Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 1a Started
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Buy-in
€10,450
Prize Pool
€4,032,000
Entries
420
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to the Main Event!
The 2012 World Series of Poker Europe continues with the event you’ve all been waiting for—Event #7 €10,450 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event. Today, the first of two starting flights will take place at the Majestic Barrière in Cannes, France as players from around the world will battle for one of poker’s most coveted titles.
Last year this event drew a field of 593 players including Tony G (24th), Erik Seidel (21st), Andy Moseley (13th) and Arnaud Mattern (10th). The final table was a star-studded affair that included Patrik Antonius (9th), Jake Cody (7th), Shawn Buchanan (6th), Brian Roberts (4th) and Moritz Kranich (3rd); however, it was New Yorker Elio Fox who defeated Chris Moorman in heads-up play to capture the bracelet and €1.4 million first-place prize.
Action is set to kick off at 12:00 CET, which is less than a half hour from now. Join us then as we bring you all the action and eliminations from the first day of the 2012 WSOP Europe Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air for the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.
WSOP Europe Over the Years
Here's a look at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event over the years. Number of entrants stayed roughly the same from 2007-2010 while the event was in London, but then the move to Cannes happened for 2011 and an increase of over 70% was received.
| Year | Entrants | Champion | 1st-Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 362 | Annette Obrestad | £1,000,000 |
| 2008 | 362 | John Juanda | £868,800 |
| 2009 | 334 | Barry Shulman | £801,603 |
| 2010 | 346 | James Bord | £830,401 |
| 2011 | 593 | Elio Fox | €1,400,000 |
All of the field sizes have been down this year, and that is also expected for the Main Event. Still, there will more than likely be 500 players in the field, which is nothing to sneeze at.
Tweets From the Main
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
10.000€ buy-in WSOP Europe Main Event starting now. The musty smell - I feel like Buckner walking back into Shea #backonthehorseSeptember 29 2012Follow
WSOP Europe main event starting now. Table looks pretty good so far but most seats are empty.September 29 2012Follow
Day 1 wsope main event! One of the most prestigious tournaments of the year about to begin. 30k in chips to startSeptember 29 2012Follow
Who's Here?
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Win a Trip to Manchester United vs Braga Thanks to PartyPoker
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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PokerNews would like to wish you all the very best of luck and we cannot wait to see the images that you submit!
A Few More Notables
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Bonomo Wins Without a Showdown
We happened upon the action with 5,100 in the pot and a board reading 
. An elderly gentleman in middle position had bet 1,525 and was immediately met with a raise to 5,525 from Justin Bonomo. The original raiser gave it some thought, but ultimately tossed his hand to the muck.
Bonomo is off to a good start already adding 5,000 to his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000 | 5,000 |