Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #1: €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€2,500
Prize Pool
€544,800
Entries
227
Level
25
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Tabatabai Gets Baker
Picking up the action on the final board of 
with several thousand chips already in the middle, John Tabatabai checked to David "ODB" Baker. Baker fired a bet of 3,000, and Tabatabai came back at him with a reraise to 8,200. Baker tanked, then called.
Tabatabai tabled the 
for a pair of sixes on the flop that backed into a straight. Baker mucked his hand and dropped back to 62,000 in chips. Tabatabai climbed to nearly 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | -20,000 |
|
38,000 | 16,000 |
Baker Wins One and Loses One
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
From the cutoff seat, David "ODB" baker raised to 850. Marcello Marigliano called on the button and the flop came down 
. Baker bet 1,000 and Marigliano called.
The turn was he 
and Baker stayed on the gas with a bet of 2,000. Marigliano folded and Baker won the pot.
A couple hands later, John Tabatabai raised from the cutoff seat to 800 and Baker called from the big blind to see a flop of 
. Baker checked, and Tabatabai fired 800. Baker made the call.
After the dealer added the 
on the turn, Baker check-folded to a bigger bet of 1,700 from Tabatabai.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | -1,500 |
|
27,000 | 500 |
|
17,500 | -7,000 |
|
11,000 | 2,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Tabatabai Doubles
Action folded to David "ODB" Baker on the button and he opened with a raise to 850. In the small blind, Marcello Marigliano reraised to 2,450. John Tabatabai moved all in from the big blind for 10,425, and Baker folded. Marigliano called.
Marigliano: 
Tabatabai: 
The board ran out 
to give Tabatabai the double up on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,000 | 11,500 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 | 10,000 |
|
61,500 | 1,500 |
|
|
43,500 | |
|
36,400 | |
|
32,000 | |
|
30,000 | 2,000 |
|
28,000 | 12,000 |
|
27,000 | |
|
|
26,500 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
19,500 | |
|
11,500 | -2,500 |
|
|
10,500 | -22,000 |
|
|
9,000 | |
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|
7,000 | |
|
4,500 | -11,200 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
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Time For Some Scenery!
The World Series of Poker Europe takes place in the very scenic city of Cannes. Make sure to take a look at these pictures we took outside today, to get a great feel for what the players are experiencing!
Break
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
The remaining 86 players are on their final 20-minute break. Just two more levels after this break before the day is done.