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At the start of Day 3 at EPT Deauville it was Ludovic Lacay who was supposed to lead the French charge of players. Things didn’t quite go according to plan however and Lacay, who started the day fourth in chips, was eliminated just before the day’s end and it was another Frenchman, Sam Phomveha, sitting on top of the leaderboard.

The European Poker Tour stop in Deauville, France could become the latest chapter of the centuries long rivalry between the French and British after an Englishman stormed to the chip lead on Day 2. Martins Adeniya, from London, finished the second day of play atop the leaderboard with 512,000.

This year’s PokerStars.fr European Poker Tour Deauville Main Event may not have surpassed the 891-player field last year’s event drew.  It certainly came close though.  With 889 players in this year’s event, the stop effectively matched last year’s gigantic field, not to mention generated a prize pool of €4,627,200.

The World Series of Poker just released its schedule for 2012 including details on new events, the $1 million Big One and the introduction of the October Nine.

The European Poker Tour is back from its Caribbean vacation with its annual visit to Deauville, France.  The annual stop drew 891 players last season and is on pace to draw a similar crowd this time around.  Day 1A of the €5,300 buy-in event drew 339 players and tournament officials told the PokerStars Blog they expect nearly twice that many players for Day 1B on Wednesday.