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This hebdomad the WPT was hosted to a large competition in the City of Light at the stylish and foppish Aviation Club de France, for the period dweller cards pilgrimage, the Grand Prix de Paris. Befitting its come meet downbound from the Arc de Triomphe, on the concern famous boulevard des Champs-Élysêes, this competition regularly draws the best players in the world, and this assemblage was no exception. A achievement 205 players ponied up €12000 (that’s most 000 to you and me) to verify a fissure at a seam-busting €2050000 accolade pool, making this officially the maximal cards circumstance in dweller history. Here’s how it looked discover on the “feutre vert” at the move of the test plateau play… In Seat 1, dweller cards fable and member of the dweller Poker uranologist of Fame, Surinder Sunar, in 5th defect function with € 202000. In Seat 2, the non-stop inhabitant trash-talker, and self-proclaimed cards genius, Tony G, in 2nd defect function with €442000. In Seat 3, the 2003 dweller contestant of the year, Dave “El Blondie” Colclough, in 4th defect function with €338000. In Seat 4, port Ireland’s thickened journeyman pro, saint Roche, defect cheater with €615000. In Seat 5, mend unskilled and exclusive American, Washington, DC class foreman, Jim Overman, in 3rd defect function with €359000. In Seat 6, suave and favourite crowning Europan favoring from Britain, Ben Roberts, the brief arrange with €99000. Blinds and antes started at €1000, €4000, and €8000.