Oct 11 2011
Guillaume Humbert Victorious in WSOPE Event 1
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The World Series of Poker Europe is now underway, and the tournament series’ first bracelet of 2011 has been awarded to Guillaume Humbert. After three days of fast-paced action, Humbert emerged victorious in Event 1, a 6-Max NLHE tournament with a 2,500 Euro buy-in.
A total of 360 players entered Event 1 of the WSOPE, generating an 864k Euro prize pool with 216k Euro reserved for the top finisher. Humbert of Switzerland started and finished Day 3 with more chips than any other player. He faced some extremely tough competition at the Le Croisette Casino Barriere and the Hotel Majestic Barriere, including final table contender Roy Finlay. Finlay did much of the dirty work just prior to the final table, knocking out David Benyamine, Anton Wigg and Bruno Benveniste is 12th, 11th and 10th places, respectively.
Casey Kastle and Alexander Salabaschew were next to go, leaving seven players with only six spots available at the final table. It was none other than poker brat Phil Hellmuth serving as final table bubble boy. Hellmuth was essentially eaten by the blinds after doubling up early in the day and playing conservatively as the event continued.
Marton Czuczor and Adrien Allain were the first to go from the final table, receiving 33k Euro and 46 Euro, respectively. Both players were eliminated by Azusa Maeda. Matan Krakow hit the rail in 4th, and Roy Finlay’s luck finally ran out in 3rd, giving him a respectable cash of just under 93k Euro.
During heads-up play between Maeda and Humbert, action slowed slightly. In the final hand, the flop came down 9-7-6, causing Maeda to push all-in with 4-3 suited. Another 4 came on the turn, but Humbert showed 5-8, giving him the straight, the bracelet, the title and the money.
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