Jacob Stone raised to 1,800 and Omar Del Pino three-bet to 5,100 in the hijack, which the initial raiser called. On a flop of Q♦J♠6♥, Del Pino continued for 4,200 as Stone check-called. They checked the 7♠ turn and Stone led the 2♠ river for 2,000.
Del Pino called but mucked upon being shown the A♠Q♣.
One hand later, Ihsan Said moved all-in for 6,500 and Del Pino three-bet to isolate.
Ihsan Said: A♣9♦
Omar Del Pino: A♥K♠
Said took the lead with the J♣9♠6♠ flop and retained it on the 8♥ turn. However, he couldn't fade the K♣ river as Del Pino made the superior pair.
Niculina Grasu open raised from late position and Peterson Machado made the call. The flop came Q♦6♦4♣, Grasu continued for 3,000 and Machado called.
The turn was the 10♠. Grasu bet again, this time for 7,500. Machado called again.
The river came the A♦ and Grasu quickly checked. Machado moved his chips into the middle for the rest of Grasu's stack, 13,300. Grasu snap-called. She flipped over A♥A♣ for a set of aces, while Machado tabled J♥J♠ for a pair that he'd attempted to turn into a bluff.
Grasu won the pot to double her stack, leaving Machado short.
Following a raise and a call, Gerard Rubiralta three-bet to 3,600 and received two callers. The flop came Q♦9♦8♣ and the action checked to Rubiralta, who bet 2,400. One fold later, Hamed El Mechraa check-raised to 6,400 and Rubiralta then reraised by piling in his stack of T-5,000 chips.
El Mechraa moved all-in and Rubiralta called.
Hamed El Mechraa: J♠10♣
Gerard Rubiralta: 8♥8♠
The board didn't pair anymore as the 2♠ turn and 3♠ river confirmed a large double for El Mechraa.
Jason Wheeler got his short stack of 7,200 into the middle and once he was looked by Dennis Stemmler, the latter could all but smile about the bad timing.
Jason Wheeler: K♣K♦
Dennis Stemmler: A♥Q♦
The board ran out 7♥3♥2♣6♥3♠ and Wheeler dodged the fourth heart to survive.
Shortly after, a three-way flop of A♦J♥4♦ saw Wheeler bet and Maroun Jazzar raise to 6,000. This forced out a third player, Wheeler jammed and Jazzar called.
Jason Wheeler: A♣Q♣
Maroun Jazzar: A♠4♠
The 8♥ turn changed nothing and the 4♥ river only improved Jazzar to a full house.
Carlo Citrone raised to 1,000 from early position and picked up a call before Anton Gililov three-bet to 3,500. Citrone four-bet to 6,500 and Gililov called.
The flop came 8♦9♣10♦. Citrone bet 8,000 and Gililov moved all in for 20,200. Citrone called and players revealed their cards. Citrone had 10♣10♠ for a set of tens and Gililov had 7♦4♦ for a flush draw and straight draw.
The turn came the 7♣, essentially a blank, but the river came the K♦ to complete Gililov's flush. He won the pot to double up his stack, while Citrone was left with around 11,000.
Theo Drach open raised, Guillaume Cochin three-bet to 2,500, then Drach four-bet to 5,600. Cochin called and action went to the flop.
The flop came 7♥2♣K♦. Drach continued for 2,600 and Cochin called. The turn was the 4♣. Drach sized up to 6,200 and Cochin called again.
The river came the 6♥ and Drach moved all in for his last 13,000. Cochin called with a similar amount. Drach had A♦K♥ for a pair of kings. Cochin, however, flipped over A♥A♣ for pocket aces, an overpair to the board.
Cochin doubled up his stack and Drach with left with just 1,000 chips. He has since been eliminated.
Jan Kesänen check-called a bet worth 13,000 on the A♠9♦5♥2♥ turn by Michael Kalfon and checked the 2♣ on the river. Kalfon pushed all-in and Kesänen beat him into the pot for the Frenchman to sheepishly flip over the K♣Q♠ for air.
Kesänen won the pot with the 9♠9♥ for nines full of deuces and has become one of the early chip leaders.
With some 11,000 in the middle to the A♦Q♦5♦K♥ turn, Nicolas Trolle bet 5,000 and Alexandru Farcasanu called. That led them to the 4♠ river on which Trolle moved all-in for 15,000.
Farcasanu mulled it over for a minute and then called. Trolle tabled the A♥A♠ for top set and Farcasanu mucked the A♣K♦ for top two pair and missed nut flush draw.
The PokerStars European Poker Tour has returned to Paris for the second year running, this time at the Le Palais de Congres conference center, which provides a much bigger, more spacious and more impressive venue that is sure to provide an unmatched player experience.
The €1,100 France Poker Series Main Event continues today with Day 1c, the third of six starting flights, commencing at midday local time. Day 1d also runs today, starting at 6 p.m. local time.
The same event last year attracted 2,071 entries. Local player Alan Goasdoue defeated fellow Frenchman Jean-Luc Labryga in heads-up play to earn the €287,830 top prize. With additional starting flights running, those numbers could well be topped this year.
Entry into the FPS Main Event grants participants starting stacks of 30,000 chips. Blind levels commence at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11 and players can take one entry per remaining flight.
Day 1a and Day 1b have already been completed, both concluding in the early hours of the morning. Fabian Niederreiter of Germany emerged as the overall chip leader with 776,000 chips and will be the player to beat for new entries looking to claim the top spot as the tournament progresses.
Plenty of other notable players have already bagged for Day 2, including Pokerstars AmbassadorsFelix Schneiders (151,000) and Maria Konnikova (210,000) along with Marle Spragg (180,000).
Stay tuned to PokerNews as live reporters bring you the action straight from the tournament floor, following the event through all starting flights and down to a winner.