Loïc Vaux Leads Day 1c of Record Breaking FPS Main Event
Day 1c, the final flight of the French Poker Series (FPS) €1,100 Main Event, has now concluded. The event is taking place as part of the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile.
The flight was completely sold out with 1,024 entries on Day 1c, from which 226 players survived to join the previous two flights. A total of 470 players moved on from the three opening days to see Day 2.
The player who emerged as Day 1c chip leader was Loïc Vaux of France, who bagged up 480,000 chips. Vladimir Lappo finished close behind Vaux with 469,000, and Daniyar Aubakirov finished the day third in chips with 464,000.
FPS Paris Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loic Vaux | France | 480,000 | 120 |
| 2 | Vladimir Lappo | Belarus | 469,000 | 117 |
| 3 | Daniyar Aubakirov | Kazakhstan | 464,000 | 116 |
| 4 | Matteo Cavelier | France | 383,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 379,000 | 95 |
| 6 | Kevin Ferrer | Spain | 348,000 | 87 |
| 7 | Axel Santoni | France | 334,000 | 84 |
| 8 | Rizra Comas | Estonia | 334,000 | 84 |
| 9 | Clement Delacroix | France | 329,000 | 82 |
| 10 | Idir Haiche | France | 310,000 | 78 |
Vaux's biggest score so far came in the $250 No Limit Hold'em 2022 Orleans Fall Poker Open in Las Vegas, a third place finish worth $16,463. He'll be looking for his biggest ever cash on Day 2 of the FPS Main Event.
Lappo, meanwhile, has over $300,000 in live tournament cashes, including a first-place finish in the 2019 WSOP International Circuit Sochi High Roller for 60,382 and a first place finish in the 2019 EPT Sochi Deepstack event for $34,524.
Matteo Cavelier and Pedro Neves both finished well over the 350,000 mark and will be hoping to climb to the top when play resumes.
PokerStars ambassador and 2019 PSPC winner Ramon Colillas is still in the event and bagged up for 181,000. Lasse Jagd Lauritsen, known online as "WisternJL", will also return on Day 2, although with 35,000 chips he'll have a long road ahead of him to make the money.
Record Breaking FPS Main Event
All Day 1 flights combined made for a total of 2,071 entries and a prize pool of €1,988,160. This surpassed the previous record of 1,918 entries at the 2022 EPT Monte Carlo edition, making this the largest FPS Main Event ever, which Lucas Scafini won for €250,000.
Action will resume on Saturday in Level Payouts for the FPS Main Event Paris are likely to be announced at the start of Day 2, but it's expected that the winner will walk away with an even greater sum than Scafini.
Day 2 kicks of at 12:00 local time. PokerNews will be bringing you all of the coverage direct from the tournament floor.