Herbert Tapscott Wins $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Event #8 of the WSOP has been won by Herbert Tapscott after he defeated Gavin Griffin heads-up. We are down to two in Event #6, have a huge field Event #9, and plenty of big names still in the hunt for event #10, the Seven Card Stud.
WSOP numbers so far:
Events: 10/63
Prize pool: $14,057,520
Participants: 9,703
Event #6: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max Day 4
This event was scheduled to finish on day 4, however Aubin Cazals semi final match with Warwick Mirzikinian lasted for nine and a half hours, and therefore, they decided to extend the final to today.
WSOP 2012 Event #6: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max
End of Day 4 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st |  Joseph Cheong |
3,112,000 | ||
| 2nd |  Aubin Cazals |
3,018,000 | ||
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Players: 2 (409) | Prize Pool: $1,922,300 Average Chips: 3,065,000 | Blinds: 15,000/30,000/5,000 |
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Tobias Block caught up with the chip leader Joseph Cheong:
Herbert Tapscott wins Event #8: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
WSOP 2012 Event #8: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Final Rankings |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Herbert Tapscott |
$264,400 | ||
| 2nd | Gavin Griffin |
$163,625 | ||
| 3rd | Ashley Butler |
$102,373 | ||
| 4th | Can Kim Hua |
$74,306 | ||
| 5th | Michael Kleist |
$54,855 | ||
| 6th | John Racener |
$41,121 | ||
| 7th | Thayer Rasmussen |
$31,278 | ||
| 8th | Raymond David |
$24,111 | ||
| 9th | Bryan Jolly |
$18,837 | ||
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Players: 1 (967) | Prize Pool: $1,305,450 |
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Event #9: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry Day 1B
WSOP 2012 Event #9: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry
End of Day 1B Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Adam Kornuth |
94,700 | ||
| 2nd | James Dambrosio |
89,900 | ||
| 3rd | Jovan Sudar |
85,800 | ||
| 4th | Todd Thuan Bui |
84,000 | ||
| 5th | Thomas Fuller |
76,600 | ||
| 6th |  Vojtech 'vojtar' Ruzicka |
76,000 | ||
| 7th |  Samuel Grafton |
75,300 | ||
| 8th | Avraham Lovton |
74,300 | ||
| 9th | Greg Pohler |
73,200 | ||
| 12th | John Juanda |
70,600 | ||
| 22nd | Liv Boeree |
57,700 | ||
| 24th | Toby Lewis |
57,100 | ||
| 29th |  Dominik Nitsche |
53,400 | ||
| 38th | Jason Mercier |
50,400 | ||
| 59th | James Akenhead |
41,700 | ||
| 152nd | Isaac Haxton |
21,200 | ||
| 202nd | Jerry Yang |
14,400 | ||
| 233rd | Paul Wasicka |
9,900 | ||
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Players: 260 (1,708) | Players Total: 505 (3,404) Prize Pool: $4,595,400 (Total) Average Chips: 29,800 | Blinds: 400/800/1000/ |
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Event #10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Day 1
WSOP 2012 Event #10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Bryn Kenney |
59,000 | ||
| 2nd | Michael Sigel |
54,900 | ||
| 3rd | Maxwell Troy |
54,200 | ||
| 4th | Frank Kassela |
53,800 | ||
| 5th | David Singer |
53,400 | ||
| 6th | Huck Seed |
47,700 | ||
| 7th | Paul Volpe |
46,900 | ||
| 8th | Mike Leah |
45,200 | ||
| 9th | Marco Liesy |
43,600 | ||
| 10th | Matthew Kelly |
41,800 | ||
| 15th | Shaun Deeb |
35,700 | ||
| 19th | Jason Mercier |
32,900 | ||
| 36th | Andy Bloch |
24,800 | ||
| 41st | Eugene Katchalov |
23,500 | ||
| 51st | Annie Duke |
21,200 | ||
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Players: 91 (145) | Prize Pool: $681,500 Average Chips: 23,901 | Blinds: 500/1,000/100 |
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Check out our interview with Matt Hawrilenko during this event:
Upcoming Events
WSOP 2012: Upcoming Events
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| Event |
Buy-in & Game Type |
Date | |
| 11 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | June 4 | |
| 12 | $10,000 Heads-up No Limit Hold'em | June 5 | |
| 13 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | June 5 | |
| 14 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | June 6 | |
| 15 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo | June 6 | |
| 16 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | June 7 | |
| 17 | $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | June 8 | |
Medal rankings by country
To encourage some friendly fan competition in our 19 communities, we will compile a list of the nationalities that make "podium finishes" (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) in WSOP events. Can your country knock the USA off their long-time top spot?
| WSOP 2012 - Medal Ranking Table | |||
| Land |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
| USA |
7 | 6 | 7 |
| UK |
- | 1 | - |
 Australia |
- | 2 | |
 France |
- | - | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
- | - | 1 |
| Germany |
- | - | - |
 Denmark |
- | - | - |
 Russia |
- | - | - |
 Sweden |
- | - | - |
 Canada |
- | - | - |
 Ireland |
- | - | - |
