WSOPE Day 4: Teisseire & Esfandiari Lead Event #2
On the fourth day of the 2012 WSOPE, Event #2 played down to its final 15 players. That field is lead by Antonin Teisseire and Antonio Esfandiari. Event #3 began and played down to a stacked field of 25.
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| Antonio Esfandiari Photo Source: PokerNews |
Event #3, a €5,300 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, began on Monday and drew 97 participants. By the end of the day, 25 of them remained - including some of poker's biggest stars.
WSOPE Day 4 highlights
Event #2 leaders - With just 15 left, the top 2 players in Event #2 are both successful pros who already have a WSOP bracelet (or two). In first place is French Antonin Teisseire with 269,500 chips. Teisseire won a WSOP bracelet in 2011 and has over $1.5 million in tournament earnings. In second place is Antonio Esfandiari with 264,000 chips. Esfandiari has 2 WSOP bracelets and over $23 million in lifetime tournament earnings, which places him first on the all-time list.
PokerStrategists cash - Although PokerStrategists Marvin 'xcrash154' Rettenmaier and Dominik 'ace0ntheriver' Nitsche began the day with big stacks, neither reached the final 15 of Event #2. They did, however, make the money - Nitsche finished in 34th to earn €2,608 and Rettenmaier finished in 47th for €2,133.
Event #3 down to 25 - Event #3 is a PLO tournament, and it drew a very tough field of 97 players. The chip leader after its first day is Erich Kollmann with 127,500 chips, but many well-known players are still alive including Michael Mizrachi, Vanessa Selbst, Joe Hachem, and Jason Mercier.
On Tuesday, Events #2 and #3 will continue, and Event #4 - a €3,250 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout tournament - will begin.
WSOPE Event #2, No-Limit Hold'emDay 2 Selected Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Antonin Teisseire |
269,500 | ||
| 2nd | Antonio Esfandiari | 264,000 | ||
| - | Joe Kuether | 160,500 | ||
| - | Salvatore Bonavena | 86,000 | ||
| - | McLean Karr | 61,000 | ||
| - | Casey Kastle | 54,500 | ||
| - | Dominik ace0ntheriver Nitsche | €2,608 | ||
| - | Marvin xcrash154 Rettenmaier | €2,133 | ||
| Blinds: 2,000/4,000/500 | Players: 15 (626) | Prize pool: €600,960 | ||||
WSOPE Event #3, Pot-Limit O<!-- X-->mahaDay 1 Selected Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| 1st | Erich Kollmann | 127,500 | ||
| 2nd | Bruno Fitoussi | 108,600 | ||
| - | Roger Hairabedian | 59,800 | ||
| - | Aubin Cazals | 55,500 | ||
| - | Michael Mizrachi | 47,100 | ||
| - | Vanessa Selbst | 42,400 | ||
| - | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 42,200 | ||
| - | Joe Hachem | 25,800 | ||
| - | Jason Mercier | 23,800 | ||
| Blinds: 300/600 | Players: 25 (97) | Prize pool: €475,300 | ||||
Check out some videos from the WSOPE, starting with the complete final table of Event #1:
By Matt Kaufman
