EPT9 Deuville Day 1A Attracts 307 Players
The €5,300 EPT Deauville Main Event has kicked off at Casino Barriere attracted 307 players for Day 1a today.
This season, for the first time, the EPT has joined forces with the national France Poker Series to create a mega ten-day, 48-event festival in Deauville, making it one of the biggest events ever held in France.
In addition to the title and cash prize, the winner of EPT Deauville will receive a stunning watch worth more than €5,000 from luxury Swiss brand Slyde, the Official Watch Sponsor for EPT9 Main Events.
FPS DEAUVILLE MAIN EVENT French-Canadian student Patrick Braga, 26, has won the FPS Main Event for €165,000 after beating Irish player Andrew King heads-up . The €1,100 event started last Wednesday with a record-breaking 828 players. PokerStars.fr Dream Job "TV Star" Ronan Monfort came third, EPT Vienna finalist Konstantinos Nanos finished fourth and long-term EPT journalist Bruno Santos was sixth.
The prize pool was €794,880 with 108 paid.
FPS HIGH ROLLER – DOWN TO 24 AND IN THE MONEY The €3k FPR High Roller is down to 24 players and the money. A total of 222 players entered creating a total prize pool of €575,424 with €163,700 for first place. 24 places get paid.
Source: www.pokerstars.com