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

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
9,000
-1,400
-1,400
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Hassan FaresMike McDonald

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
10,000
2,500
2,500
WPT 1X Winner
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
Busted

Tags: Jeremy KottlerSean Jazayeri

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
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Steve Dannenmann us
Steve Dannenmann
Busted
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Joe HachemMicah SmithScott SeiverSteve Dannenmann

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.

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Ivey Busts on Second Hand

As we headed out to the tournament field, Phil Ivey passed us headed in the opposite direction. He came from Table 19 so we made our way over and discovered that Ivey, who had late registered for the tournament, busted on just the second hand he played to McLean Karr.

According to Karr, Ivey raised to 600 in the hand and received a call from the cutoff. Karr then three-bet to 2,000, just Ivey called, and then the two got the money in on the flop. Ivey held a flush draw with {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{3-Spades}, but wouldn't get there as Karr's {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{K-Spades}{Q-Clubs} proved victorious.

Player Chips Progress
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
24,000
12,000
12,000
WPT 1X Winner
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Phil IveyMcLean Karr

Chip Counts Part Une

Player Chips Progress
Christophe Lesage fr
Christophe Lesage
26,050
John Monnette us
John Monnette
23,000
4,000
4,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
17,000
15,600
15,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrey Gulyy ru
Andrey Gulyy
12,000
Jamie Pickering au
Jamie Pickering
11,300
2,800
2,800
John Eames gb
John Eames
10,000
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
9,000
1,000
1,000
Dario Alioto
Dario Alioto
8,500
-1,200
-1,200
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
8,400
-6,600
-6,600
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
6,500
300
300
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Ran Azor il
Ran Azor
6,300
3,800
3,800
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
5,500
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
5,200
EPT 1X Winner
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
3,400
-1,100
-1,100
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Chip Counts Part Deux

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
34,000
6,000
6,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
32,000
27,500
27,500
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
29,000
-1,000
-1,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
28,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
22,000
10,000
10,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
17,000
10,800
10,800
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
17,000
7,000
7,000
$25K Fantasy
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
16,700
-5,300
-5,300
WSOP 3X Winner
Jesper Hougaard dk
Jesper Hougaard
16,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
14,000
7,800
7,800
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
13,000
2,800
2,800
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Alain Roy fr
Alain Roy
12,800
2,800
2,800
Jerome Bradpiece gb
Jerome Bradpiece
11,700
2,000
2,000
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
9,000
5,400
5,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexander Kravchenko ru
Alexander Kravchenko
8,600
4,100
4,100
Toby Lewis
Toby Lewis
8,200
5,900
5,900
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
7,600
-9,400
-9,400
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
7,200
Dan Fleyshman us
Dan Fleyshman
5,800
JC Tran us
JC Tran
3,900
-600
-600
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
3,000
-600
-600
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

WSOPE 2012: Steve Dannenmann at the Table with Joe Hachem

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

Though he busted just before dinner, we thought you'd enjoy this video with Steve Dannenmann, who had once again shared a table with Joe Hachem. Sarah Grant talked to Steve about what he has been up to and what brings him to Cannes.

Tags: Steve DannenmannJoe Hachem