At promised yesterday, we now bring you a list of winners and losers* from the Rendez-vous a Paris. The grand fromage was Frenchman Roger Hairabedian, who proved he was no surrender-monkey by slicing through a smorgasbord of 138 opponents and landing the €10,000 main event. His slice of the booty was the non-too trifling sum of €419,250 so we suspect he’s now progressed to brandy and cigars.
Other notable winners from the 18 day Parisian jamboree include Tristan Clemenceau, Bachif Boumahdaf and Alexandre Viard. The first two scooped €40,170 and €22,370 respectively for their efforts in smaller Hold ‘em tournaments but Monsieur Viard proved his versatility by winning €12,370 in an event that combined Hold ‘em and Omaha.
It was an intriguing contest as it added a tactical dimension. Players had the option of choosing a re-buy during the early rounds or an add-on at the break. Obviously if you are dumped out in the first hand it is a no-brainer but the process of restricting re-buys meant the event wasn’t characterised by the usual senseless carnage that tends to beset these tournaments.
*Regular readers may recall yesterday’s post about two brothers of the Lane family, one called Winner, the other Loser. How did their lives map out?
They barely speak to each other.
Loser Lane graduated from Lafayette College and joined the NYPD. He is now a sergeant and rarely called Loser. Some give his name a French twist and say ‘Losier’.
His police colleagues call him ‘Lou’.
Winner Lane is now in his mid-forties. He boasts over thirty arrests for such jollities as burglary, domestic violence and resisting arrest.
He is currently unemployed.
Results from the Grand Prix De Paris
Other notable winners from the 18 day Parisian jamboree include Tristan Clemenceau, Bachif Boumahdaf and Alexandre Viard. The first two scooped €40,170 and €22,370 respectively for their efforts in smaller Hold ‘em tournaments but Monsieur Viard proved his versatility by winning €12,370 in an event that combined Hold ‘em and Omaha.
It was an intriguing contest as it added a tactical dimension. Players had the option of choosing a re-buy during the early rounds or an add-on at the break. Obviously if you are dumped out in the first hand it is a no-brainer but the process of restricting re-buys meant the event wasn’t characterised by the usual senseless carnage that tends to beset these tournaments.
*Regular readers may recall yesterday’s post about two brothers of the Lane family, one called Winner, the other Loser. How did their lives map out?
They barely speak to each other.
Loser Lane graduated from Lafayette College and joined the NYPD. He is now a sergeant and rarely called Loser. Some give his name a French twist and say ‘Losier’.
His police colleagues call him ‘Lou’.
Winner Lane is now in his mid-forties. He boasts over thirty arrests for such jollities as burglary, domestic violence and resisting arrest.
He is currently unemployed.
Results from the Grand Prix De Paris
1. Roger Hairabedian – FRA – €419,520
2. Mickael Seban – FRA – €222,870
3. Talal Shakerchi – UK – €157,320
4. Ryad Abour – FRA – €104,880
5. Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier – FRA – €78,660
6. Nasrodin ‘Bandit’ Pirmamod – FRA – €65,550
7. Janne Lamsa – FIN – €52,440
8. Franck Kalfon – FRA – €39,330
9. Cedric Sequin – FRA – €26,220
2. Mickael Seban – FRA – €222,870
3. Talal Shakerchi – UK – €157,320
4. Ryad Abour – FRA – €104,880
5. Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier – FRA – €78,660
6. Nasrodin ‘Bandit’ Pirmamod – FRA – €65,550
7. Janne Lamsa – FIN – €52,440
8. Franck Kalfon – FRA – €39,330
9. Cedric Sequin – FRA – €26,220
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