The French online publication igamingfrance reports that the Microgaming-888.com dedicated French poker network’s first operator, La Société Française des Jeux sur Internet (SFJI) has also achieved licensed status. The French operator is a venture launched in May 2010 in which some forty independent land casinos in France have combined to enter the online sector, using the expertise and technology of Microgaming and 888.com. The company’s site will likely be branded 200pourcentpoker.

SFJI has an additional connection with Microgaming through Spiral Solutions France, a joint b2b venture in which long-time Microgaming associate Spiral Solutions joined with the casino equipment provider Santa Maria Group to develop business in the liberalised French market.

Several major and well established online gambling industry firms have now secured French licensing, among them Party Gaming, Bwin, Pokerstars, Everest and Betclic, Chiligaming and Winamax.

For these survivors of an original field of 7,319 and Day 4 starter list of 1,240, it was the day where the money bubble burst at the 748th elimination, ensuring that the remaining players are all in the money to the tune of at least $19,263 a good return on the $10 000 buy-in investment.

Day 4 kicked off Tuesday afternoon with veteran player Dwyte Pilgrim giving the shuffle up and deal call as the field got down to business at level 13.James Carroll was the frontrunner with 803,000 chips, but a slew of excellent players like Scotty Nguyen, Robert Varkonyi, Filippo Candio and 1987 and 1988 champ Johnny Chan remained in contention.

Other well known faces around the tables included Eric Baldwin, Steve Billirakis, Johnny Lodden, Patrik Antonius, Vanessa Selbst, Scott Clements, Annie Duke, Humberto Brenes, Isaac Baron, Barry Greenstein and Alexander Kostritsyn.

The eliminations were soon coming thick and fast, with many respected players falling before the money bubble burst, including Barny Boatman, Matt Savage, JJ Liu, Blair Rodman, Dave Colclough, Rob Perlman, Barry Shulman, Dewey Tomko, Kathy Liebert, Raymond Rahme, Barry Greenstein, Erica Schoenberg, Robert Varkonyi, Annie Duke, Nicolas Chouity, Valdemar Kwaysser, Dan Harrington, Kido Pham, Corwin Cole and Humberto Brenes.

Player Tim McDonald was the unlucky 748th player to bust out on the money bubble, and received a round of applause.

Twelve hours after the kick off, tournament staff wrapped it up for the night at level 17 with 576 players remaining and average stacks at around 381,198.

Leading the field was a sartorially impeccable Tony Dunst on 1,546,000, chased by nearest rival Duy Le on 1,460,000, with several other millionaire stacks in the top ten finishers.

All four Mizrachi brothers made the money, although Eric was subsequently eliminated.

Last year’s bubble boy, Kia Hamadani was back again this year, and this time he made it into the cash.

One of the last bust-outs of the night was Allen Cunningham.

Theres still potential for plenty of action as the competition moves into Day 5 on Wednesday, with the likes of Phil Galfond, Theo Jorgensen, Matt Affleck, Adam Levy, Alexander Kostritsyn Praz Bansi, Scotty Nguyen and Vanessa Selbst all with healthy stacks and more than ready to compete with Johnny Chan, Tony Dunst and other leaders.

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Giancarlo Fisichella is a fierce competitor on and off the track and he made a big impression on his new sponsors with a dazzling and high-octane performance at the Sports Stars Challenge IV event in London earlier this year. As a newly signed ambassador for PartyPoker.it, Giancarlo’s passion for the game will see him take on the best of the poker circuit as well as the racing circuit!

Giancarlo said: “Poker has become a very popular pastime in the paddock in recent months with many of the drivers. I have joined two new teams recently and am delighted to be in pole position as a new ambassador for PartyPoker.it!”

PartyPoker.it is celebrating Giancarlo Fisichella becoming an ambassador with a series of great daily freerolls. Players can win a slice of the €500 prize pool and, better still, a genuine F1 collector’s item: a unique shirt signed by Fisi himself. Click on the ‘Freerolls’ tab in the Tournament Lobby, click ‘Fisichella €500 Freeroll’ and then click on the ‘Register’ button. Seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please note that this promotion is open to residents of Italy only. The freerolls run until the 31st October.

A PartyPoker spokesman said: “Giancarlo is the fantastic new ambassador for PartyPoker.it. The freerolls are exclusive to Italian residents but the rest of the world and the international poker circuit is likely to feel the force of Fisi as he gets involved in the game. Many commentators have already said that they believe that he is on track to be one the best ‘celebrity’ players on the poker circuit. He is one to watch as he moves through his gears but you have to pay attention as he moves very fast on the felt and he’s always got his hand on the pump!”

Fisi has already recorded a special instructional dvd that will be available shortly in the Italian market.

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