€8,500 Cannes Main Event Day 2 | 2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes

09-05-2008 17:09 UTC+3

Table of Death #2

[user66118]

On the luck of the draw, most of the professional players are pretty well-spaced throughout the room. That is, until you peek over at Table 4 in the far back corner. In Seat 1 sits "The Magician", Antonio Esfandiari. Two seats over, donning a pair of dark sunglasses, is Full Tilt pro Rafe Furst. And Seat 7 is occupied by the perennial powerhouse Evelyn Ng, who is nursing a dangerously short stack this afternoon.

09-05-2008 16:56 UTC+3

Pace of Play

[user66118]

The tournament room is quite serious in disposition to start the day. On Day 1, players were spending almost as much time wandering the room as they were in their seats. Today, however, finds everyone intently focused on the action at their own tables as we begin to push towards the real 'meat' of the tournament.

The pros, as well as the players with big stacks, seem to be taking things slow in the early going, while the short stacks have been pressing hard, looking to get their money in for a double-or-nothing gamble. It will be interesting to see how play progresses as we move through the day.

09-05-2008 16:50 UTC+3

Straight in to Action

MarcC

Michael Mizrachi was heads-up with a player in the small blind. The river had just been dealt giving us a board reading {9-Hearts}

and there was already 27,000 in the pot.

The small blind checked to face a 10,000 bet from Mizrachi. He went into the tank as this call would be for a good chunk of his remaining stack. He separated the amount needed to call from his stack, looked at the board once more and made the call.

Mizrachi quickly turned over {7-Diamonds}

for the straight. His opponent tapped the table and mucked his hand.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

09-05-2008 16:32 UTC+3

Table Draw

MarcC

As play gets underway we are able to see that, for the most part, big name players and stacks seem to be fairly evenly spread throughout the room. One exception to this is a table in the corner that contains our chip leader going in to today, Casper Hansen, Juha Helppi, Voitto Rintala and Gus Hansen.

If that wasn't enough to contend with, the players at this table also have to watch out for a player who has a torch of some sort shining blue light continually up into his face!

09-05-2008 16:18 UTC+3

Play Commences

[user66118]

The cards are in the air here on Day 2!

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

09-05-2008 16:10 UTC+3

Almost Set to Go

[user66118]

We are on just a slight delay here as the players finish unbagging their chips and the staff makes their final last-minute preparations. During this time, the entire tournament room has been curtained off, such that no media or spectators can see what is taking place inside. The only people in the room are the players, dealers, floor staff, and the official Partouche video crew. We expect to be underway in just a few minutes.

09-05-2008 15:08 UTC+3

Day 2 Starting Stacks

[user38449]

*** Note: The PPT staff had some formatting issues with the end of Day 1a list, and as a result, several of the results we reported on Wednesday will not match up with the list that follows:

