2012 WSOP: DAY 42 RECAP - NITSCHE NOTCHES A BIG ONE

EVENT #59 |
1K NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM |
4,620 ENTRIES | 1.56M PRIZEPOOL

A lot was expected from Dominik Nitsche (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-47th) in 2012 after he was named as the PTPRpoker Future Watch Player - the ONE to watch in 2012.

What had been a tough year for the German certainly turned into a great one last night. After six straight months with zero PTPR scores, Nitsche turned things around in a big way, collecting his first bracelet in his first visit to Las Vegas.

Just having turned 21, this is the first year that Nitsche was eligible to play the WSOP and all tournaments in the US.

Nitsche defeated Jonathan Hilton (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-151th) heads-up while Day 1 and Day 2 chip leader Alex Cordero (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-274th) was third.

It was s second PTPR Score this season for fifth place finisher Randolph Lanosga (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-226th).

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FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD) Dominik Nitsche $654,797 Jonathan Hilton $405,156 Alex Cordero $291,725 Sebastien Comel $215,592 Randolph Lanosga $160,665 Franklin Johnson $120,748 Martin Vallo $91,476 Jonathan Miller $69,896 Daniel Eichhorn $53,846 RELATED POSTS > ZHUKOV SURVIVES > MERSON MAKES IT QUICK > BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP FINALE > NOT THAT FAST! JAFFE WINS > SELBST SKYROCKETS TO #2 > HOBSON EARNS THE BRACELET > GRINDHOUSE, PART 2 > KOVALCHUK WINS AGAIN > DAVID BAKERS RULE! > GOOD GUY TRYBA WINS BIG > SHAKE AND BAKES! > CASSIDY-NGUYEN GO TO EXTRAS > HELLMUTH LEGEND GROWS, EARNS #12 > MAKE IT TWO FOR MONNETTE > CAZALS, MAD MARVIN MOVE UP > BLOCH WINS BRACELET

PTPR PREMIER EVENT 2012 World Series of Poker Event #59 : 1K No-Limit Hold'Em July 4-7, 2012 Rio All-Suite Hotel | Las Vegas Buy-in: $1,000 | Prizepool: $1,566,000 Entries: 4,620 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION DOMINIK NITSCHE 145 JONATHAN HILTON 95 ALEX CORDERO 65 SEBASTIEN COMEL 55 RANDOLPH LANOSGA 50 FRANKLIN JOHNSON 45 MARTIN VALLO 45 JONATHAN MILLER 30 DANIEL EICHORN 30 IAKOV ONUCHIN 30 JOSHUA PRAGER 30 HIEU NGUYEN 28 DANIEL THOMAS 28 YOAV TENENBAUM 28 JAMES TAYLOR 28 DAVID STEIRMAN 25 GYLBERT DROLET 25 WAYNE BROWN 25

2012 WSOP: DAY 41 RECAP: ZHUKOV SURVIES COUSINEAU, BELL FOR THE WIN

EVENT #58 |
3K POT-LIMIT OMAHA HI-LO SPLIT-8 + |
526 ENTRIES | 1.43M PRIZEPOOL

It was a three-man affair that was finally won by the Russian as Viacheslav Zhukov (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 64th) defeated Canadian Roch Cousineau (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 69th) (one the revelations this Series) and the USA's Chris Bell (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-358th), a bracelet winner and veteran on the tournament trail in order to secure the bracelet.

With his fourth place finish in the event, David "ODB" Baker (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 7th) is back in the 2012 Player of the Year race.

Randy Ohel (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 30th), Yuval Bronshtein (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-240th) and Scotty Nguyen (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-160th) all made a final table appearance Anthony Lellouche, Thomas Scarber, Kyle Bowker, Stephen Su and Mickey Appleman all finished in the Top 18.

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FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD) Viacheslav Zhukov $330,277 Roch Cousineau $204,426 Chris Bell $135,858 David Baker $100,820 Randy Ohel $75,662 Yuval Bronshtein $57,339 Jack Ernest Ward $43,840 Scotty Nguyen $33,789 RELATED POSTS > MERSON MAKES IT QUICK JUNEK WINS BRACELET > BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP FINALE NOT THAT FAST! JAFFE WINS > SELBST SKYROCKETS TO #2 > DANG WINS LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP > HOBSON EARNS THE BRACELET > GRINDHOUSE, PART 2 > KOVALCHUK WINS AGAIN > DAVID BAKERS RULE! > GOOD GUY TRYBA WINS BIG > SHAKE AND BAKES! > CASSIDY-NGUYEN GO TO EXTRAS > HELLMUTH LEGEND GROWS, EARNS #12 > MAKE IT TWO FOR MONNETTE > CAZALS, MAD MARVIN MOVE UP > BLOCH WINS BRACELET

PTPR PREMIER EVENT 2012 World Series of Poker Event #58 : 3K PLO Hi-Low Split-8 + July 3-6, 2012 Rio All-Suite Hotel | Las Vegas Buy-in: $3,000 | Prizepool: $1,435,980 Entries: 526 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION VIACHESLAV ZHUKOV 130 ROCH COUSINEAU 80 CHRIS BELL 50 DAVID BAKER "ODB" 40 RANDY OHEL 35 YUVAL BRONSHTEIN 30 JACK ERNEST WARD 30 SCOTTY NGUYEN 15 JUAN RAMIREZ 15 DANIEL MCNALLY 15 FELICIA JOHNICO 15 BINH NGUYEN 13 DEXTER MCNALLY 13 ANTHONY LELLOUCHE 13 THOMAS SCARBER 13 KYLE BOWKER 10 STEPHEN SU 10 MICKEY APPLEMAN 10

2012 WSOP: DAY 40 RECAP - MERSON MAKES QUICK WORK OF LEHR IN EXTRA DAY

EVENT #57 |
10K NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM SIX-HANDED |
474 ENTRIES | 4.45M PRIZEPOOL

One hand is all it took for Greg Merson (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 27th) to win his first bracelet as an extra day of play was needed to determine a winner in the 10 NLH Six-Handed event.

