Wednesday, June 13, 2012

2012 WSOP: DAY 17 RECAP - GATHY'S COMEBACK WIN, SMITH ADDS TO OVERALL POY LEAD


EVENT #21 |
1K NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM |
2,799 ENTRIES | 2.51M PRIZEPOOL


It was a wonderful comeback by Michael Gathy (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-20th) - down to 100K in chips at one point in five-handed play, the 2011 Belgium Poker Series Grand Final Champion was able to pick himself up, dust himself off and start his ascension towards poker glory and Belgium's second bracelet of 2012.




Gathy defeated Jamie Armstrong (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-93rd) heads up. Armstrong held the overnight chip lead heading into final day play.

Three notables closed out the Top 5: Noah Vaillancourt (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-86th), John Esposito (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 147th) and Eric "Basebaldy" Baldwin (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 227th).


SMITH PADS HIS POY LEAD
Dan Smith finished one spot from the final table in 10th position, however, the #1 ranked player on the 2012 QuadJacks Poker Player of the Year Leaderboard - powered by PTPRpoker adds 30 PTPR Points to his total.

Smith now holds a 65-point lead on Marvin Rettenmaier. Should the season have ended today, Smith would have finished third in the 2011 race, only points behind eventual winner Will "The Thrill" Failla.



FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD)
1 Michael Gathy $440,829
2 Jamie Armstrong $273,776
3 Noah Vaillancourt $193,089
4 John Esposito $139,457
5 Eric Baldwin $101,948
6 Eric Davis $75,422
7 Jean-Louis Santoni $56,453
8 Jason Manggunio $42,749
9 Joshua Field $32,748

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DEFENDING CHAMPION
Jason Somerville


PTPR PREMIER EVENT
2012 World Series of Poker
Event #21 : 1K No-Limit Hold'Em
June 10-12, 2012

Rio All-Suite Hotel | Las Vegas
Buy-in: $1,000 | Prizepool: $2,519,100
Entries: 2,799

PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION
MICHAEL GATHY 145
JAMIE ARMSTRONG 95
NOAH VAILLANCOURT 65
JOHN ESPOSITO 55
ERIC BALDWIN 50
ERIC DAVIS 45
JEAN-LOUIS SANTONI 45
JASON MANGGUNIO 30
JOSHUA FIELD 30
DAN SMITH 30
HOK-LEUNG WONG 30
DEREK WOLTERS 28
GLENN MCCAFFREY 28
RANDY GREEN 28
JONATHON POCHE 28
EARL MERRITT 25
WILLIAM FICHMAN 25
MARK ARAMAKI 25


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