High Roller regular, Orpen Kisacikoglu has taken a seat and he is already off the mark. Most recently he took a small pot against Nicole Wee.
It began with an open from Kisacikoglu and Wee defended her big blind. The flop fell 
and Wee check-called the 1,800 continuation bet.
There was no further betting on the 
turn or 
river and Wee turned over ace-high with 
and couldn't beat Kisacikoglu's top pair with 
Paul Hoefer raised from early position and picked up two callers including Oswin Ziegelbecker from one seat over and big stack Ibrahim Ghassan in the blinds. On a 
flop, Ghassan checked and a bet of 1,000 by Hoefer was called two ways. The turn brought yet another check by Ghassan and this time, Hoefer's second barrel of 2,300 was called only by Ziegelbecker.
The 
completed the board on the river and Hoefer checked. Ziegelbecker made it 4,600 to go and an instant fold followed.
On a turn of 
, Herbert Angsten got his stack of around 13,000 in with 
and Vladimir Troyanovskiy looked him up with 
for a straight. The river was a blank and Angsten headed to the rail, as Troyanovskiy had him covered by a small margin.
There was an early position open to 1,000 by Mohamed El Amri and three players called, including Matas Cimbolas and Mihai Ciubotaru.
The four players went to the flop and it came down 
. It checked to Ciubotaru on the button and he made it 2,100 to continue and only El Amri called.
The turn was the 
and El Amri check-called the 5,100 barrel. On the 
river, he did the same, this time paying 10,500 to get to showdown. He turned over 
and Ciubotaru sent his cards into the muck.
Jacquelyn Scott is not exactly what her opponents expect when they see her sitting at the poker table, and she's quite okay with that. The 2015 WSOP Ladies Event winner has been able to capitalize on her image, and is having a blast in the process here at her first EPT event ever at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour festival.
“Being a woman, and being my age, you’re always going to be underestimated. That’s been a real advantage for me this tournament.”
There were some constants on Day 2 of the €1,100 French National Championship, among them, Jacquelyn Scott cracking jokes and stacking chips.
Her opponents will be sorely mistaken and may pay dearly - in chips - for their error if they think Scott is clueless, or weak, or afraid of them. READ MORE at the PokerNews homepage.
Niveau: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
According to the screens, the Day 1a field size has increased to 287 entries including 15 re-entries, and there are 234 players remaining. The second 20-minute break of the day has just commenced.
Here are a few counts as the second break is about to get underway.
Aladin Reskallah is doing well so far, as the field gets ready to take their second break of the day. Just now he added a little more to his stack after defending his big blind against an open and a call and then check-raising his opponents on the flop.
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