2012 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 2012 World Series of Poker Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) May 27 – July 16 USA Greg Merson 2011 2013 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.http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Feb/3671/ITS-HERE--2012-WORLD-SERIES-OF-POKER-TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE-ANNOUNCED.html IT'S HERE! 2012 WORLD SERIES OF POKER TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED World Series of Poker February 27, 2012 March 7, 2012 November 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201124151028/https://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Feb/3671/ITS-HERE--2012-WORLD-SERIES-OF-POKER-TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE-ANNOUNCED.html dead 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 # Event Entrants Winner 1st Prize Runner-up Results Reference 1 $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em 732 Chiab Saechao (1/1) $70,859 Patricia Baker Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12101&grid=887 Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em May 29, 2012 May 29, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 2 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,101 Brent Hanks (1/1) $517,725 Jacob Bazeley Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12102 Event #2: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em May 31, 2012 May 31, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 3 $3,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha 317 Leif Force (1/1) $207,708 Jason Koon Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12103 Event #3: $3,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha May 31, 2012 May 31, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120602002114/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12103 dead 4 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better 622 Cory Zeidman (1/1) $201,559 Chris Bjorin (0/2) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12104&grid=887 Event #4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better June 1, 2012 June 1, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 5 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em 639 Nick Jivkov (1/1) $189,818 Bryan Pellegrino Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12105&grid=887 Event #5: $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em June 2, 2012 June 2, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 6 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max 409 Aubin Cazals (1/1) $480,564 Joseph Cheong Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12106&grid=887 Event #6: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max June 4, 2012 June 4, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 7 $1,500 Seven Card Stud 367 Andy Bloch (1/1) $126,363 Barry Greenstein (0/3) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12107&grid=887 Event #7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud June 3, 2012 June 3, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 8 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 967 Herbert Tapscott (1/1) $264,400 Gavin Griffin (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12108&grid=887 Event #8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better June 4, 2012 June 4, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 9 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry 3,404 Ashkan Razavi (1/1) $781,398 Amanda Musumeci Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12109&grid=887 Event #9: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry June 6, 2012 June 6, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 10 $5,000 Seven Card Stud 145 John Monnette (1/2) $190,826 Huu Vinh Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12110 Event #10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud June 6, 2012 June 6, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120608043431/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12110 dead 11 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 970 Vincent van der Fluit (1/1) $265,211 Charles Tonne Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12111&grid=887 Event #11: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha June 6, 2012 June 6, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609031515/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12111 dead 12 $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em 152 Brian Hastings (1/1) $371,498 Jason Mo Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12112 Event #12: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em June 7, 2012 June 7, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 13 $1,500 Limit Hold'em 730 David Arsht (1/1) $211,921 Stephen Hung Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12113&grid=887 Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em June 8, 2012 June 8, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 14 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 1,138 Brandon Schaefer (1/1) $311,174 Jonathan Cohen Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12114&grid=887 Event #14: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout June 9, 2012 June 9, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 15 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 212 Adam Friedman (1/1) $269,037 Todd Brunson (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12115 Event #15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better June 9, 2012 June 9, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610173956/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12115 dead 16 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 1,604 Matt Matros (1/3) $454,835 Mark Radoja (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12116&grid=887 Event #16: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed June 9, 2012 June 9, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610162237/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12116 dead 17 $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em 179 Andy Frankenberger (1/2) $445,899 Phil Ivey (0/8) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12117&grid=887 Event #17: $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em June 11, 2012 June 11, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 18 $2,500 Seven Card Razz 309 Phil Hellmuth (1/12) $182,793 Don Zewin Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12118 Event #18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz June 11, 2012 June 11, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120613173536/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12118 dead 19 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,302 Clifford Goldkind (1/1) $559,514 Kennii Nguyen Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12119 Event #19: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 12, 2012 June 12, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615161210/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12119 dead 20 $5,000 Limit Hold'em 166 Benjamin Scholl (1/1) $206,760 Andrew Prock Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12120&grid=887 Event #20: $5,000 Limit Hold'em June 12, 2012 June 12, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 21 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,799 Michael Gathy (1/1) $440,829 Jamie Armstrong Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12121&grid=887 Event #21: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em June 13, 2012 June 13, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 22 $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) 228 Randy Ohel (1/1) $145,247 Benjamin Lazer Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12122&grid=887 Event #22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball June 13, 2012 June 13, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615165327/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12122 dead 23 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 924 Simon Charette (1/1) $567,624 Artem Metalidi Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12123&grid=887 Event #23: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed June 14, 2012 June 14, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616202202/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12123 dead 24 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 256 Joe Cassidy (1/1) $294,777 Scotty Nguyen (0/5) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12124 Event #24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better June 14, 2012 June 14, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616014739/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12124 dead 25 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout 366 Brian Meinders (1/1) $116,118 Darin Thomas Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12125&grid=887 Event #25: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout June 15, 2012 June 15, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120617032408/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12125 dead 26 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 589 Austin Scott (1/1) $361,797 Brett Richey Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12126&grid=887 Event #26: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha June 15, 2012 June 15, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120617032413/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12126 dead 27 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 889 Ylon Schwartz (1/1) $267,081 David Chiu (0/4) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12127&grid=887 Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. June 16, 2012 June 16, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618041855/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12127 dead 28 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Four Handed 750 Timothy Adams (1/1) $392,476 Brendon Rubie Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12128&grid=887 Event #28: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Four Handed June 17, 2012 June 17, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618063431/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12128 dead 29 $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship 4,128 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (1/1) $603,713 Dennis Phillips Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12129&grid=887 Event #29: $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship June 18, 2012 June 18, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120619190124/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12129 dead 30 $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit) 285 Larry Wright (1/1) $101,975 Brandon Cantu (0/2) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12130&grid=887 Event #30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball June 17, 2012 June 17, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120619190545/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12130 dead 31 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,811 Carter Phillips (1/2) $664,130 Joe Cada (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12131&grid=887 Event #31: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 19, 2012 June 19, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120620214345/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12131 dead 32 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. 178 David "Bakes" Baker (1/2) $451,779 John Monnette (1/2) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12132&grid=887 Event #32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. June 19, 2012 June 19, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120620093901/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12132 dead 33 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,795 Max Steinberg (1/1) $440,238 Samuel Gerber Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12133&grid=887 Event #33: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em June 20, 2012 June 20, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622012157/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12133 dead 34 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed 419 Naoya Kihara (1/1) $512,029 Chris DeMaci Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12134 Event #34: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed June 20, 2012 June 20, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194344/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12134 dead 35 $2,500 Mixed Hold'em 393 Chris Tryba (1/1) $210,107 Erik Cajelais (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12135 Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em June 20, 2012 June 20, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194348/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12135 dead 36 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 587 Craig McCorkell (1/1) $368,593 Jeremiah Fitzpatrick Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12136&grid=887 Event #36: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout June 22, 2012 June 22, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194354/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12136 dead 37 $2,500 Eight Game Mix 477 David "ODB" Baker (1/1) $271,312 Greg Mueller (0/2) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12137 Event #37: $2,500 Eight Game Mix June 22, 2012 June 22, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194359/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12137 dead 38 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,534 Dung Nguyen (1/1) $607,200 Theo Tran Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12138&grid=887 Event #38: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 23, 2012 June 23, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120624234647/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12138 dead 39 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 293 Jan-Peter Jachtmann (1/1) $661,000 Andrew Brown Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12139 Event #39: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha June 23, 2012 June 23, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625013518/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12139 dead 40 $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed 302 Ronnie Bardah (1/1) $182,088 Marco Johnson Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12140&grid=887 Event #40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed June 24, 2012 June 24, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 41 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,394 Greg Ostrander (1/1) $742,072 Jackie Glazier Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12141&grid=887 Event #41: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em June 25, 2012 June 25, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120627092057/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12141 dead 42 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better 393 Oleksii Kovalchuk (1/2) $228,014 George Danzer Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12142 Event #42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better June 25, 2012 June 25, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120627092102/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12142 dead 43 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,770 Henry Lu (1/1) $654,380 Neil Channing Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12143&grid=887 Event #43: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 26, 2012 June 26, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120628002935/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12143 dead 44 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,949 Rocco Palumbo (1/1) $464,464 Nelson Robinson Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12144 Event #44: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em June 27, 2012 June 27, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120628005036/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12144 dead 45 $50,000 Poker Players Championship 108 Michael Mizrachi (1/3) $1,451,527 Chris Klodnicki Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12145 Event #45: $50,000 The Poker Players Championship June 28, 2012 June 28, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120701053844/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12145 dead 46 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,607 Joey Weissman (1/1) $694,609 Jeremy Quehen Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12146&grid=887 Event #46: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em June 28, 2012 June 28, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120628005047/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12146 dead 47 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 978 Steven Loube (1/1) $267,345 Timothy Finne Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12147&grid=887 Event #47: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better June 29, 2012 June 29, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 48 $3,000 Limit Hold'em 247 Kenny Hsiung (1/1) $165,205 Robert Hwang Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12148 Event #48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em June 29, 2012 June 29, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120701224900/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12148 dead 49 $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em 939 Greg Hobson (1/1) $256,691 Mike Sowers Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12149&grid=887 Event #49: $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em June 30, 2012 June 30, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120701060727/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12149 dead 50 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,001 Pete Vilandos (1/3) $952,694 Kyle Julius Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12150 Event #50: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em July 1, 2012 July 1, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120703204639/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12150 dead 51 $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship 936 Yen Dang (1/1) $170,587 Debbie Pechac Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12151 Event #51: $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship July 1, 2012 July 1, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120703211819/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12151 dead 52 $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed 421 Vanessa Selbst (1/2) $244,259 Michael Saltzburg Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12152&grid=887 Event #52: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed July 2, 2012 July 2, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120705034303/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12152&grid=887 dead 53 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 3,166 Neil Willerson (1/1) $737,248 Vladimir Mefodichev Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12153&grid=887 Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em July 3, 2012 July 3, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120704090055/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12153 dead 54 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 3,221 Will Jaffe (1/1) $500,075 Luis Campelo Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12154&grid=887 Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em July 4, 2012 July 4, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120705185409/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12154 dead 55 $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop 48 Antonio Esfandiari (1/2) $18,346,673 Sam Trickett Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12155&grid=887 Event #55: $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop July 4, 2012 July 4, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.comAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot 56 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,798 Tomas Junek (1/1) $661,022 David Borg Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12156&grid=887 Event #56: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em July 5, 2012 July 5, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120707030722/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12156 dead 57 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 474 Greg Merson (1/1) $1,136,197 Keith Lehr (1/2) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12157&grid=887 Event #57: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708115135/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12157 