Welcome to Day 1 of the €10,300 EPT Paris High Roller
It's time for the €10,300 High Roller held as part of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris. Day 1 of the event is set to kick off today at 12:30 p.m. local time at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile.
The event will run for three days and players will have just a single reentry to stamp their mark on the tournament. Registration is open until the end of Day 1.
Players will start with 50,000 chips and blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. This means starting stacks at the first blind level will be 250 big blinds deep. Day 1 will play for ten 60-minute levels with a 20 minute break every two levels and 75 minute break at the end of level six.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul won the last €10,300 EPT High Roller event, which was held as part of EPT Prague. He outlasted a field of 274 entries to take home a prize of €543,750.
As is expected in an event of this calibre, plenty of familiar faces are already registered for the event, including Masato Yokosawa, Byron Kaverman, who recently came fourth in the PCA Super High Roller for over $1 million, and Dominik Nitsche, who's list of poker accomplishments is extensive.
Also registered for the event are a few players who are returning off the back of recent EPT results. Dragos Trofimov came third in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event in 2022 and will be looking for another final table score. Julien Sitbon bagged a first place finish in a freezeout event in Monte Carlo the same year. And Antoine Labat finished just shy of the final table of the €10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller last year.
Of course, many more players will register before the event and over the course of Day 1.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates direct from the tournament floor.
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 60 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 3 | 60 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 4 | 60 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 5 | 60 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 60 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 75 min dinner break | ||||
| 7 | 60 min | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 8 | 60 min | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 20 min break | ||||
| 9 | 60 min | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
| 10 | 60 min | 600 | 1200 | 1200 |
. Action checked to Trofimov, who made it 400 to go. All other players folded. 
and both players checked. On the 
river, Kaverman led out for 1,000 and Trofimov folded. 
the pot had grown to a size of 2,600 chips when El Asmar added 3,700 to it after a check from Livschitz. Livschitz called the bet, and the pair saw the 
river fall.
for a pair and missed flush draw, while El Asmar was sitting comfortably on a set with 
. A big pot in the first level of the day goes the way of El Asmar.
and Korochenskiy checked back. Mulder checked again on the 
turn and Korochenskiy bet 400. Mulder check-raised to 4,200 and Korochenskiy responded with a three-bet to 9,900. Mulder called.
river completed the board and Mulder led out for 10,000. Korochenskiy called. Mulder showed 
when Vieira put out a bet of 13,000. Saliba thought for a while, then called.
turn Vieira used a time bank extension before ultimately deciding to check. His opponent did the exact same actions, and the two saw the river 
. Now Vieira chose to aggress again, and bet 14,000. After a little while, Saliba let his hand go, and Vieira shipped a sizable pot.
. Adams checked the action to Guilbert, who put in half of his stack. The bet was 17,100, but Adams quickly made it double that by putting Guilbert all-in. Guilbert was apparently caught in a steal attempt, seeing as he instantly threw away his cards.
and Lichtenberger bet 30,000 to put Kim all in for less. Kim went in the tank and eventually called off. 
on the river gave him the straight and he lived to see another day.
for two pair.
. Kim was ahead for most of the runout, but Adams caught a pair of jacks on the river to bust Kim out of the tournament. 
for ace-high, while Shimizu showed 
