Day Three NEXT: The 43 Annual WSOP Main Event Championship Shifts into Third Gear

2012 World Series of Poker Presented by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky
Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino; Las Vegas, Nevada

Official Report for Event #61 WSOP:

End of Day Two

No-Limit Hold’em World Championship
Buy-In: $10,000
Number of Entries: 6,598
Number of Players Remaining from Days 2A and 2B: 854Number of Players Remaining from Day 2C: 911
Total number of Players Going into Day 3: 1,165
Total Net Prize Pool: $62,021,200
Number of Places Paid: 666
First Place Prize: $8,527,982
July 9th through October 29th, 2012

MAIN EVENT HEADLINES – END OF DAY TWO
2012 WSOP Main Event Championship Ready to Begin Day Three; Second “Day Two” Session Now Complete. Approximately 1,765 Survivors Remain, Gaelle Baumann is Chip Leader

TOP TEN CHIPS GOING INTO DAY THREE:

1. Gaelle Baumann - 505,800
2. Mark Demirdjian - 499,900
3. Shaun Deeb - 460,900
4. Michael Hack - 457,000
5. Marco Bognanni - 452,100
6. Gerardo Lubas - 449,500
7. Jonathan Fountain - 435,400
8. Randy Haddox - 407,300
9. John Leathart - 404,900
10. Erik Hellman - 397,900

BIGGEST LIVE POKER TOURNAMENTS OF ALL-TIME:

This is the fifth-largest live poker tournament in history. Here are the seven largest live poker tournaments in history:

1.  2006 WSOP Main Event – 8,773 players
2.  2010 WSOP Main Event – 7,319 players
3.  2011 WSOP Main Event – 6,865 players
4.  2008 WSOP Main Event – 6,844 players
5.  2012 WSOP Main Event – 6,598 players* (new)
6.  2009 WSOP Main Event – 6,494 players
7.  2007 WSOP Main Event – 6,358 players

PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS:

There are 36 different players who have won the WSOP Main Event Championship.  Of this number, 27 past champions are still living.  

 Current Status of former champions reads as follows: 

1975/1976:  Doyle Brunson – Eliminated on Day Two
1983:  Tom McEvoy – Eliminated on Day Two
1986:  Berry Johnston – Eliminated on Day One
1987/1988:  Johnny Chan – 220,000 in chips entering Day Three
1989:  Phil Hellmuth – Eliminated on Day One
1993:  Jim Bechtel – Eliminated on Day One
1995:  Dan Harrington – 138,500 in chips entering Day Three
1996:  Huck Seed – 70,600 entering Day Three
1998:  Scotty Nguyen – Eliminated on Day One
2001:  Carlos Mortensen – Eliminated on Day One
2002:  Robert Varkonyi – 104,800 in chips entering Day Three
2003:  Chris Moneymaker – Eliminated on Day One
2004:  Greg “Fossilman” Raymer – Eliminated on Day One
2005:  Joe Hachem – Eliminated on Day One
2006:  Jamie Gold – Eliminated on Day Two
2007:  Jerry Yang – 149,000 in chips entering Day Three
2008:  Peter Eastgate – 144,500 in chips entering Day Three
2009:  Joe Cada – Eliminated on Day Two
2010:  Jonathan Duhamel – Eliminated on Day One
2011:  Pius Heinz – 39,300 in chips entering Day Three

CELEBRITIES AND NOTABLE PLAYERS

The World Series of Poker has attracted celebrities and notable personalities since its inception.  This year is no exception.

Current Status of Poker Hall of Fame members:
Doyle Brunson – Eliminated on Day Two
T.J. Cloutier – Eliminated on Day Two
Mike Sexton – Eliminated on Day Two
Johnny Chan -- 220,000 in chips entering Day Three
Dewey Tomko – Eliminated on Day Two
Erik Seidel – Eliminated on Day One
Dan Harrington – 138,500 in chips entering Day Three
Barry Greenstein – 15,400 in chips entering Day Three

Current Status of past WSOP “Player(s) of the Year:
2004:  Daniel Negreanu – 277,200 in chips entering Day Three
2005:  Allen Cunningham – Eliminated on Day One
2006:  Jeff Madsen – Eliminated on Day One
2007:  Tom Schneider – Eliminated on Day One
2008:  Erick Lindgren – 57,000 in chips entering Day Three
2009:  Jeffrey Lisandro – Eliminated on Day One
2010:  Frank Kassela – Eliminated on Day One
2011:  Ben Lamb – 277,000 in chips entering Day Three

Current Status of Non-Poker Celebrities:
Ray Romano (actor and comedian) – Eliminated on Day One
Rene Angelil (music manager – Celine Dion’s husband) – Eliminated on Day Two
Shane Warne (sportsman/cricketer) – Eliminated on Day Two
Jason Alexander (actor and comedian) – Eliminated on Day Two
Kevin Pollak (actor) – 51,900 in chips entering Day Three
Jennifer Tilly (actress and former gold bracelet winner) – Eliminated on Day Two
Teddy Sherringham (former professional soccer star) – 142,000 in chips entering Day Three
Gabe Kaplan (actor and comedian) – 141,500 in chips entering Day Three

Antonio Esfandiari (“Big One for One Drop” Champion – 161,000 in chips entering Day Three)