Stephane Gabarre opened to 25,000 and Alexander Van der Swaluw three-bet jammed for 100,000. Gabarre made the call to put Van der Swaluw at risk.
Alexander Van der Swaluw: A♠10♠
Stephane Gabarre: A♣8♣
Gabarre remarked he "needed some help" and he looked to have received it after the 8♠K♥Q♦ flop gave him a pair of eights, although Van der Swaluw had the gutshot straight draw.
The 2♠ turn was a brick but the J♥ rolled off on the river to give Van der Swaluw the straight and hand him a lifeline.
Action folded to Rain Heeringas on the button, who opened to 25,000.
Hongru Zhang was in the small blind and pondered his options for a moment before announcing he was all-in for 225,000.
Heeringas put in his calling chips almost before Zhang's chips were in the middle, with Zhang at risk.
Hongru Zhang: K♥J♠
Rain Heeringas: A♥Q♦
Zhang had been unfortunate to find Heeringas had woken up with such a strong hand on the button, and the A♦K♠4♠9♣A♣ runout confirmed his exit, Heeringas holding trip aces.
Benjamin Kammer was a forced all-in in the big blind for 10,000 exactly.
Action folded round to Jesse Lonis on the button, who limped. Tom Vogelsang was in the small blind and moved all in for around 140,000, and Lonis folded.
Benjamin Kammer: 6♣5♦
Tom Vogelsang: K♣10♥
Vogelsang was ahead and remained so after the A♥10♣3♥ flop gave him a pair of tens, the 2♥ turn and A♦ river confirming Kammer's exit.
This could be a very interesting table to observe through the day, with Vogelsang and Lonis being joined by Irish duo Mark Buckley and David Lappin.
To add an extra layer of tension, Lappin and Vogelsang had a bit of a verbal kerfuffle on the bubble in Day 1a, and fate has placed them at the same table today, so there may be some added spice to some hands.
Action folded to Daisuke Ogita in the small blind, who completed.
Ludovic Da Cunha in the big blind immediately moved all in for around 65000. Ogita made the quick call, with Da Cunha at risk.
Ludovic Da Cunha: Q♦6♣
Daisuke Ogita: A♦A♣
Da Cunha had been unfortunate to walk straight into Ogita's aces, and although he flopped a pair on the 6♥J♦3♠ flop to give Ogita a bit of a sweat, the 5♥ turn and 7♦ river were bricks to hand Ogita the pot.
It has been confirmed that victory in the EPT FPS High Roller will land the champion the princely sum of €544,970 along with the trophy, while a minimum cash will boost player's bankrolls by €3,340.
A spot at the final table will earn each player a guaranteed €49,460.
Welcome to PokerNews coverage of Day 6 of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris at Le Palais des Congres in cooperation with Le Club Barrière Paris, featuring Day 2 of the €2,200 France Poker Series High Roller.
In accordance with the rest of the festival, the tournament attracted impressive numbers, gaining a total of 1,794 entries across two starting flights, which generated a total prize pool of €3,444,480.
The Day 1a field of 1,250 entries surpassed the numbers for the entire 2023 edition by itself, and after an arduous two-hour bubble, 187 players progressed, with Mercedes Osti and Floyd Rosner just missing out. Players such as Anton Wigg, Jon Kyte and PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg were amongst those who took a shot but didn’t make Day 2.
The Day 1b turbo flight attracted 544 players and after another lengthy bubble, 81 players progressed, with Shakhabiddin Muradov and Milan Popovic exiting at the end of the flight. Players such as Kenny Hallaert, Maxime Chilaud and Bryan Paris all fired a bullet but didn’t make the cut.
A total of 268 players will return for Day 2, representing roughly 15% of the field, all of whom are guaranteed to be in the money. Full details of the payouts will be available as soon as they are announced.
The podium at the end of Day 1a comprised Yves Bianchetti (855,000), Yunsheng Sun (839,000) and Daniel Neilson (787,000), while Omar Del Pino (928,000), Alessandro Pichierri (786,000) and Lukas Hafner (728,000) were the top three in Day 1b.
Neilson has the most impressive resume of those players, with almost $4,000,000 in recorded live earnings, while Del Pino, with recorded live earnings of over $770,000, enters Day 2 as the overall chip leader.
Daniel Neilson
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Name
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Omar Del Pino
Spain
928,000
93
2
Yves Bianchetti
Brazil
855,000
86
3
Yunsheng Sun
Hong Kong
839,000
84
4
Daniel Neilson
Australia
787,000
79
5
Alessandro Pichierri
Italy
786,000
79
6
Fabiano Kovalski
Brazil
778,000
78
7
Lukas Hafner
Austria
728,000
73
8
Johannes Verhagen
Netherlands
688,000
69
9
Claudio Di Giacomo
Italy
686,000
69
10
Adil Oubaaous
Morocco
685,000
69
Other notable names who remain in the hunt for the title include Leo Margets, Antoine Saout, Ankit Ahuja and PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot.
Leo Margets
Day 2 is set to begin today at noon local time and we will play down to a winner.
Play will resume with ten seconds left on Level 18 (the level that Day 1a ended on), which features 4,000/8,000 blinds with an 8,000 big blind ante. The blinds in Level 19 will increase to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see who will emerge victorious in Day 2 of the FPS High Roller, in what is sure to be a day of thrills, spills and plenty of action.
