2012 World Series of Poker

Event 54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$500,075
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,898,900
Entries
3,221
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Gold Section News: Diaz Eliminated; Rullo and Liu Move Into Contention

David Diaz is out
David Diaz is out

As we enter the final stretch we have 540 players remaining and an average chip stack of 17,894. We have just walked through the Gold section of the Brasilia room and here is the news.

World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder, David Diaz, is out. He was eliminated pre flop when his {A-} {J-} could not find the magical card combination required to beat the {Q-} {Q-} of Gionni Demers. Demers who finished 20th in last years Main Event for $302,005 now has 55,000 chips.

Michael Craig has dropped down to 45,000 and Chris Arvanitis remains on a steady 44,000. Joining the top of the chip counts in the Gold Section are Gianluca Rullo (60k) and Jia Liu (60k).

Player Chips Progress
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Gianluca Rullo
60,000
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Jia Liu
60,000
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Gionni Demers
55,000
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Michael Craig
45,000
-14,000
-14,000
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Chris Arvanitis
44,000
-1,000
-1,000
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James Keys
28,000
3,000
3,000
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Sofia Lovgren
24,000
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James Mitchell
15,000
5,000
5,000
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Kevin Vandersmissen
13,000
-2,000
-2,000
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Matt Stout
10,000
500
500
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Huck Seed
9,700
-5,300
-5,300
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Sam Holden
9,500
-1,000
-1,000
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Pierre Neuville
8,500
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Tom McCormick
8,400
-2,600
-2,600
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David Diaz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David DiazGionni Demers