WPT Paris Live Updates 2010
WPT Paris 2010 takes place at the Aviation Club de France in Paris, France and PartyPoker blog is bringing you all the WPT Paris live updates from this great World Poker Tour event.
- €10,000 WPT Grand Prix de Paris main event runs from May 8th until May 12th and the final table takes place on May 15th.
- €20,000 WPT Grand Prix de Paris High Roller event takes place from May 14th and the final eight WPT high-rollers will play the final table on May 16th.
Keep watching PartyPoker blog for all the WPT Paris live updates, including pictures and videos.
WPT Paris Live Updates
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02.16
It’s a good payday for the young player, but it’s not a Final Eight one. Despite having a big stack (a million or so at the start of the hand) it all got in preflop in a snowball of reraising vs. Theo Jorgensen.
Boujenah made it 45k to go, and Jorgensen in the cutoff reraised to 145k. Back to Boujenah who clearly wasn’t in the mood to be pushed around by the one chip monster at the table. He thought for a moment and announced, “500,000.” “Well, might as well be all in then,” said Jorgensen, and Boujenah called.
Jorgensen showed down pocket jacks, and Boujenah ace-nine. The board brought no ace for Boujenah, and he has been eliminated from the 2010 WPT Paris. Play is complete for the night and we’ll be back with you on Saturday for the final table.
WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com will have all the updates.
01.58
Nine players remain here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and Jacque Williams recently caught up with Per Linde to chat about his thoughts on the event.
00.44
We’ve finally lost a player, and it’s Quinn Sivage finishing the 2010 WPT paris in 10th place. He got it all in with top-pair and a gut-shot straight draw against the pocket aces of Fabrice Touil. Players are now combining to one, nine-handed table. We’ve got one more player to lose before we hit the official final table.
Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
00.29
Another hour passed here at the 2010 WPT Paris and no bust-outs. In fact the shortest stack at the table actually just doubled up.
Nourredine Aïtaleb woke up from his poker coma for long enough to push all-in for about 200,000 with ace-king, only to get called by Arnaud Mattern who had pocket kings. Both the flop and turn brought an ace, sending the timely double up to Aïtaleb.
Nearing six hours since an elimination, no-one seems to be amused.
23.48
Play has all but slowed to a halt here at the 2010 Grand Prix de Paris as all the remaining players are vying for a spot at the eight-handed final table. Here’s a look at the chip counts.
1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,100,000
2. Per Linde – 1,000,000
3. Ilan Boujenah – 1,000,000
4. Arnaud Mattern – 980,000
5. Antoine Amourette – 820,000
6. Jimmy Ostensson – 770,000
7. Quinn Sivage – 700,000
8. Fabrice Touil – 580,000
9. Nourredine Aïtaleb – 340,000
10. Mickael Guenni – 240,000
Follow along at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com for continuous updates of the action.
22.41
Quinn Sivage is making a deep run here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and is enjoying quite the amazing experience here in France. Jacque Williams caught up with Quinn right at the dinner break while players were still on the final table bubble. For full updates be sure to keep an eye on WorldPokerTour.com
21.38
He busted in 11th place, but Jacque Williams still caught up with Steven van Zadelohoff at a break earlier to discuss the 2010 WPT Paris.
Follow along with all the updates at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com.
20.05
With ten players left we are now on dinner break here at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris. We’ll be back in 90 minutes to play down to the 8 final table players. Be sure to follow WorldPokerTour.com’s live updates for all the action.
Here is the remaining players chip counts:
1. Per Linde – 1,000,000
2. Jimmy Ostensson – 980,000
3. Arnaud Mattern – 960,000
4. Ilan Boujenah – 935,000
5. Theo Jorgensen – 900,000
6. Antoine Amourette – 850,000
7. Fabrice Touil – 700,000
8. Quinn Sivage – 480,000
9. Mickael Guenni – 440,000
10. Nourredine Aïtaleb – 280,000
18.22
Patrick Bruel and Alexander Kravchenko have both been eliminated from the 2010 WPT Paris. On an eight-high flop, Bruel was happy to call the all-in push from Ilan Boujenah with pocket tens to find he was well ahead of the ace-high bluff from Boujenah. An unlucky ace hit the river sending the French celebrity to the rail.
Kravchenko, on the other hand was behind from the start with pocket fives against the pocket sixes of Mr. Boujenah and could get no help from the flop, turn or river.
Stay tuned to WorldPokerTour.com for all the updates.
17.20
The 2010 WPT Paris is getting closer to a final table, with 13 players remaining. In the last hour or so, Arnaud Mattern made a huge call putting him right near the chip lead, and Andrew Teng has been eliminated. Check out WorldPokerTour.com for the full updates of how it all went down, and check out the top ten counts below.
