Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:47 AM Local Time
A total of 97 players signed up for the big Pot-Limit Omaha event of this year's World Series of Poker Europe. After eight levels of play just 25 remain with Austrian Erich Kollmann in the lead. Kollmann amassed 127,500 chips and holds a big lead over Bruno Fitoussi who's in second place with 108,600.
The day started just like you would expect a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament to start. The action was fast paced and quickly we saw the likes of David Baker, Greg Merson and Brandon Adams hit the rail. Meanwhile Michael Mizrachi was building a castle of chips in the early levels.
It took the two-time $50,000 Players Championship winner just three levels to have six starting stacks in front of him. Mizrachi kept winning pots left and right, and his only challenger ended up being Ran Azor. In the following levels Mizrachi and Azor kept battling with big swings as a result. Both players ended up surviving the day, but their stacks weren't nearly as impressive as during the dinner break. Mizrachi bagged up 47,100 while Azor returns with 40,500.
The most successful Omaha player of this year's WSOP also managed to survive the day. German pro Jan-Peter Jachtmann did not have it easy, but he will return tomorrow with 42,200. Other notable pros that will try to make a run tomorrow are Jason Mercier (25,800), Vanessa Selbst (42,400), Sam Chartier (59,100) and Roger Hairabedian (59,800)
Play will resume tomorrow at 2:00 PM local time as we will play down to a final table of nine. Make sure to tune in to PokerNews as we bring you all the acton!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:13 AM Local Time
| Erich Kollmann | 127,500 | 16,500  |
| Bruno Fitoussi | 108,600 | 48,600 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 106,500 | 11,500 |
| Stephan Gerin | 102,900 | 40,900 |
| Douglas Corning | 94,000 | 30,000 |
| Jussi Ryynanen | 88,800 | 27,800 |
| Ville Mattila | 85,800 | 40,800 |
| Micah Smith | 65,300 | 38,300 |
| Roger Hairabedian | 59,800 | 9,800 |
| Sam Chartier | 59,100 | -16,900  |
| Aubin Cazals | 55,500 | 42,500 |
| Michel Abecassis | 52,000 | 36,000 |
| Ozzy Sheikh | 47,100 | 21,100 |
| Michael Schwartz | 44,000 | -1,000 |
| Chuc Hoang | 43,500 | 13,500 |
| Vanessa Selbst | 42,400 | -12,600 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 42,200 | -9,800 |
| Ran Azor | 40,500 | -27,500 |
| Jussi Nevanlinna | 39,200 | 22,200 |
| Tino Lechich | 30,900 | -3,100 |
| Martin Davis | 29,900 | -2,100 |
| Xavier Niel | 26,800 | 1,800 |
| Joe Hachem | 25,800 | 1,800 |
| Jason Mercier | 23,800 | -17,200 |
| Jani Sointula | 15,300 | 1,300 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:58 AM Local Time
Michael Zowie was just allin for around 15,500 and up against Vanessa Selbst. Zowie showed , and he was trailing Selbst's .
The board ran out and Zowie was eliminated.
| Vanessa Selbst | 55,000 | -17,000 |
| Michael Zowie | 0 | -21,000 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:47 AM Local Time
Play is almost over and just six more hands need to be played before players get to go to bed.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:46 AM Local Time
Joe Hachem was just all in again against Jan-Peter Jachtmann as he doubled up once more. The 2005 WSOP Main Event champion showed against the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha champion who held .
The board ran out and Hachem survived another all in.
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 52,000 | -5,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 24,000 | 14,250 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:46 AM Local Time
Joe Hachem was just all in again against Jan-Peter Jachtmann as he doubled up once more. The 2005 WSOP Main Event champion showed against the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha champion who held .
The board ran out and Hachem survived another all in.
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 52,000 | -5,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 24,000 | 14,250 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:36 AM Local Time
With just 27 players remaining there is a complete redraw. Play will resume shortly with just 13 minutes left on the clock.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:30 AM Local Time
Vanessa Selbst just raised under the gun plus one to 1,200 and three players called. Noah Schwartz was on the button and moved all in for 4,975. The action was back on Selbst who isolated with a raise to 11,000. The three other players folded.
"I've got a bad hand," Schwartz said.
"I've got a really bad hand," Selbst replied with a smile as they turned their cards over.
Showdown:
Vanessa Selbst:
Noah Schwartz:
The board ran out , and Selbst took down the pot with trips. After the hand was over Michael Zowie asked if Selbst was double suited.
"No, triple suited," Selbst replied sarcastically.
"I had a hand," Zowie said, who folded after having called Selbst's initial raise.
"I have a stack," Selbst said with a smile while she was stacking her chips.
| Vanessa Selbst | 72,000 | -4,400 |
| Noah Schwartz | 0 | -8,200 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:24 AM Local Time
Over on the action table, Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Oleksii Kovalchuk were all in preflop in a three-way battle. Mizrachi had opened to 1,500, Kovalchuk reraised to 5,400, Jachtmann called, Mizrachi re-potted and both of his opponents called all in. Here's the hands:
Kovalchuk:
Mizrachi:
Jachtmann:
The flop, turn and river ran out and Jachtmann made trip sevens to nearly triple up. Jachtmann was all in for 20,900 while Kovalchuk had the least chips at approximately 16,000.
| Michael Mizrachi | 95,000 | -40,000 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 57,000 | 36,000 |
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | 0 | -9,000 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:20 AM Local Time
Sam Chartier fired 2,100 on the flop, and Vanessa Selbst made the call. The turn was the and Chartier stayed on the gas with a bet of 5,300. Selbst put in a raise to 21,100 and Chartier gave it up.
| Vanessa Selbst | 76,400 | 10,400 |
| Sam Chartier | 76,000 | 1,000 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:19 AM Local Time
Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, was down to under 2,000 in chips before moving all in from under the gun plus one for 1,950 after Ran Azor had limped in from the first position.
