Krakow looks for back-to-back final tables in this event
Day 1 of Event #1: €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe has come to a conclusion. After a nice, late start to the day, eight levels of action are in the books. When registration closed after the dinner break, 227 players had registered. The action was fast and furious all day long, and less than a quarter of the competitors finished out the day. On top of them all was Matan Krakow with a whopping 140,225 in chips.
Krakow is no stranger to this event. Last year, he made the final table and placed fourth for €65,068. He'll certainly be looking to top that finish and has put himself in a solid position to do so with his early chip lead.
Throughout the day, many big names came and went, but none were bigger than Phil Ivey. The man so commonly referred as the greatest player in the game lasted all the way until the final level of the night before falling to the rail. On his final hand, Ivey check-raised all in on a flop of against Christophe Julien. Ivey was short and Julien made the call with the . Ivey was dominated with the . The turn was the and river the to eliminate Ivey.
Others who were eliminated on the day included past WSOP gold bracelet winners Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Tristan Wade, Timothy Adams, Dominik Nitsche and Vanessa Selbst.
Of those advancing to Day 2, Brandon Cantu, David "ODB" Baker and Jennifer Tilly all bagged up bunches. Cantu stormed into the top portion of the leader board towards he end of the night, while Baker and Tilly got off to a blistering start. Phil Hellmuth, McLean Karr, Roberto Romanello and John Tabatabai are also still in contention.
Day 2 will commence tomorrow at 2:00 PM local time. The plan is to play down to a final table, but there will also be the excitement of the money bubble bursting. The top 24 spots are set to be paid with nearly €150,000 going to the winner. Be sure to catch all the action right here on PokerNews starting then.
If you can't wait until the mid-afternoon to get your WSOP Europe fix, you can find live coverage of Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em kicking off two hours prior at noon.
Phil Ivey check-raised all in for 5,050 on the flop against Christophe Julien's bet of 1,200. Julien got a count of Ivey's stack, then tossed in the call with the . Ivey held a dominated .
The turn was the , and as soon as Ivey saw that hit the felt, he popped out of his chair and headed for the door, knowing he was drawing dead. The river completed the board with the and that was the end of Ivey's tournament.
Leo Boxell picked the wrong time to move all in, as he did so on the board of against David "ODB" Baker. Boxell held the and was drawing stone dead against the for Baker.
The river completed the board with the , giving Boxell a meaningless two pair as he got up out of his chair and headed for the exit. Baker climbed to nearly 50,000 in chips and is simply crushing at the moment.
Greg Merson is looking to extend his lead in the 2012 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race, but before he boarded his flight to Cannes, France, he appeared on this week's edition of the PokerNews Podcast.
Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe. For the second year in a row, the Majestic Barrière Hotel in Cannes, France will play host to this wonderful series kicking off today and finishing on Thursday, October 4.
This year, seven bracelets will be given out along with plenty of prize money. On top of those seven bracelet events, the WSOP has added a €50,000 Cannes Majestic High Roller event with "unlimited rebuys" to further fuel the action. All of the bracelet events and the High Roller will be featured here on the PokerNews Live Reporting pages for your viewing pleasure.
Starting things off with a bang will be the €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Scheduled for three days, this one should really set the tone for the WSOP Europe and ignite the electricity in the air. A year ago, all eyes were on Phil Hellmuth and he inched his way towards the final table in the opening event. His run was cut short, though, as he fell in seventh place. Swiss player Guillaume Humbert won this opening event for €215,999 after defeating a final table that included players of six different nationalities. The entire field was 360 competitors strong.
The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 5:00 PM local time with eight 60-minute levels on the slate. Things don't kick off for a few hours, so until then you can find us down on the beach. Already at breakfast, Phil Ivey, Dan Shak and Winfred Yu were spotted, so the notables are flocking in. Be sure to check right back here for the coverage soon enough as you won't want to miss it!
against Christophe Julien. Ivey was short and Julien made the call with the 
. Ivey was dominated with the 
. The turn was the 
and river the 
to eliminate Ivey.
against David "ODB" Baker. Boxell held the 
and was drawing stone dead against the 
for Baker.
, giving Boxell a meaningless two pair as he got up out of his chair and headed for the exit. Baker climbed to nearly 50,000 in chips and is simply crushing at the moment.
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