Kamel Marzouk opened to 1,000 in middle position and Elias Gutierrez called in the hijack. Denis Charlier also came along on the button, with the dealer turning over the 9♥10♦8♥ flop.
All three players checked to the 4♣ turn, where Marzouk tapped the table again. Gutierrez fired 1,000 and was quickly raised to 2,200 by Charlier. Marzouk folded, while Gutierrez made the call.
The 10♠ river brought a check from Gutierrez, with Charlier opting to check back. Gutierrez tabled K♠10♣ for trip tens, good enough to take down the pot as Charlier mucked.
Action was picked up on a completed board of J♠3♣Q♠9♣8♥ and cards on their backs with the all in triangle in play.
Taran Parmar had moved in with 7♠7♥, but came up second best against the A♠A♦ of Fiodor Martino. As the chips were counted, Parmar was left with just 900 behind, which went into the middle on the very next hand.
Martino was the opponent again, as his K♠J♥ took out Parmar's K♣3♠ for the first elimination of the day.
It’s certainly been a successful start to the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series, as evidence by a big field in the €1,100 France Poker Tour Main Event. Action continues today at Sporting Monte-Carlo with the opening flight of the €2,200 FPS High Roller.
This two-day event will see a pair of starting flights played today, with Day 1a kicking off at 11 a.m. local time. That will be followed by the turbo Day 1b tonight at 6 p.m. local time, where levels will be halved as players battle to reach the money and earn a spot in Day 2.
Last year in Monte Carlo, Yiannis Liperis took control of the final table and emerged victorious from a field of 1,234 entries. Liperis took home the largest share of the €2,369,280 prize pool, pocketing €406,670 for the win to along with the coveted PokerStars trophy.
2023 FPS Monte Carlo High Roller Final Table
Place
Player
Country
Prize (EUR)
1
Yiannis Liperis
Cyprus
€406,670
2
Sim Kok Wai
Malaysia
€254,350
3
Candido Cappiello
Italy
€181,680
4
Weiran Pu
China
€139,750
5
Marco Regonaschi
Italy
€107,500
6
Walter Ripper
Brazil
€82,690
7
Paolo Boi
Italy
€63,610
8
Enrico Camosci
Italy
€48,920
9
Tom Orpaz
Israel
€37,630
The most recent €2,200 FPS High Roller took place two months ago in Paris, where Henrik Juncker denied PokerStars AmbassadorParker Talbot in a heads-up battle to claim his first EPT trophy.
Players will begin with 30,000 chips, with blinds of 100/200 and a 200 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 10, which marks the start of a scheduled 75-minute dinner break. The tournament features unlimited reentries, and play will continue until only 15% of the field remain to bag for Day 2.
Be sure to follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you all of the FPS High Roller action here in Monaco!