1. Jimmy Ostensson – 980,000
2. Theo Jorgensen – 900,000
3. Fabrice Touil – 840,000
4. Arnaud Mattern – 800,000
5. Antoine Amourette – 680,000
6. Patrick Bruel – 640,000
7. Bruno Lopes – 575,000
8. Per Linde – 520,000
9. Mickael Guenni – 495,000
10. Quinn Sivage – 390,000
16.05
WIth 16 players remaining here is the updated top-ten chip counts here at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris.
1. Theo Jorgensen – 920,000
2. Jimmy Ostensson – 840,000
3. Fabrice Touil – 689,000
4. Patrick Bruel – 581,500
5. Bruno Lopes – 575,000
6. Arnaud Mattern – 530,000
7. Per Linde – 530,000
8. Antoine Amourette – 500,000
9. Mickael Guenni – 480,000
10. Quinn Sivage – 400,000
For complete live updates head on over to WorldPokerTour.com
14.24
We’re underway here on day 4 at the 2010 WPT Grand Pix de Paris here at the Aviation Club de France. The bust outs are coming at a pretty quick pace. We’ve already lost the following players. Stay tuned to WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com for up-to-the-minute live coverage.
22. Gabriel Nassif – €23,480
23. Antony Lellouche – €11,740
24. Arnaud Esquevin – €11,740
25. Thomas Nielsen – €11,740
26. Guillaume de la Gorce – €11,740
27. Olivier Chaignard – €11,740
19.53
Painfully slow here on the bubble of the 2010 WPT Paris. Still at 28 players. Check out Jacques latest video with Stuart Rutter. Follow all the updates at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
19.01
Wer’re still stalled on the bubble of the 2010 WPT Paris, however luckily for you Jacque Williams caught up with Antony Lellouche for your viewing pleasure.
18.07
We’re on the official bubble here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and with one player left to go before all the players are in the money. Here are the top ten stacks.
1. Jimmy Ostensson – 570,000
2. Fabrice Tuil – 560,000
3. Theo Jorgensen – 490,000
4. Per Linde – 450,000
5. Antoine Amourette – 410,000
6. Patrick Bruel – 400,000
7. Arnaud Mattern – 385,000
8. Bruno Lopez – 327,500
9. Steven van Zadelhoff – 310,000
10. Arnaud Esquevin – 300,000
Check out WorldPokerTour.com for all the hand-for-hand action.
16.28
We’re down to 32 players here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and we’re getting close to the money. Play will halt when we hit 24 players or after six levels of play. Be sure to keep your browsers locked to WorldPokerTour.com for all the updates.
Jacque Williams caught up with Thomas Nielsen on the last break.
14.49
The leaders at the start of the day are going strong through level 12, although their actual stacks are growing to the point where they look totally excellent and can be almost hidden behind, but in their multicoloured layers are quite hard to count. These are the rough big stacks (although leaders and losers are changing with alacrity at the moment) hoping to make Day Four in good shape…
Chip counts
Jimmy Ostensson – 570,000
Iulian Iacob – 460,000
Antoine Amourette – 460,000
Andrew Teng – 380,000
Arnaud Mattern – 375,000
Steven van Zadelhoff – 350,000
Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com
13.30
Last night during the last level of play, WPT hostess Jacque WIlliams caught up with Theo Jorgensen.
13.21
Day 3 has kicked off here in rainy Paris for the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris. With 48 players still in the hunt for coveted WPT title, Andrew Teng, Arnaud Mattern and Theo Jorgensen are in the top ten. Here is the official leader board to start the day:
1 Antoine Amourette – 489,400
2 Iulian Iacob – 474,700
3 Jimmy Ostensson – 396,100
4 Andrew Teng – 393,500
5 Arnaud Mattern – 360,100
6 Fabrice Tuil – 280,800
7 Theo Jorgensen – 274,700
8 Per Linde – 252,400
9 Nourredine Aïtaleb – 232,400
10 Gabriel Nassif – 229,200
Follow along with all the action at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
23.27
127 players (re)took to the felt today and just 48 will make it into a third day’s play, and sneak closer to the point where actual money gets paid when they bust… 27 players will cash tomorrow, the minimum payout being €11,740 and the top prize a massive €633,902! A true slow-structured test of endurance and skill, the WPT Grand Prix de Paris has seen some of Europe’s top players battle to grow their stacks, but anyone still sitting with chips in front of them has a shot when the cards are shuffled up and dealt again tomorrow.
We will be restarting at 3pm tomorrow, so we’ll see you then as this exciting tournament continues!
Chip counts
1. Antoine Amourette – 489,400
2. Iulian Iacob – 474,700
3. Jimmy Ostensson – 396,100
4. Andrew Teng – 393,500
5. Arnaud Mattern – 360,100
Check back tomorrow for our continued coverage, and follow it all as it happens at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com.