Casper Hansen - 163,400
Michael Mizrachi - 160,300
[Removed:133] - 152,300
Raul Paez - 132,400
Patryk Hildebranski - 126,800
Fabrice Nkoa - 121,700
James 'Flushy' Dempsey - 107,400
Davidi Kitai - 106,500
Frederic Vernege - 105,400
Mohamed El Berrak - 102,000
Soren Kongsgaard - 98,200
Armando Magnoli - 96,700
Rafe Furst - 94,100
Philippe Rottemberg - 93,800
Joseph Balvay - 93,200
Jean Luc Angleraud - 91,400
Dominique Fodera - 90,000
Romain Feriolo - 86,900
Roberth Mizrachi - 86,800
Pierre Eugene Charil - 86,300
Matthieu Cartillier - 82,500
Arnaud Mattern - 82,100
Thierry De Matos - 77,500
Scotty Nguyen - 77,200
Mickael Cartillier - 77,000
Bernard Roy - 77,000
Jean Pierre Trijaud - 76,000
David Pluskwa - 75,300
Christopher Ygborn - 74,800
Gus Hansen - 74,500
Joseph Bolnick - 73,600
Antonin Teisseire - 73,200
Stephan Liger - 70,300
Cyril Darde - 70,200
Geoffroy Amar - 69,900
Jean-Robert Bellande - 69,900
Imad Derwiche - 69,900
Patrick Muleta - 68,600
Rasmus Nohr - 67,200
Jerome Treyer - 66,800
Jacques Zaicik - 65,300
Guillaume Bayt - 65,200
Remy Mougel - 64,300
Patrice Sitbon - 64,000
Pierre Gourier - 63,500
Abedel Hafid Douair - 63,100
Benjamin Hannuna - 62,200
Antonio Esfandiari - 61,200
Noah Schwartz - 61,100
David Pagnard - 60,200
Jean Narcisse - 60,000
Daniel Zanchetta - 60,000
Frederic Pasquier - 58,600
Jerome Canadas - 58,000
Daniele Mazzia - 57,900
Willy Korchia - 57,500
Massimo Confortin - 57,200
Claudio Rinaldi - 57,200
Christophe Drahe - 54,900
Michel Pierre Janvier - 54,000
Vikash Dhorasoo - 53,800
Michel Carvin - 53,700
David Roger Bismuth - 52,900
Lucien Alibert - 52,800
Jerome Zerbib - 52,600
Pierry Yves Ayme - 52,400
Fabrice Gouget - 52,400
Alain Orengo - 51,900
Cedric Rossi - 51,900
Bertrand Walter - 51,500
Frederic Marcoux - 51,400
Habib Ben Tahar Garbaa - 51,300
Julie Donnaz - 50,300
Stephane Jean Fanego - 50,200
Sander Lylloff - 49,700
Lionel Cohen - 49,100
Fabrice Messina - 49,000
Manuel Bevand - 47,900
Salim Metina - 47,600
Alexandre Serra - 47,400
Patrick Azzouzi - 46,300
Roger Roses - 46,300
Chang Zhang - 43,900
Christophe Palmeri - 43,800
Stephane Bazin - 43,600
David Williams - 43,400
Glen Chorny - 43,300
Fabrice Touil - 42,100
Christophe Guitton - 41,000
Olivier Sibethal - 40,900
Rachid 'Ralou' Ben Rezkallah - 40,600
Jean Philippe Rohr - 40,400
Nordine Bouya - 40,300
Xuan Truc Tran - 40,000
Ozgur Kirbiyik - 39,800
Thierry Crenn - 39,300
Gerard Armengaud - 39,000
Niclas Dymling - 37,700
Patrick Alfre Lacharme - 37,600
Kamel Tafer - 37,200
Olivier Horvath - 36,900
Juha Helppi - 36,700
Ville Petteri Nyman - 36,100
Belkacem Laouar - 36,000
Christophe Pommier - 35,600
Alexey Popov - 35,600
Erica Schoenberg - 35,300
Thierry Senterre - 35,100
Juha Vilkki - 35,000
Bruno Mignini - 34,600
Augustin Federici - 34,500
Alfred Caffiaux - 34,400
Philippe Narboni - 34,300
David Bebue - 33,700
Francois Roger Coignard - 33,400
Tristan Clemencon - 32,900
Benoit Lemoine - 32,400
Mathieu Hontas - 32,100
Serge Joseph Soule - 31,800
Patrick Didier Gastaldi - 31,400
Romain Costantini - 31,200
Philippe Maurice Olivier - 31,200
Bernard Graffouillere - 30,900
Laurent Polito - 30,900
Denis Limon - 30,800
Christian Montarnal - 30,400
Bruno Moussi - 30,200
Nicolas Levi - 29,900
Olivier Roncari - 29,900
Thierry Labat - 29,800
Sebastien Robert Austry - 29,700
Jean Jacques Mars - 29,600
