2012 WSOPE: DA COSTA SANTOS DEFEATS MARQUEZ TO WIN BRACELET

Francisco Da Costa Santos (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-169th) grabs the first bracelet for Portugal at the 2012 edition of WSOP Europe!

Da Costa Santos made quick work of PokerStars Team Pro Ana Marquez (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-369th) heads-up as he simply wouldn't be denied on this day.

The man better known as "LuckyChewy", Andrew Lichtenberger (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 71st), made his fifth final table of 2012 finishing fifth in this event.

The other famous Andy/Berger, Andrew Frankenberger (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-44th), also went deep in this event. Frankenberger, who won the 10K Pot-Limit Hold'em bracelet at the WSOP in Vegas this summer, finished on the final table bubble.

Aku Joentausta (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-334th) and Micah Smith (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-551st) were two other notables who collected POY points in the event.

Mike McDonald, Raul Paez, Dan Shak, John Monnette, current Player of the Year leader Dan Smith, Daniel Negreanu and John Eames are some of the big name players who cashed.

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EVENT PAYOUTS (EURO) Francisco Da Costa Santos 83,275 Ana Marquez 51,443 Aku Joentausta 36,351 Petteri Kalenius 25,831 Andrew Lichtenberger 18,463 Nikolay Volper 13,273 Andy Frankenberger 9,596 Micah Smith 9,596 Antoine Pacaud 6,977 Christophe Lesage 6,977 Mike McDonald 5,103 Raul Paez 5,103 Dan Shak 3,752 John Monnette 3,752 Fabien Perrot 3,752 Jacob Dahl 3,752 Dan Smith 3,752 Arvin Golrang 3,752 Daniel Negreanu 2,774 John Eames 2,774 Jamie Pickering 2,774 DEFENDING CHAMPION Philippe Boucher

PTPR TIER 3 EVENT WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE WSOP Europe Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed September 27-29, 2012 Hotel Majestic Barriere | Cannes Buy-in: $2,120 | Prizepool: $389,180 Entries: 206 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION FRANCISCO DA COSTA SANTOS 102 ANA MARQUEZ 62 AKU JOENTAUSTA 37 PETTERI KALENIUS 27 ANDREW LICHTENBERGER 20 NIKOLAY VOLPER 12 ANDY FRANKENBERGER 10 MICAH SMITH 7 ANTOINE PACAUD 7 RELATED POSTS > ROSADONI WINS FIRST BRACELET > BIG WIN FOR BIG ROG! > THE YEAR OF ANTONIO > WE'RE OFF IN CANNES > GRINDER, BOUCHER WIN BRACELETS

PTPR UPDATE: MARQUEZ LEADING, MONEYMAKER TRENDING

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Day 4 is in the books at the PCA Main in the Bahamas. 22 players will head into competion Thursday - they will be playing down to the final table.

Ana Marquez owns the chip lead - she is the last woman standing.

But it's the second place player that is getting all the buzz. 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker is on track to become a early candidate for feel good story of the year. The focus will squarely be on Moneymaker once Day 5 starts.

Mike Sowers and Sam Stein are two other big names currently in the top 10.


Here are the chip counts heading into Thursday's play...

Ana Marquez Spain 3805000
Chris Moneymaker USA 3765000
Dmitriy Stelmak Russia 3340000
Chris Oliver USA 3275000
Mike Sowers USA 3180000
Sam Stein USA 3085000
Bolivar Palacios Panama 2875000
Philippe Plouffe Canada 2480000
Marty Mathis USA 2385000
Galen Hall USA 2305000
Michael Pesek USA 2260000
Rafael Golka Germany 2220000
Bryan Colin USA 1925000
Anton Ionel Romania 1670000
Walid Bou-Habib Lebanon 1665000
Gregory Baksic Canada 1415000
Grayson Ramage USA 1160000
Calvin Anderson USA 980000
Max Weinberg USA 860000
Shayne Khanna Canada 720000
Joel Patchell USA 650000
James St. Hilaire USA 600000


PTPR PREMIER EVENT
World Series of Poker Circuit Regional Championship
WSOPC Atlantic City Regional
December 19-22, 2010

Harrah's Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Buy-in: $10,000
Prizepool: $1,279,624
Entries: 136

Defending champion: Harrison Gimbel

POINTS AT STAKE
1st place 140
2nd place 90
3rd place 60
4th place 50
5th place 45
6th place 40
7th place 40
8th place 25
9th place 25
10th place 25
11th place 25
12th place 23
13th place 23
14th place 23
15th place 23
16th place 20
17th place 20
18th place 20