France Poker Series
Sport | poker |
---|---|
Founded | 2010 |
Ceased | 2024 |
Replaced by | PokerStars Open |
Country | France Morocco Monaco Belgium |
Last champion(s) | Zine Benrebai (2024) |
Most titles | Yury Nesterenko (2014/2014) Anthony Apicella (2014/2022) |
Sponsor(s) | PokerStars |
Tournament format | Texas Hold'em |
Official website | pokerstarslive.com |
The France Poker Series (FPS) started in May 2010, is a major regional poker tour in France and French speaking countries. The tour is sponsored by PokerStars.com, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), Latin American Poker Tour (2008) and North American Poker Tour (2010).[1]
History
[edit]The FPS is a series of poker tournaments that ran for 6 seasons from 2010 to 2016 and 29 stops in France, Morocco and Monaco, where the best poker players from the region and the world competed for the title of champion of FPS.
In 2017, the series was discontinued, as well as other poker series around the world sponsored by PokerStars.net, rebranding to the PokerStars Festival for country tours and PokerStars Championship for major regional tours, which brought together all other regional tours such as LAPT (Latin American Poker Tour), EKA (Eureka Poker Tour), IPT (Italian Poker Tour), ESPT (Estrellas Poker Tour) UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour), among others. In 2018 the PokerStars Festival was discontinued.[2]
In 2022, PokerStars.net announces the return of the France Poker Series in events that took place in France and Monaco.[3][4]
Discontinued: In 2024, PokerStars announced the new PokerStars Open that replaces the following tours: EKA (Eureka Poker Tour), UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour), FPS (France Poker Series) and ESPT (Estrellas Poker Tour), startng in march 2025.[5]
Results
[edit]Season 1
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–2 May 2010 | FPS Beaulieu €1,200 Casino de Beaulieu |
149
|
€157,345 | Jose Ignacio Barbero[6] | €40,123 | [1] |
25–26 September 2010 | FPS Divonne €1,200 Casino de Divonne-les-Bains |
399
|
€421,344 | Serge Didisheim[7] | €108,894 | [2] |
16–17 October 2010 | FPS Saint-Amand €1,200 Casino de Saint-Amand-les-Eaux |
228
|
€235,488 | David Jaoui[8] | €42,175 | [3] |
13–14 November 2010 | FPS Lyon €1,200 Casino Le Lyon Vert |
228
|
€342,144 | Christophe Monnin[9] | €88,444 | [4] |
18–19 December 2010 | FPS Forges-les-Eaux €1,200 Grand Casino de Forges-les-Eaux |
265
|
€279,440 | Mathieu Thiry[10] | €75,000 | [5] |
9–14 February 2011 | FPS Paris FINAL €2,000 Cercle Haussmann Paris |
567
|
€979,776 | Marvin Rettenmaier[11] | €244,036 | [6] |
Season 2
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 November-4 December 2011 | FPS Mazagan Dhs 13,200 (~€1,180) Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida |
305
|
Dhs 3,579,785 (~€320,045) |
Anas Tadini[12] | Dhs 900,000 (~€80,463) |
[7] |
31 January-6 February 2012 | EPT/FPS Deauville €1,200 Casino Barrière de Deauville |
329
|
€315,840 | Ludovic Sultan[13] | €82,000 | [8] |
21–25 March 2012 | FPS Snowfest Evian €1,200 Casino d'Evian |
296
|
€284,160 | Veronika Pavlikova[14] | €70,000 | [9] |
10–13 May 2012 | FPS Amnéville €1,100 Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville |
317
|
€304,320 | Ben Dobson[15] | €70,000 | [10] |
27 June-1 July 2012 | FPS Gujan-Mestras €1,100 Casino du Lac de la Magdeleine, Gujan-Mestras |
172
|
€165,120 | Florian Desgouttes[16] | €43,000 | [11] |
11–14 October 2012 | FPS Mazagan Dhs 12,000 (~€1,050) Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida |
208
|
Dhs 2,219,360 (~€194,302) |
Karim Rharbaoui[17] | Dhs 505,000 (~€44,212) |
[12] |
13–19 November 2012 | FPS Paris €1,100 Cercle Cadet, Paris |
715
|
€709,738 | Mateusz Rypulak[18] | €150,000 | [13] |
30 January-3 February 2013 | FPS Deauville FINAL €1,200 Casino Barrière de Deauville |
828
|
€794,880 | Patrick Braga[19] | €165,000 | [14] |
Season 3
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21–24 March 2013 | FPS Snowfest Evian €1,100 Casino d'Evian |
280
|
€268,800 | Neil Raine[20] | €60,000 | [15] |
30 May-2 June 2013 | FPS Amnéville €1,100 Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville |
417
|
€400,320 | Ibrahim Feliani[21] | €92,000 | [16] |
23–29 September 2013 | FPS Sunfest Cannes €1,100 JOA Royal Casino Cannes-Mandelieu |
559
|
€536,640 | Giedrius Gradeckas[22] | €92,000 | [17] |
