Franck Makaci Tops Day 1b Field at PMU.fr WPT National Paris
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Franck Makaci finished on top of the leader board after 10 45-minutes levels of play on Day 1b of the 2014 PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Paris Main Event, bagging up 146,000 in chips.
David Lascar finished second place with 140,300, and Georges Viaud rounded out the top three with 126,300.
Makaci took the lead in Level 2 when he was involved in a three-way all-in pot on the turn of a board that read 
. Makaci held the 
, and his two opponents had the 
and the 
. While all three players currently had a Broadway straight, Makaci was freerolling the lot with his flush draw. As it turned out, Makaci spiked his card on the river �� the 
�� to triple up. From there, he cruised through to the end of the day.
As for the overall lead, that belongs to Day 1a's Guillaume Wilhelm. He remains the man to catch after finishing on 177,700.
Overall, 62 players from Day 1b made it through to Day 2. There are two more starting flights still to run for those who failed to still advance, so this field is only going to grow, grow, grow.