Following Hachem's shove, Erich Kollmann called from the hijack seat, Jan-Peter Jachtmann called from the small blind and Micah Smith called from the big blind. Azor also made the call and the action was five ways to the flop, with four of the five players still active.
The flop came down and action checked around to see the pair the board on the turn. Jachtmann bet 5,000 and everyone folded, leaving him heads up with Hachem.
Jachtmann:
Hachem:
Hachem was behind going to the river, but when the fell, he jumped back in front to win the pot and stay alive. With a shrug Hachem said, "I'll take it," as he quintupled up to nearly 10,000 in chips. Welcome back, Hachem.
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 21,000 | -3,500 |
| Joe Hachem | 9,750 | -27,250 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1:06 AM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth had just 3.5 big blinds when he got his final money into the pot against Roger Hairabedian. Jason Mercier informed us that Hellmuth had versus Hairabedian's .
The flop brought out and Hairabedian picked up a flush draw. The turn was an , but the river sealed it for Hellmuth when the popped up. Hairabedian made a flush and took down the pot.
| Phil Hellmuth | 0 | -2,800 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:53 AM Local Time
| Douglas Corning | 64,000 | 19,000 |
| Bruno Fitoussi | 60,000 | -25,000 |
| Roger Hairabedian | 50,000 | |
| Jason Mercier | 41,000 | 18,000 |
| Erik Cajelais | 36,000 | -7,000 |
| Michel Abecassis | 16,000 | 2,000 |
| Aubin Cazals | 13,000 | 2,950 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 2,800 | -5,900 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:46 AM Local Time
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:43 AM Local Time
From under the gun, Aubin Cazals raised to 1,750. He found calls from Erik Cajelais in the next seat, Bruno Fitoussi in the cutoff seat and Phil Hellmuth in the small blind before the dealer ran out the flop. Cazals was second to act after Hellmuth checked and moved all in for 2,550. Cajelais, Fitoussi and Hellmuth each folded quickly and Cazals moved back over 10,000 in chips. He showed just the .
| Bruno Fitoussi | 85,000 | 37,000 |
| Erik Cajelais | 43,000 | 32,500 |
| Aubin Cazals | 10,050 | -4,950 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 8,700 | -6,300 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:41 AM Local Time
| Sam Chartier | 75,000 | -9,500 |
| Vanessa Selbst | 66,000 | 23,000 |
| Stephan Gerin | 62,000 | -21,000 |
| Tino Lechich | 34,000 | -15,000 |
| Chuc Hoang | 30,000 | |
| Michael Zowie | 21,000 | -6,000 |
| Jani Sointula | 14,000 | 1,000 |
| Noah Schwartz | 8,200 | -15,800 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:38 AM Local Time
Sam Chartier check-called a bet of 1,650 from Stephan Gerin on the flop. After the turn, he also checked with Gerin opting to check behind. On the river , both players checked again.
Chartier tabled the and Gerin mucked.
| Sam Chartier | 84,500 | 25,500 |
| Stephan Gerin | 83,000 | 14,000 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:33 AM Local Time
| Sampo Lopponen | 67,000 | 28,000 |
| Jussi Ryynanen | 61,000 | 39,000 |
| Michael Schwartz | 45,000 | 17,000 |
| Martin Davis | 32,000 | 17,000 |
| Ozzy Sheikh | 26,000 | -5,000 |
| Xavier Niel | 25,000 | 1,000 |
| Jamie Pickering | 18,000 | -8,000 |
| Jussi Nevanlinna | 17,000 | -33,000 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:24 AM Local Time
Another hand, another episode of the Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi show. That's just how this event has been going. In this segment, Mizrachi busted Ben Roberts, the longtime English pro.
Erich Kollmann started things off with a raise from under the gun to 1,100. Roberts reraised from the next seat to 4,000 and action folded to Mizrachi in the big blind. He called, as did Kollmann.
The flop came down and Mizrachi led for 4,100. Kollmann folded, but Roberts reraised all in for around 10,000. Mizrachi beat him into the pot.
"I've got a pair and a straight draw," said Mizrachi while revealing the . Roberts then turned up the for a pair of aces and blockers to Mizrachi's straight draw.
The turn was the before the river completed the board with the . The river four gave Mizrachi a full house and he was able to win the pot to eliminate Roberts.
With that pot, Mizrachi moved himself back into the chip lead.
| Michael Mizrachi | 135,000 | 31,000 |
| Erich Kollmann | 111,000 | -18,000 |
| Ben Roberts | 0 | -14,000 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:24 AM Local Time
Just 33 players remain which brings the average stack up to 44,100 chips with about 80 minutes of play left in the day.