| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
On the three-way flop of 
, Christoph Vogelsang in the small blind, Anton Hrabchak and El Amir Ziad Chehab in the cutoff invested 3,200 each before heading to the 
turn. Hrabchak bet 7,300 and Ziad Chehab moved all in, which Vogelsang folded. Hrabchak called for his last 23,400 and the cards were turned over.
Anton Hrabchak: 
El Amir Ziad Chehab: 
The 
on the river was a blank and Hrabchak found a late double.
A few tables over, the river was already complete and showed 
. Peyman Luth in the big blind announced "eight" and then placed a bet of 8,000 into a pot of 23,500. The floor was called by [Removed:172] to clarify the bet, as 800 was an option, and it was ruled as a bet of 8,000 indeed. Kramer eventually called and Luth showed 
for a full house to claim the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
77,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
58,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
57,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
After Paul Tedeschi tried coming in for the minimum in the cutoff, the small blind made it 3,800. Jeff Hakim fired in 11,000 from the big, and Tedeschi counted out his stack and tanked a bit before mucking. The small blind came along, seeing a 
flop. Hakim bet 12,000 and received a call. His 20,000 turn bet on the did the trick, though, forcing a fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
309,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Jason Mercier got his stack of 27,800 in with 
on a 
flop against the 
of Dan Smith. The turn and river were both clubs, and Mercier got there with his flush draw for a double.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
42,500
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
|
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The clocks have been stopped and the screens show 113 out of 237 players remaining. They will play three more hands before Day 1a officially comes to an end.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,300
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
|
203,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
||
|
195,700
50,700
|
50,700 |
|
||
|
168,900
33,900
|
33,900 |
|
156,700
9,200
|
9,200 |
|
152,100
-21,400
|
-21,400 |
|
144,900
-7,600
|
-7,600 |
|
|
||
|
136,100
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
127,900
127,900
|
127,900 |
|
125,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
||
|
121,900
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
|
|
||
|
115,700
-14,300
|
-14,300 |
|
|
||
|
107,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
106,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
105,800
105,800
|
105,800 |
|
105,100
89,100
|
89,100 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
102,800
70,800
|
70,800 |
|
97,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
94,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
91,600
91,600
|
91,600 |
|
90,100
90,100
|
90,100 |
|
90,100
40,100
|
40,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
88,300
-41,700
|
-41,700 |
|
87,300
47,300
|
47,300 |
|
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Jeff Hakim a monté dix fois le tapis de départ pour terminer en tête du classement provisoire à l'issue du Jour 1A du Main Event PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® à 5300€ l'entrée.
La première journée du tournoi principal s'est étirée sur 8 niveaux de 75 minutes, un laps de temps durant celui qui cumule plus de 8 millions de dollars de gains online s'est bien amusé. 22e du Main Event l'été dernier, Hakim n'est pas non plus un inconnu en live puisqu'il a quelques belles demi-finales à son actif.
Hakim aura un jour de repos avant de tenter de faire fructifier ses 305 000 jetons. Stefan Schillhabel (203,000) est deuxième du classement provisoire alors que Manig Loeser (195,700) et Ole Schemion (144,900) se sont bien débrouillés aussi.
Le Jour 1A de la première édition de ce tournoi a été un peu moins fréquenté que le Day1A de l'ultime EPT Grand Final, disputé en mai 2016. Ils étaient 235 contre 286 l'an passé, sans doute les effets des absences deRonaldo et Patrick Bruel.
L'horloge du tournoi indiquait 107 survivants pour le Jour 2 qui se déroulera lundi. Arrivé dans le dernier niveau du Jour 1, Jason Mercier a emballé 83 400 jetons alors que sa femme Natasha Barbour en a ensaché 91 600. Belle journée aussi pour Igor Yaroshevskyy (157 600), Celina Lin (125,500), Craig Varnell (115 700) ou Fabrice Soulier (105 000), finaliste du dernier Main Event PSC Macau (9e) et meilleur tricolore du jour.
Les 11 Français qui accompagnent Fabsoul au Jour 2
Benoit Lam 86500
Romain Nardin 86000
Alexandre Moreau 63200
Paul-Francois Tedeschi 60400
Gaelle Baumann 49200
Sylvain Loosli 47500
Giuseppe Zarbo 36000
Frederic Casalta 25500
Nicolas Pouzenc 24500
Aladin Reskallah 20000
Christophe Larquemin 6100
De nombreux joueurs ont franchi l'obstacle de la première journée comme Steve O'Dwyer, Martin Jacobson, Dominik Nitsche, Keven Stammen, Dan Smith, Daniel Dvoress, Charlie Carrel, Walid Bou Habib ou encore Fatima Moreira De Melo.
c'est en revanche terminé pour Anthony Spinella, Stephen Chidwick, Mike Watson, Freddy Deeb, Vanessa Selbst, Andre Akkari ou encore Jake Cody, Ivan Deyra, Thi Nguyen, Yorane Kérignard et Jean-Noël Thorel.
Le Jour 1B est à suivre sur PokerNews dès midi dimanche...
Main Event
Jour 1a terminé
