Action folded around to Jamel Haddad in the small blind and he moved all in to put the pressure on the short-stacked Igor Kalinicenko in the big blind. Kalinicenko woke up with a monster and quickly called off.
Showdown
Kalinicenko:
Haddad:
While Kalinicenko had the best hand preflop, he didn't on the flop. Haddad had paired his four to take the lead, while the turn improved him to a full house. Kalinicenko needed a queen on the river to chop, but it was not meant to be as the peeled off on the river.
Joe Kuether got his stack of around 50,000 all in preflop and was in the worst possible shape against Remi Bollengier.
Showdown
Bollengier:
Kuether:
Kuether was up out of his seat and collecting his things in preparation for a quick exit, which came after the board ran out . Kuether made his way to the payout desk in 12th place to collect €9,423.
We're not quite sure of the action, but we do know that W.J. Vincent was all in preflop for around 60,000 with and up against the Jamel Haddad. The flop gave Haddad a pair of sixes, but he needed more help if he hoped to eliminate his American opponent.
Wouldn't you know it, the spiked on the turn to give Haddad two pair and the lead. Vincent was clearly disappointed, and after the river sent him home in 13th place, all he could say in a sarcastic tone was, "Well, that was fun."
Casey Kastle was all in preflop holding and up against the of Antonin Teisseire. Kastle was drawing live, but the flop was disaster as it paired Teisseire. Kastle needed running cards to stay alive, but the turn put any hope of that happening to rest as Kastle was left drawing dead. The meaningless wasput out on the river and Kastle took his leave in 15th place.
For the past three days, Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em has played out at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe at the luxurious Casino Barrière in Cannes, France . What started with 626 players is now down to just 15, each looking to claim the €126,207 first-place prize.
The man best position to do that is Antonin Teisseire, who thrived on Day 2 and bagged up a healthy 269,500. That was enough to make him the chip leader, though not by much as two-time bracelet winner and Big One for One Drop champ Antonio Esfandiari is hot on his heels with 264,000. Others returning for their shot at gold are Day 1a chip leader Ashly Butler; young Americans Joe Kuether and McLean Karr; the consistent Italian Salvatore Bonavena; and the well-traveled Casey Kastle. Aside from Teisseire, five other Frenchman remain are looking to become the first ever to win a WSOP Europe bracelet.
The remaining 15 players will return on Tuesday at 13:00 CET (09:00 EST) to play down to a winner, which is about a half hour from now. Join us then as we find out who’ll be the next player to add his name to this prestigious list: