Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris
Buy-in
€7,500
Prize Pool
€1,624,500
Entries
228
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
O'Brien Out
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Dan O'Brien exited during Level 3. According to tablemates Andrew Seidman and Todd Terry, Marko Neumann opened preflop, a second player called, and O'Brien three-bet to 2,200. Both players called, and flop came 
rainbow. O'Brien fired 4,200, Neumann min-raised to 8,400, and only O'Brien called.
The turn was another queen, and O'Brien check-called 9,000 from Neumann. The river was a 
, and O'Brien checked. Neumann moved all in, O'Brien called, and Neumann tabled two threes for a set. O'Brien mucked ace-queen and headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
Busted |
Assorted Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
67,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
62,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
60,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
57,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
52,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
|
49,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
48,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
43,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
42,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
42,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
40,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
38,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
37,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
25,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
25,500
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
22,300
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
|
18,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
15,700
-14,300
|
-14,300 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
7,200
-20,300
|
-20,300 |
|
|
||
See Ya, Selbst
Philipp Gruissem has just joined us here at the Aviation Club de France, and he's now sitting where Vanessa Selbst started the day. According to Tristan Wade, Selbst moved all in holding 
and was crushed by Mickael Layani's on a board of 
two diamonds. The turn was a deuce, giving Lavani a full house and eliminating Selbst from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
Busted |
Day 1a Update
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Kristy Arnett brings you our first video update from the WPT Grand Prix de Paris.
Chewy Doubles Opponent
Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger was faced with an all-in bet of around 8,000 on a flop of 
. Lichtenberger called his opponent, and the hands were opened.
| Lichtenberger |   |
| Opponent |   |
Lichtenberger couldn't catch a heart on the turn (
) or the river (
), doubling Lichtenberger's opponent to around 17,000 chips.
Lichtenberger slipped to 33,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Yaiche Calls
Basil Yaiche was faced with a 6,000-chip bet on a board of 
. Perplexed, he began asking his opponent a few questions, but none of them was answered. Finally, Yaiche made the call, and his opponent tabled for a flush.
Yaiche mucked, and his stack shrunk to 59,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Break
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Level 4 is complete, and the players are on another 15-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Failla and Benyamine Bust
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 
, and ran into the 
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 
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 , 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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