End Day Five – Tournament Notes:
-- Day Five began with 112 players. Thirteen hours later, only 36 remained.
-- The current chip leader is David Tran. He is the only player with over 10 million in chips.
-- Six-former WSOP gold bracelet winners have survived. They include – Scotty Nguyen (4 wins), Bob Slezak (1 win), Daniel Alaei (1 win), Lee Watkinson (1 win), Alex Kravchenko (1 win), and Bill Edler (1 win).
-- The only former world champion still alive in the tournament is Scotty Nguyen, who won the WSOP in 1998.
-- Of the remaining 36 players, eight different nations are represented including – Canada, Denmark, England, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and the United States. One-third of the remaining players (12 of 36) are non-US residents.
-- California has the most remaining players, with seven.
-- The last remaining woman in the tournament was eliminated late on Day Five. Maria Ho from Arcadia, CA finished in 38th place and collected $237,865 in prize money.
-- On Day Six, play will continue until nine players remain. The final table will be played on July 17 th starting at 12 noon.
by Nolan Dalla
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