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2012 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments

Series of poker tournaments

FieldValue
competition2012 World Series of Poker
locationRio All-Suite Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)
datesMay 27 – July 16
championUSA Greg Merson
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The 2012 World Series of Poker was the 43rd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada, between May 27 and July 16, 2012, with the final table of the Main Event delayed until late October.

There were 61 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event beginning on July 7. From 2008 through 2011, Main Event final tables were delayed until November. However, due to the 2012 U.S. presidential election, this year's final table was delayed until October 29, with heads-up play commencing the following day.

New tournament formats introduced in the 2012 WSOP included a re-entry tournament, an ante only tournament, a mixed max tournament (in which the number of players per table changes at set times during the tournament), and a four-handed tournament.

Event schedule

#EventEntrantsWinner1st PrizeRunner-upResultsReference
1$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em732Chiab Saechao (1/1)$70,859Patricia BakerResults
2$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,101Brent Hanks (1/1)$517,725Jacob BazeleyResults
3$3,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha317Leif Force (1/1)$207,708Jason KoonResults
4$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better622Cory Zeidman (1/1)$201,559Chris Bjorin (0/2)Results
5$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em639Nick Jivkov (1/1)$189,818Bryan PellegrinoResults
6$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max409Aubin Cazals (1/1)$480,564Joseph CheongResults
7$1,500 Seven Card Stud367Andy Bloch (1/1)$126,363Barry Greenstein (0/3)Results
8$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better967Herbert Tapscott (1/1)$264,400Gavin Griffin (0/1)Results
9$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry3,404Ashkan Razavi (1/1)$781,398Amanda MusumeciResults
10$5,000 Seven Card Stud145John Monnette (1/2)$190,826Huu VinhResults
11$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha970Vincent van der Fluit (1/1)$265,211Charles TonneResults
12$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em152Brian Hastings (1/1)$371,498Jason MoResults
13$1,500 Limit Hold'em730David Arsht (1/1)$211,921Stephen HungResults
14$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout1,138Brandon Schaefer (1/1)$311,174Jonathan CohenResults
15$5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better212Adam Friedman (1/1)$269,037Todd Brunson (0/1)Results
16$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed1,604Matt Matros (1/3)$454,835Mark Radoja (0/1)Results
17$10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em179Andy Frankenberger (1/2)$445,899Phil Ivey (0/8)Results
18$2,500 Seven Card Razz309Phil Hellmuth (1/12)$182,793Don ZewinResults
19$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,302Clifford Goldkind (1/1)$559,514Kennii NguyenResults
20$5,000 Limit Hold'em166Benjamin Scholl (1/1)$206,760Andrew ProckResults
21$1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,799Michael Gathy (1/1)$440,829Jamie ArmstrongResults
22$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)228Randy Ohel (1/1)$145,247Benjamin LazerResults
23$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed924Simon Charette (1/1)$567,624Artem MetalidiResults
24$5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better256Joe Cassidy (1/1)$294,777Scotty Nguyen (0/5)Results
25$1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout366Brian Meinders (1/1)$116,118Darin ThomasResults
26$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha589Austin Scott (1/1)$361,797Brett RicheyResults
27$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.889Ylon Schwartz (1/1)$267,081David Chiu (0/4)Results
28$2,500 No Limit Hold'em Four Handed750Timothy Adams (1/1)$392,476Brendon RubieResults
29$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship4,128Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (1/1)$603,713Dennis PhillipsResults
30$1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit)285Larry Wright (1/1)$101,975Brandon Cantu (0/2)Results
31$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,811Carter Phillips (1/2)$664,130Joe Cada (0/1)Results
32$10,000 H.O.R.S.E.178David "Bakes" Baker (1/2)$451,779John Monnette (1/2)Results
33$1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,795Max Steinberg (1/1)$440,238Samuel GerberResults
34$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed419Naoya Kihara (1/1)$512,029Chris DeMaciResults
35$2,500 Mixed Hold'em393Chris Tryba (1/1)$210,107Erik Cajelais (0/1)Results
36$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout587Craig McCorkell (1/1)$368,593Jeremiah FitzpatrickResults
37$2,500 Eight Game Mix477David "ODB" Baker (1/1)$271,312Greg Mueller (0/2)Results
38$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,534Dung Nguyen (1/1)$607,200Theo TranResults
39$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha293Jan-Peter Jachtmann (1/1)$661,000Andrew BrownResults
40$2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed302Ronnie Bardah (1/1)$182,088Marco JohnsonResults
41$3,000 No Limit Hold'em1,394Greg Ostrander (1/1)$742,072Jackie GlazierResults
42$2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better393Oleksii Kovalchuk (1/2)$228,014George DanzerResults
43$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,770Henry Lu (1/1)$654,380Neil ChanningResults
44$1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,949Rocco Palumbo (1/1)$464,464Nelson RobinsonResults
45$50,000 Poker Players Championship108Michael Mizrachi (1/3)$1,451,527Chris KlodnickiResults
46$2,500 No Limit Hold'em1,607Joey Weissman (1/1)$694,609Jeremy QuehenResults
47$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better978Steven Loube (1/1)$267,345Timothy FinneResults
48$3,000 Limit Hold'em247Kenny Hsiung (1/1)$165,205Robert HwangResults
49$1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em939Greg Hobson (1/1)$256,691Mike SowersResults
50$5,000 No Limit Hold'em1,001Pete Vilandos (1/3)$952,694Kyle JuliusResults
51$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship936Yen Dang (1/1)$170,587Debbie PechacResults
52$2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed421Vanessa Selbst (1/2)$244,259Michael SaltzburgResults
53$1,500 No Limit Hold'em3,166Neil Willerson (1/1)$737,248Vladimir MefodichevResults
54$1,000 No Limit Hold'em3,221Will Jaffe (1/1)$500,075Luis CampeloResults
55$1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop48Antonio Esfandiari (1/2)$18,346,673Sam TrickettResults
56$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,798Tomas Junek (1/1)$661,022David BorgResults
57$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed474Greg Merson (1/1)$1,136,197Keith Lehr (1/2)Results
58$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better526Viacheslav Zhukov (1/2)$330,277Roch CousineauResults
59$1,000 No Limit Hold'em4,620Dominik Nitsche (1/1)$654,797Jonathan HiltonResults
60$10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit)101Nick Schulman (1/2)$294,321Mike Wattel (0/1)Results
61$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event6,598Greg Merson (2/2)$8,531,853Jesse SylviaResults