22.23
We’re reaching the end of the day here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and Jacque WIlliams was able to track down French celebrity Patrick Bruel, who at one point yesterday was down to 4,000 and has rebounded to build a nicely sized stack.
Follow all the action at WorldPokerTour.com
19.42
Jacque WIlliams chatted with Andrew Teng on a recent break here at the 2010 WPT Paris. We’re four minutes from the dinner break with 61 players remaining. The tournament director has announced since play has gone 8-handed they will now play either the full six-levels, or down to 48 players.
19.01
We’re down to 64 players here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and one of the remaining players Quinn Sivage is over the 100k mark, sitting with 112,000. Jacque Williams caught with Sivage last night to discuss his experience here at the Aviation Club de France.
18.27
We’ve got 70 left here at the 2010 WPT Paris and we’re one level away from the dinner break, which if we get down to 54 players will be a break for the entire night. We’ve got a slew of notables still in the field, including French poker star, and all-around celebrity Patrick Bruel who has about 140,000.
The top ten stacks are as follows:
1. Antoine Amourette – 280,000
2. Kevin Eyster – 248,000
3. Theo Jorgensen – 209,000
4. Guiseppe Zarbo – 200,000
5. Fabrice Thuil – 188,000
6. Nourredine Aitaleb – 165,075
7. Mikhail Smirnov – 164,000
8. Arnaud Mattern – 160,000
9. Ilan Boujenah – 160,000
10. Iulian Iacob – 145,000
Speed on over to WorldPokerTour.com for full live coverage.
17.25
We’re down to 80 players at the 2010 WPT Paris, and still in the field and Team PartyPoker Pro Tyron Krost is still in the mix. The new Canadian born Team PartyPoker Pro is looking to add a WPT title to his already impressive year, which has included winning the 2010 Aussie Millions.
WPT’s Jacque WIlliams sat down with Tyron during one of the early breaks to discuss todays action, and the WPT Paris in general. Stay tuned in to WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com for up-to-the-minute live reporting.
16.15
Level 8 of the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris is complete and we have some shakeups on the leader board. Here are the top ten chip counts:
1. Antoine Amourette – 270,000
2. Kevin Eyster – 240,000
3. Theo Jorgensen – 209,000
4. Fabrice Tuil – 188,000
5. Nourredine Aïtaleb – 165,075
6. Arnaud Mattern – 160,000
7. Ilan Boujenah – 150,000
8. Iulian Iacob – 145,000
9. Mikhail Smirnov – 134,225
10. Bruno Benveniste – 130,000
For full coverage lock your browsers to WorldPokerTour.com
15.17
The first level of the day saw the last hurrah for the green 25 chips – they’re being colored up and removed (which is going to make a couple of stacks suddenly appear a good deal thinner).
We’ve already lost 27 players as the action is fast and furious. The plan is to play six levels, or down to 54 players, whichever comes first. Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
13.33
127 players have returned today and the plan is to play six levels or down to 54 players. Fabrice Tuil from Day 1A is our overall chip leader but the chasing pack includes big-name pros Theo Jorgensen, Arnaud Mattern along with a slew of others.
The players have squeezed into their seats in much quicker fashion than on the Day 1′s as the stakes increase both figuratively and literally. Follow the action live at WorldPokerTour.com
00.58
Day 1b has come to a close here at the WPT Grand Prix de Paris and it’s safe to say that Iulien Iacob and Ilan Boujenah are leading the day 1b field both with approximately 200k in their stacks. Joining them into day 2 are Theo Jorgensen, Jonathan Layani, and Eric Sadoun, who all have breached the 100,000 chip mark. Andrew Feldman, Alexander Kravchenko, Isabelle Mercier, Patrick Bruel and Tommy Vedes also made it through.
They will all join the 53 day 1a survivors tomorrow here in Paris at 3 p.m. for day 2, where the players will continue the quest for the over 600,000 Euro first-prize, and the coveted WPT title.
Be sure to keep an eye on WorldPokerTour.com for all your live updates.
22.53
We have made it to the last break of the 2010 WPT Paris Main Event and we’re starting to get some swelled stacks. None, however are bigger than Ilan Boujenah who is currently holding about 180,000. He is followed by Iulian Jacob who has 160,000 and Theo Jorgensen with 110,000. Also still in the mix are Isabelle Mercier, Patrick Bruel and Surinder Sunar.
Busted from todays WPT Paris action are Freddy Deeb, Casey Kastle and John Juanda.
For continued coverage of the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris be sure to check out WorldPokerTour.com
18.57
Freddy Deeb has about 42,000 in chips so far here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and he was able to do so even with an afternoon nap after two levels of play. WPT’s own Jacque Williams caught up with Freddy to discuss why he is so dang tired. Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com and with our buddies over at PokerNews.com
18.30
Jacque Williams caught up with Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier on one of the last breaks to discuss how things have been going for him so far at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris. Check it out! For live coverage, be sure to head over to WorldPokerTour.com
16.52
After two levels of play at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris the stacks are still fairly tame. One of the more interesting table features Freddy Deeb, Patrick Bruel and Isabelle Mercier. Mercier is the shortest stack of the three with only about 14,000 left, while both Deeb and Bruel are stacked up to about 45,000.
Jonathan Layani looks to be the early leader with a double-sized starting stack, sitting at about 60,000 in chips. He is followed closely by Theo Jorgensen who has about 55,000 and Alexander Kravchenko who has about 41,000.
16.49
16.47
Day 1B is underway here at the Aviation Club de France for the 2010 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris. Numbers are up from Day 1A, with 138 players in their seats with about thirty minutes remaining in the first level. Among the hopefuls are Freddy Deeb, John Juanda, Isabelle Mercier, Theo Jorgensen, Men “The Master” Nguyen, Team PartyPoker Pro Tyron Krost, former WPT Paris Surinder Sunar, Jeff Sarwer and many more.
14.10
01.05
Day 1A at the WPT Paris is in the books, and when all was said and done it looks to be Fabrice Tuil who holds the chip lead with 190,000. Also sitting in good shape are Nicolas Babel, Guillaume Darcourt, who most recently won the WPT event in Bucharest, Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy, Arnaud Mattern, Antony Lellouche, Antoine Saout, Anton Wigg and Vikash Dhorasoo who the lovely Jacque Williams caught up with before the last level.
Just over 100 entrants in total made their way to the ultra-exclusive Aviation Club de France, which requires players to get finger printed in order to gain access for today’s day one flight. With ninety minute levels, and 30,000 in chips there was plenty of play for the 53 players who survived to see day 2.
The less fortunate, who will be spending the rest of their time in Paris sight seeing were Ludovic Lacay, Allan Baekke, Praz Bansi, Michael Tureniec, Oliver Busquet, Nicholas Levy and Roberto Romanello.
22.29
We’ve only got about thirty minutes left to play here at the Aviation Club de France, as day 1A of the WPT Grand Prix de Paris winds its way to a conclusion. It’s that time of day when players either become contenders and build a stack, or pretenders and hit the rail.
Having a look around the room, the chip counts look a little something like this:
Tristan Clemencon – 31,000
Manuel Bevand – 50,000
Per Linde – 63,000
Aurélien Guiglini – 34,000
Allan Baekke – 11,000
Guillaume de la Gorce – 75,000
Almira Skripchenko – 27,000
Michel Abecassis – 29,000
Antoine Saout – 60,000
Guillaume Darcout – 91,000
Antony Lellouche – 41,000
Eetu Halonen – 80,000
Jim Callopy – 42,000
Notably missing was WPT Borgata champion Olivier Busquet, who Jacque Williams caught up with much earlier in the day during a much, much happier time.
19.48
Jacque Williams caught up with Sorel Mizzi during the last break. Mizzi tested Jacque’s french, and may have even asked her out on a date. Check it out below.
As for the tournament itself, we’ve got 78 players remaining and it still WPT Bucharest champion Guillame Darcourt leading the way. For complete coverage of the 2010 WPT Paris be sure to follow all the action at WorldPokerTour.com
18.30
We’ve just completed level three here in Paris, and out of the 106 players who hit the felt here in Paris only 87 remain. Our early chip leader is Guillame Darcourt who has turned his 30,000 starting stack into over 110,000. Darcourt is followed closely by Sorel Mizzi, who is sitting on about 80,000.
Also still in the mix is Arnaud Mattern, who the WPT’s own Jacque WIlliams caught up with after the second level.
Not faring quite as well were Praz Bansi and Michael Tureniec, who both joined the twenty or so players who have been eliminated on the rail.
17.12
Day 1a of the 2010 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris is underway here at the Aviation Club de France , located directly in the heart of Paris.
The room is pretty cozy in here with the players literally on the tables next to us in three very crowded rooms. The players are filtering in down a narrow corridor and gradually getting into the tournament meaning we won’t be starting just yet.
Obviously the cream of France are going to be playing today and so far we’ve spotted, Ludovic Lacay, Arnaud Mattern Rui Cao and Nicolas Levi. Also seen are Alex Kravchenko, John Kabbaj and Shane Schleger who are also looking to lift this prestigious WPT title.
Here is are some chip counts of some notables after a few hours of play:
Sorel Mizzi – 68,000
Jim Collopy – 64,000
Michel Abecassis – 44,000
Shane Schleger – 38,000
Arnaud Mattern – 33,000
02.16
It’s a good payday for the young player, but it’s not a Final Eight one. Despite having a big stack (a million or so at the start of the hand) it all got in preflop in a snowball of reraising vs. Theo Jorgensen.
