2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♠q♣
Prize
€400,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€7,500
Prize Pool
€1,624,500
Entries
228
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Official End of Day 1a Chip Counts

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Player Chips Progress
Jacques Enjoubault
Jacques Enjoubault 		225,200
Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche 		178,275 275
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche 		142,475
Pasi Heinanen fi
Pasi Heinanen 		100,500
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi 		96,200 16,200
WPT 1X Winner
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen 		77,000
WPT 1X Winner
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche 		71,200
WPT 1X Winner
Andrew Seidman
Andrew Seidman 		69,875
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo 		69,725
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss 		69,675 -21,325
Marko Neumann de
Marko Neumann 		69,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem 		67,875 3,000
Kara Scott ca
Kara Scott 		67,200
Guillaume Edery
Guillaume Edery
64,225
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade 		64,000
Dan Djorno fr
Dan Djorno 		63,925
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi 		62,925 -75
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle 		62,900
Fred Coranson
Fred Coranson
62,025
Kyle Cheong
Kyle Cheong 		58,350
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock 		55,850
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams 		55,600
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier 		55,200
WPT 2X Winner
Peter Dragar hu
Peter Dragar 		55,176
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel 		52,925

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Enjoubault Leads after Day 1a

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Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Jacques Enjoubault - Chip leader
Jacques Enjoubault - Chip leader

Day 1a is in the books, and after seven levels of play, your chip leader is Jacques Enjoubault (225,200 chips).

A total of 96 runners descended upon the Aviation Club de France to compete in Day 1a of the WPT Season XI Grand Prix de Paris. Only 51 survived however, and among the casualties were Tony G, Aubin Cazals, Mickael Layani, Will Failla, Samuel Chartier, Vanessa Selbst, David Benyamine, Guillaume Darcourt, and Roberto Romanello.

Darcourt and Romanello both exited early, Darcourt at the hands of Casey Kastle. Kastle was dominated on a queen-high flop, holding {a-}{k-} against Darcourt's {k-}{q-}, but an ace turned giving Kastle a better pair. The river bricked, and Darcourt was eliminated.

WPT Champion's Club member Will Failla busted in perhaps the sickest way today however. Failla flopped a set of fours against Jason Mercier on a seven-high board. The turn was another seven, the river was a brick, and all the money went in the middle. Failla thought his full house was good, but Mercier tabled two sevens, and raked in the pod with quads. Mercier, who would become the latest member of the Triple Crown Club with a win here in Paris, ended the day with 20,425 chips.

Antony Lellouche (178,000) and Basil Yaiche (142,475) both finished the day with six figures, but Enjoubault is well ahead of the pack with nearly four times the average stack. Enjoubault won a massive hand in Level 7 when he flopped an open-ended flush draw against Mickael Layani. Layani held top two pair, but a {6-Diamonds} turned, giving Enjoubault a ten-high straght. The river bricked, and Enjoubault rocketed above 200,000 chips.

Matt Waxman, the defending champion, is also among the survivors. He finished the evening with 37,900, and Kara Scott (67,200), Tristan Wade (64,000), Marvin Rettenmaier (37,900), Marko Neumann (69,000), Andrew Seidman (69,875), and Justin Bonomo (69,725) will be joining him on Day 2.

Day 1b will begin tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time, while Day 2 will commence on 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Thanks for following along, and good night from Paris!

Tags: Jacques Enjoubault

End of Day Counts

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Play is over for the evening, here are counts:

Player Chips Progress
Jacques Enjoubault
Jacques Enjoubault 		225,200 15,200
Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche 		178,000 98,000
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche 		142,475 20,475
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen 		77,000 15,000
WPT 1X Winner
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche 		71,200 21,200
WPT 1X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier 		70,000 -35,000
Andrew Seidman
Andrew Seidman 		69,875 -35,125
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo 		69,725 44,725
Marko Neumann de
Marko Neumann 		69,000
Kara Scott ca
Kara Scott 		67,200 2,200
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem 		64,875 28,875
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade 		64,000 14,000
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi 		63,000 -2,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle 		62,900 -12,100
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock 		55,850 -15,150
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier 		55,200 18,200
WPT 2X Winner
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel 		52,925 -12,075
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry 		40,975 1,975
Phillippe Ktorza fr
Phillippe Ktorza 		40,150 11,150
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais 		38,675 -5,325
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman 		37,900 1,900
WPT 1X Winner
Bryan Colin
Bryan Colin 		34,450 -3,550
Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates 		34,225 -6,775
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov 		33,000 -67,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai 		28,925 10,925
Winamax Team Pro
WPT 1X Winner

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Enjoubault KOs Layani, Crosses 200K Threshold

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Tony G, Mickael Layani, and Jacques Enjoubault were three-handed with the board reading {q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Tony G led out for 5,000, Layani moved all in for 29,100, and Enjoubault quickly called. Tony G released, and the hands were opened.

Layani{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Enjoubault{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Layani had top two pair, but Enzoubaunet held an open-ended straight flush draw. The turn wasn't a heart, but it was the {6-Diamonds}, giving Enzoubaunet a ten-high straight. The {a-Spades} bricked on the river, and Layani was eliminated.

Enzoubaunet commands the largest stack in the room - he now has over 210,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jacques Enjoubault
Jacques Enjoubault 		210,000 35,000
Mickael Layani
Mickael Layani
Busted

Tags: Jacques EnjoubaultMickael LayaniTony G

Some Assorted Chip Counts

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Player Chips Progress
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche 		122,000 40,000
Andrew Seidman
Andrew Seidman 		105,000 5,300
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss 		91,000 36,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi 		80,000
WPT 1X Winner
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle 		75,000 7,000
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock 		71,000 11,000
Marko Neumann de
Marko Neumann 		69,000 -1,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel 		65,000 8,000
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade 		50,000 10,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche 		50,000 -25,000
WPT 1X Winner
Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates 		41,000 11,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry 		39,000 -3,000
Bryan Colin
Bryan Colin 		38,000 12,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem 		36,000 -4,000
Aubin Cazals fr
Aubin Cazals 		36,000 -5,000
Jeremy Nock
Jeremy Nock 		35,000 -5,000
Jean Philippe Rohr fr
Jean Philippe Rohr 		33,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger 		30,000 -6,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo 		25,000 -5,000
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi 		21,000 -12,000

Call?

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Mickael Layani and Tony G were heads up with the board reading {2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Layani led out for 7,500, and Tony G moved all in.

"Four?" Layani asked Tony G.

"Call?" Tony G responded, as he started to open his hand. "He said call."

Tony G did not reveal the contents of his hand however, because the dealer stopped him and explained that Layani said "four."

"Come on!" Tony G exclaimed. "He said call! Come on, now. It's only a little more!"

The floor was called over and ruled that it was not a call, and Layani folded his hand.

"He may not speak English well," the floor explained.

"He's young," Tony G responded. "If he doesn't speak English, I'll jump off of the Eiffel Tower."

Tags: Mickael LayaniTony G

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

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