| 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
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.
| 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 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
87,400
|
87,400 |
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
70,000 | |
|
||
|
66,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
60,000
18,100
|
18,100 |
|
57,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
55,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
54,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
|
45,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
42,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
17,950
|
17,950 |
|
||
|
36,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
18,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
|
16,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Action folded around to Etienne Syren in the hijack and he put in a raise to 3,600. Three folds put action on Erik Cajelais in the big blind, and he opted to move all in for 23,400. Syren snap-called and rolled over 
, which was out in front of Cajelais' 
.
The Canadian was way behind, but not after the 
flop. Syren looked disgusted as Antonio Esfandiari light of the situation from across the table goodheartedly referencing how lucky Cajelais gets. It was hard to argue as the 
turn and 
river gave Cajelais the come-from-behind double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Because of the time spent on the money bubble and the pace of action thus far, the tournament staff has determined that Day 2 will come to a halt at the end of Level 17.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Busted. UTG opens to 3k I 3b with AKdd and 28bbs. He flats. A9hh5c he check calls. Turn Td. He checks, I move all in. He calls with 99. GG.September 24 2012Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Yvan Lanvin | €2,344 |
| 38 | Della Tommasina | €2,344 |
| 39 | Roger Hairabedian | €2,344 |
| 40 | Tarcisio Bruno | €2,344 |
| 41 | Jean Pierre Grand Moursel | €2,344 |
| 42 | Sandy Cedric Denis | €2,344 |
| 43 | Tristan Wade | €2,344 |
| 44 | Antonino Venneri | €2,344 |
| 45 | Olivier Paris | €2,344 |
| 46 | Douglas Gray | €2,133 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
We're down to just four tables. Here are the counts from two of them:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
108,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
85,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
70,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
69,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
46,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
42,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
40,000
3,450
|
3,450 |
|
|
36,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
30,000
11,375
|
11,375 |
|
|
30,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
23,000
3,125
|
3,125 |
|
|
23,000
6,875
|
6,875 |
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
17,000
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
||
|
|
15,500
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
84,900
|
84,900 |
|
100,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
87,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
85,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
70,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
65,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
60,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
60,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
58,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
56,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,000
33,075
|
33,075 |
|
|
41,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
40,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
22,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
|
17,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
13,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
