2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #1: €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
€147,099
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,500
Prize Pool
€544,800
Entries
227
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Imed Ben Mahmoud Wins Event #1: €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em (€147,099)!

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Champion Imed Ben Mahmoud!
Champion Imed Ben Mahmoud!

The first event at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe is in the books. Emerging victorious over the 227-player field was Imed Ben Mahmoud to earn a payday of nearly €150,000 and his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet!

Mahmoud began Day 3 sixth in chips out of the final eight players. He maneuvered his way to heads-up play with start-of-the-day chip leader Yannick Bonnet, but was slightly behind in chips. Right away, though, Mahmoud snatched the chip lead and never looked back from there.

When the final hand came up, Mahmoud four-bet all in with the {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Bonnet put himself at risk with the {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. The board ran out {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and it was all over. For his finish in second place, Bonnet earned himself over €90,000.

By winning this bracelet, Mahmoud has become the first-ever gold bracelet winner from the country of Tunisia — the smallest country in North Africa. He surely did his country proud and will be wearing a giant smile on his face for the rest of the foreseeable future.

Final Table Payouts

PlacePlayerPrize
1Imed Ben Mahmoud€147,099
2Yannick Bonnet€90,884
3Matan Krakow€63,671
4Senh Ung€44,913
5Roberto Romanello€31,925
6Sylvain Ribes€22,876

With the first event in the books, things are just getting started here in Cannes. Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em is moving forward and Event #3: €5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha will begin tomorrow. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews all series long for all of the coverage.

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