Today marks the last day for anyone wanting to participate in a starting flight for the France Poker Series Aix-les-Bain Main Event (hosted by Pokerstars), with Day 1c set to begin at 1 p.m. local time. Day 1d, which is the fourth and final starting flight, will take place at 8 p.m.
Yesterday, an additional 127 entrants descended upon the Casino Grand Cercle for Day 1b, which brings the total number of participants for the event up to 262 when combined with Day 1a.
The overall leader so far France's own Karim Kaladjou, who bagged up an impressive 366,000 last night and is the only player who ended over the 300k mark. Kaladjou is a regular in FPS events and earned a career-best cash last year for €17,300 after placing sixth in an FPS Super High Roller event. Kaladjou is currently best-positioned to make another deep run and add to his $100,000 in live-tournament earnings.
FPS Main Event Overall Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karim Kaladjou | France | 366,000 | 92 |
| 2 | Zine-Din Benrebai | France | 292,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Radoslaw Kopec | Poland | 275,000 | 69 |
| 4 | Alexis Tremblay | France | 264,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Lylian Baunez | France | 261,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Kevin Hasler | Switzerland | 240,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Damian Noraz | France | 236,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Marco Meisser | Switzerland | 235,000 | 59 |
| 9 | Kevin Naegelen | France | 207,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Yoann Cook | France | 197,000 | 49 |
Players in Day 1c will begin with 30,000 in chips with blind levels starting at 100/100 with a 100 big-blind ante. Fourteen levels will be played lasting 45 minutes each and short breaks will take place after every three levels. A 90-minute dinner break will take place at 7 p.m.
Day 1d will follow the same blind structure but features accelerated 25-minute levels.
Any player who participated in previous flights will be allowed a single (re)entry into Day 1c and Day 1d. Players who did not participate in previous flights will be allowed two entries into their first flight (one initial entry and one reentry). Late registration for each flight will close at the end of Level 12.
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