Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
2010 WPT Paris
Main event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 WPT Paris
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,347,797
Entries
247
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Ludo Evicted
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Antony Lellouche just told us of the demise of his good friend Ludovic Lacay
Arnaud Esquevin had raised preflop from late position and Lacay flat-called from the small blind. Lacay then check-called the flop, turn and river of a 
board but mucked at the end when seeing Esquevin's hand.
Saout! Saout! Saout is on Fire!
Antoine Saout is generally a quiet presence on the tables in a tournament. It's hard to believe how close he really came to winning the WSOP main event last year, but he doesn't ever seem to suffer under the weight of expectation, rather just gets on with his job quietly.
Joining the action on the turn, Erik Haik check-called a bet of 6,975 with the board reading 
. The river was the 
and Haik checked once more.
Saout thought for a couple of minutes before counting his chips and firing out 16,100 to put more pressure on Haik for a decision that would cost the latter most of his stack. After about five minutes of hard thinking, Haik called the clock on himself, as everyone else suddenly gained a great deal of interest. The tournament director came by and began to count down the clock, eventually Haik ran out of time and he mucked his 
face up.
A wordless Saout quietly scooped the pot.
Mizzi and Dhorasoo Interested in Same Lady
Sorel Mizzi, undaunted by his climb towards the chip lead, or more recent downswing, is still getting involved, but it's not all been going his way. He raised in early position to 800 just now, called by Roberto Romanello (the rumors of whose exit have been somewhat exaggerated) and Vikash Dhorasoo. Mizzi bet the flop of 
, Romanello passed, and Vikash then raised to 4,600. There was a pause, but not enough to make popcorn, and he called.
Both players checked the turn, but on the 
river Mizzi bet out 6,800. After not very long at all Dhorasoo called with his 
and got to take the pot seeing the 
in his opponent's hand for a worse two pair on the crucial river.
Vikash Dhorasoo now up to 55,000, while Mizzi down to around the same.
Per of Kings
Big pot for Per Linde, and a tortured-looking call from Tristan Clemencon just now. It started fast, with a preflop raise from Linde, a flat call and then a big blind re-raise to 2,925 from Clemencon. Back to Linde, who fourbet (7,200), getting rid of the middle flatter but eventually luring in Clemencon.
The flop brought a splash of paint: 
but anyone expecting action would have been disappointed here as Clemencon checked behind Linde. The 
on the turn, likewise, appeared to interest neither player, and it took the 
and a check from Clemencon on the river before another bet was made. Clemencon now considered Linde's 10,500 bet, going through the gamut of decision-making processes you see at tournaments:
Asking him, "Do you have Queens?" and being told straight, "I won't tell..."
Getting the dealer to spread the pot and staring at it...
Counting out his stack, then picking up the call and shaking it dangerously over the line...
Finally he threw it in - and saw Linde with 
. He drops to 35k, while Linde's up to around 60k.
Another Round of Snap Shots
As stacks start growing, we figured it would be a good time to bring a little visual stimulation your way!
![Allan Baekke & [Removed:13]](https://s.pnimg.net/MH8v3VUUU_V32fJEchll2J8XXsGYRLCI8ql3i-rOu54/pr:reporting-gallery-thumbnail/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/NzE0LzEzL3g5YTI1/MWQ1YmNlLmpwZw.webp)
Catching up With The Mizz!
Kristy Arnett caught up with Sorel Mizzi on the last break to talk about the WPT Paris, and his hot start to 2010.
The Gorce Is Strong In This One
Guillaume de la Gorce has doubled up to a very healthy 90,000 after he coolered an opponent when they got it all-in on a 
flop. His oppponent was probably delighted to get it in with 
but De la Gorce was holding the nutty and avoided the case seven on the turn and 
river.
Busquet Busto
Yes, WPT Borgata Champ Olivier Busquet has hit the rail during level four, in this manner: fourway to a flop of 
it was Busquet who bet 1,600, called by two players, one in position and one out. The turned saw his final bet - all in for 8,200 - called by the in-position opponent with 
- and the draw(s) missed making the river 
the last card relevant to him in this event.
Down to 78 players and swiftly approaching the dinner break, although in this last 90 minute level several players seem to have cracked and ordered rather tasty-looking Aviation Club de France food.
In Contempt Of Darcourt
Guillaume Darcourt limped under the gun and Antony Lellouche raised to 1,050. Everyone else passed and Darcourt reraised to 3,850 Lellouche called and they were heads-up to the flop.
The board came 
which would surely look to have been more helpful to Lellouche than Darcourt, but the latter bet out 5,000 and Lellouche made the call. On the 
turn, Darcourt thought for a moment before checking and Lellouche bet 7,000, Darcourt thought for a moment before letting it go.
These two are pretty deep still though this won't be the last battle...