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Jason Duval has taken some big hits early on. He just lost a big pot to Mark Teltscher after the Englishman shoved on the river of a board with around 70,000 already in the middle.
Duval sat staring at his opponent but Teltscher looked straight ahead, not daring to make eye contact. Finally, a very reluctant Duval folded his hand and left himself super short.
The winner of the €5k NL tourney is going to receive a massive first prize of €200,900. The event kicked off yesterday with 187 players and is now just down to 52 including Team PokerStars Pros Liv Boeree and Jason Mercier, Tobias Reinkemeier, Mike McDonald, Thomas Muhlocker, David Vamplew, Artem Litvinov, Full Tilt Poker Ambassador Dermot Blain, Toby Lewis, Marvin Rettenmaier, film star Patrick Bruel, Sorel Mizzi, Sam Chartier, Olivier Busquet, Max Altergott and Justin Bonomo.
The current chip leader is German player Akin Tuna who has 171,100, ahead of Georgios Karakousis who was runner-up at EPT London in October for £349,200. A total of 27 players will get a share of the €906,950 prize pool.
Action folded to a short-stacked Ana Marquez on the button and she moved all in for 64,800. The small blind folded, and then World Poker Tour Season XII Grand Prix de Paris runner-up Vasili Firsau called from the big blind.
Marquez:
Firsau:
Marquez was looking to dodge an ace or any other tomfoolery, which she did when the board ran out a clean .
We missed the preflop action, but we do know that Bryan Paris ended up all in from the big blind for 140,000 and was at risk against Stephen Chidwick, who was in the small blind.
Chidwick:
Paris:
It was two pocket pairs for the blind-versus-blind battle, and Paris had the best of it. The flop was safe for Paris, and so was the turn. All Paris needed to do was dodge a six on the river, which he did when the blanked.
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and Trickett the over cards 
. Trickett would be the first to admit he runs pretty good in these spots but not this time.
saw some ot Trickett’s chips double up Nevanlinna.
board with around 70,000 already in the middle.
against the 
of Boyaciyan.
however gave Boyaciyan a runner runner straight and a double up.
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turn. All Paris needed to do was dodge a six on the river, which he did when the 
