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2012 WSOPE

Phil Hellmuth Wins 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event, 13th Bracelet

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.4.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

GOAT?

Let’s file this one under Good for PokerTM.

Phil Hellmuth has won the 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event. The win gives Hellmuth a record-setting 13th bracelet and makes the Poker Brat the only person to win both the U.S. American and Old World versions of poker’s biggest prize.

Hellmuth brought the chip lead to the final table and never fell too far from it. Once play got to four-handed, he caught some lucky hands as well as stepped up and started dominating play.

The win also moves Hellmuth into first place in the WSOP Player of the Year race and should eliminate any debate as to whether he’s among the top hold’em players of all-time.

For the win, Hellmuth banks €1,022,376. He defeated Sergii Baranov from The UkraineTM heads-up (€632,592) for the title.

Joseph Cheong finished fourth €292,320. Jason Mercier came in eighth (€84,672).

Get a full event recap here.

Tagged as: 2012 WSOP Europe, 2012 WSOPE, featured, Phil Hellmuth, Poker News, WSOPE Main Event

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Phil Hellmuth Leads WSOP Europe Final Table

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.3.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Is it time for lucky number 13?

Now this is a final table.

The 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event final table is set, and if it was 1931, we’d say, “It should be a doozy.”

Phil Hellmuth will enter final table play as the chip leader, stacked at 3,434,000. If Hellmuth were to pull this out, he’d be the first person (obviously) to capture both the U.S. American and European versions of the WSOP Main Event. It would also mark Hellmuth’s 13th bracelet.

Hellmuth is closely followed by 38 year-old businessman Sergii Baranov of The UkraineTM with 3,339,000.

In third overall is one time (one time!) November Niner Joseph Cheong with 1,966,000. Cheong finished third at the 2012 WSOP Main Event.

Also at the final table though among the short stacks is two-time (two times!) bracelet winner Jason Mercier with 652,000.

Should be solid. Get more on the final table-ists and how to watch live here.

 

Tagged as: 2012 WSOP Europe, 2012 WSOPE, Phil Hellmuth, Poker News, WSOP Europe Main Event

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Hellmuth, Negreanu Among 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event Leaders

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.1.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

Phil Hellmuth is eyeing bracelet #13.

Day 2 of the 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event wrapped with 77 players remaining. Day 3 will see the money bubble burst (48 get paid).

Plenty of big names are making runs. Not among those big names is current chip leader Sergii Baranov of…you guessed it…Russia…with 607,000. He’s followed by Frenchie Axel
Pergolizzi with 419,400.

Of the aforementioned big names, Phil Hellmuth finds himself fourth overall with 364,900. Joseph Cheong (328,400), Bertrand
’ElkY’ Grospellier (326,700), Anonymously Good All-Star Curt
Kohlberg (298,500), Daniel Negreanu (290,000), and Dan Smith (274,500) are among the top 15 stacks.

We haven’t even gotten to Jesse Sylvia (209,000), David Benyamine (201,500), Jason Mercier (195,800), Liv Boeree, a woman (140,800), Sam Trickett (134,600), Scott Seiver (117,100), or Jean-Robert Bellande yet (50,300).

Damn.

Get full chip counts here.

Tagged as: 2012 WSOP Europe, 2012 WSOPE, 2012 WSOPE Main Event, Poker News

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2012 WSOP Europe Main Event Update: Big Names Making Big Runs

by Wicked Chops Entity on 10.1.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

ElkY held the chip lead going into Day 2.

Making Dr. Pauly very happy, a total of 420 entered the 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event. First place will earn €1,022,376.

As of post-time (noon EST Monday), around 125 remain. A lot of big names are among the big stacks, including current chip leader Joseph Cheong, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Daniel Negreanu, Eugene Katchalov, Jesse Sylvia, Michael Mizrachi, and Phil Hellmuth.

Follow the action here.

In related news and we’re sure a dream to WSOP PR, Jonathan Aguiar won his epic(?) heads-up battle against Brandon Cantu in Event #5 (€10,450 Mixed Max). Aguiar claims his first bracelet and €258,047.

Read more about the win here.

 

Tagged as: 2012 WSOP Europe, 2012 WSOPE, 2012 WSOPE Main Event, Poker News

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2012 WSOPE: O’Brien Just Misses Bracelet; Aguiar, Cantu Battle; Main Event Starts

by Wicked Chops Entity on 9.30.2012 in Poker Tournaments | no comments

The Grinder finds himself in a familiar WSOP position: at the top of the leaderboard.

It’s been a solid few days at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe. Here’s a catch-up on the action:

:: Event #4 (€3,250 NL Hold’em Shootout) – This shoot-out event drew 141 players. A lot of big names went deep, including Faraz Jaka (17th – €5,428), Daniel Negreanu (16th - €5,428), and Phil Hellmuth (12th - €5,428). The final table featured two players running really hot now–John Monnette and Dan O’Brien. Monnette ended up third (€48,177) and O’Brien came in second (€66,503). The event was taken down by Frenchman Giovanni Rosadoni who banks €107,614 and his first bracelet. Get full results here.

:: Event #5 (€10,450 Mixed Match) – After whittling down from 96 players, this one is down to heads-up, with Brandon Cantu and Jon Aguiar battling it out. When play kicks up again, Cantu will hold a slight chip lead over Aguiar (1,520,000 vs 1,361,000). The winner will bank €258,047. Some notable finishers include Faraz Jaka (€86,087), Marvin Rettenmaier ( €42,094), and Jennifer Tilly (11th - €20,443). Get full results here.

:: Event #7 (€10,450 NLH) – A total of 215 entered Day 1A, with 115 surviving. Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi leads all, stacked at 234,850. Some other notable bigs include Dan Shak (100,875), Scott Seiver (78,000), Phil Ivey (55,000), and Jean-Robert Bellande (40,000). Get full chip counts here.

Tagged as: 2012 WSOPE, Dan O'Brien, Poker News, World Series of Poker Europe

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