The
Grand Prix de Paris
was one of the original stops on the
WPT, and the only foreign
stop for quite some time. In its second incarnation the Paris
tournament is the first stop on this the WPT’s 9th season.
With a
strong international poker
pro presence, the final
table is shaping up to be a star-studded affair, with players like
Isabelle Mercier,
Antione Saout,
and Andrew Feldman
all in terrific shape to make a deep run in the event.
With
a €2.7 million prize-pool, and €633k going to the winner, the
poker players
will be battling hard to reach the final table. Many of the big names
who weren’t lucky enough to survive the first day will likely be
hanging around Paris for a few extra days; when the €20,000
high-roller tournament is set to begin –The high-roller events are
popping up at more and more major tournaments, almost as a
second-chance event for the top pros.
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