€1,100 FPS Main Event
Giorno 1a completo
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€1,100 FPS Main Event
Giorno 1a completo
It took a big cooler, an incredible run of cards, and a massive bad beat for three Frenchmen to finish atop the leaderboard on Day 1a of the €1,100 PokerStars France Poker Series Main Event at Sporting Monte-Carlo.
Come Thevenin flopped a full house against Patrick Clarke’s straight to win a big pot on his way to ending up as chip leader over the remaining 58 players with 525,000. Cedric Theveniaud follows close behind with 518,000; in back-to-back hands, Theveniaud flopped a straight flush and then eliminated a player with pocket kings.
Then there is Laurent Polito, the third member of the 500,000-chip club who was on the fortunate end of the most incredible runout of the day. Polito attempted a big bluff when he five-bet jammed with king-three. Unfortunately, Hicham Hachoumi had woken up with aces and called for his last 110,000. Hachoumi hit top set to take an even bigger lead in the pot, but Polito made a running straight as a stunned gasp arose from the table. He ended up with 505,000.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Come Thevenin | France | 525,000 |
2 | Cedric Theveniaud | France | 518,000 |
3 | Laurent Polito | France | 505,000 |
4 | Atanas Malinov | Bulgaria | 487,000 |
5 | Dan Ben Ittah | France | 477,000 |
6 | Ankit Ahuja | India | 446,000 |
7 | Sylwester Fortuna | Poland | 444,000 |
8 | Kin Hang Man | Netherlands | 367,000 |
9 | Gabi Livshitz | Israel | 348,000 |
10 | Miroslav Alilovic | France | 339,000 |
Atanas Malinov (487,000), Dan Ben Ittah (477,000), and Ankit Ahuja (446,000) are also among the top stacks; Ahuja, who won a similar event at EPT Cyprus last October, made quad fours to bust Clement Michaud.
Other players to survive the day include Gabi Livshitz (348,000), Miroslav Alilovic (339,000), and Jack O’Neill (327,000). Jason Wheeler, who wrote on social media that he sensed “something legendary” was going to happen here in Monte Carlo, got through step one as he made the money with 130,000. Past EPT Barcelona champion Sebastian Malec (101,000), Antoine Labat (87,000), Team PokerStars Pro Felix Schneiders (74,000), and Vivian Saliba (48,000) survived with short stacks.
Players who weren’t as fortunate to survive the day included Team PokerStars pros Parker Talbot, Fintan Hand, Maria Konnikova, Simon Wiciak, and Alejandro Lococo, as well as EPT Prague runner-up Jon Kyte, Marle Spragg, Fabrice Bigot, and Conor Beresford. They’ll have to try again on one of the other three flights if they want to take a shot at the title.
A total of 387 players entered Day 1a through the 10 levels of late registration. Only 58 remain who are now in the money and will return to play for Day 2 on April 26 at noon local time. Day 1a ended with 12 minutes and 47 seconds left on Level 16 with blinds of 2,000-5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. Day 2 begins on the earliest level that an opening flight finished.
Day 1b is currently ongoing. There are two more starting flights tomorrow, beginning with Day 1c at 11 a.m. local time. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates as another crop of players and returning hopefuls try to survive into the money.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Come Thevenin |
525,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
Cedric Theveniaud |
518,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Laurent Polito |
505,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Atanas Malinov |
487,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
Dan Ben Ittah |
477,000
292,000
|
292,000 |
Ankit Ahuja |
446,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Sylwester Fortuna |
444,000
264,000
|
264,000 |
Kin Hang Man |
367,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Gabi Livshitz |
348,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Miroslav Alilovic |
339,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Olivier Paris |
329,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Jack O'Neill |
327,000
272,500
|
272,500 |
Christophe Larquemin |
325,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Alberto Romeo |
320,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Marco Gambini |
317,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
Florian Ribouchon |
300,000
99,500
|
99,500 |
Gerard Fenech |
299,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Shahram Rastegari |
290,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Jochen Kaiser |
259,000
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
Mihai Niste |
256,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Dimitrios Nanos | 230,000 | |
Yanis Avanesyan |
226,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Antonio Pereira |
214,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Alessandro Adinolfo |
209,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Mikhail Nikolaev |
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Day 1a has ended with 58 players remaining who are now in the money and return to play on April 26 for Day 2.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Dimitrios Nanos raised to 11,000 in the hijack, Marlon Arch moved all in for around 75,000 in the small blind, and Nanos called.
"We don't know who to root for," tablemate Vivian Saliba said as Nanos began flexing for PokerStars cameras that surrounded the table.
Marlon Arch: A♣10♦
Dimitrios Nanos: K♦K♥
Arch was looking for an ace as the flop came 2♥2♣6♠. The 7♦ turn was no help, while the river came the K♠ to give Nanos a full house and send Arch to the rail on the money bubble.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Dimitrios Nanos |
230,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Marlon Arch
|
Eliminato |
Francisco Perez Moreno opened to 10,000 from middle position. Dan Ben Ittah and Atanas Malinov called from the hijack and button before Gabi Livshitz and Alberto Romeo called from the blinds.
Moreno continued for 20,000 on the K♦10♥6♠ flop. Ben Ittah clicked it to 55,000 which saw action fold back to Moreno.
Moreno agonized for a bit but released his hand. Ben Ittah was kind enough to show his tablemate that he had two pair with K♠10♠. Moreno then asked the dealer to turn over his cards, which revealed he folded A♣K♥.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Atanas Malinov |
471,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
||
Alberto Romeo |
313,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
Gabi Livshitz |
290,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
Dan Ben Ittah |
185,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Francisco Perez Moreno |
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Brandon Mifsud was eliminated shortly after losing the all in to Domenico Paparo, bringing the field down to 59 players.
Play is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Brandon Mifsud | Eliminato |
Brandon Mifsud raised to 10,000 in early position as action went on Domenico Paparo in middle position. He tanked for a minute until Mifsud called the clock.
"He's done this multiple times," Mifsud said. Paparo eventually moved all in for 77,000 and Mifsud called.
Domenico Paparo: Q♣Q♥
Brandon Mifsud: A♦Q♠
Paparo was ahead with his queens as the flop came K♥10♥7♥. The A♥ turn gave Mifsud a pair of aces, but it also improved Paparo to a flush and left Mifsud drawing dead.
The river was the 7♣ and Paparo doubled up, knocking Mifsud down to an extreme short stack.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Domenico Paparo | 160,000 | |
Brandon Mifsud |
15,000
-167,000
|
-167,000 |
Antoine Saout shoved all-in with his last two big blinds from under the gun. On the button Gabi Livshitz made a three-bet to 20,000 and Mihai Niste called from the big blind.
On the 2♣Q♥3♠ flop, Niste checked to Livshitz, who made a bet of 15,000, which Niste called.
The turn brought in the 7♣, Niste check-called for 21,000.
The 10♦ river checked through to showdown. Livshitz showed 6♥6♠, but Niste held a set with 2♥2♠ and also won against the all-in from Saout, who showed A♥J♠.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Gabi Livshitz |
470,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Mihai Niste |
200,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Antoine Saout | Eliminato |
Kin Hang Man moved all in for 140,000 from the button and Marlon Arch called in the cutoff.
Kin Hang Man: A♣K♣
Marlon Arch: Q♦Q♥
The flop came A♠10♦3♣ and Man hit top pair to take the lead. The rest of the board came 4♣6♥ and Man doubled up.
"I didn't want a call," he said after the hand.
Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
---|---|---|
Kin Hang Man |
280,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Marlon Arch
|
80,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |