Tournament Reports

by Nolan Dalla

Schulman Wins Deuceto-Seven for Second Time in Four Years

The first annual Poker  Player of the Year tournament concluded in the wee  hours of the morning on  July 5, 2012 at the Golden  Nugget casino in Las Vegas  with New Zealander, John Parker, 50, taking the championship and the symbolic  “Golden Nugget” ring. John  is a property developer in the  Auckland region of North  Island.  His home in the  Westmere suburb is about  half an hour’s drive to the  nearest poker room, where  he is often found playing  in a tournament. John is an  avid poker tournament player who takes in about 100  events a year, including most  major events in the Asia/ Pacific region.

by Nolan Dalla

Las Vegas, NV (July 17, 2012 – 2:15 am PST) – What started as the fifth-largest live poker tournament in history is now down to the final nine players at the 2012 World Series of Poker.  Nearly two weeks and more than half a million hands after the $10,000 buy-in Main Event Championship initially began, the famed “October Nine” finalists have been determined.

The day’s decisive moment came when Andras Koroknai (Hungary) eliminated Gaelle Baumann (France) who ended up as the tenth-place finisher.  The final hand was dealt at 1:10 am, eliciting frustration for Baumann’s many supporters, while igniting an outburst of screams and cheers from hundreds of spectators swarming the ESPN broadcast stage, including the family and friends of those who about to step into the brightest spotlight of their lives.

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 7

Entries: 6598     Remaining Players (at EOD): 9     Places Paid: 666
Buyin: $10,000     Prize Pool: $62,021,200

1 Jesse Sylvia WEST TISBURY, MA, US 43,875,000
2 Andras Koroknai DEBRECEN, , HU 29,375,000
3 Greg Merson LAUREL, MD, US 28,725,000
4 Russell Thomas WALLINGFORD, PA, US 24,800,000
5 Steven Gee SACRAMENTO, CA, US 16,860,000
6 Michael Esposito SEAFORD, NY, US 16,260,000
7 Robert Salaburu SAN ANTONIO, TX, US 15,155,000
8 Jacob Balsiger TEMPE, AZ, US 13,115,000
9 Jeremy Ausmus LAS VEGAS, NV, US 9,805,000

2012 DEEP STACK EXTRAVAGANZA SERIES
May 24th – July 15th, 2012
Results for events 35 through 55

Florida State Poker Championship at Isle of Carpi

Events 1 through 9 results and photos.

Caesars Summer Mega Stack Series 2012
Results for Events 68 through 93
 

The Bicycle Casino Stars and Stripes Tournament Results
June 29th through July 13th 2012
Events 1 through 10
 

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 5

Buyin: $10,000     Prize Pool: $62,021,200

RANK PLAYER CITY / STATE / COUNTRY CHIP COUNT ROOM / TABLE / SEAT

1 Kyle Keranen LAS VEGAS, NV, US 6,935,000 Amazon / 409 / 8
2 Robert Salaburu SAN ANTONIO, TX, US 6,195,000 Amazon / 414 / 2
3 Taylor Paur EL DORADO HILLS, CA, US 5,820,000 Amazon / 419 / 3
4 Erik Hellman SE 4,715,000 Amazon / 436 / 4
5 Wilfried Haerig HAMBURG, DE 4,505,000 Amazon / 414 / 5
6 Shahriar Assareh LEESBURG, VA, US 4,395,000 Amazon / 410 / 6
7 Charles Coultas MILL CREEK, WA, US 4,015,000 Amazon / 414 / 8
8 Gaelle Baumann FR 3,980,000 Amazon / 436 / 8
9 Fabrizio Gonzalez MONTEVIDEO, , UY 3,935,000 Amazon / 409 / 2
10 Nicco Maag KARLSRUHE, DE 3,895,000 Amazon / 410 / 3

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61: No‐Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 4

Entries: 6598     Remaining Players (at EOD): 282    Places Paid: 666
Buyin: $10,000     Prize Pool: $62,021,200

RANK PLAYER CITY / STATE / COUNTRY CHIP COUNT ROOM / TABLE / SEAT

1 Paul Volpe WEST CHESTER, PA, US 2,725,000 Amazon / 401 / 6
2 Erik Hellman SE 2,216,000 Amazon / 411 / 1
3 Dave D'Alesandro WENONAH, NJ, US 2,093,000 Amazon / 370 / 3
4 Kyle Bowker WALTON, NY, US 2,081,000 Amazon / 431 / 7
5 Eric Buchman HEWLETT, NY, US 2,076,000 Amazon / 406 / 4
6 Elisabeth Hille Bergen, , NO 2,074,000 Amazon / 414 / 3
7 Andras Koroknai DEBRECEN, , HU 1,971,000 Amazon / 375 / 8
8 Amit Zulkowitz Tel Aviv, , IL 1,961,000 Amazon / 357 / 2
9 Eric Legoff Brest, , FR 1,947,000 Amazon / 426 / 6
10 Nicco Maag KARLSRUHE, DE 1,899,000 Amazon / 399 / 5