2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10976
Prize
€83,275
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,650
Entries
206
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
0

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Dinner Break

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Level 4 has come to an end, and that means it's time for a one-hour dinner break. The clock says 83 players remain, and they'll play four more levels upon their return.

Smith Eliminates about 20MM Worth of Live Tournament Earnings

Joe Hachem and Steve Dennenmann at the same table again.
Joe Hachem and Steve Dennenmann at the same table again.

Joe Hachem, Steve Dannenmann and Scott Seiver have combined live tournament earnings exceeding $21,000,000, all that was worth nothing against Micah Smith just now.

After some a pre flop madness, during which both Seiver and Dannenmann ended up all in, it was Hachem who also put his money on the line when the flop showed {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. All were covered by Micah Smith, and the following 16 cards were turned over.

Showdown:
Joe Hachem: {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Micah Smith: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Scott Seiver: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Steve Dannenmann: {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Hachem had a set with the nut flush draw, Smith had a straight flush draw but Seiver also had diamonds. They were inferior, and helped Hachem's chances. Seiver had a gut shot while Dannenmann had even worse odds of winning.

The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Smith hit trips while Hachem made a full house. On the river the {A-Hearts} popped up, and Smith had backed himself into hitting a full house. Three players were eliminated, and Smith took the chip lead!

Player Chips Progress
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
30,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Steve Dannenmann us
Steve Dannenmann
Busted
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Joe HachemMicah SmithScott SeiverSteve Dannenmann

Set Over Set Sees Jazayeri Send Kottler Out the Door

Jeremy Kottler got his last 3,500 all in on a {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{A-Diamonds} flop holding {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades} but was in bad shape against the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts} of Sean Jazayeri. The {K-Hearts} turn have Kottler a gut-shot straight draw, but the {4-Diamonds} river would not complete it.

"That's how I went out of the last PLO event," Jazayeri told Kottler, who didn't seem to care about the consolation.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Jazayeri us
Sean Jazayeri
WPT 1X Winner
10,000 2,500
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
Busted

Tags: Jeremy KottlerSean Jazayeri

Fares' Time is Not Up Yet

With 1,875 in the pot, three players took a flop of {J-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{A-Hearts}. After the first player checked, Hassan Fares moved all in for a paltry 425 and Mike "Timex" McDonald raised to 1,200, which pushed the other player out of the pot.

Showdown
Fares: {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
McDonald: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The {K-Spades} turn gave Fares the nuts, while the {J-Hearts} river improved him to a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
9,000 -1,400

Tags: Hassan FaresMike McDonald

Big Stacks Battle

With 2,850 in the pot and a flop of {3-Hearts}{A-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, David Benyamine bet 1,700 from the small blind and received a call from Dan Smith on the button. When the dealer burned and turned the {9-Spades}, Benyamine gathered some chips and came out firing to the tune of 4,900. It proved to take down the pot as Smith, who is still sitting with a monster stack, casually tossed his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
28,000 -2,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
24,000 4,000

Tags: Dan SmithDavid Benyamine

No Comeback For Lisandro

David Benyamine just raised to 300 after which Jeff Lisandro moved all in for just 625 chips. The action was folded back around to the Frenchman who quickly called.

Showdown:
David Benyamine: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}
Jeff Lisandro: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, and Benyamine took down the pot with a pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
22,000 2,000
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
Busted

Tags: David BenyamineJeff Lisandro