dead 58 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 526 Viacheslav Zhukov (1/2) $330,277 Roch Cousineau Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12158&grid=887 Event #58: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120709014356/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12158 dead 59 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 4,620 Dominik Nitsche (1/1) $654,797 Jonathan Hilton Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12159&grid=887 Event #59: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em July 8, 2012 July 8, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120710104612/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12159 dead 60 $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit) 101 Nick Schulman (1/2) $294,321 Mike Wattel (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=12160&grid=887 Event #60: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit) July 7, 2012 July 7, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120710104616/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12160 dead 61 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 6,598 Greg Merson (2/2) $8,531,853 Jesse Sylvia Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12161 Event #61: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com November 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102072333/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=887&tid=12161 dead Event 55: The Big One for One Drop 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.http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/Jun/3337/WSOP-ANNOUNCES-1-MILLION-BUY-IN-TOURNAMENT-IN-CONJUNCTION-WITH-ONE-DROP.html WSOP Announces $1 Million Buy-In Tournament in Conjunction with One Drop World Series of Poker June 2, 2011 April 12, 2012 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot 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.http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jun/3911/THE-BIGGEST-ONE---WORLDS-MOST-SPECTACULAR-POKER-EXTRAVAGANZA-STARTS-SUNDAY.html The Biggest One—World's Most Spectacular Poker Extravaganza Starts Sunday Nolan Dalla World Series of Poker June 30, 2012 July 3, 2012 July 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120703051242/http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jun/3911/THE-BIGGEST-ONE---WORLDS-MOST-SPECTACULAR-POKER-EXTRAVAGANZA-STARTS-SUNDAY.html dead 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.http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jul/3926/ANTONIO-ESFANDIARI-PULLS-OFF-AMAZING-TRICK-BY-WINNING-ONE-DROP.html Antonio Esfandiari Pulls Off Amazing Trick by Winning One Drop Nolan Dalla WSOP.com July 3, 2012 July 4, 2012 Results + Place Name Prize 1st Antonio Esfandiari (1/2) $18,346,673 2nd Sam Trickett $10,112,001 3rd David Einhorn $4,352,000 4th Phil Hellmuth (1/12) $2,645,333 5th Guy Laliberté $1,834,666 6th Brian Rast (0/2) $1,621,333 7th Bobby Baldwin (0/4) $1,408,000 8th Richard Yong $1,237,333 9th Mike Sexton (0/1) $1,109,333 http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?rr=5&grid=887&tid=12155&dayof= Tournament results official World Series of Poker online Nolan Dalla World Series of Poker July 3, 2012 August 8, 2012 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090808/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?rr=5&grid=887&tid=12155&dayof= dead 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).http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jul/3969/MEET-THE-2012-WSOP-OCTOBER-NINE.html MEET THE 2012 "OCTOBER NINE" World Series of Poker February 27, 2012 July 21, 2012 July 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120727033749/http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jul/3969/MEET-THE-2012-WSOP-OCTOBER-NINE.html dead Performance of past champions Name ChampionshipYear(s) Day ofElimination Doyle Brunson 1976, 1977 2C Tom McEvoy 1983 2C Berry Johnston 1986 1A Johnny Chan* 1987, 1988 4 (353rd) Phil Hellmuth 1989 1A Jim Bechtel 1993 1A Dan Harrington 1995 3 Huck Seed* 1996 4 (527th) Scotty Nguyen 1998 1B Carlos Mortensen 2001 1B Robert Varkonyi 2002 3 Chris Moneymaker 2003 1C Greg Raymer 2004 1B Joe Hachem 2005 1A Jamie Gold 2006 2C Jerry Yang 2007 3 Peter Eastgate 2008 3 Joe Cada 2009 2C Jonathan Duhamel 2010 1C Pius Heinz 2011 3 * Indicates a player who finished in the money Other notable high finishes NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize 20th Paul Volpe $294,601 23rd Yuval Bronshtein $294,601 56th David ODB Baker $128,384 69th Jason Somerville $106,056 73rd Vanessa Selbst $88,070 96th Gavin Smith $62,021 November Nine NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBraceletsWSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings* USA Sylvia Jesse Sylvia 43,875,000 (22.2%) 0 2 $36,372 HUN Koroknai Andras Koroknai 29,375,000 (14.8%) 0 2 $39,371 USA Merson Greg Merson 28,725,000 (14.5%) 1 5 $1,253,501 USA Thomas Russell Thomas 24,800,000 (12.5%) 0 3 $126,796 USA Gee Steven Gee 16,860,000 (8.5%) 1 4 $480,822 USA Esposito Michael Esposito 16,260,000 (8.2%) 0 3 $27,311 USA Salaburu Robert Salaburu 15,155,000 (7.7%) 0 0 0 USA Balsiger Jacob Balsiger 13,115,000 (6.6%) 0 1 $3,531 USA Ausmus Jeremy Ausmus 9,805,000 (5.0%) 0 13 $114,623 *Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2012 Main Event. Final Table + Place Name Prize 1st Greg Merson $8,531,853 2nd Jesse Sylvia $5,295,149 3rd Jacob Balsiger $3,799,073 4th Russell Thomas $2,851,537 5th Jeremy Ausmus $2,155,313 6th Andras Koroknai $1,640,902 7th Michael Esposito $1,258,040 8th Robert Salaburu $971,360 9th Steve 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.Collson Brett ESPN Unveils Schedule for 2012 World Series of Poker Television Coverage PokerNews May 8, 2012 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/05/espn-unveils-schedule-for-2012-world-series-of-poker-12610.htm November 12, 2024 The 2012 WSOP bracelet event broadcasts are archived in the on-demand section of PokerGO.com.https://www.pokergo.com/collections/a9d9b670-e2fc-4759-801f-fef3064c5ac0 WSOP 2012 Bracelet Events PokerGO October 9, 2021 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.Stoneberg Allie ESPN to Present World Series of Poker Main Event and Two New Events ESPN Press Room U.S. May 8, 2012 https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2012/05/espn-to-present-world-series-of-poker-main-event-and-two-new-events/ March 7, 2025 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.https://www.pokergo.com/collections/2ba48546-6d68-4bba-bb4c-985fee8f8206 WSOP 2012 Main Event PokerGO October 9, 2021 Live reporting coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker was provided by PokerNews.com.https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/ PokerNews WSOP PokerNews October 9, 2021 PokerNews provided hand histories, chip counts, results, photographs, podcasts, videos, interviews, and more from the 2012 WSOP. References 30em External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:2012 in Nevada