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2010 WPT Paris
Main event
Day: 1b
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
ElkY Turns 1 Chip into 7
Unfortunately for him, it was a 5k chip, his last remaining, into change so he could pay his blinds (100 and 200) which he duly did, playing not a hand. A whole orbit's vulturing and he made not one bet, but passed calmly while little pots flew about the table.
One such pot involved Jonathan Layani who's recently been moved on there, calling called a raise preflop from Gilles Boulenger. On the 
-diamond-diamond flop he check-raised him and Boulenger passed. Layani showed him 
which might put the warning signs up around this newcomer.
Assorted Chip Counts
A few chip counts spotted from around the cardroom.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
50,000 | |
|
42,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000 | |
|
31,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
20,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
16,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
||
|
13,000
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
Steicke's Been Stacked
David Steicke has been eliminated from the 2010 WPT Grand Prix Paris.
Steicke limped in early position, and Jean Rigal sitting on Steicke's immediate left bumped the action up to 750. Steicke made the call, and the two players saw a 
flop. Steicke checked over to Rigal who put tossed out what looked to be about 1,200 worth of chips. Steicke made the call, prompting the dealer to peel off the 
on the turn. Steicke checked again, however when Rigal tossed out his bet of 2,200, Steicke decided to pull the trigger for the rest of chips sliding in a stack of about 10,000 total.
After carefully counting down his chips to see what he would be left with if he made the call, Rigal slid the correct amount into the center and the two flipped over their cards. RIgal was way ahead holding 
, and Steicke would need to catch one of the two remaining deuces, holding pocket twos.
The river was a brick for Steicke, and he quickly gathered his belongings and made his exit out of the tournament area. Rigal, on the other hand looked to be flourishing with about 50,000.
Nothing Draws a Crowd Like a River Check-raise
There's something about the finality of betting on the river - no more help for hands, only showdown or mucking to look forward to - which draws an audience, especially when a large pot has been created and has just grown even larger with a cheeky check-raise...
Three players made it thus far - Jaafer Sanini (whom I believe was responsible for the in-position 3,500 bet on the turn with the board standing 
called by the others), Eric Sadoun and Gilbert Diaz. The river card brought a third club, and now Sadoun, first to act, checked. Diaz bet 5k at this point, called after a lengthy think by Sanini. Diaz almost flipped his hand right over then, but was Whoa-d by Sadoun whom everyone had forgotten about. He proceeded to shakily raise to 15k. Back to Diaz, who now had his own decision-dwell, but finally paid the extra 10k (Sanini did not).
Diaz showed the 
for a straight which was no good against Sadoun's 
.
Rivers Dry Up
No showdowns over here in the last 10 minutes, first Andrew Teng called a 2,300 bet on 
flop from Jens Kyllonen but folded to 5,700 bet on the turn.
Meanwhile Jeff Sarwer 3-bet from the big blind against Simeon Ravnsbaek, making it 1,800 over the top of an 600 initial raise. Ravnsbaek made the call but then quickly gave up to a 2,300 flop bet.
No All-in for Selin
A pot snowballed like a gerbil in a room full of post-its as Patrik Selin raised to 600 preflop, called by John Juanda, the button and big blind Matthew Hopkins. The flop came 
and Hopkins checked, Selin bet 1,300 and the others passed but Hopkins then upped it to 4,100. Call from Selin and the turn came the 
. Hopkins fired out 7,300, which was again called. On the river - 
- Hopkins slid his entire remaining stack in the middle - 15k or so. This represented a call all-in for Selin, who finally relinquished the pot and drops to a table short stack.
Amourette Not Sour
Anthony Roux opened to 525 before Antoine Amourette reraised to 1,300 next to him. Paul Bennazar then flat-called this raise, even though it looked as though he was trying to raise Roux's original bet and had not seen the 3-bet.
Roux also called and they went three-way to a flop of 
which got checked around. Roux and Amourette both checked the turn too and Bennazar fired out 1,600. Roux folded but Amourette made the call, before leading out for 4,200 on the 
river. Bennazar instantly folded to this river bet allowing his opponent to scoop up the pot like a kid at a pick 'n' mix.
Qu Pays Full Raskin Price
A resounding table-slap by Eric Qu revealed his frustration at the end of a hand which saw a 35k+ pot ship over to Micah Raskin. He'd paid on the river, the board reading 
and undoubtedly the Queen was the final card, judging from his reaction to seeing the 
in his opponent's hand - he hurled down his 
, said something vociferously in French, smacked the table, got up and sat down again quickly. Down to 10k or so, while Raskin shrugged and stacked the big pot.
Never Mind The Pollak Here's The Set Pistols
Disaster for Chuc Hoang who must have been pretty happy getting all his chips in the middle with on a 
board, but Benjamin Pollak was holding for some nasty set-over-set action.
The case King was avoided on the 
river and Pollak doubled up up to a very healthy 50,000 or so.