2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
€400,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€7,500
Prize Pool
€1,624,500
Entries
228
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Vamplew Doubles

David Vamplew (Day 1b) doubles
David Vamplew (Day 1b) doubles

David Vamplew and a second player checked on a flop of {6-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. Peter Dragar fired 4,000, and only Vamplew called.

The turn was the {10-Hearts}, and Vamplew checked again. Dragar moved all in for effectively 20,000 or so, and Vamplew called tabling {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. Dragar showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, and the {7-Hearts} completed the board, doubling Vamplew to around 60,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
60,000
42,485
42,485
Profile photo of Peter Dragar hu
Peter Dragar
21,000
-34,175
-34,175

Tags: David VamplewPeter Dragar

A Round of Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jacques Enjoubault
Jacques Enjoubault
201,000
-24,200
-24,200
Profile photo of Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche
195,000
Profile photo of Bryan Colin
Bryan Colin
180,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Jérome Douieb
Jérome Douieb
125,000
38,125
38,125
Profile photo of Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
115,000
53,100
53,100
Profile photo of Grégoire Boissenot fr
Grégoire Boissenot
113,000
-17,000
-17,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
105,000
52,075
52,075
Profile photo of Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
96,000
12,425
12,425
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
86,000
38,325
38,325
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bruno Lopes fr
Bruno Lopes
80,000
35,050
35,050
Winamax
Profile photo of Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
77,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Tony G lt
Tony G
75,000
12,550
12,550
Profile photo of Manuel Bevand fr
Manuel Bevand
72,000
8,700
8,700
Profile photo of Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
68,000
-17,000
-17,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
67,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
67,000
28,325
28,325
Profile photo of Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
65,000
2,500
2,500
Profile photo of Kara Scott ca
Kara Scott
60,000
-7,200
-7,200
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
56,000
-21,975
-21,975
Profile photo of Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
55,000
31,325
31,325
Profile photo of Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
55,000
-200
-200
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
50,000
-19,150
-19,150
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
46,000
-25,200
-25,200
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Samuel Chartier
Samuel Chartier
41,000
6,475
6,475
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
30,000
11,775
11,775
WPT 1X Winner

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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Mercier Loses One, But is Still Trending Up

Jason Mercier (Day 1a)
Jason Mercier (Day 1a)

Dan Smith opened to 1,500 from early position, Jason Mercier, who evidently doubled with aces earlier, three-bet to 3,625 on the button, and Ovi Balaj four-bet to 13,300 from the small blind. Smith tank folded, and Mercier tank-called.

The dealer fanned {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Clubs}, and Balaj led out for 21,000. Mercier released, but he's still very happy with his day thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
117,000
96,575
96,575
Profile photo of Ovi Balaj
Ovi Balaj
85,000
10,200
10,200
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
17,500
-10,050
-10,050
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dan SmithJason MercierOvi Balaj

Mo For Mohsin

Play was three handed with the board reading {4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. Naji Abolo checked, Mohsin Charania bet 3,300, and Jordane Ouin called. Abolo released.

The {2-Hearts} completed the board, and Charania reached for all of his pink T5,000 chips, firing a bet of 25,000. Ouin only had 17,500 behind, and went into the tank.

He eventually folded {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} face up, and Charania mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Mohsin Charania
85,000
12,750
12,750
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jordane Ouin
Jordane Ouin
17,500
-12,800
-12,800

Tags: Mohsin CharaniaJordane Ouin

Waxman Out

Matt Waxman (Day 1a) - Out
Matt Waxman (Day 1a) - Out

The defending champion of the Grand Prix de Paris is gone.

We just saw Matt Waxman exit the Aviation Club de France, and when we went to his table to find out what happened, two-time WPT Champion Marvin Rettenmaier gave us the scoop.

According to Rettenmaier, Waxman four-bet shoved holding {a-}{k-}, and was called by Ekrem Sanioglu, who had {q-}{q-}. The queens held, and Waxman was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ekrem Sanioglu fr
Ekrem Sanioglu
54,000
21,725
21,725
Profile photo of Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

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O'Dwyer Slow Rolled, Eliminated

Stephen O'Dwyer (Day 1b) - Eliminated
Stephen O'Dwyer (Day 1b) - Eliminated

Facing a three-bet to 4,500 from Stephen O'Dwyer, Daniel Amara four-bet to 12,300. When the action was back on O'Dywer, he effectively five-bet all in (leaving only a handful of black T100 chips behind) and Amara went into the tank. After a minute or so, Amara moved all in, and O'Dwyer quickly called.

O'Dwyer's {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} was crushed by Amara's {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, and the board ran out {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, eliminating O'Dwyer from play.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Amara
Daniel Amara
95,000
40,275
40,275
Profile photo of Stephen O'Dwyer
Stephen O'Dwyer
Busted

Tags: Daniel AmaraStephen O'Dwyer

Colin Busts One

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Bryan Colin was heads up with an opponent with the board reading {7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades}. The player moved all in, and Colin immediately called with {7-Clubs}{7-Spades} for a turned full house. The player sheepishly turned over {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, and a meaningless {j-Clubs} completed the board, eliminating him from the tournament.

Tags: Bryan Colin