16–23 November 2013 | FPS Paris €1,100 Cercle Cadet, Paris |
818
|
€811,980 | Rodolphe Dethiere[23] | €153,000 | [18] |
22–26 January 2014 | FPS Deauville FINAL €1,100 Casino Barrière de Deauville |
1,095
|
€1,051,200 | Niels van Leeuwen[24] | €175,000 | [19] |
Season 4
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23–26 April 2014 | EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,200 Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort |
837
|
€811,890 | Yury Nesterenko[25] | €150,000 | [20] |
2–5 October 2014 | FPS Sunfest Cannes €1,200 JOA Royal Casino Cannes-Mandelieu |
582
|
€558,720 | Yury Nesterenko[26] | €91,000 | [21] |
21 November 2014 | FPS Paris €1,200 Cercle Cadet Paris |
CANCELLED by PokerStars[27] due French authorities decided to close down Cercle Cadet for an "undetermined amount of time" after an operation carried out by the French Judicial Police (DCPJ) on Oct. 14.[28] | ||||
20 December 2014 | STUDENT FRANCE POKER SERIES €150 Guaranteed Prize Pool €10,000 Casino Barrière de Deauville |
164
|
€21,254 | Patrick Miangu | €5,000 | [22] |
28 January-1 February 2015 | EPT/FPS Deauville €1,200 Casino Barrière de Deauville |
1,355
|
€1,300,800 | Anthony Apicella[29] | €197,000 | [23] |
Season 5
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 April-2 May 2015 | EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,200 Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort |
993
|
€963,210 | Sebastian Supper[30] | €177,000 | [24] |
21–26 July 2015 | FPS Lille €1,100 Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille |
745
|
€715,200 | Bart Lybaert[31] | €122,000 | [25] |
15–20 December 2015 | FPS ENGHIEN €1,100 Casino Barrière de d'Enghien |
940
|
€902,400 | Arnaud Desbrosse[32] | €147,000 | [26] |
Season 6
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 April-6 May 2016 | EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,200 Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort |
1,261
|
€1,223,170 | Stephane Dossetto[33] | €218,000 | [27] |
19–24 July 2016 | FPS/UKIPT Lille €1,100 Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille |
726
|
€696,960 | Fabrice Casano[34] | €121,000 | [28] |
20–25 September 2016 | FPS Deauville €1,100 Casino Barrière de Deauville |
615
|
€590,400 | Gabriel Nassif[35] | €113,030 | [29] |
Season 2022
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 April-7 May | EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,100 Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort |
1,918
|
€1,841,280 | Lucas Scafini[36] | €250,000 | [30] |
4–9 October | FPS Divonne €1,100 Casino de Divonne-les-Bains |
628
|
€603,020 | Nicolas Hamouni[37] | €113,670 | [31][32] |
18–27 November | FPS Aix-en-Provence €1,100 Pasino Grand Aix-en-Provence |
779
|
€747,840 | Anthony Apicella[38] | €141,200 | [33] |
Season 2023
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15–26 February | EPT/FPS Paris €1,100 Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile |
2,071
|
€1,988,160 | Alan Goasdoue[39] | €287,830 | [34] |
26 April-6 May | EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,100 Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort |
2,138
|
€2,052,480 | Daisuke Ogita[40] | €307,160 | [35] |
15–23 July | FPS Stade Jean-Bouin Paris €1,100 Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris) |
1,384
|
€1,328,640 | Lorenzo Arduini[41] | €211,000 | [36] |
3–8 October | FPS Aix-les-Bains €1,100 Casino Grand Cercle Aix-les-Bains |
475
|
€456,000 | Alban Juen[42] | €90,070 | [37] |
10–19 November | FPS Aix-en-Provence €1,100 Pasino Grand Aix-en-Provence |
611
|
€586,560 | Sahil Chutani[43] | €110,400 | [38] |
Season 2024
[edit]Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14–25 February | EPT/FPS Paris €1,100 Palais des congrès de Paris |
4,149
|
€3,983,040 | Mateusz Moolhuizen[44] | €470,830 | [39] |
24–28 April | EPT/FPS Monte Carlo €1,100 Sporting Monte Carlo, Larvotto, Monaco |
2,096
|
€2,012,160 | Atanas Malinov[45] | €303,190 | [40] |
30 September-6 October | FPS Aix-les-Bains €1,100 Casino Grand Cercle Aix-les-Bains |
660
|
€633,600 | Zine Benrebai[46] | €122,150 | [41] |
Sponsored Events | ||||||
8–20 May | BPC Namur €1,100 Guarantted Prizepool €1,000,000 Circus Casino Resort, Namur, Belgium |
1,259
|
€1,266,388 | Rayane Benounnane[47] | €200,000 | [42] |
Winners by country
[edit]Up to Season 2024 - FPS Aix-les-Bains
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