2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

�10,300 EPT Paris High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars EPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€810,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€4,137,600
Entries
431
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
394
Players Left
176

Japan at the Top After Day 1 of the �10,300 EPT Paris High Roller

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jun Obara
Jun Obara

Day 1 of the �10,300 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris High Roller has come to an end. 394 entries made their way to the Hyatt Regency Paris ��toile, of which 173 filled their bag with chips at the end of day. The players played ten one-hour levels, and in the end it was Kazuhiko Yotsushika who bagged the most chips with 433,000 (289 BB). The other 172 players will join him Saturday at 12:30 p.m. for Day 2 of this three-day tournament.

Close behind is fellow Japanese player Jun Obara, who bagged 401,000 chips. Jenya Gavrilovich is the final player on the podium, landing in third with 360,000. The prizepool these players are fighting is standing at �3,782,400, but registration is open until the start of Day 2, so that is still expected to grow.

�10,300 EPT Prague High Roller Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankNameCountryChip CountDay 2 Big Blinds
1Kazuhiki YotsushikaJapan433,000289
2Jun ObaraJapan401,000267
3Jenya GavrilovichBelarus360,000240
4Alberto OkudaBrazil328,500219
5Rui FerreiraPortugal316,500211
6Lander LijoSpain303,000202
7Igor Picone France299,000199
8Mateus EndoBrazil298,000199
9Julien SitbonFrance284,500190
10Alexander IvarssonSweden269,500180

Day 1 Action

The start of the day had a little delay as players were slowly finding their seats but, eventually, the field started growing at a rapid pace. Among those who found their way to the tournament room were high stakes regulars Sam Greenwood, Ren Lin, Adrian Mateos and Teun Mulder. All of them busted the two entries that were allowed and are thus out of contention for the win.

Ren Lin
Ren Lin

The likes of PokerStars Ambassadors Benjamin Spragg and Ramon Colillas also failed to make it through the day, but have only fired one bullet so can still reenter until registration closes at the start of Day 2.

Chris Brewer has bagged and tagged 55,000 chips and is looking to win his third trophy during this EPT Paris. Other players still in that have won an event already this festival are Mike Watson (94,000), Stephen Chidwick (87,000), Humberto Lopes Galindo (58,000), Andre Marques (16,000) and Bruno Fitoussi (11,000)

Other notable names that did make it through the day include Steve O'Dwyer (182,500) and Sam Grafton (111,000).

Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Play will continue on Day 2 at 12:30 p.m. local time in Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante. The field will play ten levels of 60 minutes before those who will make it through return on Day 3 on Sunday for the finale.

The PokerNews team will be there on Saturday for live coverage of the �10,300 High Roller, as well as other tournaments found at our EPT Paris Main Hub.

Tags: Adrian MateosAlberto OkudaAlexander IvarssonAndre MarquesBenjamin SpraggBruno FitoussiChris BrewerHumberto Lopes GalindoIgor PiconeJenya GavrilovichJulien SitbonJun ObaraKazuhiko YotsushikaLander LijoMateus EndoMike WatsonRamon ColillasRen LinRui FerreiraSam GraftonSam GreenwoodStephen ChidwickSteve O'DwyerTeun Mulder