2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
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

"Can You Be That Mad?"

He's "That Mad"
He's "That Mad"

When we arrived at the table, the board had already been completed {j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{a-Spades}. There was about 20,000 in the middle, and "Mad" Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in for 15,675. His opponent, Theo Jorgensen was in the tank.

Jorgensen, who won this event in Season IX, sat silently, studying both the board and Rettenmaier. Eventually, Jorgensen adjusted his navy blue San Diego Padres hat, rubbed his eyes, and broke the silence.

"Are you really that sick?" he asked Rettenmaier. "Can you be that 'Mad,' Marvin?"

Rettenmaier, the only back-to-back WPT Main Event winner in history, sat silently and stoically.

Finally, Jorgensen lifted his cards off of the felt and painfully mucked {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} face up.

"That was hard," Rettenmaier blurted, grinning.

"I am going to go crazy," Jorgensen announced, anticipating the bluff.

Rettenmaier looked at his cards, turned over the {6-Spades}, and then after ten seconds or so he showed the {5-Spades}.

"That's where 'Mad' Marvin came from," Jorgensen sighed.

Player Chips Progress
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
WPT 1X Winner
62,000 -16,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
WPT 2X Winner
37,000 9,000

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierTheo Jorgensen

Drinks Anyone?

Samuel Chartier eliminated.
Samuel Chartier eliminated.

Samuel Chartier was just eliminated here on Day 1a. We missed the hand, but Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger was kind enough to let us in on the details.

According to Lichtenberger, Jonathan Duhamel opened for a raise, Philipp Gruissem called behind him, and Chartier moved all in for around 8,000 from the small blind. The player in the big blind put him at risk, and the rest of the action folded. Chartier's {a-}{10-} was dominated by his opponent's {a-}{k-}, and the Canadian received no help from the flop, turn, or river.

"Drinking now?" Gruissem asked as Chartier stood up from the table.

"Maybe," Chartier grinned. "Text me later."

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Chartier ca
Samuel Chartier
Busted

Tags: Samuel ChartierPhilipp GruissemJonathan DuhamelAndrew Lichtenberger

New Plan

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The original plan was to play eight levels here on Day 1a of the WPT Season XI Grand Prix de Paris, but an announcement was made that the players will instead play seven.

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Play Resumes

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
During the dinner break, the WPT Royal Flush Girls popped some bubbly. Yum.
During the dinner break, the WPT Royal Flush Girls popped some bubbly. Yum.

The 90-minute dinner break is over, and the cards are back in the air.

Layani Always Has It

Mickael Layani and Roger Hairabedian were heads up on a board of {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{a-Hearts} moments ago. Hairabedian checked, Layani tossed out 1,500, and Hairabedian called.

The {j-Spades} completed the board, and Hairabedian checked again. Layani tossed out 4,500, and Hairabedian called.

Layani tabled {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}, and Hairabedia mucked.

"Every time you have it," Philipp Gruissem needled.

Layani smiled quietly and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mickael Layani
Mickael Layani
58,000 16,000
Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
20,000 -6,500

Tags: Philipp GruissemRoger HairabedianMickael Layani

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Jacques Enjoubault
Jacques Enjoubault
130,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
105,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
98,000 49,500
Andrew Seidman
Andrew Seidman
85,000 46,000
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
82,000 23,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WPT 1X Winner
75,000 8,000
Kara Scott ca
Kara Scott
72,000 15,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WPT 1X Winner
72,000 12,000
Marko Neumann de
Marko Neumann
70,000 -5,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
68,000 6,000
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
60,000 11,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
WPT 1X Winner
Winamax
58,000 6,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
57,000 14,000
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
55,000 -5,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
42,000
Mickael Layani
Mickael Layani
42,000
Aubin Cazals fr
Aubin Cazals
41,000 5,000
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
41,000 29,000
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
40,000 16,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
40,000 10,000
Jeremy Nock gb
Jeremy Nock
40,000
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
WPT 1X Winner
39,000 23,300
Jean Phillipe Rohr
Jean Phillipe Rohr
39,000
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
WPT 1X Winner
38,000 12,500
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
38,000 1,000

Failla and Benyamine Bust

Will Failla runs into quads
Will Failla runs into quads

Just before break, we lost David Benyamine and Will Failla.

According to Benyamine, he only won one hand today. On his final hand, he got the remainder of his short stack in the middle with {k-}{q-}, and ran into the {a-}{j-} of Gaethan Milvaque. The ace-jack held, and Benyamine is out.

On another table, Failla and Jason Mercier butted heads in a large pot. According to Failla, he flopped a set of fours on a {k-}{7-}{4-} board and Mercier led out for 550. Failla raised to 1,200, and Mercier re-raised to 3,200. Failla called.

The turn was a {7-}, and Mercier fired 7,000. Failla called. The river was a blank, and Failla called an all-in bet from Mercier, who turned over quad sevens.

Player Chips Progress
Will Failla us
Will Failla
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: David BenyamineJason MercierWill Failla