French player Arnaud Biziere kicked off the action with an open to 400 and got called by the player next to him and David Vamplew in the big blind.
A flop of saw Vamplew check to the raiser and Biziere obliged with a bet of 800 only to see both player call. The turn card saw a change of tack from Vamplew as he now led out for 2,600. If he wanted to thin the field he would be disappointed as Biziere and the third player put out calling chips.
The river saw a cessation of hostilities as it was checked around. Vamplew turned over . He had missed his draw but hit top pair on the river. Biziere was in a similar situation but had the superior to scoop the chips when the other player mucked.
Clyde Tjauw Foe opened for 500 from early position and got the cutoff, small blind and Dimitar Danchev in the big blind to commit the same amount of chips to see a flop.
Both blinds checked to Tjauw Foe on . The Dutchman, who won a tournament in Utrecht, The Netherlands last month, bet out 1,300. Two quick folds later it was Danchev with the decision. The PCA champ made the call after just a few seconds of thinking.
Both players checked the on the turn. The fell on the river and Danchev checked for the last time. Tjauw Foe casually threw in 2,400 and Danchev quickly mucked.
The next hand Tjauw Foe opened to 500 again, but this time he wouldn't win the hand. He got three bet and called, but check folded the nine-high flop.
Welcome to the EPT Season 11 stop in Deauville on the French coast. Deauville is just north of the area where D-Day took place in 1944, and we explored the surrounding area before making our way down to the tournament room.
As the first break is about to start, eight players have already been eliminated from the tournament. Those eight can find something better to do. They won't be returning to the Main Event as this is no re-entry tournament. 173 players still left in the field at the moment, but that number will surely grow the coming hours as people are still able to register.
There may be 179 entrants but just before the first break of the day seven of them have headed for the exit. One of those unlucky players was Polish player Grzegorz Wyraz who got the last of his chips in before the flop and had been called by a player holding . Wyraz needed some sort of help from the dealer with his .
A run out of saw Wyraz rise from the table and immediately get on his phone to presumably pass on the bad news that his Deauvile Main Event was over before it had ever really begun.
Not too far away Walid Bou Habib was also rising from his seat, his was swept away into the muck and his remaining chips went to his opponent. He is now returning to his new business in the Lebanon, raising goats!
Martins Adeniya opened to 400 from early position and got Quentin Lecomte in the cutoff, and David Haroune
in the big blind, to come along for the ride.
Haroune checked to Adeniya on and the initial raiser bet out 800. Lecomte made the call but the big blind had bigger plans. Haroune raised to 2,200 and both Adeniya and Lecomte made the call.
The big blind bet out 6,300 on the turn and Adeniya didn't waste much time before calling. Things were getting a little too expensive for Lecomte and the Frenchman folded.
The completed the board and Haroune shoved all in for a whole tower of (big denomination) chips. Adeniya glanced at his cards one more time, before open mucking his .
Whilst the EPT Main Event gets under way today there’s enough on Sunday’s schedule to fill a football team. From satellites to seniors via the conclusion of the FPS Main Event and High Roller here’s what’s happening today.
We arrived on the scene to find a large pot brewing between Boutros Naim and Pascal Aznar. The completed board read and Aznar made a river bet of 11,500.
A clearly distraught Naim thought for a bit before letting out a sigh.
"I have to call," said Naim, tossing out chips. "Ace-jack?"
Aznar did indeed roll over for a full house of aces full of jacks. Other members of the table let out audible gasps when the saw Aznar's smaller full house with before his hand was taken into the muck. Aznar was awarded the pot and now has about 47,500 to his name.
saw Vamplew check to the raiser and Biziere obliged with a bet of 800 only to see both player call. The turn card 
saw a change of tack from Vamplew as he now led out for 2,600. If he wanted to thin the field he would be disappointed as Biziere and the third player put out calling chips.
saw a cessation of hostilities as it was checked around. Vamplew turned over 
. He had missed his draw but hit top pair on the river. Biziere was in a similar situation but had the superior 
to scoop the chips when the other player mucked.
. The Dutchman, who won a tournament in Utrecht, The Netherlands last month, bet out 1,300. Two quick folds later it was Danchev with the decision. The PCA champ made the call after just a few seconds of thinking.
on the turn. The 
fell on the river and Danchev checked for the last time. Tjauw Foe casually threw in 2,400 and Danchev quickly mucked.
. Wyraz needed some sort of help from the dealer with his 
.
saw Wyraz rise from the table and immediately get on his phone to presumably pass on the bad news that his Deauvile Main Event was over before it had ever really begun.
and the initial raiser bet out 800. Lecomte made the call but the big blind had bigger plans. Haroune raised to 2,200 and both Adeniya and Lecomte made the call.
turn and Adeniya didn't waste much time before calling. Things were getting a little too expensive for Lecomte and the Frenchman folded.
completed the board and Haroune shoved all in for a whole tower of (big denomination) chips. Adeniya glanced at his cards one more time, before open mucking his 
for a full house of aces full of jacks. Other members of the table let out audible gasps when the saw Aznar's smaller full house with 
before his hand was taken into the muck. Aznar was awarded the pot and now has about 47,500 to his name.
