# Série Mundial de Pôquer de 2012

A Série Mundial de Pôquer 2012 foi a 43ª edição da Série Mundial de Pôquer. Realizada no Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino em Las Vegas, entre 27 de maio e 16 de julho de 2012. Foram disputados 61 torneios em diferentes modalidades de pôquer, dentre eles o evento principal que define o campeão da Série Mundial de Pôquer. A definição do campeão do evento principal, foi disputada entre os dias 29 e 30 de outubro, onde sagrou-se campeão o jogador Greg Merson.

## Números

Mesmo com o poker online proibido em seu território, os Estados Unidos continuam a ser o país do poker. Os norte-americanos venceram a grande maioria dos torneios.
* Estados Unidos: 46
* Canadá: 3
* Alemanha: 2
* Rússia: 1
* Ucrânia: 1
* França: 1
* Bulgária: 1
* Holanda: 1
* Bélgica: 1
* Japão: 1
* Itália: 1
* República Tcheca: 1
* Grã Bretanha: 1
Um jogador foi campeão em mais de um evento da Série Mundial de Pôquer 2012, Greg Merson que conquistou dois braceletes.

## Eventos

| # | Evento | Nº Participantes | Campeão | Prêmio | 2º colocado |
| 1 | $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em | 732 | Chiab Saechao | $70,859 | Patricia Baker |
| 2 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,101 | Brent Hanks | $517,725 | Jacob Bazeley |
| 3 | $3,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha | 317 | Leif Force | $207,708 | Jason Koon |
| 4 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better | 622 | Cory Zeidman | $201,559 | Chris Bjorin |
| 5 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | 639 | Nick Jivkov | $189,818 | Bryan Pellegrino |
| 6 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max | 409 | Aubin Cazals | $480,564 | Joseph Cheong |
| 7 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 367 | Andy Bloch | $126,363 | Barry Greenstein |
| 8 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 967 | Herbert Tapscott | $264,400 | Gavin Griffin |
| 9 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry | 3,404 | Ashkan Razavi | $781,398 | Amanda Musumeci |
| 10 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | 145 | John Monnette | $190,826 | Huu Vinh |
| 11 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 970 | Vincent van der Fluit | $265,211 | Charles Tonne |
| 12 | $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em | 152 | Brian Hastings | $371,498 | Jason Mo |
| 13 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 730 | David Arsht | $211,921 | Stephen Hung |
| 14 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | 1,138 | Brandon Schaefer | $311,174 | Jonathan Cohen |
| 15 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 212 | Adam Friedman | $269,037 | Todd Brunson |
| 16 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1,604 | Matt Matros | $454,835 | Mark Radoja |
| 17 | $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | 179 | Andy Frankenberger | $445,899 | Phil Ivey |
| 18 | $2,500 Seven Card Razz | 309 | Phil Hellmuth | $182,793 | Don Zewin |
| 19 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,302 | Clifford Goldkind | $559,514 | Kennii Nguyen |
| 20 | $5,000 Limit Hold'em | 166 | Benjamin Scholl | $206,760 | Andrew Prock |
| 21 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,799 | Michael Gathy | $440,829 | Jamie Armstrong |
| 22 | $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) | 228 | Randy Ohel | $145,247 | Benjamin Lazer |
| 23 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 924 | Simon Charette | $567,624 | Artem Metalidi |
| 24 | $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 256 | Joe Cassidy | $294,777 | Scotty Nguyen |
| 25 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout | 366 | Brian Meinders | $116,118 | Darin Thomas |
| 26 | $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 589 | Austin Scott | $361,797 | Brett Richey |
| 27 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 889 | Ylon Schwartz | $267,081 | David Chiu |
| 28 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Four Handed | 750 | Timothy Adams | $392,476 | Brendon Rubie |
| 29 | $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship | 4,128 | Allyn Jaffrey Shulman | $603,713 | Dennis Phillips |
| 30 | $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit) | 285 | Larry Wright | $101,975 | Brandon Cantu |
| 31 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,811 | Carter Phillips | $664,130 | Joe Cada |
| 32 | $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 178 | David "Bakes" Baker | $451,779 | John Monnette |
| 33 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,795 | Max Steinberg | $440,238 | Samuel Gerber |
| 34 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed | 419 | Naoya Kihara | $512,029 | Chris DeMaci |
| 35 | $2,500 Mixed Hold'em | 393 | Chris Tryba | $210,107 | Erik Cajelais |
| 36 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | 587 | Craig McCorkell | $368,593 | Jeremiah Fitzpatrick |
| 37 | $2,500 Eight Game Mix | 477 | David "ODB" Baker | $271,312 | Greg Mueller |
| 38 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,534 | Dung Nguyen | $607,200 | Theo Tran |
| 39 | $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 293 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | $661,000 | Andrew Brown |
| 40 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 302 | Ronnie Bardah | $182,088 | Marco Johnson |
| 41 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,394 | Greg Ostrander | $742,072 | Jackie Glazier |
| 42 | $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better | 393 | Oleksii Kovalchuk | $228,014 | George Danzer |
| 43 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,770 | Henry Lu | $654,380 | Neil Channing |
| 44 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,949 | Rocco Palumbo | $464,464 | Nelson Robinson |
| 45 | $50,000 The Poker Players Championship | 108 | Michael Mizrachi | $1,451,527 | Chris Klodnicki |
| 46 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,607 | Joey Weissman | $694,609 | Jeremy Quehen |
| 47 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 978 | Steven Loube | $267,345 | Timothy Finne |
| 48 | $3,000 Limit Hold'em | 247 | Kenny Hsiung | $165,205 | Robert Hwang |
| 49 | $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em | 939 | Greg Hobson | $256,691 | Mike Sowers |
| 50 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,001 | Pete Vilandos | $952,694 | Kyle Julius |
| 51 | $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship | 936 | Yen Dang | $170,587 | Debbie Pechac |
| 52 | $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed | 421 | Vanessa Selbst | $244,259 | Michael Saltzburg |
| 53 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 3,166 | Neil Willerson | $737,248 | Vladimir Mefodichev |
| 54 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 3,221 | Will Jaffe | $500,075 | Luis Campelo |
| 55 | $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop | 48 | Antonio Esfandiari | $18,346,673 | Sam Trickett |
| 56 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,798 | Tomas Junek | $661,022 | David Borg |
| 57 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 474 | Greg Merson | $1,136,197 | Keith Lehr |
| 58 | $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 526 | Viacheslav Zhukov | $330,277 | Roch Cousineau |
| 59 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 4,620 | Dominik Nitsche | $654,797 | Jonathan Hilton |
| 60 | $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit) | 101 | Nick Schulman | $294,321 | Mike Wattel |
| 61 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 6,598 | Greg Merson | $8,531,853 | Jesse Sylvia |

## Main Event

A disputa final onde os 9 melhores colocados do evento principal disputaram o título de campeão da Série Mundial de Pôquer de 2012, teve o seguinte resultado:
| Colocação | Nome | Prêmio |
| 1st | Greg Merson | $8,531,853 |
| 2nd | Jesse Sylvia | $5,295,149 |
| 3rd | Jacob Balsiger | $3,799,073 |
| 4th | Russell Thomas | $2,851,537 |
| 5th | Jeremy Ausmus | $2,155,313 |
| 6th | Andras Koroknai | $1,640,902 |
| 7th | Michael Esposito | $1,258,040 |
| 8th | Robert Salaburu | $971,360 |
| 9th | Steven Gee | $754,798 |