2012 World Series of Poker Europe

The sixth World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) took place from 21 September 2012 to 4 October 2012, at Hôtel Majestic Barrière and Le Croisette Casino Barrière in Cannes, France. There were seven bracelet events, culminating in a €10,450 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.

The Main Event was won by Phil Hellmuth, who increased his WSOP-record bracelet total to 13. He also became the first player ever to have won the Main Events of both the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and the WSOPE; he claimed the Las Vegas Main Event title in 1989.

Event schedule

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# Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results Reference
1 €2,700 Six Handed No Limit Hold'em 227 Imed Ben Mahmoud €147,099 Yannick Bonnet Results [1]
2 €1,100 No Limit Hold'em 626 Antonio Esfandiari €126,207 Remi Bollengier Results [2]
3 €5,300 Pot Limit Omaha 97 Roger Hairabedian €142,590 Ville Mattila Results [3]
4 €3,250 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 141 Giovanni Rosadoni €107,614 Dan O'Brien Results [4]
5 €10,450 Mixed Max No Limit Hold'em 96 Jonathan Aguiar €258,047 Brandon Cantu Results [5]
6 €1,650 Six Handed Pot Limit Omaha 206 Francisco Da Costa Santos €83,275 Ana Marquez Results [6]
7 €10,450 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 420 Phil Hellmuth €1,022,376 Sergii Baranov Results

Main Event

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The 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event began on 29 September and finished on 4 October. The event drew 420 entrants, generating a prize pool of €4,032,000. The top 48 players made the money, with the winner earning €1,022,376.

Final table

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Name Number of chips
(percentage of total)
WSOP
Bracelets
WSOP
Cashes*
WSOP
Earnings*
United States Phil Hellmuth 3,434,000 (27.2%) 18 95 $10,904,904
Ukraine Sergii Baranov 3,339,000 (26.5%) 0 0 0
United States Joseph Cheong 1,966,000 (15.6%) 0 11 $4,663,030
France Stephane Albertini 1,162,000 (9.2%) 0 1 $160,036
United Kingdom Christopher Brammer 851,000 (6.7%) 0 4 $276,065
France Stephane Girault 664,000 (5.3%) 0 0 0
United States Jason Mercier 652,000 (5.2%) 2 30 $1,903,294
France Paul Tedeschi 543,000 (4.3%) 0 1 $26,671

*-Career statistics prior to beginning of 2012 WSOPE Main Event

Final Table results

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Place Name Prize
1st Phil Hellmuth €1,022,376
2nd Sergii Baranov €632,592
3rd Stephane Albertini €423,360
4th Joseph Cheong €292,320
5th Christopher Brammer €207,648
6th Paul Tedeschi €149,184
7th Stephane Girault €108,864
8th Jason Mercier €84,672

Notes

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  1. ^ "Tournament Results - Official World Series of Poker Online". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Tournament Results - Official World Series of Poker Online". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Tournament Results - Official World Series of Poker Online". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Tournament Results - Official World Series of Poker Online". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Tournament Results - Official World Series of Poker Online". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Tournament Results - Official World Series of Poker Online". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.