Event 55: The Big One for One Drop

Main article: Big One for One Drop

The 2012 WSOP also hosted an event with the largest buy-in in poker history, a $1 million tournament benefiting the One Drop Foundation. The WSOP waived its normal 10% rake of the entry fees, and 11.1% of each buy-in (precisely $111,111) went to the foundation. All 48 seats available for the event were filled, resulting in a first prize of $18.3 million, breaking the record of $12 million won by Jamie Gold at the 2006 WSOP. One Drop initially received US$5.44 million, including a 49th/personal $111,111 donation from Caesars Interactive Entertainment CEO Mitch Garber, who was ineligible to play because of his role with the company. Guy Laliberté, the founder of the One Drop Foundation, finished in fifth place; he donated his entire winnings of US$1,834,666 to the foundation, for a total donation of US$7.28 million from this single tournament game.

Results

PlaceNamePrize
1stAntonio Esfandiari (1/2)$18,346,673
2ndSam Trickett$10,112,001
3rdDavid Einhorn$4,352,000
4thPhil Hellmuth (1/12)$2,645,333
5thGuy Laliberté$1,834,666
6thBrian Rast (0/2)$1,621,333
7thBobby Baldwin (0/4)$1,408,000
8thRichard Yong$1,237,333
9thMike Sexton (0/1)$1,109,333

Main Event

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 7. In a change from previous years, which featured four starting days, there were only three starting days at this year's event. The players from days 1A and 1B then played on days 2A and 2B, which were held the same day in separate rooms, while the players from Day 1C played on Day 2C. After reaching the final table of nine players on July 16, the remainder of the tournament was delayed until October 29.

The Main Event attracted 6,598 entrants, creating a prize pool of $62,021,200. The top 666 finishers placed in the money, with the top nine players guaranteed at least $754,798. The winner earned $8,531,853.

Two women almost made the final table. Norwegian Elisabeth Hille finished at 11th place while Gaelle Baumann finished in tenth place. Her finish marked the best performance by a woman at the Main Event since Barbara Enright finished fifth in 1995 (Annie Duke finished tenth in 2000, but the total number of tournament entrants was lower).

Performance of past champions

NameChampionship
Year(s)Day of
Elimination
Doyle Brunson1976, 19772C
Tom McEvoy19832C
Berry Johnston19861A
Johnny Chan*1987, 19884 (353rd)
Phil Hellmuth19891A
Jim Bechtel19931A
Dan Harrington19953
Huck Seed*19964 (527th)
Scotty Nguyen19981B
Carlos Mortensen20011B
Robert Varkonyi20023
Chris Moneymaker20031C
Greg Raymer20041B
Joe Hachem20051A
Jamie Gold20062C
Jerry Yang20073
Peter Eastgate20083
Joe Cada20092C
Jonathan Duhamel20101C
Pius Heinz20113

Other notable high finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

PlaceNamePrize
20thPaul Volpe$294,601
23rdYuval Bronshtein$294,601
56thDavid ODB Baker$128,384
69thJason Somerville$106,056
73rdVanessa Selbst$88,070
96thGavin Smith$62,021

November Nine

NameNumber of chips
(percentage of total)WSOP
BraceletsWSOP
Cashes*WSOP
Earnings*
USA43,875,000 (22.2%)02$36,372
HUN29,375,000 (14.8%)02$39,371
USA28,725,000 (14.5%)15$1,253,501
USA24,800,000 (12.5%)03$126,796
USA16,860,000 (8.5%)14$480,822
USA16,260,000 (8.2%)03$27,311
USA15,155,000 (7.7%)000
USA13,115,000 (6.6%)01$3,531
USA9,805,000 (5.0%)013$114,623

