Gaelle Baumann

Gaelle Baumann

Nationality
France
France
GPI Rank 6,396
Total Live Earnings $1,473,914
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Biography

Gaelle Baumann is a French poker player with over $1.2 million in career earnings. She is currently sponsored by French poker site Winamax. Baumann is best known for being the final table bubble girl at the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.

She was also the last woman standing in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, finishing 102nd for $49,108.

Biography

Gaelle Baumann was born in 1983 in Strasbourg, France. She started playing poker in 2007 mostly concentrating on cash games.

Before she got into poker Baumann obtained a university bachelor's degree and then a master's degree. She started playing poker at the age of 24, but it wasn't until 2011 that she entered a major live tournament. Cash games were Baumann's first choice and only after playing for a few years she had finally decided to enter the big tournament scene. The decision seemed to have paid off as Baumann started collecting cashes in some of the biggest poker events, including her biggest achievement, the 2012 WSOP Main Event 10ta place finish.

Baumann at the WSOP

Baumann first entered the World Series in 2012 and immediately made a name for herself cashing in three tournaments. She first finished in the money in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event collecting more than $5,000 for her 123rd place finish. A few days later Baumann added another cash after placing 15th in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Ladies Championship for almost $8,000.

However, the two cashes meant nothing compared to what came after. Baumann entered the $10,000 Main Event along with other 6,597 hopefuls and after seven grueling days of play Baumann ended up as the unfortunate final table bubble girl. She was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place and took home almost $600,000 in prize money.

“It was really devastating for a bit after the WSOP was over but I’m long over thinking about it," Baumann told PokerNews in 2013. “It was one of those situations you cannot control. I didn’t make a mistake and didn’t have a choice on the outcome so you just have to be okay with how it worked out.”

Did you know?

  • With just 11 players left in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event Baumann was one of the two women left in the game. The second one, Norway's Elisabeth Hille was eliminated in 11th place just before Baumann leaving no female players in the October Nine.

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€500 Main Event
242nd €1,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
€3,000 Mystery Bounty
97th €3,480
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
60th $5,125
2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava
€500 Main Event
21st €3,600
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #74: $1,000 Mini Main Event
656th $1,601
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€5,300 EPT Paris Main Event
33rd €24,650
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€2,200 FPS Paris High Roller
30th €7,750
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
73rd €13,150
2022 Marrakech Poker Open
€1,300 MPO Main Event
46th €2,800
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
26th €41,290
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller
278th €3,800
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona
€1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event
384th €3,600
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
302nd $40,900
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
60th €13,790
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
99th €3,190
2021 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 Eureka High Roller
156th €3,530
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
36th €20,540
2019 Winamax Poker Open Dublin
Main Event
78th €1,350
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
20th €61,710
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€2,200 EPT National High Roller
109th €5,470
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€5,300 EPT Main Event
112th €9,660
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€1,100 French National Championship
209th €1,750
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€2,200 French National Championship High Roller
28th €5,530
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€1,100 EPT National
217th €2,300
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
30th $7,915
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $1,000/$10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
31st $2,991
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
804th $2,380
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
1089th $2,249
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
189th $2,342
2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT
Main Event
59th €11,900
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona
€2,700 Warm Up
73rd €6,500
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
85th $5,105
2017 Winamax SISMIX
Main Event
58th 15,500 MAD
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$5,000 Main Event
32nd $14,760
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
113th €11,170
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin
€5,300 Main Event
55th €11,440
2015 partypoker World Poker Tour Vienna
Main Event
5th €35,500
2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
106th €10,740
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
£5,250 Main Event
87th £9,080
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
76th $7,287
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
10th $590,442
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 51: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
15th $7,716
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
132nd $5,265
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
Main Event
75th €15,000

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