Boujenah made it 45k to go, and Jorgensen in the cutoff reraised to 145k. Back to Boujenah who clearly wasn’t in the mood to be pushed around by the one chip monster at the table. He thought for a moment and announced, “500,000.” “Well, might as well be all in then,” said Jorgensen, and Boujenah called.
Jorgensen showed down pocket jacks, and Boujenah ace-nine. The board brought no ace for Boujenah, and he has been eliminated from the 2010 WPT Paris. Play is complete for the night and we’ll be back with you on Saturday for the final table.
WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com will have all the updates.
01.58
Nine players remain here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and Jacque Williams recently caught up with Per Linde to chat about his thoughts on the event.
00.44
We’ve finally lost a player, and it’s Quinn Sivage finishing the 2010 WPT paris in 10th place. He got it all in with top-pair and a gut-shot straight draw against the pocket aces of Fabrice Touil. Players are now combining to one, nine-handed table. We’ve got one more player to lose before we hit the official final table.
Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
00.29
Another hour passed here at the 2010 WPT Paris and no bust-outs. In fact the shortest stack at the table actually just doubled up.
Nourredine Aïtaleb woke up from his poker coma for long enough to push all-in for about 200,000 with ace-king, only to get called by Arnaud Mattern who had pocket kings. Both the flop and turn brought an ace, sending the timely double up to Aïtaleb.
Nearing six hours since an elimination, no-one seems to be amused.
23.48
Play has all but slowed to a halt here at the 2010 Grand Prix de Paris as all the remaining players are vying for a spot at the eight-handed final table. Here’s a look at the chip counts.
1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,100,000
2. Per Linde – 1,000,000
3. Ilan Boujenah – 1,000,000
4. Arnaud Mattern – 980,000
5. Antoine Amourette – 820,000
6. Jimmy Ostensson – 770,000
7. Quinn Sivage – 700,000
8. Fabrice Touil – 580,000
9. Nourredine Aïtaleb – 340,000
10. Mickael Guenni – 240,000
Follow along at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com for continuous updates of the action.
22.41
Quinn Sivage is making a deep run here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and is enjoying quite the amazing experience here in France. Jacque Williams caught up with Quinn right at the dinner break while players were still on the final table bubble. For full updates be sure to keep an eye on WorldPokerTour.com
21.38
He busted in 11th place, but Jacque Williams still caught up with Steven van Zadelohoff at a break earlier to discuss the 2010 WPT Paris.
Follow along with all the updates at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com.
20.05
With ten players left we are now on dinner break here at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris. We’ll be back in 90 minutes to play down to the 8 final table players. Be sure to follow WorldPokerTour.com’s live updates for all the action.
Here is the remaining players chip counts:
1. Per Linde – 1,000,000
2. Jimmy Ostensson – 980,000
3. Arnaud Mattern – 960,000
4. Ilan Boujenah – 935,000
5. Theo Jorgensen – 900,000
6. Antoine Amourette – 850,000
7. Fabrice Touil – 700,000
8. Quinn Sivage – 480,000
9. Mickael Guenni – 440,000
10. Nourredine Aïtaleb – 280,000
18.22
Patrick Bruel and Alexander Kravchenko have both been eliminated from the 2010 WPT Paris. On an eight-high flop, Bruel was happy to call the all-in push from Ilan Boujenah with pocket tens to find he was well ahead of the ace-high bluff from Boujenah. An unlucky ace hit the river sending the French celebrity to the rail.
Kravchenko, on the other hand was behind from the start with pocket fives against the pocket sixes of Mr. Boujenah and could get no help from the flop, turn or river.
Stay tuned to WorldPokerTour.com for all the updates.
17.20
The 2010 WPT Paris is getting closer to a final table, with 13 players remaining. In the last hour or so, Arnaud Mattern made a huge call putting him right near the chip lead, and Andrew Teng has been eliminated. Check out WorldPokerTour.com for the full updates of how it all went down, and check out the top ten counts below.
1. Jimmy Ostensson – 980,000
2. Theo Jorgensen – 900,000
3. Fabrice Touil – 840,000
4. Arnaud Mattern – 800,000
5. Antoine Amourette – 680,000
6. Patrick Bruel – 640,000
7. Bruno Lopes – 575,000
8. Per Linde – 520,000
9. Mickael Guenni – 495,000
10. Quinn Sivage – 390,000
16.05
WIth 16 players remaining here is the updated top-ten chip counts here at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris.
