WSOP: Final three in Event #50 and Nine Women Make Finale
No bracelets were awarded at the Rio today but two events did make it down to final tables. Despite the lack of prize giving, spirits were still high in anticipation of the $1 million One Drop event.
WSOP numbers so far:
Events: 53/63
Prize pool: $105,057,860
Participants: 56,342
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Final Three in Event #50: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
WSOP 2012 Event #50: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Final Rankings |
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| - | Dan Smith | - | ||
| - | Kyle Julius |
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| - | Panayote Vilandos |
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| 4 |  Kevin Schulz |
$267,792 | ||
| 5 | Derek Gregory |
$197,691 | ||
| 6 | Thomas Conway |
$148,198 | ||
| 7 | Matt Giannetti |
$112,725 | ||
| 8 | Tommy Vedes |
$86,896 | ||
| 9 |  Amir Lehavot |
$67,889 | ||
| Players: 3 (1,001) | Prize Pool: $4,704,700 | ||||
Event #51: $1,000 Ladies' No Limit Hold'em Championship
WSOP 2012 Event #51: $1,000 Ladies' No Limit Hold'em Championship
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1 | Debbie Pechac | 630,000 | ||
| 2 | Candida Ross-Powers | 548,000 | ||
| 3 | Yen Dang | 483,000 | ||
| 4 | Lesley Amos | 352,000 | ||
| 5 | Anna Lundholm | 218,000 | ||
| 6 | Rae Rocco | 203,000 | ||
| 7 | Angela Moed | 145,000 | ||
| 8 | Janet Howard | 132,000 | ||
| 9 | Freda Lawrence | 99,000 | ||
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Players: 9 (936) | Prize Pool: $936,000 Average Chips: 312,000 | Blinds: 4,000/8,000/1,000 |
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Event #52: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Max Day 2
WSOP 2012 Event #52: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Max
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1 | Vanessa Selbst | 346,900 | ||
| 2 | Michael Saltzburg | 286,700 | ||
| 3 | Matthew Ashton | 285,600 | ||
| 4 | Julien Renard | 283,000 | ||
| 5 | Tommy Hang | 228,900 | ||
| 6 | Gabriel Nassif | 221,500 | ||
| 7 | Thomas Chambers | 195,700 | ||
| 8 | Mike Wattel | 179,900 | ||
| 9 | Chris Bjorin | 152,400 | ||
| 10 | Vincent van der Fluit | 137,600 | ||
| Players: 20 (421) | Prize Pool: $957,775 Average Chips: 166,184 | Blinds: Limit 2,500/5,000, No/Pot Limit 1,200/2,400/600 |
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Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 1
WSOP 2012 Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1 | Mario Nagel | 158,700 | ||
| 2 | Luke Nettles | 125,300 | ||
| 3 | Michael Ruane | 110,300 | ||
| 4 | Graydon Kowal | 105,800 | ||
| 5 | Bryan Piccioli | 102,400 | ||
| 6 | Brock Parker | 70,900 | ||
| 7 | Victoria Coren | 67,400 | ||
| 8 | Cherish Andrews | 63,700 | ||
| 9 | Aaron Jones | 55,100 | ||
| 10 | Ali Eslami | 54,100 | ||
| 13 | Jonathan jonathanlittle Little | 39,800 | ||
| 17 | Martin Staszko | 32,300 | ||
| 19 | Matt Affleck | 27,400 | ||
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Players: 348 (3,166) | Prize Pool: $4,274,100 Average Chips: 76,827 | Blinds: 500/1,000/100 |
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Upcoming Events
WSOP 2012: Upcoming Events
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| Event |
Buy-in & Game Type |
Date | |
| 54 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | July 1 | |
| 55 | $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop | July 1 | |
| 56 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | July 2 | |
| WSOP 2012 - Medal Ranking Table | |||
| Country |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
| USA |
37 | 38 | 38 |
 Canada |
3 | 3 | 2 |
 UK |
1 | 1 | 5 |
 Ukraine |
1 | 1 | - |
 Germany |
1 | 1 | - |
 France |
1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | - | 1 |
 The Netherlands |
1 | - | - |
 Belgium |
1 | - | - |
 Italy |
1 | - | - |
 Japan |
1 | - | - |
 Australia |
- | 3 | - |
 Sweden |
- | 1 | - |
 Switzerland |
- | 1 | - |
 Spain |
- | - | 1 |
 Marshall Islands |
- | - | 1 |
 Belarus |
- | - | 1 |
 Portugal |
- | - | 1 |
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