€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,988,160
Entries
2,071
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
251
Players Left
65
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1b, the second flight of the French Poker Series (FPS) €1,100 Main Event, has now concluded. The event is taking place as part of the European Poker Tour Paris at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile.
251 players entered on Day 1b and, of those, 65 made it through to Day 2.
Joey Weissman of the USA is the current chip lead with 285,000 chips. Just behind him is Vasyl Zabrodskyy of Ukraine with 263,000. Alexandre Landron, Juan Maceiras, Mathieu Mariani and Juan Saidi are the only other players with over 200,000 chips.
Here's how the chip stacks stand at the top end of the table:
FPS Paris Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Weissman | USA | 285,000 | 71 |
| 2 | Vasyl Zabrodskyy | Ukraine | 263,000 | 66 |
| 3 | Alexandre Landron | France | 244,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Juan Maceiras | Spain | 242,000 | 61 |
| 5 | Mathieu Mariani | Italy | 222,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Juan Saidi | France | 207,000 | 52 |
| 7 | Alexandre Pinto | France | 198,000 | 50 |
| 8 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 189,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Yannice Bahri | France | 183,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Mykola Serhiienko | Ukraine | 182,000 | 46 |
Weissman has over $4.5 million in live tournament winnings and he'll be looking to capitalize on his position as Day 1b leader. However, there's a long way to go. He's already had a strong start to the series, scoring a min-cash in the €1,100 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout.
Landron is leading the pack out of French players, currently sitting in third place. He cashed in the 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event for €17,820 and will be looking to beat that top score at EPT Paris.
Also still in the field is Julien Sitbon, who has over $2.4 million in lifetime cashes. His largest cash came in 2022 when his won the APO High Roller for €81,136 in Paris, France. Back on home soil, he'll be looking to make it big again in the FPS Main Event.
Portugese player Rui Bouquet sits in 21st place with 150,000 chips. Bouquet has had plenty of success in 2022 and 2023, with cashes in the €10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller, the €10,300 EPT Prague High Roller, and the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. He's in a good position to continue his winning streak here at the EPT Paris.
Bruno Fitoussi and Maxim Lykov are also still in the field. Both are sitting in the middle of the pack, Fitoussi with 100,000 chips and Lykov with 91,000 chips.
Day 1c will run on Friday, the final flight of the event before Day 2 begins on Saturday. Out of those who make Day 2, 15 percent of the field will get paid. The prize pool across all flights is currently €1,576,320.
Be sure to join PokerNews for live updates of Day 1c on Friday.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
||
|
263,000 | |
|
244,000 | |
|
242,000 | |
|
222,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
207,000 | |
|
198,000 | |
|
189,000 | |
|
183,000 | |
|
|
182,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
171,000 | |
|
169,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
168,000 | |
|
166,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
165,000 | |
|
158,000 | |
|
156,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
156,000 | |
|
155,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
154,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
150,000 | |
|
|
149,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
144,000 | |
|
141,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
132,000 | |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players have now bagged up their chips for the night as Day 1b reached its conclusion. Out of 251 entries, 65 players from this flight will return for Day 2 on Saturday.
Standby for a full recap of Day 1b.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With dealers instructed to deal the final hand, short stacked players looked to make it or break it in the last moments of the day. A three way all in ensued.
Kin-Hang Man: 
Marco Petrusch: 
Mahar Achour: 
The board ran out 
to give Achour a flush and a last minute triple up. Marco Petrusch was left with just 1,000 chips, less than a big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
1,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joey Weissman opened to 6,000 from early position and Luka Sorainen reshoved all in with a short stack of 28,000. Weissman asked for a chip count before calling the shove.
Joey Weissman: 
Luka Sorainen: 
The board ran out 
giving Weissman the rivered runner-runner flush. Sorainen was eliminated in 70th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
In a preflop clash of the big stacks, Younes Hammouchi opened to 5,500, Raffaele Castro re-raised, Kevin Lombard four-bet all in, and Hammouchi pushed all in over the top.
Castro eventually folded and showed pocket jacks.
Hammouchi and Lombard both showed 
.
The flop ran out 
for the split.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
140,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
79,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Julien Sitbon raised to 5,000 from early position and Lennart Dijkkamp re-raised to 16,000 from the hijack. Sitbon asked for a chip count before folding his hand.
"I'm going to fold this one. I don't know how", said Sitbon. "Show one!"
Dijkkamp obliged and let Sitbon pick one card before flipping over the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
126,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Many of the recent hands from the floor have consisted of preflop raises, reraises and all-ins.
In a hand that did make the flop, Jose Viera raised from middle position and Anthony Apicella-Albertini re-raised. Viera called and the flop came 
. Both players checked and it looked like the hand might be on the way to showdown.
The turn came and Jose Viera shoved all in. Anthony Apicella-Albertini sighed and then quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,000 | |
|
|
57,000 |