Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€600,960
Entries
626
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
The Final 15
Here’s a look at today’s lineup with chip counts:
Table 1
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean Karr | 61,000 |
| 2 | -empty- | N/A |
| 3 | Valentin Detoc | 174,000 |
| 4 | Salvatore Bonavena | 86,000 |
| 5 | Casey Kastle | 54,500 |
| 6 | Ashly Butler | 179,500 |
| 7 | Remi Bollengier | 136,000 |
| 8 | Antonin Teisseire | 269,500 |
| 9 | -empty- | N/A |
Table 2
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amaury Detoc | 82,500 |
| 2 | Jamel Haddad | 85,000 |
| 3 | Igor Kalinicenko | 41,000 |
| 4 | Antonio Esfandiari | 264,000 |
| 5 | -empty- | N/A |
| 6 | Joe Kuether | 160,500 |
| 7 | W.J. Vincent | 74,000 |
| 8 | Florian Ciuro | 124,000 |
| 9 | Anthony Pons | 86,000 |
Six Frenchman Looking to Become First Ever to Win WSOP Europe Gold
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:
Former WSOP Europe €1,000-€1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
| Year | Player | # of Players | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jesper Hougaard | 410 | €144,218 |
| 2009 | JP Kelly | 608 | €136,803 |
| 2010 | Scott Shelley | 582 | €133,857 |
| 2011 | Andrew Hinrichsen | 771 | €148,030 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
The players are in their seats here in the feature table room at the Majestic Barrière, which features a room full of white drapes, black velvet chairs and plenty of cameras. It's a good day to win a bracelet!
First Double of the Day
Jamel Haddad moved all in under the gun only to have Igor Kalinicenko, who was seated directly behind, move all in for less. The rest of the field got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
| Showdown |
Haddad:   |
Kalinicenko:   |
Kalinicenko was way out in front, which is where he stayed as the board ran out 
. With that, Haddad and Kalinicenko essentially switched chip positions.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 49,000 |
|
40,000 | -45,000 |
Haddad Doubles Back
Jamel Haddad was all in preflop for approximately 40,000 holding 
and was in great shape against the 
of Anthony Pons. There would be no trickery as the board ran out 
and Haddad received a double of his own.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | -46,000 |
"Can We Move Here?"
Joe Kuether openedfor 12,000 from early position only to have Anthony Pons move all in from the cutoff for 41,500. Amaury Detoc then moved all in over the top from the button, Kuether folded, and the cards were turned up.
| Showdown |
Detoc:  |
Pons:  |
Kuether and Antonio Esfandiari exchanged looks over Detoc's curious over-shove, prompting the latter to ask, "Can we move here?" That inspired a good laugh, but things were intensely serious as the players watched the board run out 
. With that, Pons doubled and Detoc was left on the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 40,000 |
|
28,000 | -54,500 |
Casey Kastle Eliminated in 15th Place (€7,680)
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 50,500 |
|
Busted |
Amaury Detoc Eliminated in 14th Place (€7,680)
Anthony Pons raised to 16,500 from middle position only to have Amaury Detoc move all in from the hijack for 27,000. The rest of the field got out of the way, Pons made the call, and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Pons:
Detoc: 
Detoc was dominated as both he and Pons shared a king, but the latter's ace had him out in front. The 
flop gave Detoc some straight outs, but the turn gave Pons a king-high flush and a guaranteed win. After the 
was put out on the river, Detoc shook hands with his opponent and then exited the room in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
Busted |