Freddy Normand in the small blind and Yanfeng Wang in the big blind had created a pot of 8,300 when they went to the flop of Q♣K♠2♣. Normand checked to Wang, who made a bet of 2,500.
Normand thought for a bit before making the call, after which the 3♣ turn appeared. Normand checked again and this time Wang put 6,500 chips in the middle.
Normand looked at his opponent, his cards, the clock, and his chips before finally electing to give this one up to Wang.
The tournament everyone at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris has been looking forward to has arrived. Today at noon local time, Day 1a of the €5,300 EPT Main Event will get underway in the spacious convention halls of Le Palais des Congrès.
Other players on the first-ever EPT Paris final table included French regular Fabrice Bigot and Brian Delaney, who managed the capture the hearts of the viewers at home with some world-class plays.
2023 EPT Paris Final Table Results
Place
Winner
Country
Prize
1
Razvan Belea
Romania
€1,170,000
2
Peter Jorgne
Sweden
€780,100
3
Fabrice Bigot
France
€535,850
4
Brian Delaney
United Kingdom
€412,200
5
Henri Kasper
Estonia
€317,050
6
Konstantin Held
Germany
€244,000
7
Denzel Spekman
Netherlands
€187,650
8
Johan Schultz-Pedersen
Denmark
€144,300
9
Mehdi Chaoui
Morocco
€111,000
Belea has already been spotted in Paris this year and is expected to defend his title, while Jorgne will also be looking to go one further as he is already registered for Day 1a, along with many other notable players. They include runner-up of the most recent EPT Main Event in PragueJon Kyte, 2019 EPT Barcelona winnerSimon Brandstrom, and French high roller Axel Hallay.
They will all start with 30,000 chips in the first level of 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Day 1a will then play a total of ten 60-minute levels, with 20-minute breaks after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6.
€5,300 EPT Main Event Day 1 Structure
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
60 min
100
100
100
2
60 min
100
200
200
20-minute Break
3
60 min
100
300
300
4
60 min
200
400
400
20-minute Break
5
60 min
200
500
500
6
60 min
300
600
600
75-minute Dinner Break
7
60 min
400
800
800
8
60 min
500
1,000
1,000
20-minute Break
9
60 min
600
1,200
1,200
10
60 min
600
1,200
1,200
The survivors will then bag their chips up for Day 2 on February 21, which is also when the live stream will kick off. Those who do not make it that far have one reentry option available to them, which they can use on either Day 1a, Day 1b, or the start of Day 2, which is when registration closes.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action from Day 1a of the Main Event, and be sure to check out all of the other exciting events happening in the French capital as well.
