Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris
Buy-in
€7,500
Prize Pool
€1,624,500
Entries
228
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Break
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Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Level 4 is complete, and the players are on another 15-minute break.
Yaiche Calls
Basil Yaiche was faced with a 6,000-chip bet on a board of 
. Perplexed, he began asking his opponent a few questions, but none of them was answered. Finally, Yaiche made the call, and his opponent tabled 
for a flush.
Yaiche mucked, and his stack shrunk to 59,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | -9,000 |
Chewy Doubles Opponent
Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger was faced with an all-in bet of around 8,000 on a flop of 
. Lichtenberger called his opponent, and the hands were opened.
| Lichtenberger |  |
| Opponent |  |
Lichtenberger couldn't catch a heart on the turn (
) or the river (
), doubling Lichtenberger's opponent to around 17,000 chips.
Lichtenberger slipped to 33,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | -9,000 |
Day 1a Update
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Kristy Arnett brings you our first video update from the WPT Grand Prix de Paris.
See Ya, Selbst
Philipp Gruissem has just joined us here at the Aviation Club de France, and he's now sitting where Vanessa Selbst started the day. According to Tristan Wade, Selbst moved all in holding 
and was crushed by Mickael Layani's 
on a board of 
two diamonds. The turn was a deuce, giving Lavani a full house and eliminating Selbst from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
Busted |
Assorted Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 | 17,000 |
|
67,000 | 12,000 |
|
62,000 | 17,000 |
|
60,000 | 24,000 |
|
57,000 | 7,000 |
|
52,000 | 28,000 |
|
49,000 | 20,000 |
|
48,500 | 16,500 |
|
43,000 | -17,000 |
|
|
42,000 | 15,000 |
|
42,000 | 14,000 |
|
40,000 | 19,000 |
|
39,000 | -10,000 |
|
38,000 | 11,000 |
|
37,000 | -14,000 |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
25,500 | 8,500 |
|
25,500 | -1,000 |
|
24,000 | -14,000 |
|
22,300 | -4,800 |
|
18,000 | -8,000 |
|
15,700 | -14,300 |
|
12,000 | -25,000 |
|
7,200 | -20,300 |
O'Brien Out
Dan O'Brien exited during Level 3. According to tablemates Andrew Seidman and Todd Terry, Marko Neumann opened preflop, a second player called, and O'Brien three-bet to 2,200. Both players called, and flop came 
rainbow. O'Brien fired 4,200, Neumann min-raised to 8,400, and only O'Brien called.
The turn was another queen, and O'Brien check-called 9,000 from Neumann. The river was a 
, and O'Brien checked. Neumann moved all in, O'Brien called, and Neumann tabled two threes for a set. O'Brien mucked ace-queen and headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Duhamel Five-Bets
Andrew Lichtenberger got things going with a raise to 525 in middle position. 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel three-bet to 1,375 on his direct left, and a third gentleman on Duhamel's direct left four-bet to 3,000 even.
The action folded to Lichtenberger who folded, and Duhamel went into the tank. He reached for a handful of chips, including a pink T5,000 chip, and five-bet to 6,850. His opponent immediately folded, and Duhamel took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 20,000 |