Nick Jivkov Wins Event #5 Pot Limit Hold'em
Nick Jivkov denies PokerStrategy.com coach Bryan Pellegrino the bracelet heads-up in event #5. We have some big names at the final of event #7, and Negreanu is deep in another event.
WSOP numbers so far:
Events: 8/63
Prize pool: $9,462,120
Participants: 6,154
Event #5: Nick Jivkov wins $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem
WSOP 2012 Event #5: Pot Limit Hold'em
Final Rankings
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| Place | Name | Earnings | ||
| 1st |  Nick Jivkov |
$189,818 | ||
| 2nd | Bryan primordialaa Pellegrino |
$117,199 | ||
| 3rd | Jonathan Aguiar |
$76,189 | ||
| 4th | Tommy Vedes |
$55,960 | ||
| 5th |  Daniel Negreanu |
$41,683 | ||
| 6th | Mike Allis |
$31,452 | ||
| 7th | Brant Hale |
$24,007 | ||
| 8th |  John Eames |
$18,529 | ||
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Players: 1 (639) | Prize Pool: $862,650
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| Event #5 Champion Nick Jivkov |
Event #6: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max Day 2
WSOP 2012 Event #6: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st |  Warwick Mirzikinian |
467,500 | ||
| 2nd | - Fabrizio Baldassari | 461,000 | ||
| 3rd | Aaron Jones |
409,000 | ||
| 4th | John Hennigan |
362,500 | ||
| 5th |  Aubin Cazals |
340,000 | ||
| 6th | Ryan Leng |
335,000 | ||
| 7th | Joseph Cheong |
307,500 | ||
| 8th | Sergey Tikhonov |
294,000 | ||
| 9th |  Marvin xcrash154 Rettenmaier |
266,000 | ||
| 10th | Nicolas Levi |
253,500 | ||
| 12th | Brian Rast |
230,500 | ||
| 21st |  Toby Lewis |
108,500 | ||
| 23rd | Brock Parker |
100,000 | ||
| 27th | Joe Tehan |
67,000 | ||
| 28th | Eric Forehlich |
64,000 | ||
| 30th | Victor Ramdin |
47,500 | ||
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Players: 31 (409) | Prize Pool: $1,922,300 Average Chips: 197,903 | Blinds: 1,500/3,000/500 |
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Event #7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 2
WSOP 2012 Event #7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | David Williams |
493,500 | ||
| 2nd | Andy Bloch |
296,500 | ||
| 3rd | Barry Greenstein |
254,000 | ||
| 4th | Stephen Su |
180,000 | ||
| 5th | Lee Goldman |
175,500 | ||
| 6th | Scott Abrams |
130,000 | ||
| 7th |  Caroline Hermesh |
61,500 | ||
| 8th | Josephe Ranciato |
35,000 | ||
| 9th | Huu Vinh |
26,500 | ||
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Players: 9 (367) | Prize Pool: $495,450 Average Chips: 183,500 | Blinds: 5,000/10,000/1,000 |
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Event #8: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Day 1
WSOP 2012 Event #8: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Nikolai Yakovenko |
61,600 | ||
| 2nd | Raymond Davis |
57,200 | ||
| 3rd | Matthew Croker |
49,200 | ||
| 4th | Todd Brunson |
48,500 | ||
| 5th | Brandon Bregman |
47,200 | ||
| 6th | Ryan Lenaghan |
46,800 | ||
| 7th | Matt Lefkowitz |
45,100 | ||
| 8th | Daniel Negreanu |
45,000 | ||
| 9th | Jeff Madsen |
44,000 | ||
| 10th | Joseph Kuether |
43,500 | ||
| 18th | Matt Savage |
39,500 | ||
| 27th | Gavin Griffin |
35,500 | ||
| 37th |  Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier |
32,700 | ||
| 48th |  Jeff Lisandro |
29,600 | ||
| 50th | Matt Hawrilenko |
29,200 | ||
| 64th | Shaun Deeb |
26,100 | ||
| 76th | Phil Hellmuth |
23,000 | ||
| 156th | Mike Matusow |
11,900 | ||
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Players: 212 (967) | Prize Pool: $1,305,450 Average Chips: 20,525| Blinds: 800/1,600 |
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Upcoming Events
WSOP 2012: Upcoming Events
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| Event |
Buy-in & Game Type |
Date | |
| 9 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry | June 2 | |
| 10 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | June 3 | |
| 11 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | June 4 | |
| 12 | $10,000 Heads-up No Limit Hold'em | June 5 | |
| 13 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | June 5 | |
| 14 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | June 6 | |
| 15 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo | June 6 | |
| 16 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | June 7 | |
| 17 | $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | June 8 | |
Medal rankings by country
To encourage some friendly fan competition in our 19 communities, we will compile a list of the nationalities that make "podium finishes" (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) in WSOP events. Can your country knock the USA off their long-time top spot?
| WSOP 2012 Medal Rankings Table | |||
| Country |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 USA |
5 | 4 | 5 |
| UK |
- | 1 | - |
| Australia |
- | 1 | |
 Germany |
- | - | - |
| Italy |
- | - | - |
| France |
- | - | - |
 Denmark |
- | - | - |
 Russia |
- | - | - |
 Sweden |
- | - | - |
| Canada |
- | - | - |
 Ireland |
- | - | - |