1. Theo Jorgensen – 920,000
2. Jimmy Ostensson – 840,000
3. Fabrice Touil – 689,000
4. Patrick Bruel – 581,500
5. Bruno Lopes – 575,000
6. Arnaud Mattern – 530,000
7. Per Linde – 530,000
8. Antoine Amourette – 500,000
9. Mickael Guenni – 480,000
10. Quinn Sivage – 400,000
For complete live updates head on over to WorldPokerTour.com
14.24
We’re underway here on day 4 at the 2010 WPT Grand Pix de Paris here at the Aviation Club de France. The bust outs are coming at a pretty quick pace. We’ve already lost the following players. Stay tuned to WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com for up-to-the-minute live coverage.
22. Gabriel Nassif – €23,480
23. Antony Lellouche – €11,740
24. Arnaud Esquevin – €11,740
25. Thomas Nielsen – €11,740
26. Guillaume de la Gorce – €11,740
27. Olivier Chaignard – €11,740
19.53
Painfully slow here on the bubble of the 2010 WPT Paris. Still at 28 players. Check out Jacques latest video with Stuart Rutter. Follow all the updates at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
19.01
Wer’re still stalled on the bubble of the 2010 WPT Paris, however luckily for you Jacque Williams caught up with Antony Lellouche for your viewing pleasure.
18.07
We’re on the official bubble here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and with one player left to go before all the players are in the money. Here are the top ten stacks.
1. Jimmy Ostensson – 570,000
2. Fabrice Tuil – 560,000
3. Theo Jorgensen – 490,000
4. Per Linde – 450,000
5. Antoine Amourette – 410,000
6. Patrick Bruel – 400,000
7. Arnaud Mattern – 385,000
8. Bruno Lopez – 327,500
9. Steven van Zadelhoff – 310,000
10. Arnaud Esquevin – 300,000
Check out WorldPokerTour.com for all the hand-for-hand action.
16.28
We’re down to 32 players here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and we’re getting close to the money. Play will halt when we hit 24 players or after six levels of play. Be sure to keep your browsers locked to WorldPokerTour.com for all the updates.
Jacque Williams caught up with Thomas Nielsen on the last break.
14.49
The leaders at the start of the day are going strong through level 12, although their actual stacks are growing to the point where they look totally excellent and can be almost hidden behind, but in their multicoloured layers are quite hard to count. These are the rough big stacks (although leaders and losers are changing with alacrity at the moment) hoping to make Day Four in good shape…
Chip counts
Jimmy Ostensson – 570,000
Iulian Iacob – 460,000
Antoine Amourette – 460,000
Andrew Teng – 380,000
Arnaud Mattern – 375,000
Steven van Zadelhoff – 350,000
Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com
13.30
Last night during the last level of play, WPT hostess Jacque WIlliams caught up with Theo Jorgensen.
13.21
Day 3 has kicked off here in rainy Paris for the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris. With 48 players still in the hunt for coveted WPT title, Andrew Teng, Arnaud Mattern and Theo Jorgensen are in the top ten. Here is the official leader board to start the day:
1 Antoine Amourette – 489,400
2 Iulian Iacob – 474,700
3 Jimmy Ostensson – 396,100
4 Andrew Teng – 393,500
5 Arnaud Mattern – 360,100
6 Fabrice Tuil – 280,800
7 Theo Jorgensen – 274,700
8 Per Linde – 252,400
9 Nourredine Aïtaleb – 232,400
10 Gabriel Nassif – 229,200
Follow along with all the action at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
23.27
127 players (re)took to the felt today and just 48 will make it into a third day’s play, and sneak closer to the point where actual money gets paid when they bust… 27 players will cash tomorrow, the minimum payout being €11,740 and the top prize a massive €633,902! A true slow-structured test of endurance and skill, the WPT Grand Prix de Paris has seen some of Europe’s top players battle to grow their stacks, but anyone still sitting with chips in front of them has a shot when the cards are shuffled up and dealt again tomorrow.
We will be restarting at 3pm tomorrow, so we’ll see you then as this exciting tournament continues!
Chip counts
1. Antoine Amourette – 489,400
2. Iulian Iacob – 474,700
3. Jimmy Ostensson – 396,100
4. Andrew Teng – 393,500
5. Arnaud Mattern – 360,100
Check back tomorrow for our continued coverage, and follow it all as it happens at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com.
22.23
We’re reaching the end of the day here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and Jacque WIlliams was able to track down French celebrity Patrick Bruel, who at one point yesterday was down to 4,000 and has rebounded to build a nicely sized stack.
Follow all the action at WorldPokerTour.com
19.42
Jacque WIlliams chatted with Andrew Teng on a recent break here at the 2010 WPT Paris. We’re four minutes from the dinner break with 61 players remaining. The tournament director has announced since play has gone 8-handed they will now play either the full six-levels, or down to 48 players.
