Here’s an overnight report of the events still in progress at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Check back every morning for a full breakdown of prize pools, field sizes and chip leaders.
Final Day
Event No. 23 — $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Entrants: 924
Total Prize pool: $2,522,520
Players Remaining: 18
Average Chip Count: 462,000
First Place Prize: $567,624
Top Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Artem Metalidi | 1,523,000 |
| 2 | Luis Rodriguez | 1,005,000 |
| 3 | Foster Hays | 679,000 |
| 4 | Joseph Urgo | 572,000 |
| 5 | Damien Lhommueau | 511,000 |
| 6 | Bertrand Grospellier | 487,000 |
| 7 | Freddy Deeb | 425,000 |
| 8 | Taylor Paur | 424,000 |
| 9 | Simon Charette | 405,000 |
| 10 | Eddie Blumenthal | 395,000 |
Other Notable Chip Counts:
Craig Bergeron (375,000), Scott Montgomery (288,000), Andrew Lichtenberger (246,000), Ryan Fair (199,000) and Eugene Katchalov (84,000)
Be sure to stay tuned to Card Player for full updates from this event.
Final Day
Event No. 24 — $5,000 Omaha Eight-Or-Better
Entrants: 256
Total Prize pool: $1,203,200
Players Remaining: 27
Average Chip Count: 142,222
First Place Prize: $294,777
Top Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 446,500 |
| 2 | Dan Kelly | 297,000 |
| 3 | Mike Matusow | 290,000 |
| 4 | Meng La | 276,500 |
| 5 | Brendan Taylor | 270,500 |
| 6 | Brian Hastings | 251,000 |
| 7 | Bart Hanson | 231,500 |
| 8 | Scotty Nguyen | 212,500 |
| 9 | Joe Cassidy | 166,500 |
| 10 | Mike Wattel | 143,500 |
Other Notable Chip Counts:
Andreas Krause (133,000), Stephen Chidwick (109,000) and Ray Davis (18,000)
Be sure to stay tuned to Card Player for full updates from this event.
Day 2
Event No. 25 — $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout
Entrants: 366
Total Prize pool: $494,100
Players Remaining: 50
Average Chip Count: 32,940
First Place Prize: $116,118
Notable Players Remaining:
Jon Spinks, Greg Mueller, Justin Bonomo, Alex Keating, Brandon Meyers, Tom Koral, Blake Cahail, Roland Isra, Mike Thorpe, Scott Seiver, Byron Kaverman, Matt Matros, Ian Johns, Ari Engel, J.J. Liu, Brock Parker, Leonid Bilokur, Mike Leah and Victor Ramdin
Day 2
Event No. 26 — $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entrants: 589
Total Prize pool: $1,607,970
Players Remaining: 138
Average Chip Count: 38,413
First Place Prize: $361,797
Top Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Joseph Ressler | 122,100 |
| 2 | Galen Kester | 111,000 |
| 3 | Isaac Hagerling | 95,500 |
| 4 | Vadzim Kursevich | 92,400 |
| 5 | Viacheslav Igin | 90,300 |
| 6 | Matt Perrins | 85,600 |
| 7 | Ryan Franklin | 82,700 |
| 8 | Quentin Lae | 80,700 |
| 9 | Tom Chambers | 80,100 |
| 10 | Justin Conley | 78,300 |
Other Notable Chip Counts:
Guillaume Darcourt (75,500), Kyle Bowker (59,100), Kevin Saul (58,100), Sam Stein (48,300), John Racener (45,900), Brent Roberts (44,800), Jason DeWitt (43,000), Nam Le (42,100), Corey Burbick (38,600), Isaac Haxton (32,800), Steve Gross (32,200) and Emil Patel (32,100)
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