Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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
Teisseire & Esfandiari Neck and Neck as Final 15 Head to Day 3
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The 2012 World Series of Poker Europe continued on Monday with Day 2 of Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em as the remaining 98 players of a 626-player field returned to battle down to the final 15. Leading the way is Antonin Teisseire, who bagged up 269,500, but the winner of the biggest buy-in poker tournament in history, Antonio Esfandiari, is just 5,500 behind.
The big story at the start of the day was who would make the top 63 and earn a piece of the €600,960 prize pool. Among the 35 players who came up short were Greg Merson, [Removed:163], Konstantin Puchkov, David Benyamine and John Tabatabai; however, the man who went the furthest with nothing to show was Jean Marie Morvan.
On the money bubble, action folded around to Dominik Nitsche in the small blind and he put in a raise. Morvan had 800 of his 1,300 stack in the big blind, and opted to call off the remaining 500.
Showdown
Nitsche: 
Morvan: 
The Frenchman was dominated and seemed a bit dejected as the board ran out 
. Morvan finished as the bubble boy why those players still in the room applauded to celebrate making the money.
A little while later, a big hand developed when Tristan Wade moved all in from early position for 11,300 with 
and received a call from start-of-the-day chip leader Marvin Rettenmaier, who held 
offsuit in the cutoff. French pro Teisseire then moved all in over the top from the big blind with what turned out to be , and Rettenmaier opted to call off for over 30,000. Both Wade and Rettenmaier were at risk, but the former would be spared as the board ran out 
and he tripled with a full house; meanwhile, Teisseire took down a sizeable side pot and Rettenmaier was eliminated from the tournament in 47th place for €2,133. Wade would join Rettenmaier a short time later in 43rd place while Teisseire went on to capture the chip lead.
Other in-the-money finishers included Renaud Blangiardi (56th-€1,965), Roger Hairabedian (39th-€2,344), Daniel Weinman (35th-€2,608), Dominik Nitsche (34th-€2,608), Erik Cajelais (27th-€3,846), Gil George (25th-€3,846) and John Monnette (23rd-€4,489) and Andrey Gulyy (16th-€6,340).
While many fell, some survived and others even thrived. Among those returning for Day 3 are Day 1a chip leader Ashly Butler, Joe Kuether, Salvatore Bonavena, W.J. Vincent, McLean Karr and Casey Kastle.
Here’s a look at tomorrow’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 |
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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269,500 | 78,500 |
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264,000 | 14,000 |
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179,500 | 9,500 |
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174,000 | -6,000 |
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160,500 | 49,500 |
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136,000 | 46,000 |
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124,000 | 39,000 |
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86,000 | 43,500 |
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86,000 | 26,000 |
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85,000 | 15,000 |
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82,500 | 24,500 |
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74,000 | 2,000 |
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61,000 | -5,000 |
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54,500 | -500 |
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41,000 | -54,000 |
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Bag 'Em and Tag 'Em
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The clock has expired on Level 17, which means play has come to a stop. The players are now bagging and tagging, and we'll bring you a full round of counts plus a full recap of today's action in just a bit. Stay tuned.
Gully Eliminated in Blind-Versus-Blind Battle
Action folded around to Andrey Gulyy in the small blind and he moved all in for around 35,000, which Valentin Detoc called from the big blind.
| Showdown |
Gulyy:   |
| Detoc: |
Gulyy was in need of some help with his best chance being a queen, but it wasn't in the cards as the board ran out . Gulyy took his leave in 16th place, good for €6,340.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000 | 135,000 |
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Busted | |
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Butler Spikes Another Aces on the River to Eliminate Chapuis
After Ashly Butler had opened with a raise, Henri Chapuis moved all in for 35,500. The Day 1a chip leader made the call and it was off to the races.
| Showdown |
Butler:   |
Chapuis:  |
The 
{2} flop was kind to Chapius, as was the 
turn, but then Butler did what he's done on more than one occasion today... spiked an on the river. With that, Chapuis dreams of a WSOP Europe bracelet came to an end in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000 | 35,000 |
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Busted | |
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Vincent Doubles Through Esfandiari; Ekert Gone
Antonio Esfandiari opened for 8,000 from early position only to have W.J. Vincent move all in for 25,500 more. Esfandiari asked for an exact count and then slid in a call.
| Showdown |
Vincent:  |
Esfandiari:  |
Vincent was way out in front, especially after the flop came down 
. "Spade," Esfandiari yelled in hopes of a runner-runner flush, but he was silenced when the left him drawing dead. The was run out on the river for good measure and all Esfandiari could say was, "That's sick."
Meanwhile, Serge Ekert was eliminated in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000 | -34,000 |
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72,000 | 38,500 |
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Busted | |
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Two Table Redraw
After the eliminations of Sylvain Gibert (21st), Marc Bariller (20th) and Guy Pariente (19th), just 18 players remain. Here's a look at the seat draw:
Table 86
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | McLean Karr |
| 2 | Andrey Gulyy |
| 3 | Valentin Detoc |
| 4 | Salvatore Bonavena |
| 5 | Casey Kastle |
| 6 | Ashly Butler |
| 7 | Remi Bollengier |
| 8 | Antonin Teisseire |
| 9 | Henri Chapuis |
Table 88
| Seat | Player |
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| 1 | Amaury Detoc |
| 2 | Jamel Haddad |
| 3 | Igor Kalinicenko |
| 4 | Antonio Esfandiari |
| 5 | Serge Ekert |
| 6 | Joe Kuether |
| 7 | W.J. Vincent |
| 8 | Florian Ciuro |
| 9 | Anthony Pons |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Down to 18
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We just had three rapid eliminations which has brought about the two-table redraw. Details to come.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500