19.01
We’re down to 64 players here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and one of the remaining players Quinn Sivage is over the 100k mark, sitting with 112,000. Jacque Williams caught with Sivage last night to discuss his experience here at the Aviation Club de France.
18.27
We’ve got 70 left here at the 2010 WPT Paris and we’re one level away from the dinner break, which if we get down to 54 players will be a break for the entire night. We’ve got a slew of notables still in the field, including French poker star, and all-around celebrity Patrick Bruel who has about 140,000.
The top ten stacks are as follows:
1. Antoine Amourette – 280,000
2. Kevin Eyster – 248,000
3. Theo Jorgensen – 209,000
4. Guiseppe Zarbo – 200,000
5. Fabrice Thuil – 188,000
6. Nourredine Aitaleb – 165,075
7. Mikhail Smirnov – 164,000
8. Arnaud Mattern – 160,000
9. Ilan Boujenah – 160,000
10. Iulian Iacob – 145,000
Speed on over to WorldPokerTour.com for full live coverage.
17.25
We’re down to 80 players at the 2010 WPT Paris, and still in the field and Team PartyPoker Pro Tyron Krost is still in the mix. The new Canadian born Team PartyPoker Pro is looking to add a WPT title to his already impressive year, which has included winning the 2010 Aussie Millions.
WPT’s Jacque WIlliams sat down with Tyron during one of the early breaks to discuss todays action, and the WPT Paris in general. Stay tuned in to WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com for up-to-the-minute live reporting.
16.15
Level 8 of the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris is complete and we have some shakeups on the leader board. Here are the top ten chip counts:
1. Antoine Amourette – 270,000
2. Kevin Eyster – 240,000
3. Theo Jorgensen – 209,000
4. Fabrice Tuil – 188,000
5. Nourredine Aïtaleb – 165,075
6. Arnaud Mattern – 160,000
7. Ilan Boujenah – 150,000
8. Iulian Iacob – 145,000
9. Mikhail Smirnov – 134,225
10. Bruno Benveniste – 130,000
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15.17
The first level of the day saw the last hurrah for the green 25 chips – they’re being colored up and removed (which is going to make a couple of stacks suddenly appear a good deal thinner).
We’ve already lost 27 players as the action is fast and furious. The plan is to play six levels, or down to 54 players, whichever comes first. Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com and PokerNews.com
13.33
127 players have returned today and the plan is to play six levels or down to 54 players. Fabrice Tuil from Day 1A is our overall chip leader but the chasing pack includes big-name pros Theo Jorgensen, Arnaud Mattern along with a slew of others.
The players have squeezed into their seats in much quicker fashion than on the Day 1′s as the stakes increase both figuratively and literally. Follow the action live at WorldPokerTour.com
00.58
Day 1b has come to a close here at the WPT Grand Prix de Paris and it’s safe to say that Iulien Iacob and Ilan Boujenah are leading the day 1b field both with approximately 200k in their stacks. Joining them into day 2 are Theo Jorgensen, Jonathan Layani, and Eric Sadoun, who all have breached the 100,000 chip mark. Andrew Feldman, Alexander Kravchenko, Isabelle Mercier, Patrick Bruel and Tommy Vedes also made it through.
They will all join the 53 day 1a survivors tomorrow here in Paris at 3 p.m. for day 2, where the players will continue the quest for the over 600,000 Euro first-prize, and the coveted WPT title.
Be sure to keep an eye on WorldPokerTour.com for all your live updates.
22.53
We have made it to the last break of the 2010 WPT Paris Main Event and we’re starting to get some swelled stacks. None, however are bigger than Ilan Boujenah who is currently holding about 180,000. He is followed by Iulian Jacob who has 160,000 and Theo Jorgensen with 110,000. Also still in the mix are Isabelle Mercier, Patrick Bruel and Surinder Sunar.
Busted from todays WPT Paris action are Freddy Deeb, Casey Kastle and John Juanda.
For continued coverage of the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris be sure to check out WorldPokerTour.com
18.57
Freddy Deeb has about 42,000 in chips so far here at the 2010 WPT Paris, and he was able to do so even with an afternoon nap after two levels of play. WPT’s own Jacque Williams caught up with Freddy to discuss why he is so dang tired. Follow all the action live at WorldPokerTour.com and with our buddies over at PokerNews.com
18.30
Jacque Williams caught up with Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier on one of the last breaks to discuss how things have been going for him so far at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris. Check it out! For live coverage, be sure to head over to WorldPokerTour.com
16.52
After two levels of play at the 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris the stacks are still fairly tame. One of the more interesting table features Freddy Deeb, Patrick Bruel and Isabelle Mercier. Mercier is the shortest stack of the three with only about 14,000 left, while both Deeb and Bruel are stacked up to about 45,000.
