Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes
€8,500 Cannes Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes
Buy-in
$12,300
Entries
480
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
15,000
PPT by the Numbers
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2,460 -- The number of €125 qualifying satellite tournaments the PPT held over 10 months for its main event
8,500 -- The price of a buy-in (in Euros) to the Cannes Main Event
24,000 -- The number of players who have participated in a PPT event in its inaugural season
350,000 -- The amount (in Euros) that the PPT added to its prizepools during the eight super satellite tournaments that were held this year
2,000,000 -- The minimum main event prizepool (in Euros) as guaranteed by the PPT
Let's See Flops
Gus Will Settle for That
.It was checked to the under-the-gun player who fired a pot-sized bet of 500 into the middle. Only the two blinds called before the turn came
.It was checked to the aggressor in this hand who fired a huge 5,000 into the pot. The small blind player folded before Hansen leaned forward to check how many chips his opponent had remaining. He saw he had 6,400 back and made a raise to put the player all-in.
The player called fairly quickly holding
, but he saw he was drawing dead to Hansen's 
.The meaningless river came
before Hansen stacked his pile now worth 42,000.
Morning Blues
Maybe he should have stayed in bed.
In the very first minutes of his tournament, he looked down at
and opened the betting with a raise to 300 from middle position. Action folded around to the button, who moved all in for his last 2,400. Mercier pursed his lips and flicked the calling chips into the pot, as his opponent tabled 
, racing with the pro for his tournament life.The dealer ran out the board:
. Safe until the final card, Mercier ended up sending a courtesy double up over to his opponent, seeming less than thrilled at the result. He still sits with around 17,000 chips.
"It's an Easy Game, Sometimes"
.Dario Minieri was heads-up with an opponent and made a bet of 5,500. His opponent thought for a while and made the call but mucked upon seeing Minieri's
for a flopped full house.As he stacked his chips he commented to table mate, Arnaud Mattern "It's an easy game, sometimes!"
Minieri up to 42,000 now.
Lost in Translation
"Tapis," the dealer replied, pronounced 'tah-pē'.
We asked our French colleagues about the word, and they explained that it's actually three words in one: all, push and felt. Interestingly enough, while 'tapis' may serve as the French translation, many of the locals simply prefer to go with "All-in."
Player Count
Hypothetically speaking, if Day 1b also draws 226 players, the prizepool would reach an astonishing €3,164,000 -- approximately $4,572,000 USD!
Amazingly, that's after a very hefty fee of €1,500 is removed from each buy-in. We've been told that the tax laws in France are very stringent and that the government takes approximately half of the entry fee right off the top.
Jack the Lad
board. Ferguson's opponent bet 200 that he called before the river came 
.It was checked to Ferguson this time who deemed his hand worthy of a 500 bet that was called. Ferguson tabled
that was good to take the pot and put him up to 28,500.
Ready... Break!