Final Table

PlaceNamePrize
1stGreg Merson$8,531,853
2ndJesse Sylvia$5,295,149
3rdJacob Balsiger$3,799,073
4thRussell Thomas$2,851,537
5thJeremy Ausmus$2,155,313
6thAndras Koroknai$1,640,902
7thMichael Esposito$1,258,040
8thRobert Salaburu$971,360
9thSteve Gee$754,798

Coverage

Televised coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker could be found on ESPN. On Tuesday nights from July 3 through October 30, episodes of the WSOP would air on ESPN, with two one-hour episodes airing each week. The prior year, the WSOP Main Event was aired with near-live coverage on a brief delay, but that near-live coverage was done away with for the 2012 WSOP. In addition to the 2012 WSOP Main Event coverage on ESPN, the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop aired on a 15-minute delay on ESPN and ESPN3 on July 3 during a five-hour time slot. On July 31, an edited two-hour show of the Big One for One Drop aired. On August 7, the WSOP National Championship was on offer, then coverage of the WSOP Main Event started on August 14. The 2012 WSOP bracelet event broadcasts are archived in the on-demand section of PokerGO.com.

The final table of the 2012 WSOP Main Event aired on a 15-minute delay on Monday, October 29, on ESPN2 and ESPN3 and on Tuesday, October 30, on ESPN and ESPN3. Lon McEachern, Norman Chad, Antonio Esfandiari, and Kara Scott were the on-air talent and the event was produced by Poker PROductions, headed by Mori Eskandani. The 2012 WSOP Main Event broadcasts are archived in the on-demand section of PokerGO.com.

Live reporting coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker was provided by PokerNews.com.{{cite web|url=https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/|title=PokerNews WSOP

References

References

  1. (2012-02-27). "IT'S HERE! 2012 WORLD SERIES OF POKER TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED". World Series of Poker.
  2. (May 29, 2012). "Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  3. (May 31, 2012). "Event #2: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  4. (May 31, 2012). "Event #3: $3,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  5. (June 1, 2012). "Event #4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  6. (June 2, 2012). "Event #5: $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  7. (June 4, 2012). "Event #6: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  8. (June 3, 2012). "Event #7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  9. (June 4, 2012). "Event #8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  10. (June 6, 2012). "Event #9: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  11. (June 6, 2012). "Event #10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  12. (June 6, 2012). "Event #11: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  13. (June 7, 2012). "Event #12: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  14. (June 8, 2012). "Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  15. (June 9, 2012). "Event #14: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  16. (June 9, 2012). "Event #15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  17. (June 9, 2012). "Event #16: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  18. (June 11, 2012). "Event #17: $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  19. (June 11, 2012). "Event #18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  20. (June 12, 2012). "Event #19: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  21. (June 12, 2012). "Event #20: $5,000 Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  22. (June 13, 2012). "Event #21: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  23. (June 13, 2012). "Event #22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  24. (June 14, 2012). "Event #23: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  25. (June 14, 2012). "Event #24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  26. (June 15, 2012). "Event #25: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  27. (June 15, 2012). "Event #26: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  28. (June 16, 2012). "Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  29. (June 17, 2012). "Event #28: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Four Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  30. (June 18, 2012). "Event #29: $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  31. (June 17, 2012). "Event #30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  32. (June 19, 2012). "Event #31: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  33. (June 19, 2012). "Event #32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  34. (June 20, 2012). "Event #33: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  35. (June 20, 2012). "Event #34: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  36. (June 20, 2012). "Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  37. (June 22, 2012). "Event #36: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  38. (June 22, 2012). "Event #37: $2,500 Eight Game Mix". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  39. (June 23, 2012). "Event #38: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  40. (June 23, 2012). "Event #39: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  41. (June 24, 2012). "Event #40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  42. (June 25, 2012). "Event #41: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  43. (June 25, 2012). "Event #42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  44. (June 26, 2012). "Event #43: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  45. (June 27, 2012). "Event #44: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  46. (June 28, 2012). "Event #45: $50,000 The Poker Players Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  47. (June 28, 2012). "Event #46: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  48. (June 29, 2012). "Event #47: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  49. (June 29, 2012). "Event #48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  50. (June 30, 2012). "Event #49: $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  51. (July 1, 2012). "Event #50: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  52. (July 1, 2012). "Event #51: $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  53. (July 2, 2012). "Event #52: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  54. (July 3, 2012). "Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  55. (July 4, 2012). "Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  56. (July 4, 2012). "Event #55: $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  57. (July 5, 2012). "Event #56: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  58. (July 6, 2012). "Event #57: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  59. (July 6, 2012). "Event #58: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  60. (July 8, 2012). "Event #59: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  61. (July 7, 2012). "Event #60: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit)". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  62. (October 31, 2012). "Event #61: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
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