Scafini Bags Monster Stack on Day 1d of €1,100 FPS Main Event
After four flights of action in Event #1: €1,100 FPS Main Event, a total of 287 players have advanced to Day 2 and are guaranteed at least a min-cash. Leading the way come tomorrow, Lucas Scafini will be the only player with a seven-figure chip stack after bagging a whopping 1,101,000 chips on Day 1d. There were a total of 349 entries in the fourth and final flight and 52 players advanced to Day 2.
It was the shortest flight in terms of time due to the 20-minute levels, but in terms of levels, this flight went the furthest as they reached level 18 with the blinds at 5,000/10,000. Scafini took full advantage of the extended length and pushed his big stack around in the last few levels.
€1,100 French Poker Series Main Event Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Scafini | Brazil | 1101000 | 220 |
| 2 | [Removed:388] | France | 607000 | 121 |
| 3 | Teddy Kefalas | France | 595000 | 119 |
| 4 | Alexandre Poulain | France | 493000 | 99 |
| 5 | Jamie Flynn | Ireland | 489000 | 98 |
| 6 | Ruslan Lukash | Ukraine | 382000 | 76 |
| 7 | Jacob Amsellem | Israel | 371000 | 74 |
| 8 | Fahd Boudaouine | France | 338000 | 68 |
| 9 | Hung Nguyen | Switzerland | 331000 | 66 |
| 10 | Jean Albertini | France | 316000 | 63 |
The Italian was also the one who burst the bubble at 2 a.m. when Ikam Benyeffou flopped top pair from the big blind and shoved into Scafini's pocket aces. Scafini held on to put a rest to all of the Day 1 flights but will still have a long road ahead of him if he wishes to capture the title.
Some other big stacks moving on from Day 1d include [Removed:388] (607,000), Teddy Kefalas (595,000), Alexandre Poulain (493,000), and Jamie Flynn (489,000). Some other notables that will have a shot at the title include Tibor Nagygyorgy (136,000), Ana Marquez (118,000), and Aylar Lie (50,000). One of the surprising stories was Andrea Albonetti who squeaked into the money with just 3,000 chips, less than one big blind.
When the action resumes for Day 2, the blinds will be rolled back to 2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. That was the level that Day 1c finished where 139 players advanced out of a total of 927 entries. The blind levels will also increase to 60-minutes in length going forward and a champion will be crowned on Day 4.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the event going forward.