Jonathan Layani looks to be the early leader with a double-sized starting stack, sitting at about 60,000 in chips. He is followed closely by Theo Jorgensen who has about 55,000 and Alexander Kravchenko who has about 41,000.
16.49
16.47
Day 1B is underway here at the Aviation Club de France for the 2010 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris. Numbers are up from Day 1A, with 138 players in their seats with about thirty minutes remaining in the first level. Among the hopefuls are Freddy Deeb, John Juanda, Isabelle Mercier, Theo Jorgensen, Men “The Master” Nguyen, Team PartyPoker Pro Tyron Krost, former WPT Paris Surinder Sunar, Jeff Sarwer and many more.
14.10
01.05
Day 1A at the WPT Paris is in the books, and when all was said and done it looks to be Fabrice Tuil who holds the chip lead with 190,000. Also sitting in good shape are Nicolas Babel, Guillaume Darcourt, who most recently won the WPT event in Bucharest, Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy, Arnaud Mattern, Antony Lellouche, Antoine Saout, Anton Wigg and Vikash Dhorasoo who the lovely Jacque Williams caught up with before the last level.
Just over 100 entrants in total made their way to the ultra-exclusive Aviation Club de France, which requires players to get finger printed in order to gain access for today’s day one flight. With ninety minute levels, and 30,000 in chips there was plenty of play for the 53 players who survived to see day 2.
The less fortunate, who will be spending the rest of their time in Paris sight seeing were Ludovic Lacay, Allan Baekke, Praz Bansi, Michael Tureniec, Oliver Busquet, Nicholas Levy and Roberto Romanello.
22.29
We’ve only got about thirty minutes left to play here at the Aviation Club de France, as day 1A of the WPT Grand Prix de Paris winds its way to a conclusion. It’s that time of day when players either become contenders and build a stack, or pretenders and hit the rail.
Having a look around the room, the chip counts look a little something like this:
Tristan Clemencon – 31,000
Manuel Bevand – 50,000
Per Linde – 63,000
Aurélien Guiglini – 34,000
Allan Baekke – 11,000
Guillaume de la Gorce – 75,000
Almira Skripchenko – 27,000
Michel Abecassis – 29,000
Antoine Saout – 60,000
Guillaume Darcout – 91,000
Antony Lellouche – 41,000
Eetu Halonen – 80,000
Jim Callopy – 42,000
Notably missing was WPT Borgata champion Olivier Busquet, who Jacque Williams caught up with much earlier in the day during a much, much happier time.
19.48
Jacque Williams caught up with Sorel Mizzi during the last break. Mizzi tested Jacque’s french, and may have even asked her out on a date. Check it out below.
As for the tournament itself, we’ve got 78 players remaining and it still WPT Bucharest champion Guillame Darcourt leading the way. For complete coverage of the 2010 WPT Paris be sure to follow all the action at WorldPokerTour.com
18.30
We’ve just completed level three here in Paris, and out of the 106 players who hit the felt here in Paris only 87 remain. Our early chip leader is Guillame Darcourt who has turned his 30,000 starting stack into over 110,000. Darcourt is followed closely by Sorel Mizzi, who is sitting on about 80,000.
Also still in the mix is Arnaud Mattern, who the WPT’s own Jacque WIlliams caught up with after the second level.
Not faring quite as well were Praz Bansi and Michael Tureniec, who both joined the twenty or so players who have been eliminated on the rail.
17.12
Day 1a of the 2010 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris is underway here at the Aviation Club de France , located directly in the heart of Paris.
The room is pretty cozy in here with the players literally on the tables next to us in three very crowded rooms. The players are filtering in down a narrow corridor and gradually getting into the tournament meaning we won’t be starting just yet.
Obviously the cream of France are going to be playing today and so far we’ve spotted, Ludovic Lacay, Arnaud Mattern Rui Cao and Nicolas Levi. Also seen are Alex Kravchenko, John Kabbaj and Shane Schleger who are also looking to lift this prestigious WPT title.
Here is are some chip counts of some notables after a few hours of play:
Sorel Mizzi – 68,000
Jim Collopy – 64,000
Michel Abecassis – 44,000
Shane Schleger – 38,000
Arnaud Mattern – 33,000
World Poker Tour Rendez-vous a Paris 2010
Newest Team PartyPoker member Tyron Krost makes his debut in PartyPoker colors at the WPT Paris main event. Some of the other big poker names playing the WPT Grand Prix de Paris 2010 event are Sorel Mizzi, Freddy Deeb, John Juanda, Isabelle Mercier, Theo Jorgensen, Patrick Bruel, Ludovic Lacay, Anthony Lellouche, Roger Hairabedian, Martin Vallo and Guillaume Darcourt.
WPT Paris is a poker tournament to watch, so check out all the live news, happenings, and live updates on the chip counts of your favourite poker players at the PartyPoker blog
