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2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #2: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€600,960
Total Entries
626
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 626
Filter
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The Player of the Year race is a heated affair here in Cannes, and we actually have two players in the top three still alive in this event: Antonio Esfandiari and John Monnette.
Esfandiari currently sits in third place with 513.10 points, while Monnette is in second with 524.25 point. Both men trail Phil Ivey (568.70 points), but it's important to remember that Greg Merson, who is amongst the finalists of the WSOP Main Event, has 481.13 points and will earn an additional 100-500 points depending on where he finishes in Las Vegas. In other words, Merson is unofficially in first.
The winner of this event will receive 170 WSOP POY points, while second and third will get 119 and 85 points respectively. No matter what these two men will add points to their total, but they have the opportunity to vault into first place with a deep run.
The current WSOP Player of the Year standings can be found here.
Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 568.70 |
| 2 | John Monnette | 524.25 |
| 3 | Antonio Esfandiari | 513.10 |
| 4 | David “ODB” Baker | 508.38 |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | 500.70 |
| 6 | Michael Mizrachi | 486.20 |
| 7 | Gregory Merson | 481.13 |
| 8 | Vanessa Selbst | 463.17 |
| 9 | Timothy Adams | 410.78 |
| 10 | Andy Frankenberger | 406.66 |
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Top WSOP Europe Cashers
| Place | Entrants Player | # of Cashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Bjorin | 6 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | 5 |
| 3 | Shawn Buchanan | 4 |
| “ | Jason Mercier | 4 |
| “ | Howard Lederer | 4 |
| “ | David Peters | 4 |
| “ | John Eames | 4 |
*Prior to the start of 2012 WSOP Europe
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
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Just prior to the break, Tristan Wade moved all in from early position for 11,300 with 
and received a call from start-of-the-day chip leader Marvin Rettenmaier, who held 
offsuit in the cutoff. French pro Antonin Teisseire then moved all in over the top from the big blind with what turned out to be , and Rettenmaier opted to call off for over 30,000.
Both Wade and Rettenmaier were at risk, but the former would be spared as the board ran out 
and he tripled with a full house; meanwhile, Rettenmaier was eliminated from the tournament in 47th place for €2,133.
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Jasper Vanvlasselaer | €2,133 |
| 49 | William Esmingeaud | €2,133 |
| 50 | Dobromir Nikov | €2,133 |
| 51 | Bertrand Hernandez | €2,133 |
| 52 | Nicolas Peronnet | €2,133 |
| 53 | Jens Thomsen | €1,965 |
| 54 | Clement Franck | €1,965 |
| 55 | Julien LaMaison | €1,965 |
| 56 | Renaud Blangiardi | €1,965 |
| 57 | Pascal Leyo | €1,965 |
| 58 | Dries Goyens | €1,965 |
| 59 | Christophe Schutze | €1,965 |
| 60 | Michel Pomaret | €1,965 |
| 61 | Marco Sportanova | €1,965 |
| 62 | Randolph Lanosga | €1,965 |
| 63 | Damien Vidal | €1,965 |
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Players are now on a ten-minute break.
William Esmingeaud was all in preflop holding 
and racing against the 
of Gil George. The 
flop was no help to Esmingeaud, but the 
turn did give him a flush draw. Much to George's delight, the 
blanked on the river and he sent Esmingeaud home in 49th place.
Meanwhile, a short-stacked Jasper Vanvlasselaer was eliminated in 48th place.
We didn't see the preflop action, but we do know Vic Gupta got his stack of 12,500 all in with 
and was in bad shape against the 
of Jasper Vanvlasselaer. Fortunately for Gupta, who is supporting a New England Patriots hat despite that teams loss yesterday, the 
flop paired his seven and gave him the lead. Neither the 
turn nor 
river harmed Gupta, and he received a much-welcomed double to 26,000.
