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

09-10-2012 16:57 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	55,000

Justin Bonomo	51,000 21,000	21,000
Basil Yaiche	51,000
Kara Scott	50,000 20,000	20,000

Andrew Seidman	49,000 19,000	19,000
Casey Kastle	45,000
Jonathan Duhamel	40,000 10,000	10,000
Tristan Wade	38,000 8,000	8,000
Erik Cajelais	37,000 7,000	7,000
Scott Seiver	36,000

Phillippe Ktorza	34,000
Jason Mercier	32,000 2,000	2,000
Will Failla	31,000

Dan Smith	31,000 1,000	1,000

Joe Serock	29,000 -1,000	-1,000
Vanessa Selbst	28,000 -2,000	-2,000
Todd Terry	28,000 -2,000	-2,000
David Benyamine	27,500 -2,500	-2,500

Andrew Lichtenberger	27,000
Guillaume Rivet	27,000 -3,000	-3,000
Nicolas Levi	27,000 -3,000	-3,000
Theo Jorgensen	26,500 -3,500	-3,500

Dan O'Brien	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Samuel Chartier	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Davidi Kitai	24,000

WPT Champion Roberto Romanello has been eliminated in Level 2 here on Day 1a, and was kind enough to let us in on the details. According to Romanello, he lost the majority of his chips in a three-bet pot with {a-} {k-} against an opponent's {j-} {j-} on a board of {k-} {j-} {8-} {6-} {6-} . Romanello was eliminated soon after.

Minutes after Romanello's elimination, the pink-haired Frenchman Guillaume Darcourt exited stage left as well. Darcourt was all in holding {k-Spades} {q-Hearts} on a flop of {q-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} , and Casey Kastle had him at risk holding {a-Diamonds} {k-Clubs} . The {a-Clubs} spiked on the turn, giving Kastle the lead, and the {5-Hearts} completed the board.

Darcourt and Romanello are both eliminated, but we're certain we'll see them tomorrow for Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	Busted

Guillaume Darcourt	Busted

Tags: Casey Kastle Guillaume Darcourt Roberto Romanello

09-10-2012 17:11 UTC+2

Seiver is Styling

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The Aviation Club de France is a very classy place. In order to enter, you need to have a specific card and your fingerprints on file.

Along with the high security, the club also enforces a dress code. According to the website: "Sport shoes (sneakers), t-shirts, and torn jeans are not allowed. Collared shirts and smart shoes are compulsory."

The rules can be bent a little bit, and some of the players here are in violation of the dress code, but Scott Seiver isn't one of them. Seiver is wearing a nice pair of slacks, a button-up shirt, and a pair of dress shoes.

"You actually listened to the rules?" Dan O'Brien jokingly asked.

"Yes," Seiver said confidently.

"You look really sharp," Kara Scott interjected, defending Seiver.

"You're right," Seiver agreed. "I do look sharp."

Tags: Daniel O'Brien Kara Scott Scott Seiver

09-10-2012 17:12 UTC+2

Break

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

09-10-2012 17:52 UTC+2

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09-10-2012 17:56 UTC+2

Smith Out

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Dan Smith was down to less than a thousand chips when he moved all in preflop. Andrew Lichtenberger called, and the hands were tabled.

Showdown:
Smith: {9-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}
Lichtenberger: {a-Spades} {6-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {j-Hearts} {j-Diamonds} , and Smith was eliminated with a worse two pair.

"Just not your year," Dan O'Brien joked from an adjacent table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	Busted

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Dan O'Brien Dan Smith

09-10-2012 18:15 UTC+2

On the Rivet

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Guillaume Rivet opened to 400 from late position, and Will Failla called out of the small blind. The flop fell {5-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {k-Hearts} , and Failla checked. Rivet continued for 475, and Failla called.

The turn was the {3-Hearts} , both players checked, and the {9-Diamonds} completed the board. Failla flicked out a yellow T1,000 chip, and Rivet quickly called.

"You get there on the river?" Failla asked.

Rivet nodded, tabling {10-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} , and Failla flashed {q-Spades} {8-Spades} before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Rivet	27,100 100	100
Will Failla	21,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Guillaume Rivet Will Failla

09-10-2012 18:19 UTC+2

Mizrachi Moves On

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Michael Mizrachi has been eliminated by an opponent who flopped a set of eights on an eight-high board. Mizrachi was all in and at risk holding two queens, and was unable to catch a third lady on either the turn or the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	Busted

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

09-10-2012 18:23 UTC+2

Duhamel Five-Bets

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Andrew Lichtenberger got things going with a raise to 525 in middle position. 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel three-bet to 1,375 on his direct left, and a third gentleman on Duhamel's direct left four-bet to 3,000 even.

The action folded to Lichtenberger who folded, and Duhamel went into the tank. He reached for a handful of chips, including a pink T5,000 chip, and five-bet to 6,850. His opponent immediately folded, and Duhamel took down the pot.