2024 FPS Aix-les-Bains

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 FPS Aix-les-Bains

Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Entries
52
Players Left
52
Average Chip Stack
30,000
Total Chips
1,560,000
Level Info
Level
2
Blinds
100 / 200
Ante
200
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
52
Players Left
52

Veloso Doesn't Back Down; Bruneteaux and Brecard Join the Fray

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player opened in early position and was called by another player from directly behind. Cesar Veloso squeezed to 1,600 on the button and the initial flatter called.

Veloso's opponent checked to Veloso, who continued for 1,800 on the 4?Q?6? flop. His opponent check-raised to 5,000 and, undeterred, Veloso put enough chips in the middle to put his opponent all in for his last 12,500.

Veloso's opponent tanked a bit, but eventually opted to lay his hand down and Veloso showed the A?Q? one-by-one before collecting the pot.

At another table, PokerStars ambassadors Benjamin Bruneteaux and Julien Brecard have taken their seats.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cesar Veloso fr
Cesar Veloso
41,000
41,000
41,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Bruneteaux fr
Benjamin Bruneteaux
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Julien Brecard fr
Julien Brecard
30,000

Tags: Benjamin BruneteauxCesar Veloso

Essertel Gets Respect

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player opened in the hijack and was called by Jeremie Essertel on the button. Erich Tedeschi squeezed to 2,500 and both his opponents called for a bloated three-way pot.

Tedeschi continued for 2,600 on the 3?5?Q? flop and he was again called by both players.

The K? fell on the turn and Tedeschi checked to the player in the hijack, who bet 4,000. Essetel then raised to 15,000, which got a quick fold from Tedeschi and a fold from his remaining opponent after a lengthy tank.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeremie Essertel fr
Jeremie Essertel
45,000
Profile photo of Erich Tedeschi fr
Erich Tedeschi
37,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Erich TedeschiJeremie Essertel

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Dupre Puts His Chips to Work

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Julien Dupre
Julien Dupre

The player under the gun raised to 200 and was called by another player in middle position. Julien Dupre then squeezed to 1,200 from the cutoff and both his opponents called.

Action checked to Dupre on the 5?J?6? flop and he continued for 1,300. Both of his opponents didn't take long to fold in turn and Dupre, well-known for his streaming career in League of Legends, took down the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Dupre fr
Julien Dupre
33,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: Julien Dupre

Stein up Early

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The player first to act opened to 300 and was called by Laurence Stein in the cutoff for a heads-up pot.

Stein called a 500 bet from his opponent on the 8?Q?3? flop and then both players checked on the 5? turn.

The 2? completed the board and Stein's opponent check-called a 700 bet.

Stein turned over K?Q? for a pair of queens and his opponent mucked — conceding the pot to Stein.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Laurence Stein fr
Laurence Stein
34,000

Tags: Laurence Stein

Become a Bigger Part of the Action With MyStack by PokerNews

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Have you heard about MyStack by PokerNews? It is a free-to-use tool built into the PokerNews website that puts you in control of your chip counts on our live reporting pages. MyStack directly connects you to PokerNews' live reporting pages, making you an even bigger part of the action in the events you play.

MyStack is a free poker tool and PokerNews activates MyStack for every event it is live reporting from, regardless of that tournament's buy-in. Once you have created a free PokerNews account, you can use MyStack to update your chip counts in real time; hopefully, your stack will continue increasing throughout the event!

Click Here to Set Up Your Account

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

France Poker Series Aux-Les-Bains Main Event to Begin at 1 p.m.

Alban Juen
Alban Juen

The France Poker Series (FPS) hosted by PokerStars has returned to the Casino Grand Cercle in Aux-Les-Bains, where competitors from near and far have gathered to take their shot at poker glory in the €1,100 Main Event over the next several days.

Last year, France's own Alban Juen overcame a 475-entry field and put on a dominating performance to take down his first second FPS title along with the $94,512 first-place prize. More recently, Juen continued his hot streak by winning an $1,100 Wynn Summer Classic event in Las Vegas for a career-best $380,767 back in May.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Alban JuenFrance€90,070
2Michael SmithCanada€56,290
3Julien SottasSwitzerland€40,210
4Ouajdi MimouniFrance€30,930
5Abdelkrim HarzallahFrance€23,790
6Mathieu ViziozFrance€18,300
7Karim SouaidFrance€14,080
8Paul Fran?ois TedeschiFrance€10,830

Day 1a is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time, which represents the first of four starting flights across three days. Players will begin with 30,000 in chips and Level 1 will start with 100/100 blinds with a 100 big-blind ante. One reentry will be allowed during a player's initial flight and one additional reentry will be permitted in all subsequent flights, including the start of Day 2.

Levels will last 45-minutes each and play will suspend for the evening at the end of Level 14. Scheduled breaks will be announced after play has begun for the day. All players who bag at the end of the day will reconvene on Saturday, October 5 at 1 p.m. for Day 2.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the action leading to the next FPS Main Event champion right here at the foot of the alps in Aix-Les-Bains!

Tags: Abdelkrim HarzallahAlban JuenCasino Grand CercleFPSJulien SottasKarim SouaidMichael Smith

€1,100 Main Event

Day 1a Started