Ivan Abramchuk opened from middle position to 1,100 and was faced with a three-bet to 3,500 by Yannick Gautschi on the button.
On the 2♣5♣10♥ flop Abramchuk check-called a bet of 2,000 from Gautschi.
The 9♠ turn was checked through by both players.
On the J♣ river Abramchuk led out with a bet of 6,500. Gautschi pondered the spot for a couple of minutes before announcing he was all-in, with Gautschi covering Abramchuk.
Abramchuk thought it through for a minute or two, but mucked his hand to send a nice pot to Gautschi.
Sandro Pitzanti opened to 1,100 and was faced with a three-bet to 2,800 by Dann Assouline.
Action folded to Gregory Teboul in the big blind, who asked to see Assouline's stack, and then produced a cold four-bet to 6,500. Only Assouline called.
On the K♦J♠8♣ flop Teboul checked to Assouline, who slid out a bet of 5,000, leading to a quick fold from Teboul.
As he raked in the pot Assouline said "Thanks for the respect" to his opponent.
Pardeep Bariach limped under the gun off his 7,400 stack. Francesco Di Profio raised to 1,000 in middle position, only to be faced with a three-bet to 2,500 by Jakob Miegel in the next seat.
Bariach moved all in for the rest of his stack, Di Profio folded and Miegel called to put Bariach at risk.
Pardeep Bariach: Q♠10♦
Jakob Miegel: K♠Q♦
Bariach was in bad shape with a dominated queen, but matters looked better after the 10♥8♦7♠ flop gave him top pair.
Miegel couldn't swing it back on the 5♣9♦ turn and river and Bariach scooped the pot.
Pardeep Bariach opened to 600 under the gun and was called by Francesco Di Profio and Firoz Mangroe in middle position, and Jeremie Pezin in the big blind.
On the A♠K♦7♦ flop Pezin led out with a bet of 1,200. Bariach folded, but both Di Profio and Mangroe called.
Pezin was not deterred by the action, and on the 5♠ turn fired out a bet of 3,000, which only Di Profio called.
Matters slowed down on the J♣ river, with both players checking their option. Pezin turned over A♥Q♥ for a pair of aces and Di Profio mucked his hand.
Welcome to Day 5 of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris at Le Palais des Congres, featuring Day 1a of the €2,200 France Poker Series High Roller.
Amid record-breaking fields in other events at EPT Paris, big numbers are expected for the tournament, which attracted 910 entrants in 2023, generating a €1,700,000 prize pool.
The tournament is a two-day event, with Day 1a due to kick off at 11 a.m. local time. At the time of writing, more than 150 players have already registered, which would suggest 2023 numbers could be surpassed.
Sylvain Loosli made a deep run in the event last year and is registered to take another shot at the title, as are Arnaud Enselme and PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot.
2023 FPS Paris High Roller Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize (EUR)
1
Mohamed Mokrani
France
€305,300
2
Antony Marchetti
France
€190,450
3
Wagner Ripper
Brazil
€136,050
4
Simeon Spasov
Bulgaria
€104,650
5
Jon Kyte
Norway
€80,500
6
Cedric Massaro
France
€61,900
7
Francesco Delfoco
Italy
€47,650
8
Luis Celso
Brazil
€36,650
9
Hugo Machado
Portugal
€28,200
Each player will receive a 30,000 starting stack with play continuing until 15 percent of the field remains, with late registration closing before the start of Level 11. The event will run on 40-minute levels, beginning at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.
Players who enter Day 1a are entitled to a maximum of three entries, with one reentry permitted per flight. If players choose to wait until Day 1b to fire their first bullet, they will be entitled to a single reentry in Day 1b.
Day 1b will take place today at 7 p.m. local time and will feature 20-minute levels, but will otherwise follow the same structure as Day 1a.
Players who qualify for Day 2 will return Monday, February 19, at noon local time to 40-minute levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be an exciting event, featuring some of the world's best players.