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. 21 — $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Entrants: 2,799
Total Prize pool: $2,519,100
Players Remaining: 17
Average Chip Count: 493,941
First Place Prize: $440,829
Top Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Jamie Armstrong | 1,434,000 |
| 2 | Noah Vaillancourt | 1,212,000 |
| 3 | Eric Baldwin | 887,000 |
| 4 | Derek Wolters | 865,000 |
| 5 | Eric Davis | 527,000 |
| 6 | Jason Manggunio | 400,000 |
| 7 | Earl Merritt | 388,000 |
| 8 | Jonathon Poche | 374,000 |
| 9 | Dan Smith | 339,000 |
| 10 | Michael Gathy | 309,000 |
Other Notable Chip Counts:
John Esposito (164,000) and Josh Field (153,000)
Be sure to stay tuned to Card Player for full updates from this event.
Final Day
Event No. 22 — $2,500 Triple Draw Lowball
Entrants: 228
Total Prize pool: $518,700
Players Remaining: 9
Average Chip Count: 190,000
First Place Prize: $145,247
Top Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | David Baker | 381,000 |
| 2 | Benjamin Lazer | 271,000 |
| 3 | Layne Flack | 246,000 |
| 4 | Jason Lavallee | 232,000 |
| 5 | Farzad Bonyadi | 188,000 |
| 6 | Shawn Buchanan | 153,000 |
| 7 | Randy Ohel | 144,000 |
| 8 | Von Altizer | 77,000 |
| 9 | Josh Arieh | 22,000 |
Be sure to stay tuned to Card Player for full updates from this event.
Day 2
Event No. 23 — $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Entrants: 924
Total Prize pool: $2,522,520
Players Remaining: 141
Average Chip Count: 58,978
First Place Prize: $567,624
Top Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Jeffrey Manza | 275,000 |
| 2 | Aaron Jones | 182,900 |
| 3 | Kyle Julius | 159,400 |
| 4 | Matthew Berkey | 156,600 |
| 5 | Steve Gross | 145,500 |
| 6 | Kyle Weir | 138,400 |
| 7 | Jordan Young | 130,000 |
| 8 | Alexander Nudin | 127,300 |
| 9 | Eddie Blumenthal | 125,500 |
| 10 | Ryan Fair | 122,400 |
Other Notable Chip Counts:
Kyle Cartwright (120,200), Daniel Alaei (120,000), Michael Benvenuti (118,300), Alan Goehring (106,800), Owen Crowe (96,800), Todd Terry (91,800), Bertrand Grospellier (90,900) and Alan Sass (85,000)
Day 2
Event No. 24 — $5,000 Omaha Eight-Or-Better
Entrants: 256
Total Prize pool: $1,203,200
Players Remaining: 187
Average Chip Count: 20,534
First Place Prize: $294,777
Top Chip Counts:
| Rank | Player Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Neal Friets | 53,500 |
| 2 | Vitaly Lunkin | 50,600 |
| 3 | Richard Ashby | 48,100 |
| 4 | Antony Lellouche | 48,100 |
| 5 | Brendan Taylor | 47,300 |
| 6 | Michael Chow | 47,300 |
| 7 | Pat Pezzin | 45,700 |
| 8 | Michael Jarmark | 45,500 |
| 9 | Maksim Kvitko | 44,900 |
| 10 | Matt Waxman | 44,000 |
Other Notable Chip Counts:
Jimmy Fricke (38,400), Chris Tryba (38,300), Phil Ivey (38,300), Vanessa Selbst (37,800), Justin Smith (37,600), Todd Brunson (35,700) and Andy Frankenberger (34,800)
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