2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
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: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

Volper vs. Da Costa Santos

Francisco Da Costa Santos raised to 4,500 under the gun and Nikolay Volper defended from the big blind. The {9-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop saw Volper lead out for 9,000, but Da Costa Santos was not intimidated and raised pot. Volper thought for a long time as the two bantered back and forth. Eventually he folded {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} face up and Da Costa Santos obliged him by showing him the {10-}{8-} nuts. It could have been a big hand, but Volper opted against it.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolay Volper us
Nikolay Volper
240,000 -15,000
Francisco Da Costa Santos pt
Francisco Da Costa Santos
115,000 15,000

Tags: Nikolay VolperFrancisco Da Costa Santos

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 11th Place (€5,103)

Mike McDonald
Mike McDonald

We caught the action on a {8-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} flop when Mike McDonald bet 12,000 from the small blind. Andy Frankenberger called from the big blind, and the action was on Ana Marquez. She tanked for a bit, but eventually folded.

"Good luck," McDonald said before the turn came out.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and the Canadian pro moved all in for around 3,800 chips. Frankenberger called right away.

Showdown:
Andy Frankenberger: {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Mike McDonald: {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The river was the "beautiful" {6-Diamonds}, as Frankenberger said it, and McDonald was knocked out. We are down to 10 players.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
138,400 48,400
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mike McDonaldAndy FrankenbergerAna Marquez

Kings Prove True for Lesage

Andrew "Lucky Chewy" Lichtenberger raised to 4,000 under the gun and was called by Nikolay Volper in the cutoff. Christophe Lesage then moved all in from the small blind for 16,000, Lichtenberger potted, and Volper got out of the way.

Showdown
Lesage: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Lichtenberger: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

"King?" Lesage politely asked. Ask and you shall receive as the flop fell {K-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}. Lichtenberger remained stoic as he watched the useless {8-Diamonds} turn peel off followed by the {10-Diamonds} on the river. With that, Lesage received a much-needed double and evened his stack with Lichtenberger's.

Player Chips Progress
Christophe Lesage fr
Christophe Lesage
38,000 20,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
38,000 -23,000

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerChristophe Lesage

Lesage Flushed by Volper

With about 35,000 in the pot and a board reading {7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, Nikolay Volper and Christophe Lesage both checked to see the {A-Diamonds} peel off on the river. Volper checked, but this time Lesage fired out 22,000, leaving himself just 18,000 behind. Volper, who is our chip leader, shrugged and made the call with a {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flush. Lesage just shook his head in disgust and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolay Volper us
Nikolay Volper
190,000 45,000
Christophe Lesage fr
Christophe Lesage
18,000 -52,000

Tags: Christophe LesageNikolay Volper

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

Dinner Break

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

The remaining 11 players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. We expect many of them will head over to check out the WSOP Europe Party on the beach. Check out this video of last year's party while you wait.

Raul Paez Eliminated in 12th Place (€5,103)

Raul Paez
Raul Paez

Raul Paez min-raised pre flop and Andrew Lichtenberger was his only caller. The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, and Paez got his final chips in the pot after a pot bet and a raise.

Showdown:
Raul Paez: {A-}{8-}{7-}{6-}
Andrew Lichtenberger: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}, {K-Diamonds} and Paez was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
61,000 22,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
Busted

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerRaul Paez

Two Table Redraw

SeatPlayerCounts
1Ana Marquez68,000
2Antoine Pacaud79,000
3Mike McDonald19,000
4Andy Frankenberger90,000
5Micah Smith27,000
6Aku Joentausta70,000
   
1Nikolay Volper145,000
2Raul Paez6,200
3Francisco Da Costa Santos113,000
4Christophe Lesage70,000
5Petteri Kalenius67,000
6Andy Lichtenberger39,000
Player Chips Progress
Nikolay Volper us
Nikolay Volper
145,000 7,000
Petteri Kalenius fi
Petteri Kalenius
135,000 27,000
Francisco Da Costa Santos pt
Francisco Da Costa Santos
113,000 -12,000
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
90,000 -17,000
Aku Joentausta fi
Aku Joentausta
80,000 15,000
Antoine Pacaud fr
Antoine Pacaud
79,000 -1,000
Christophe Lesage fr
Christophe Lesage
70,000 5,000
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
68,000 -40,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
39,000 -17,000
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
27,000 -3,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
19,000 -2,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
6,200 -25,800

Dan Shak Eliminated in 13th Place (€3,752)

Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Francisco Da Costa Santos just raised to 3,200 and the action was folded to Dan Shak in the big blind. He re-potted and both players agreed to be all in pre flop.

Showdown:
Dan Shak: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Francisco Da Costa Santos: {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and Shak was eliminated. Just 12 players remain, and there will be a redraw at this point.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Da Costa Santos pt
Francisco Da Costa Santos
125,000 39,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
Busted

Tags: Dan ShakFrancisco Da Costa Santos