France Poker Series Aux-Les-Bains Main Event to Begin at 1 p.m.
The France Poker Series (FPS) hosted by PokerStars has returned to the Casino Grand Cercle in Aux-Les-Bains, where competitors from near and far have gathered to take their shot at poker glory in the €1,100 Main Event over the next several days.
Last year, France's own Alban Juen overcame a 475-entry field and put on a dominating performance to take down his first second FPS title along with the $94,512 first-place prize. More recently, Juen continued his hot streak by winning an $1,100 Wynn Summer Classic event in Las Vegas for a career-best $380,767 back in May.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Juen | France | €90,070 |
| 2 | Michael Smith | Canada | €56,290 |
| 3 | Julien Sottas | Switzerland | €40,210 |
| 4 | Ouajdi Mimouni | France | €30,930 |
| 5 | Abdelkrim Harzallah | France | €23,790 |
| 6 | Mathieu Vizioz | France | €18,300 |
| 7 | Karim Souaid | France | €14,080 |
| 8 | Paul François Tedeschi | France | €10,830 |
Day 1a is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time, which represents the first of four starting flights across three days. Players will begin with 30,000 in chips and Level 1 will start with 100/100 blinds with a 100 big-blind ante. One reentry will be allowed during a player's initial flight and one additional reentry will be permitted in all subsequent flights, including the start of Day 2.
Levels will last 45-minutes each and play will suspend for the evening at the end of Level 14. Scheduled breaks will be announced after play has begun for the day. All players who bag at the end of the day will reconvene on Saturday, October 5 at 1 p.m. for Day 2.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the action leading to the next FPS Main Event champion right here at the foot of the alps in Aix-Les-Bains!