With only the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event left to be decided (although a hiccup in the Mix-Max Holdem tournament, Event #5, caused the final heads-up match to be delayed) here is a look at the results from the six preliminary tournaments that awarded bracelets at the 2012 WSOP Europe.
Event #1: €2,700 Six-Handed No Limit Holdem
In the opening event a total of 227 entrants took part in the 6-Max NLHE tournament, which saw the first Tunisian WSOP bracelet winner in the history of the WSOP, Imed Ben Mahmoud. Here is a look at the final table payouts from the tournament:
1. Imed Ben Mahmoud — €147,099
2. Yannick Bonnet — €90,884
3. Matan Krakow — €63,671
4. Senh Ung — €44,913
5. Roberto Romanello — €31,925
6. Sylvain Ribes — €22,876
Event #2: €1,100 No Limit Holdem
Event #2 of the 2012 WSOPE saw Antonio Esfandiari win his second bracelet of 2012 and third overall, although the €126k in prize-money pales in comparison to the $18 million he pocketed for winning the Big One for One Drop. Antonio defeated a field of 626 players on his way to victory, the largest field of the 2012 WSOPE. Here is a look at the final table payouts from the event:
1. Antonio Esfandiari — €126,207
2. Remi Bollengier — €78,059
3. Salvatore Bonavena — €57,059
4. Antonin Teisseire — €42,356
5. Valentin Detoc — €31,869
6. McLean Karr — €24,309
7. Ashly Butler — €18,798
8. Jamel Haddad — €14,736
9. Florian Ciuro — €11,707
Event #3: €5,300 PLO
Event #3 saw France get on the scoreboard as longtime poker pro Roger Hairabedian picked-up his first WSOP bracelet (and nearly picked-up his second a few days later, finishing in a tie for 3rd in the NLHE Mix-Max tournament). Here is a look at the final table payouts from the event:
1. Roger Hairabedian — €142,590
2. Ville Mattila — €88,130
3. Michael Mizrachi — €62,749
4. Jussi Ryynanen — €45,581
5. Jussi Nevanlinna — €33,765
6. Joe Hachem — €25,490
7. Michel Abecassis — €19,606
8. Michael Schwartz — €15,357
9. Jason Mercier — €12,245
Event #4: €3,250 No Limit Holdem Shootout
Event #4 saw France pick-up its second WSOP bracelet of the 2012 WSOPE. Giovanni Rosadoni won his first bracelet after defeating the 141 player field. Here is a look at the Top 10 payouts from the NLHE Shootout tournament:
1. Giovanni Rosadoni — €107,614
2. Dan O’Brien — €66,503
3. John Monnette — €48,177
4. Oleksii Kovalchuk — €35,560
5. Adrien Allain — €26,724
6. Paul Guichard — €20,434
7. Roman Romanovskyi — €15,890
8. Trond Aanensen — €12,564
9. John Duthie — €10,095
10. Valentin Messina — €8,239
Event #5: €10,450 Mix-Max Holdem
The €10K Mix-Max tournament is on pause as both finalists, Jon Augiar and Brandon Cantu, needed to play in the Main Event. There is still no final decision on when this tournament will be completed. The only thing we know for sure is that either Brandon Cantu or Jon Augiar will win a bracelet in the near future.
Event #6: €1,650 Six-Handed PLO
Portugal landed its first WSOP bracelet in Event #6 as Francisco Da Costa Santos (also known as YuranPT) won the country’s first bracelet. The Lock Poker Pro dedicated the win to Lock Poker after besting the 206 player field and defeating Ana Marquez heads-up for the title. Here is a look at the final table payouts from the event:
1. Francisco Da Costa Santos — €83,275
2. Ana Marquez — €51,443
3. Aku Joentausta — €36,351
4. Petteri Kalenius — €25,831
5. Andrew Lichtenberger — €18,463
6. Nikolay Volper — €13,273
