National/Global Casino Championship History: Down to the Big Easy
For the 2012-13 Season, the WSOPC was sponsored by Southern Comfort 100 and the National Championship was moved back to its May timeslot. In addition, it was moved to Harrah’s New Orleans to coincide with the final stop of the WSOPC season.
The field dropped to 127 runners and saw Jonathan Hilton, who was an at-large qualifier, beat Max Steinberg in heads-up play to win the bracelet and accompanying $355,599 first-place prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Hilton | USA | $355,599 |
| 2 | Max Steinberg | USA | $219,799 |
| 3 | Robert “Uncle Krunk” Panitch | USA | $156,743 |
| 4 | Brock Parker | USA | $114,008 |
| 5 | John Bowman | USA | $84,544 |
| 6 | Joe Tehan | USA | $63,894 |
| 7 | Nicolas Vaca-Rondon | USA | $49,187 |
| 8 | Jeremy Ausmus | USA | $38,570 |
| 9 | Austin Apicella | USA | $30,785 |