Welcome to PokerNews coverage of Day 1d of the €1,100 FPS Main Event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris, being held at the grandiose Le Palais des Congrès, in cooperation with Le Club Barrière Paris.
Day 1d is due to commence at 6 p.m. local time, with all players receiving 30,000 in starting chips and playing 30-minute levels, starting at level 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Each Day 1 flight will play down to 15 percent of the field, with all players who find a bag for Day 2 being in the money.
A maximum of seven entries per player are permitted across all flights, with the first appearance counting as the initial entry. Each starting day then subsequently permits one reentry, with late registration for each flight closing after the end of Level 10.
At the time of writing, Day 1c is well underway with more than 1,100 entries, featuring notable names such as PokerStars Team Pro Benjamin Spragg, David Docherty and EPT Champion Jean Montury.
Notable names to have entered previous flights include PokerStars Team Pro Parker Talbot, multiple WCOOP and SCOOP champion Benny Glaser and Frenchman Kalidou Sow.
The current chip leader across Day 1a and 1b is Fabian Niederreiter with 776,000, with Leandro Dirlewanger (548,000) and Yoshihito Shijima (543,000) leading the chase pack at present.
Eight of the top ten players in chips all played on Day 1a, with Boris Angelov and Nicklas Dehli bagging their stacks on Day 1b.
Overall Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Niederreiter | Germany | 776,000 |
| 2 | Leandro Dirlewanger | Italy | 548,000 |
| 3 | Yoshihito Shijima | Japan | 543,000 |
| 4 | Benjamin Duval | France | 540,000 |
| 5 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | 404,000 |
| 6 | Nicklas Dehli | Denmark | 403,000 |
| 7 | Pim Gieles | Netherlands | 398,000 |
| 8 | Dumitru Pora | Romania | 385,000 |
| 9 | Israel Amoyal | France | 372,000 |
| 10 | Bernard Darmon | France | 341,000 |
Players who don't manage to make the cut today need not fret just yet, as Days 1e and 1f are scheduled to commence on Friday, February 16, at noon and 6 p.m. local time, featuring 30-minute and 20-minute levels respectively, but otherwise following the same structure as previous flights.
All players who advance to Day 2 will return on Saturday, February 17, at noon local time to 60-minute levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of all the action from the FPS Main Event at the luxurious Le Palais des Congrès.
