2010 WPT Paris

Main event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2010 WPT Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
€633,902
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€2,347,797
Entries
247
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

J'ai Paye Pour Voir! Floor...

Arnaud Mattern
Arnaud Mattern

Arnaud Mattern upped his stack over 45k this level, and included in his new stack addition are a chunk of chips from Niko Mykkanen whom we are guessing hails from Finland and isn't afraid to get involved with the EPT champ, or anyone else on his table. Catching the action from the turn with the board standing {6-Hearts} {A-Hearts} {7-Spades} {3-Spades}, Mykkanen bet out 4,000 and received a call in the deliberate manner the aviator-shaded Frenchman has at the table. The river came the {9-Hearts}, and after a brief think Mykkanen bet out 4,575. Now a slightly less brief think from Mattern, during which he displayed that chip-dexterity born over many hours at the table, counting and cutting down his stack before finally making the call. Mykkanen slid his hand into the muck, despite the fact that Mattern was holding on to his face-down hand in anticipation of seeing the hand he'd just called. But now this didn't look like it was going to happen, and now came, "J'ai paye pour voir - Floor please!" from Mattern (apologies for accent omissions).

Over came the floorman who ruled that now that his opponent's hand had been mucked, Mattern won, and had to show his winning hand (a rule which does seem to vary from location to location) even though he said he wanted to muck. It was {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}.

Tags: Arnaud MatternNiko Mykkanen