Merson defeated Keith Lehr (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 167th) heads-up for the title and collects over 1.1M for his win.

Shannon Shorr (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-238th), Eddy Sabat (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-489th), Christopher Brammer (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-302nd) and Andrew Lichtenberger (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 101st) all final tabled the event.

Timothy Adams, Layne Flack, Tony Hachem, Andrea Dato, Daniel Sidelar, Jason Mercier, Carter Phillips, Frederik Jensen and Josh Brikis all finished in the Top 18.

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FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD) Gregory Merson $1,136,197 Keith Lehr $701,757 Shannon Shorr $455,362 Eddy Sabat $300,753 Christopher Brammer $200,502 Andrew Lichtenberger $140,351 RELATED POSTS JUNEK WINS BRACELET > BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP FINALE NOT THAT FAST! JAFFE WINS > SELBST SKYROCKETS TO #2 > DANG WINS LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP > HOBSON EARNS THE BRACELET > GRINDHOUSE, PART 2 > KOVALCHUK WINS AGAIN > DAVID BAKERS RULE! > GOOD GUY TRYBA WINS BIG > SHAKE AND BAKES! > CASSIDY-NGUYEN GO TO EXTRAS > HELLMUTH LEGEND GROWS, EARNS #12 > MAKE IT TWO FOR MONNETTE > CAZALS, MAD MARVIN MOVE UP > BLOCH WINS BRACELET

PTPR PREMIER EVENT 2012 World Series of Poker Event #57 : 10K No-Limit Hold'Em Six-Handed July 3-6, 2012 Rio All-Suite Hotel | Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 | Prizepool: $4,455,600 Entries: 474 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION GREGORY MERSON 129 KEITH LEHR 79 SHANNON SHORR 49 EDDY SABAT 39 CHRISTOPHER BRAMMER 34 ANDREW LICHTENBERGER 29 TIMOTHY ADAMS 29 LAYNE FLACK 14 NICK MAIMONE 14 TONY HACHEM 14 STANISLAV BARSHAK 14 ANDREA DATO 12 DANIEL SINDELAR 12 JASON MERCIER 12 CARTER PHILLIPS 12 FREDERIK JENSEN 9 MARTIN RAUS 9 JOSH BRIKIS 9

2012 WSOP: DAY 39 RECAP - JUNEK PUTS CZECH REPUBLICO ON THE BOARD

EVENT #56 |
1K NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM |
2,798 ENTRIES | 3.77M PRIZEPOOL

Congratulations to Tomas Juenk (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-42nd) of the Czech Republic for his NLH win in Event #56.

Junek defeated David Borg (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-143rd) heads-up.

Former WSOP World Champion Peter Eastgate (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-316th) was fourth in the event while Donald Vogel (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-261st) and Bassel Moussa (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-677th) each made it to the final table.

Alexander Queen, Michael Graydon, Bastian Fischer, Sam Holden, Paul Vas Nunes and Randolph Lanosga all finished in the the Top 18.

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FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD) Tomas Junek $661,022 David Borg $410,517 Donald Vogel $289,530 Peter Eastgate $209,111 Eliyahu Levy $152,867 Andrew Taylor $113,092 Steven Goldberg $84,649 Tomas Trampota $64,101 Bassel Moussa $49,105 RELATED POSTS > BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP FINALE NOT THAT FAST! JAFFE WINS > SELBST SKYROCKETS TO #2 > DANG WINS LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP > HOBSON EARNS THE BRACELET > GRINDHOUSE, PART 2 > KOVALCHUK WINS AGAIN > DAVID BAKERS RULE! > GOOD GUY TRYBA WINS BIG > SHAKE AND BAKES! > CASSIDY-NGUYEN GO TO EXTRAS > HELLMUTH LEGEND GROWS, EARNS #12 > MAKE IT TWO FOR MONNETTE > CAZALS, MAD MARVIN MOVE UP > BLOCH WINS BRACELET

PTPR PREMIER EVENT 2012 World Series of Poker Event #56 : 1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em July 2-4, 2012 Rio All-Suite Hotel | Las Vegas Buy-in: $1,500 | Prizepool: $3,777,300 Entries: 2,798 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION TOMAS JUNEK 145 DAVID BORG 95 DONALD VOGEL 65 PETER EASTGATE 55 ELIYAHU LEVY 50 ANDREW TAYLOR 45 STEVEN GOLDBERG 45 TOMAS TRAMPOTA 30 BASSEL MOUSSA 30 GIANLUCA MATTIA 30 ALEXANDER QUEEN 30 MICHAEL GRAYDON 28 DMITRI VALOUEV 28 BASTIAN FISCHER 28 CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL 28 SAM HOLDEN 25 PAUL VAS NUNES 25 RANDOLPH LANOSGA 25