First of Three Flights in €1,100 FPS Paris Main Event Kicks Off at Noon
The 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris festival got underway last night at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile and continues today with Day 1a of the €1,100 FPS Paris Main Event at noon local time.
The France Poker Series should attract a sizable field as the event features three starting flights, including one that gets underway later this evening at 7 p.m. The field may include some big names, including those who weren't fortunate enough to advance in $10,200 Mystery Bounty, such as Steve O'Dwyer, Erik Seidel and PokerStars Team Pro Andre Akkari.
In exchange for their €1,100 buy-in, players will receive a starting stack of 30,000 chips with blinds starting off at 100/100/100 and 40-minute levels. Day 1 flights are scheduled to play 14 levels and approximately 15% of the total field will be paid.
Players will be given 20-minute breaks every three levels and there is a 75-minute dinner break scheduled to take place after Level 9.
Per French regulations, players are allowed to reenter once per flight for up to four entries. Registration will close after Level 10.
The surviving players from the three starting flights will return for Day 2 on Feb. 18 at noon, and the event is scheduled to play two more days before a winner is crowned on Day 4 on Feb. 20.
The PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here in France, so be sure to follow along to keep up with the EPT Paris action.
, action checked to Ori Hasson in early position and he bet 2,700. It folded around to Lennart Dijkkamp in the small blind, who raised to 8,500 after checking dark on the flop. 
turn didn't change anything, but the 
river paired the board to give Hasson a full house and Dijkkamp made his early exit.
flop and snap-called as the bigger stack after Vedral jammed for 24,700. 
turn gave Roussey a one-outer to quads but the 
river completed the board for Vedral to remain best.
river and Lauck sized up to 5,500. After going into the tank for around two minutes, Bokobza called. 
turn kept Wheeler ahead but Roussey rivered two pair after the 
to have him drawing thin before the 
runout to mark the 
flop but then had outs to Broadway following the 
completed the board and confirmed Fhima's elimination.
completed board. David Hareuveni, in the small blind, was up against Petar Kalev who was in the cutoff. 
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