Joel Ferando Durfort opened under the gun and Mario Adinolfi in middle position and Anton Wigg in the hijack made the call. The big blind came along for the ride as well and the dealer layed out as the flop. The big blind, initial raiser and Adinolfi checked to Wigg who bet 750. Everyone but Adinolfi folded and the dealer placed the on the table. Adinolfi now instantly checked en instantly called as Wigg asked 2,100 from him. The river was the and Adinolfi simply threw his cards into the muck. Wigg was handed the pot, but is still around starting stack while Adinolfi has 10,000 more than that.
Former Science teacher Ian Simpson just took a bit of a hit in a four-way pot. The Geordie, who finished fourth in the Irish Open in 2012, won it in 2013 and finished runner-up at UKIPT4 London in November of last year, raised it up to 800 from the big blind over the top of three limps. Two of the limpers, including Joseph Mazig - who was the original limper - made the call.
The flop fell , Simpson bet 1,000 and Mazig was the only caller. On the turn Simpson slowed down, checking it over to Mazig, the Frenchman, who won his seat in a live satellite, bet 1,000 and Simpson smooth called. The river double paird the board, Simpson decided to lead for 2,200 but folded as soon as Mazig raised him to 5,000.
The PokerNews live reporting team is ready for a week of action from the French coast. We'll be keeping track of all the plays in both the €5.300 PokerStars.fr European Poker Tour Main Event and the €10,300 High Roller.
Today is Day 1A and with a record breaking French Poker Series already in the books, we expect a big field here for the PokerStars.fr European Poker Tour. Team PokerStars Pros Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Julien Brecard and Marcin Horecki are among the many players who are taking part today. Some 170 seats have been won for the EPT Deauville Poker Festival Main Event, including EPT London champion David Vamplew, EPT Barcelona champion Kent Lundmark, Jeremy Nock, Paul Testud, Michael Fratty, EPT London finalist Ludovic Geilich and Russian player Yury Gulyy, who was 15th here last season.
We're supposed to start at 12pm local time, keep your eyes right here on this spot.