€50,000 Majestic High Roller
Day 1 Started
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
€50,000 Majestic High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€50,000
Prize Pool
€2,880,000
Entries
60
Level
24
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
High Rolling in the South of France
Today at 4:00 PM local time marks the start of the Majestic High Roller here at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe. With a big buy-in of €50,000, this event is sure to attract some of the biggest names in the game, along with some players with very deep pockets.
It's unsure of what to expect from this event, as it's brand new to the WSOP Europe schedule. It's also a non-bracelet event. We can tell you that there are plenty of Asian businessmen in town who plan on playing, which should draw out a few more pros. Some of those pros, like Eugene Katchalov, Daniel Negreanu, Jason Mercier and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier made Day 3 of the Main Event, though, so it's unsure as to whether not not they'll be playing.
The event is planned for three days, but the schedule could be altered depending on the size of the field, so we'll keep you posted as to any changes. Stay tuned for the kick off of the event.
Delayed
The start of the tournament has been delayed a bit, but things will be kicking off shortly. Right now, 16 players are signed up, and the players have been discussing that a few more are waiting to register until the field grows or at a later time.
Once the cards are in the air, we'll have the names and seat assignments for the event posted. Players will start with 150,000 in tournament chips and registration will be open until Level 9. That's also the end of the rebuy period.
The players are currently being served champagne and brownies while they wait for things to kick off.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 200/400, 0 ante
With 17 players in the field, the cards are now in the air for the €50,000 Majestic High Roller here at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe.
Table and Seat Draw
Level 1
: 200/400, 0 ante
Here's the early table draw and we'll update this as the players come in.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Juanda |
| 1 | 2 | Senh Ung |
| 1 | 3 | David Benefield |
| 1 | 4 | Talal Shakerchi |
| 1 | 5 | Dan Smith |
| 1 | 6 | --empty-- |
| 1 | 7 | Paul Newey |
| 1 | 8 | --empty-- |
| 2 | 1 | Isaac Haxton |
| 2 | 2 | Jean-Noel Thorel |
| 2 | 3 | Roger Hairabedian |
| 2 | 4 | Tony Gregg |
| 2 | 5 | Ziv Bachar |
| 2 | 6 | --empty-- |
| 2 | 7 | --empty-- |
| 2 | 8 | --empty-- |
| 3 | 1 | Jani Sointula |
| 3 | 2 | Thomas Wahlroos |
| 3 | 3 | Tom Dwan |
| 3 | 4 | Qiang Wang |
| 3 | 5 | Juha Helpii |
| 3 | 6 | Paul Phua |
| 3 | 7 | Sam Trickett |
| 3 | 8 | --empty-- |
Early One for Trickett
Level 1
: 200/400, 0 ante
From under the gun, Thomas Wahlroos raised to 1,100. Tom Dwan called from the next seat, Qiang Wang called from middle position, Juha Helpii called from the hijack seat, then Sam Trickett reraised to 6,000 on the button. Only Dwan came along to see the flop, and it came out 
. Dwan checked, and Trickett fired 8,500. Dwan folded.
New Arrivals
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
|
150,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Straight for Rettenmaier
On the final board of 
, Marvin Rettenmaier fired 26,600 into Roger Hairabedian. Hairabedian tanked for so long that he had the clock called on him by another player at the table. With just a few seconds left on the clock, Hairabedian called.
Rettenmaier showed the 
for a straight, and Hairabedian mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 30,000 |
|
145,000 | -5,000 |