FSPC Main Event (Flight 1A): Fradin Still Holding Off On Return Flight Home

2017 Florida State Poker Championships
Event 20 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($500,000 GTD)
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 97

Alexandre Fradin (Montpellier, France)

As the WSOP was winding down, and players from all over the world were booking flights home, Alexandre Fradin (Montpellier, France) was researching where the next major series was.  There were only two properties offering substantial guaranteed events (and main events) in July, and after last week's result, Fradin most likely happy he decided to come to Florida.

Fradin's first ever tournament in Florida was Event #14 of this series ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em - $150,000 GTD), which he ended up chopping with Stu Paterson.  Alexandre earned $49,105 for the runner-up finish, which is the second largest cash of his career.  Fradin's original plan was to play in Event #14 and head home to France, but he bagged a chip lead in one of the opening flights, assuring him of a seat in this main event.  His four-week WSOP summer is slowly becoming a two month excursion, but there are worse places he could be than sunny Pompano Beach, Florida.  Other notables in the field that have yet to been mentioned include:

Steven Karp

Dmitry Agrachov

Jose Parra

Austin Peck

Jaki Cohen

Alan Phillips

Steven Rosen