't far behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
165,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Sfez has been active today and just won a small pot off Christopher Frank.
Sfez had opened to 1,375 from middle position and Frank, the German player who final tabled EPT London last year (6th for £112,000), three bet to 3,300 from the button. Sfez made the call and check called another 3,800 on 
.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the river was another six: 
. Sfez bet out 9,300 and Frank quickly folded.
The next hand Sfez opened once again to 1,375 but he folded his 
after neighbor Candido Goncalves shoved all in for 10,850.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Daniel Lannermark opened for 3,500 and was raised by Morten Mortenson to 6,800. Mortenson had bought in late today having cashed in the Mini FPS and had Lannermark covered. Lannermark was in no mood to fold though and moved all-in for a total of 32,600. Mortenson made the call with 
and saw the bad news 
. The board ran out 
and Lannermark doubled up with the close of play fast approaching.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
24,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
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