Marc Soghomonian - 29,600
Frederic Pierre Verax - 29,500
Herve Martinage - 28,800
Alexandre Cla Petit - 28,600
Bernabe Prados - 28,600
Erik Sagstrom - 28,400
Fabrice Nilles - 28,100
Mickael Moise Kolkowicz - 27,700
Michel Abecassis - 27,500
Arnaud Corvisier - 27,300
Stephane Albertini - 27,100
Rui Cao - 27,000
Yuefeng Jiang - 26,900
Frederic Buisson - 26,600
Fabrice Allion - 26,500
Alain Baio - 26,400
Pierre Antona - 25,700
Michel Guenoun - 25,600
William Aouizerat - 25,400
Fabrice Pons - 25,400
Aurelien Guiglini - 25,300
David Wells - 25,300
Mathieu Vigier - 25,200
Charles Maurette - 25,100
Emin Aghayev - 24,600
Pierre Neuville - 24,600
Vincent Mansour - 24,400
Fouad Zeroual - 24,300
Frederic Grasso - 23,200
Marc Lindorfer - 23,200
Norbert Richard Levigne - 23,000
Denis Louis Patout - 23,000
Benjamin Pollak - 23,000
Roland Rozel - 23,000
Bernard Litman - 22,400
Nicolas Castro - 22,200
Moursel Jean-Pierre Grand - 22,000
Jean Louis Perez - 21,800
Laurent Santos - 21,600
Francois Tardieu - 21,500
Peyloz Nicolas Michel Raffin - 21,400
Sebastien Gauzentes - 21,200
Didier Samy Pitcho - 21,000
Aurelien Bern Angenieux - 20,800
Voitto Rintala - 20,700
Alexandre Viard - 20,600
Besfort Hani - 20,400
Sylvain Guy Pourprix - 20,100
Marc Etienne Moussonne - 19,900
Robert Kojfer - 19,700
Christian Venturnini - 19,600
Yoan Gerard Aunet - 19,400
Gerard Palermita - 19,300
Didier Dahan - 18,900
Alain Vivian Anseline - 18,800
Evelyn Ng - 18,800
Patrick Sacrispeyre - 18,700
Dominique Bermejo - 18,200
Thavisak Sithidej - 18,200
Franco Platano - 17,600
Gilles Henri Sebbane - 16,600
Matthew Gianetti - 15,700
Ouri Cohen - 15,500
Hugo Heiter - 14,800
Jorma Vuoksenmaa - 14,700
Frederic Lopez - 13,900
Samuel Bonneville - 13,100
Claude Marbleu - 13,100
Laurent Pierre Chouraqui - 12,600
Mahmoud Imed Ben - 11,900
Sebastien Adr Arnaudies - 11,600
David Marie Tavernier - 11,600
Sidali Aissani - 10,900
Jean Michel Kabbaj - 10,300
Roger Hairabedian - 10,100
Jean Marc Hetzel - 9,500
Laurent Rotger - 8,500
Yves Enderli - 8,000
Guillaume De La Gorce - 7,300
Jean Pierre Petroli - 7,200
Johnathan Isaac Sides - 6,000
Gautier Hugues Dehem - 5,700
Georges Lozes - 5,100
Benjamin Kessas - 5,000
Julien Paul Pierrard - 5,000
Xavier Malandran - 4,800
Sebastien Compte - 2,300
Ange Besnainou - 1,630
Dorian David Gelis - Did not report

09-05-2008 15:00 UTC+3

2008 Partouche Poker Tour: Cannes Main Event - Day 2

[user38449]

Bonjour! We're back at the Palm Beach Club here in Cannes, France for Day 2 of the Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Main Event. Overnight we received word that the official Day 2 player count is 221, meaning that 122 players survived last night's Day 1b action.

Returning to the felt this afternoon are Day 1a survivors Fabrice Nkoa, James 'Flushy' Dempsey and Pierre Eugene Charil, who will each start the day near the top of the leaderboard. Representing the Day 1b field are poker pros Michael Mizrachi, Soren Kongsgaard and Rafe Furst who also have healthy chip stacks heading into Day 2. Your overall tournament chip leader is Casper Hansen, who will bring 163,400 worth of ammo to the table.

Play is scheduled to resume at 3:00 p.m. local time (9:00 a.m. EST). We hope you'll join us then when the 2008 Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Main Event continues!

Tags: Casper Hansen