2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
€126,207
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€600,960
Entries
626
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Players Info - Day 1a

Chartier Gone; Lisandro & Aguiar Arrive

We're not sure of the details, but we can confirm that Sam Chartier recently busted over at Table 8. On the flip side, we're starting to see a few players take advantage of the late registration, which is open through the break at the end of this level. They include Jeff Lisandro and Jonathan Aguiar.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
3,000
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
3,000
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
Busted

Tags: Sam ChartierJeff LisandroJonathan Aguiar

Merson Practicing for October Nine

We didn't catch the action, but we do know that an unknown player in Seat 9 was all in preflop with {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and in bad shape against the {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} of Greg Merson, who made the final table of the $10,000 Main Event in Vegas and is a member of the October Nine. The board ran out {2-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Merson was pushed the pot.

Meanwhile, both Tristan Wade and Marvin Rettenmaier have been eliminated over at Table 6.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
6,300 3,300
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
Busted

Tags: Greg MersonMarvin RettenmaierTristan Wade

0.80512820512821 Players Per Minute

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

The tournament, which has been running for 195 minutes now, is down to 157 players. Last we knew, the field drew 267 players (that's likely changed given registration is still open), but that means we've lost at least 110 players. If you do the math, you'll discover that we've lost 0.80512820512821 players per minute so far in Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em; in other words, it's going fat.

Dror Triples Back to Starting Stack

We didn't catch all the action, but we do know that the man who eliminated Vanessa Selbst, Elli Dror, just tripled. He got his short stack all in preflop with {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and was in bad shape against the {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades} and {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} of two opponents who had created a side pot.

The {J-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop paired Dror's seven, but he still needed some help to stay alive. The {9-Spades} turn took away some of his outs, but much to his delight, the {7-Hearts} spiked on the river to extended his life.

Player Chips Progress
Elli Dror
Elli Dror
3,000 1,675

Tags: Elli Dror

Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Top WSOP Europe Cashers

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

Only seven players have cashed at least four different times in the history of the World Series of Poker Europe, none of which we've seen in today's event.

Top WSOP Europe Cashers

PlaceEntrants Player# of Cashes
1Chris Bjorin6
2Daniel Negreanu5
3Shawn Buchanan4
Jason Mercier4
Howard Lederer4
David Peters4
John Eames4

Butler Taking His Shot at WSOP Europe Glory

You might not know the name Ashly Butler, but you very well may by the time the WSOP Europe comes to an end. The young pro from New Orleans, Louisiana has traveled to Cannes to take his shot at the big time.

Butler has silently been having a heck of a year in 2012, racking up $136,500 in winnings thus far. That includes a third-place finish in Event #8 $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo at the WSOP for $102,373, and a heck of a showing at the WSOP Circuit IP Biloxi where he nearly won the Casino Championship after winning a ring in a $365 No-Limit Hold'em event and finishing second in another.

In a recent hand, Butler managed to get his stack of 4,500 all in preflop alongside a short-stacked player in Seat 9. Both of them were at risk and covered by the player in Seat 2.

Showdown
Butler: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}
Seat 2: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Seat 9: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out a clean {9-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Butler eliminated Seat 9 while doubling through Seat 2.

Player Chips Progress
Ashly Butler us
Ashly Butler
10,000 3,000
1345679