Main Event Day 1a | 2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

09-10-2012 20:15 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacques Enjoubault	130,000
Igor Kurganov	105,000
Jason Mercier	98,000 49,500	49,500
Andrew Seidman	85,000 46,000	46,000
Basil Yaiche	82,000 23,000	23,000
Dominik Nitsche	75,000 8,000	8,000

Kara Scott	72,000 15,000	15,000

Scott Seiver	72,000 12,000	12,000

Marko Neumann	70,000 5,000	5,000
Casey Kastle	68,000 6,000	6,000
Joe Serock	60,000 11,000	11,000
Davidi Kitai	58,000 6,000	6,000

Jonathan Duhamel	57,000 14,000	14,000
Fabian Quoss	55,000 5,000	5,000
Todd Terry	42,000
Mickael Layani	42,000
Aubin Cazals	41,000 5,000	5,000
Erik Cajelais	41,000 29,000	29,000
Tristan Wade	40,000 16,000	16,000
Philipp Gruissem	40,000 10,000	10,000
Jeremy Nock	40,000
Matt Waxman	39,000 23,300	23,300

Jean Phillipe Rohr	39,000
Theo Jorgensen	38,000 12,500	12,500

Justin Bonomo	38,000 1,000	1,000

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	58,000 16,000	16,000
Roger Hairabedian	20,000 6,500	6,500

Tags: Philipp Gruissem Roger Hairabedian Mickael Layani

09-10-2012 20:42 UTC+2

Dinner

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break.

09-10-2012 22:02 UTC+2

Play Resumes

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

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.

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

09-10-2012 22:15 UTC+2

New Plan

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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.

09-10-2012 22:25 UTC+2

Tony G arrived just as the dinner break was wrapping up, and he's now seated with WPT Season X Grand Prix de Paris Champion Matt Waxman. At an adjacent table, Daniel "jungleman12" Cates also sat down to try and run his stack up in the last two levels of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony G	30,000
Daniel Cates	30,000

Tags: Daniel Cates Matt Waxman Tony G

09-10-2012 22:34 UTC+2

Drinks Anyone?

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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	Busted

Tags: Samuel Chartier Philipp Gruissem Jonathan Duhamel Andrew Lichtenberger

09-10-2012 22:59 UTC+2

"Can You Be That Mad?"

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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.