02 Feb 12

EPT Deauville Day 1b: The Pros Show Up

Day 1b of the EPT Deauville drew many of the well-known poker players that seemed to be missing on Day 1a. Martins Adeniya, Nacho Barbero, Vanessa Rousso, and Jake Cody each had solid days, and many others were in attendance.

Fatima Moreira de Melo
Team PokerStars Pro

Looking at the field of Day 1a of the EPT Deauville left many wondering where the pros were. Apparently, they were waiting for Day 1b to register for the event.

339 players entered the event on Day 1a, and a massive 550 more were added to the field on Day 1b. At €5,300 a piece, the total prize pool is €4,267,200, with a €875,000 first-place prize.

What happened?

• The Leaders - The top three stacks heading into Day 2 will all belong to Day 1b entrants. Amir Salhani has 191,100 chips and sits in 1st place, Joakim Lofgren is in 2nd with 173,000, and Toufik Ouirini is in 3rd with 166,800.

• French Pros Doing Well at Home - Several well-known French pros have done well so far, including Martins Adeniya (15th), Vanessa Rousso (30th), and Ludovic Lacay (78th).

• Who's going home early? - Quite a few other well-known players entered on Day 1b but couldn't make it to Day 2. They include Eugene Katchalov, Dario Minieri, Vanessa Selbst, and Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom.

Day 2 will begin today at 12:00 CET.

Live Updates Via PokerStars Blog

EPT Deauville End of Day 1b Chip Counts
Place	Name	Chips
1st	Amir Salhani	191,100
2nd	Joakim Lofgren	173,000
3rd	Toufik Ouirini	166,800
4th	Bartosz Kocinski	142,000
5th	Aurelien Guiglini	133,700
6th	Raphael Kroll	132,000
7th	Jannik Moser	131,400
8th	Saul Berdugo	130,900
9th	Xavier Detournel	128,800
10th	Leandre Omeir	125,900
...
15th	Martins Adeniya	115,200
21st	Nacho Barbero	106,300
30th	Vanessa Rousso	96,400
51st	Fatima Moreira de Melo	81,000
53rd	Jake Cody	78,400
56th	Mustapha Kanit	77,000
78th	Ludovic Lacay	68,800
151st	Luca Pagano	46,900
157th	Praz Bansi	46,400
207th	Liv Boeree	34,700
261st	Guillaume Humbert	25,100
287th	MiikkaAnttonen	19,600
Blinds: 300/600/75 \| Players: 550 (889) \| Prize pool: €4,267,200