Ogita came into today second in chips and navigated his way into the chip lead early on, keeping his foot on the gas pedal until the end to finish victorious. Several PokerStars Ambassadors were in the mix but it was none other than Benjamin Spragg who made the deepest run out of his colleagues with a late Day 3 finish in 21st place for €8,850. Players from 65 different countries came to compete, with France representing nearly 36% of the field. This year’s FPS Main Event saw a record-breaking field of 2,138 entries create a massive €2,052,480 prize pool, smashing the previous record for this event.
The 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ kicked off with the €1,100 France Poker Series (FPS) Main Event and after four starting flights and three more days of action-packed poker, Japan’s Daisuke Ogita claimed the trophy and €307,160, defeating France’s Rubens Sellam in heads-up play.
