Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
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
Rettenmaier, Butler & Esfandiari Top Three Headed Into Day 2
Over the weekend, the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe saw two starting flights in Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em play out. The combined fields of Day 1a (295 entries) and Day 1b (331 entries) saw 626 take to the felt and create a prize pool of €600,960, which will be distributed to the top 63 with €126,207 reserved for the winner. After just over nine levels of play, just 98 players remain with Marvin Rettenmaier and his stack of 69,950, more then 20,000 more than his nearest competitor, leading the way.
Among the returning players are quite a few notables including Tristan Wade, Dominik Nitsche, Joe Kuether, Erik Cajelais and John Monnette, all of whom finished toward the top of the Day 1b chip counts after exercising their re-entry option. They, along with John Tababtabia, Roger Hairabedian, Jean Paul Pasqualini, Bourcier de Carbon, and Gil George, will join the likes of Day 1a’s Ashly Butler, Antonio Esfandiari, Mclean Karr and Antonin Teisseire. Needless to say, there isn’t a shortage of recognizable faces.
Top 10 Start-of-Day-2 Chip Counts
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 69,950 |
| Ashly Butler | 48,125 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 47,275 |
| Florian Ciuro | 44,300 |
| Antonin Teisseire | 43,750 |
| Tarcisio Bruno | 43,125 |
| Jamel Haddad | 41,900 |
| Ran Azor | 41,150 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 40,350 |
| Gianluca Cedolia | 36,550 |
The remaining 98 players will pack the Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette for Day 2 action at 14:00 CET (10:00 EST), which is less than an hour from now. The plan is to either play ten levels or down to a final table, whichever comes first. Join us then as we march through the money bubble toward the final table in Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em on the way to the money!
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: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
The cards are in the air here on Day 2 of Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em. There's still 50 minutes remaining in Level 9, and the button will start in Seat 9 on all tables.
Speaking of the tables, if you'd like to get a good look at who is sitting where, then check out the table draw.
Kastles Dispatches Sheikh
[Removed:163] was all in from early position and received a call from Casey Kastle, who was in late position.
| Showdown |
Sheikh:   |
Kastle:   |
Sheikh got it in with the best hand and things looked good through the 
flop, but not on the 
turn. Kastle had paired his king to take the lead, though Sheikh did pick up a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, it would not come in as the 
blanked on the river.
Meanwhile, Romain Derenemesnil has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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14,000 | 5,700 |
![[Removed:163]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
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Busted |
October Niner Doubles Through Monnette
Greg Merson and John Monnette have enjoyed quite a bit of success in 2012. Both won a bracelet this past summer in Vegas, both are in contention in the WSOP Player of the Year race (Merson currently leads), and both are still alive in today's tournament.
In a recent hand, Renaud Blangiardi opened for 1,250 from early position only to have Monnette three-bet to 3,050 from the cutoff. Merson then four-bet all in from the button, Blangiardi folded and Monnette made a hesitant call.
| Showdown |
Merson:   |
Monnette:   |
Monnette was unhappy to see that he shared a nine with Merson, and rightfully so as his chances of winning were slim. The 
flop was dry for Monnette, while the 
turn left him drawing dead. The meaningless 
was put out on the river and Merson, who made the final table of the Main Event as is a member of the October Nine, received a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,500 | 7,950 |
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21,000 | -7,700 |
Early Eliminations
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Mouche Picks Off Merson & Sends the October Home Shy of the Money
We caught the action on the river with about 15,000 in the pot and a board reading 
. Duncan Mouche had checked and opened the door for Greg Merson to move all in for 10,350. Mouche thought long and hard before making the call, and Merson flipped over 
for ace high.
Mouche then tabled and the table seemed impressed with the call. Merson quietly collected his things and exited the tournament floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | 16,175 |
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Busted |
More Eliminations
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Busted |
Break Time
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
Players are now on a 20-minutes break while the tournament officials race off the T25 chips.