Main Event
Day 3 Started
2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Day 3 Seating Chart
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Jean-Philippe Rohr | 111,500 |
| 5 | 2 | Michael Kwieck | 75,300 |
| 5 | 3 | Florian Leconte | 75,700 |
| 5 | 4 | Peter Jetten | 156,600 |
| 5 | 5 | Daniel Amara | 167,400 |
| 5 | 6 | Bertrand Grospellier | 33,900 |
| 5 | 7 | Fabian Quoss | 178,900 |
| 5 | 8 | Jason Mercier | 140,700 |
| 5 | 9 | Giacomo Fundaro | 216,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 178,600 |
| 6 | 2 | Tom Alner | 24,600 |
| 6 | 3 | Rabythas Sinnathamby | 31,800 |
| 6 | 4 | Erik Cajelais | 97,800 |
| 6 | 5 | Bruno Lopes | 101,800 |
| 6 | 6 | Ekrem Sanioglu | 95,700 |
| 6 | 7 | Antony Lellouche | 184,800 |
| 6 | 8 | Faraz Jaka | 157,400 |
| 6 | 9 | Basil Yaiche | 141,700 |
| 7 | 1 | Marko Neumann | 28,700 |
| 7 | 2 | Thomas Petit | 109,800 |
| 7 | 3 | Tony Guoga | 47,200 |
| 7 | 4 | Antoine Saout | 120,300 |
| 7 | 5 | Matt Salsberg | 229,700 |
| 7 | 6 | Fabrice Soulier | 94,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Grégoire Boissenot | 76,800 |
| 7 | 8 | Idris Ambraisse | 175,200 |
| 7 | 9 | David Benyamine | 137,600 |
| 8 | 1 | Franck Kalfon | 24,200 |
| 8 | 2 | Dominik Nitsche | 92,100 |
| 8 | 3 | Eric Le Peuc'h | 23,200 |
| 8 | 4 | Nicolas Cardyn | 126,500 |
| 8 | 5 | Mohsin Charania | 196,300 |
| 8 | 6 | Jean-Noël Thorel | 83,800 |
| 8 | 7 | Jonnie Sonelin | 65,800 |
| 8 | 8 | Salman Behbehani | 56,500 |
| 8 | 9 | Timothy Adams | 156,600 |
| 9 | 1 | Jacques Enjoubault | 116,500 |
| 9 | 2 | Ville Mattila | 91,100 |
| 9 | 3 | Czeslaw Czajkowski | 37,200 |
| 9 | 4 | Tristan Cassagne | 84,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Raphaël Abitbol | 105,000 |
| 9 | 6 | Tristan Wade | 94,000 |
| 9 | 7 | Adam Daya | 21,500 |
| 9 | 8 | Philipp Gruissem | 280,600 |
| 9 | 9 | Dan Djorno | 62,300 |
| 11 | 1 | Kyle Cheong | 124,900 |
| 11 | 2 | Juha Helppi | 222,800 |
| 11 | 3 | Joseph Serock | 114,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Ludovic Riehz | 23,300 |
| 11 | 5 | Jeffrey Rossiter | 93,900 |
| 11 | 6 | Kyle Julius | 141,200 |
| 11 | 7 | Ovi Balaj | 115,600 |
| 11 | 8 | Jérome Douieb | 108,200 |
| 11 | 9 | Nicolas Duquenne | 88,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Rodrigo Caprioli | 53,100 |
| 12 | 2 | Fabrice Touil | 140,200 |
| 12 | 3 | Theo Jorgensen | 126,900 |
| 12 | 4 | Bryan Colin | 243,300 |
| 12 | 5 | Patrick Sacrispeyre | 97,800 |
| 12 | 6 | Alain Roy | 30,400 |
| 12 | 7 | Antonio Subtil | 32,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Sean Jazayeri | 105,300 |
| 12 | 9 | Pasi Heinanen | 115,400 |
Welcome to Day 3
Day 3 of the World Poker Tour Season XI Grand Prix de Paris is set to start in the next few minutes here at the Aviation Club de France. Of the 228 entrants only 63 remain, and we are 36 eliminations from the money. The minimum cash is €13,305, each member of the official final table will earn €75,765, and the winner will take home €400,000.
The chip leader entering the day is Philipp Gruissem (280,600), and he is closely followed by Bryan Colin (243,300), Matt Salsberg (229,700), Juha Helppi (222,800), and Giacomo Fundaro (216,000).
For a look at all of the chip counts, click on the Chip Counts tab above.
There are two former Grand Prix de Paris winners still alive. David Benyamine (137,600) and Theo Jorgensen (126,900) won this event in Season's II and IX respectively, and are looking to return to the winner's circle here in Paris.
Other WPT Champions Club members that are still alive include the aforementioned Helppi, Sean Jazayeri (105,300), and WPT Season VII Player of the Year Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (33,900). Two other WPT POY's are still alive as well; Joe Serock (Season X, 114,000 chips) and Faraz Jaka (Season VIII, 157,400 chips).
Jason Mercier, who is perhaps the most decorated player in the world without an appearance at a WPT final table, is looking to capture poker's triple crown. Mercier has already won two World Series of Poker bracelets and a European Poker Tour title, so the only thing missing from his résumé is a win on the WPT. This could be his chance.
The cards will be in the air shortly, so make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all of your up-to-the-minute updates from Paris!
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Salsberg Stacks Neumann
Matt Salsberg opened to 3,600 from under the gun, and the action folded to Marko Neumann, who moved all in for around 25,000 from the cutoff seat. The action folded back to Salsberg, who immediately called, and the hands were opened.
Showdown
Salsberg: 
Neumann: 
The 
was the window card, giving Neumann a pair of aces, but it was quickly followed by the 
and the 
. Salsberg gave a slight fist pump, but it wasn't over - the 
turned, giving Neumann two outs to stay alive.
The 
bricked on the river however, and Neumann was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 30,300 |
|
Busted |
The Number One Player in the World (For a Day) Doubles
Peter Jetten opened to 3,200 on the button, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier three-bet jammed for 8,100 from the big blind. Jetten called, and the hands were opened.
Jetten's 
was slightly behind Grospellier's , and Grospellier held as the board ran out 
.
The dealer accidentally counted out an extra thousand from Grospellier's stack - a mistake that was fixed by Jason Mercier.
"He's the number one player in the world," Jetten joked. "He doesn't need an extra thousand."
Indeed, Grospellier surpassed Mercier on the Global Poker Index rankings yesterday, but Mercier, formerly the number one ranked player, doesn't seem impressed.
"He's been number one for a day," he added, grinning.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | -6,600 |
|
17,500 | 9,400 |
Stack Updates
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 | -25,600 |
|
170,000 | 45,100 |
|
120,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
50,000 | -38,000 |
Queens < Aces
Dan Djorno opened to 3,200 from under the gun, Ville Mattila three-bet to 7,200 in middle position, and Czeslaw Czajkowski four-bet jammed for 31,000 on his direct left. The action folded back to Djorno, who quickly folded, and Mattila snapped it off.
| Mattila |  |
| Czajkowski | |
The board ran out 
, and Czajkowski was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 28,900 |
|
|
Busted |
Not Daya's Day
Raphaël Abitbol opened in late position, Adam Daya three-bet jammed for around 40,000 from the blinds, and Abitbol tank-called.
| Abitbol |  |
| Daya | |
Abitbol held as the board ran out 
, eliminating Daya from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Climbing the Charts
Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger has over 300,000 chips. We're not sure how, but he's definitely on the up-and-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 151,400 |