Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

The WSOP Main Event Final Table Is Set

One Hungarian, eight Americans, and no women, at the main event final table. Elisabeth Hille and Gaelle Baumann are eliminated in 11th and 10th respectively to form the "October Nine".

WSOP numbers for 2012:
Events: 61/61
Prize pool: $222,035,192
Participants: 74,766

WSOP 2012: Results & Coverage

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Jesse Sylvia leads the WSOP Main Event final table

WSOP 2012 Event 61: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event

October Nine

Place Name Chips
1st Jesse Sylvia 43,875,000
2nd Hungary Andras Koroknai 29,375,000
3rd Greg Merson 28,725,000
4th Russell Thomas 24,800,000
5th Steven Gee 16,860,000
6th Michael Esposito
16,260,000
7th Robert Salaburu 15,155,000
8th Jacob Balsiger 13,115,000
9th Jeremy Ausmus 9,805,000

Players: 9 (6,598) | Prize Pool: $62,021,200

Average Chips: 21,993,333 | Blinds: 150,000/300,000/40,000

WSOP
The October Nine - courtesy of WSOP.com

World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Payout Structure
Total Prize Pool: $62,021,200
Place Prize
1 $8,527,982
2 $5,292,889
3 $3,797,558
4 $2,850,494
5 $2,154,616
6 $1,640,461
7 $1,257,790
8 $971,252
9 $754,798

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.