2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #3: €5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq3
Prize
€238,140
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€882,000
Entries
180
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
0

Chartier is Good

The flop and turn have been dealt and the cards facing the ceiling are {8-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}. Dimitry Motorov is seated in the big blind and bets 1,500 and Sam Chartier takes the call in position. The river card is the {3-Diamonds} and Motorov checks to Chartier. He studies the board before making a bet of 1,600 and Motorov calls and the dealer sweeps the chips into Chartier's direction.

Chartier{J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {10-Spades} {6-Spades}
MotorovMuck
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
98,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Dimitry Motorov
Dimitry Motorov
55,000

Tags: Sam ChartierDimitry Motorov

Are You For Real?

Level 7 : 250/500, 0 ante
Erik Seidel is probably going to win the Main Event anyway.
Erik Seidel is probably going to win the Main Event anyway.

Erik Seidel has been eliminated from the tournament and that's, of course, very big news. The Seidborg is having the best year in poker known to man but this tournament is not going to be on his list of accomplishments.

It was David Williams who ended Seidel's run early and he told us what happened. The two got it in on a {Q-}{6-}{5-} flop with two diamonds. Williams had a set of fives against the nut flush draw of Seidel and he didn't managed to hit one of his outs. Williams is up to 81,000 and among the biggest stacks in the room.

Tags: Erik SeidelDavid Williams

Time For Sad News

These players all have been knocked out. Too bad guys, better luck next time!

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John O'Shea ie
John O'Shea
Busted
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tony G lt
Tony G
Busted
Profile photo of Alexander Kostritsyn ru
Alexander Kostritsyn
Busted
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Busted
Profile photo of Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
Busted
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of David Sands us
David Sands
Busted
Profile photo of Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
Busted
Profile photo of Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
Busted
Profile photo of Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
Busted
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 0

Break

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante

The final 20 minute break of the day just started. There are 88 players left with an average stack of 30,700.

The Reigning Champ Hangs On!

Our reigning champion, Jeff Lisandro, has just clung on to his tournament survival against our chip leader

On a board of {Q-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} both Jeff Lisandro and Elie Payan got it in and here were the hands:

Payan{K-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {5-Spades}
Lisandro{Q-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {J-Hearts} {J-Spades}

Lisandro was ahead but had to avoid a lot of cards, that was until the {9-Clubs} on the turn gave Lisandro the boat.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elie Payan fr
Elie Payan
95,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
17,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Jeff LisandroElie Payan

Chip Counts; Part 2

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
87,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
87,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Niall Charlton
Niall Charlton
80,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
44,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
38,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
38,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kambiz Kashi
Kambiz Kashi
34,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
25,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erich Kollmann
Erich Kollmann
24,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Andrew Robl us
Andrew Robl
23,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi
21,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Tony G lt
Tony G
21,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
20,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
18,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Steve Bilirakis
Steve Bilirakis
18,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
16,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
15,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
11,000
2,800
2,800
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once

Chip Counts; Part 1

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elie Payan fr
Elie Payan
105,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
81,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Randy Dorfman us
Randy Dorfman
74,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Roger Hairabedian fr
Roger Hairabedian
52,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dave Ulliot
Dave Ulliot
39,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
35,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Vladimir Shchemelev ru
Vladimir Shchemelev
33,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
31,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Nicolas Chouity lb
Nicolas Chouity
26,000
-3,000
-3,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alexander Kravchenko ru
Alexander Kravchenko
24,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
18,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
18,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
16,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
15,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
14,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Bruno Benveniste fr
Bruno Benveniste
14,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
4,000
-16,000
-16,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Wahlroos fi
Thomas Wahlroos
3,800
-11,200
-11,200
Profile photo of Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
Busted

2nd WSOP Bracelet?

In June this year, Elie Payan won $292,825 and a WSOP bracelet after defeating 1017 entries in the $1,500 PLO event. There is a very long way to go in this event but he is currently the chip leader as he tries to win his second bracelet of 2011. We just caught him getting some value on the river in the following hand.

On a board of {6-Spades} {2-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} Payan was seated in the big blind. There was a bet of 12,200 strewn out in front of him and Jan Jachtmann was the player facing a decision from the button. He made the call and Jachtmann flipped over {K-Spades} {7-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {5-Spades} to win the hand with a straight and Jachtmann was left thumping the table in frustration.

Jachtmann ~ 21000

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elie Payan fr
Elie Payan
100,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Elie Payan