Tournament Reports

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61: No‐Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 3

Entries: 6598     Remaining Players (at EOD): 720     Places Paid: 666
Buyin: $10,000     Prize Pool: $62,021,200

RANK PLAYER CITY / STATE / COUNTRY CHIP COUNT ROOM / TABLE / SEAT

1 David Dalesandro WENONAH, NJ, US 1,100,000 Amazon / 427 / 7
2 Sean Rice Cherry Hill, NJ, US 1,076,000 Amazon / 377 / 8
3 Jacob Balsiger TEMPE, AZ, US 1,065,000 Amazon / 392 / 9
4 Leo Wolpert FAIRFAX, VA, US 1,003,500 Amazon / 365 / 3
5 Eric Greenberg BOULDER, CO, US 963,000 Amazon / 403 / 8
6 AJ Jejelowo HOUSTON, TX, US 928,500 Amazon / 385 / 2
7 Daniel Rudd ESSEX, , GB 834,500 Amazon / 426 / 2
8 Jonathan Seelbach GREGORY, MI, US 824,000 Amazon / 418 / 2
9 Michael Ferrell BOWLING GREEN, OH, US 821,000 Amazon / 357 / 4
10 Paul Volpe WEST CHESTER, PA, US 820,000 Amazon / 431 / 4

43rd Annual World Series of Poker

Event #61: No‐Limit Hold'em Main Event

DAY THREE START LIST
Entries: 6,598 Remaining Players: 1,765 Places Paid: 666
Buyin: $10,000 Prize Pool: $62,021,200

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61: No‐Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 2C

Entries: 6598     Remaining Players (at EOD): 911     Places Paid: 666
Buyin: $10,000     Prize Pool: $62,021,200

by Nolan Dalla

 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship
 Buy-In: $10,000
 Number of Entries: 6,598
 Number of Players Remaining: 4,344

 Total Net Prize Pool: $62,021,200
 Number of Places Paid: 666
 First Place Prize: $8,527,982
 July 9th through October 29th, 2012

  OVERVIEW

 The gold rush is underway!

 The world's richest and most prestigious poker tournament is now going strong at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas.

 The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship completed the first step of an arduous journey toward the game's ultimate achievement -- poker's undisputed world championship. All three starting flights, designated as Days 1A, 1B, and 1Care now complete. The final starting day ended late Monday night.

 The official number of entrants for this year’s Main Event Championship is 6,598 players. This is the fifth largest live poker tournament in history.

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61: No‐Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 2A/2B

Entries: 6598     
Remaining Players (at EOD): 842 2A/2B   
Places Paid: 666
Buyin: $10,000     
Prize Pool: $62,021,200

RANK PLAYER CITY / STATE / COUNTRY CHIP COUNT ROOM / TABLE / SEAT

1 Gaelle Baumann FR 505,800 Brasilia / 45 / 7
2 Mark Demirdjian CA 499,900 Pavilion / 105 / 1
3 Shaun Deeb LAS VEGAS, NV, US 460,900 Brasilia / 16 / 9
4 Kevin Davis SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY, US 394,800 Amazon / 352 / 3
5 Jan Kasten DE 391,800 Amazon / 431 / 1
6 Taylor Paur EL DORADO HILLS, CA, US 391,600 Pavilion / 111 / 9
7 Matthew Woodward WATERBORO, ME, US 381,000 Brasilia / 70 / 3
8 Jacob Schindler PHILADELPHIA, PA, US 371,600 Amazon / 352 / 1
9 Julio De La Rosa Santo Domingo, DO 350,700 Brasilia / 44 / 1
10 Vanessa Selbst LAS VEGAS, NV, US 350,400 Brasilia / 79 / 3

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61A/B/C: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 1C

Entries: 6598 Remaining Players (at EOD): 2300 Places Paid: 666
Buyin: $10,000 Prize Pool: $62,021,200

RANK PLAYER CITY / STATE / COUNTRY CHIP COUNT ROOM / TABLE / SEAT

1 Jason Laso MANALAPAN, NJ, US 240,350 Pavilion / 355 / 9
 2 Randy Haddox KINGWOOD, TX, US 188,275 Amazon / 367 / 5
 3 Erik Hellman SE 175,950 Pavilion / 107 / 9
 4 Marco Bognanni Sliema, , MS 169,600 Pavilion / 167 / 5
 5 Daniel Morgan GILLINGHAM, , GB 160,025 Pavilion / 147 / 4
 6 Mathias Maasberg WARDENBURG, , DE 159,150 Brasilia / 90 / 7
 7 Anthony Guetti NEW YORK, NY, US 158,775 Pavilion / 154 / 2
 8 Joonhee Yea SEOUL, KR 157,175 Pavilion / 163 / 7
 9 Max Ovseyevitz Mexico City, ME, US 156,300 Brasilia / 19 / 1

43rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #61A: No‐Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 1B

Entries: 3180 Remaining Players (at EOD): 1387 Places Paid: TBD
Buyin: $10,000 Prize Pool: TBD

RANK First CITY / STATE / COUNTRY CHIP COUNT ROOM / TABLE / SEAT
1 John Hoang FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA, US 180,000 Pavilion / 130 / 6
2 James Schafer BIRMINGHAM, MI, US 171,250 Pavilion / 111 / 8
3 Vanessa Selbst LAS VEGAS, NV, US 168,350 Pavilion / 109 / 1
4 Anh Van Nguyen TORONTO, ON, CA 163,050 Pavilion / 112 / 9
5 Jeffrey Beckley CAMBY, IN, US 158,550 Brasilia / 28 / 5
6 Matthew Woodward WATERBORO, ME, US 158,500 Brasilia / 51 / 6
7 Cornelius Foley Cork, , IR 146,875 Brasilia / 8 / 4
8 Shawn Quillin CHARLOTTE, NC, US 146,320 Pavilion / 120 / 8
9 Jason Somerville STONY BROOK, NY, US 144,725 Brasilia / 1 / 7
10 Fergal Nealon SLIGO, , IE 141,825 Brasilia / 63 / 9

43rd Annual World Series of Poker

Event #61A: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
END OF DAY REPORT FOR DAY: 1A
Entries: TBD Remaining Players (at EOD): 657 Places Paid: 0
Buyin: $10,000 Prize Pool: TBD

RANK PLAYER CITY / STATE / COUNTRY CHIP COUNT ROOM / TABLE / SEAT
1 William John AT 266,700 Amazon / 420 / 2
2 Gerardo Lubas PH 165,825 Amazon / 383 / 4
3 Daniel Strelitz TORRANCE, CA, US 164,125 Amazon / 436 / 3
4 Dane Lomas SAN DIEGO, CA, US 157,600 Amazon / 377 / 9
5 Cary Katz LAS VEGAS, NV, US 154,850 Amazon / 427 / 5
6 Benjamin Pollak PARIS, , FR 144,200 Amazon / 367 / 4
7 Chance Kornuth LAS VEGAS, NV, US 141,775 Amazon / 401 / 9
8 Jonathan Cuevas CHARLOTTE, NC, US 141,675 Amazon / 420 / 8
9 Jared Okun LAS VEGAS, NV, US 141,350 Amazon / 376 / 8
10 Eric Kurtzman LAS VEGAS, NV, US 136,900 Amazon / 370 / 5

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