Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€1,650
Entries
206
Level
20
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
0
Lichtenberger & Marquez Headline Final Table of Five
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
The 2012 World Series of Poker Europe continued on Friday with Day 2 action from Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha. After seven levels of play, the final table was set with five players including well-known pros Ana Marquez and Andrew Lichtenberger.
What started with 206 players was down to just 26 at the start of the day, all but five of which would earn a payday. Narendra Banwari, Brandon Crawford and Dries Goyens were all among the early eliminations, as was October Niner and WSOP Player of the Year contender Greg Merson. However, no one went further and left empty handed than David Benyamine, who finished as the bubble boy.
It happened when Benyamine, who was the second shortest stack behind Daniel Negreanu, raised under the gun to 3,500. After an approximately two-hour bubble, action folded all the way around to Antoine Pacaud, and he called from the the big blind. The 
flop saw Pacaud check, Benyamine move all in for 6,500 and Pacaud call immediately.
| Showdown |
David Benyamine:     |
Antoine Pacaud:     |
The 
turn and 
river completed the board, and Benyamine was eliminated after starting the day second in chips.
From there the eliminations came fast. Jamie Pickering was the first to go in 21st place, and both John Eames and Negreanu followed him out the door a short time later. Over the next few hours, Dan Smith, John Monnette, Dan Shak, Raul Paez and Mike “Timex” McDonald all hit the rail.
A short time later, with a board reading 
, Aku Joentausta fired out 22,500 only to have Andy Frankenberger move all in for 33,500 more. Joentausta didn't seem too excited, but he opted to make the call nonetheless.
| Showdown |
Joentausta:     |
Frankenberger:  |
The two-time bracelet winner held a wheel and had Joentausta in dire straits. Speaking of straights, the 
spiked on the river to give Joentausta a six-high straight and the improbable win, sending Frankenberger to the rail as the final-table bubble boy. Amazingly, the players played one final hand in order to get to the end of Level 15, and Nikolay Volper ended up busting to bring it down to the final five players.
Here’s a look at the final five:
Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table
| Seat | Player | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | empty | N/A |
| 2 | Petteri Kalenius | 62,000 |
| 3 | Ana Marquez | 176,000 |
| 4 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 256,000 |
| 5 | Aku Joentausta | 202,000 |
| 6 | Francisco Da Costa Santos | 233,000 |
Players will return to the Majestic Barrière on Saturday at 14:00 CET to play down to a winner, so join us then as we bring you all the action and eliminations from the last preliminary event of the 2012 WSOP Europe.
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
256,000 | 4,500 |
|
233,000 | 18,000 |
|
202,000 | 77,000 |
|
176,000 | 4,000 |
|
62,000 | -16,000 |
Nikolay Volper Eliminated in 6th Place (€13,273)
Nikolay Volper raised to 10,500 pre flop and got three-bet to 36,000 by Andrew Lichtenberger.
When the action was folded back around to Volper he immediately decided to move all in. Lichtenberger snap-called and right before the end of the day we got to see another massive all in.
Showdown:
Nikolay Volper: 
Andrew Lichtenberger: 
The board ran out 
, and Volper was eliminated. The day is now officially done and chip counts will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
251,500 | 126,500 |
|
Busted |
Andy Frankenberger Eliminated in 7th Place (€9,596)
With a board reading , Aku Joentausta fired out 22,500 only to have Andy Frankenberger move all in for 33,500 more. Joentausta didn't seem too excited, but he opted to make the call nonetheless.
Showdown
Joentausta:
Frankenberger:
The two-time bracelet winner held a wheel and had Joentausta in dire straits. Speaking of straights, the spiked on the river to give Joentausta a six-high straight and the improbable win, sending Frankenberger to the rail as the final-table bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Lucky River For Joentausta
On a 
flop it was Aku Joentausta who checked to Nikolay Volper wh bet 12,000. Joentausta moved all in for a total of 52,500 and Volper called.
Showdown:
Nikolay Volper:
Aku Joentausta: 
On the turn the hit, and the river was the giving Joentausta a set. We are still seven handed with just eight minutes left in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
110,000 | -15,000 |
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Santos Extends His Lead
The last hour everything seems to be going Francisco Da Costa Santos' way. On the turn the board just read 
and Aku Joentausta check-called 31,000.
On the river the showed up and both players checked. Santos showed 
and took yet another pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
85,000 | -30,000 |
The Plan
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Just 30 minutes remain in Level 15, and it appears the remaining seven players will either play it out or down to the final table, whichever comes first, before calling it a night.
The Unofficial Final Table
| Seat | Player | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Volper | 125,000 |
| 2 | Petteri Kalenius | 78,000 |
| 3 | Ana Marquez | 172,000 |
| 4 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 125,000 |
| 5 | Aku Joentausta | 137,000 |
| 6 | Francisco Da Costa Santos | 176,000 |
| 7 | Andy Frankenberger | 110,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
176,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
172,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
125,000 | 83,000 |
|
|
125,000 | -129,000 |
|
|
110,000 | -44,000 |
|
|
78,000 | 10,000 |