Here is an update on the chips counts in Event 12:

Table 64

• Seat 1. Kyle Chang – 292,000
• Seat 2. empty
• Seat 3. George Grady – 197,000
• Seat 4. Xin Qi – 198,000
• Seat 5. Alexandre Bedard – 292,000
• Seat 6. George Metaxakis – 97,000
• Seat 7. Richard Leger – 318,000
• Seat 8. Jason Gracie – 139,000
• Seat 9. Mike Fraser – 152,000

Table 69

• Seat 1. empty
• Seat 2. Gregory Katayama – 285,000
• Seat 3. Gary Lucci – 544,000
• Seat 4. James McDermott – 315,000
• Seat 5. Steve Daraiche – 428,000
• Seat 6. Diana Shamshoum – 250,000
• Seat 7. empty
• Seat 8. Andrew Miller – 494,000
• Seat 9. Thanh-Phong Bui – 561,000

There is another redraw as the field has been reduced to it’s final two 9-handed tables. Here are the new seating assignments:

Table 64

• Seat 1. Kyle Chang
• Seat 2. Diana Shamshoum
• Seat 3. George Grady
• Seat 4. Xin Qi
• Seat 5. Alexandre Bedard
• Seat 6. George Metaxakis
• Seat 7. Richard Leger
• Seat 8. Jason Gracie
• Seat 9. Mike Fraser

Table 69

• Seat 1. Eric Gariepy
• Seat 2. Gregory Katayama
• Seat 3. Gary Lucci
• Seat 4. James McDermott
• Seat 5. Steve Daraiche
• Seat 6. George Caragiorgas
• Seat 7. Andrew Boujaoude
• Seat 8. Andrew Miller
• Seat 9. Thanh-Phong Bui

Diana Shamshoum did the rest of the field a favour by eliminating Michael MacDonald in 20th place, and with that, Event 12 is now in the money! Here are the remaining soldiers:

Table 64

• Seat 1. George Grady
• Seat 2. George Caragiorgas
• Seat 3. Garry Lucci
• Seat 4. empty
• Seat 5.  Jason Gracie
• Seat 6. empty
• Seat 7. Eric Gariepy
• Seat 8. Xin Qi
• Seat 9. Richard Leger

Table 65

• Seat 1. James McDermott
• Seat 2. Andrew Miller
• Seat 3. empty
• Seat 4. Steve Daraiche
• Seat 5. George Metaxakis
• Seat 6. Gregory Katayama
• Seat 7. Alexandre Bedard
• Seat 8. empty
• Seat 9. empty

Table 69

• Seat 1. Marko
• Seat 2. empty
• Seat 3. Diana Shamshoum
• Seat 4. Andrew Boujaoude
• Seat 5. empty
• Seat 6. Kyle Chang
• Seat 7. Thanh-Phong Bui
• Seat 8. Mike Fraser
• Seat 9. empty

With the recent elimination of Jonathan G in 21st place, we are now just one elimination away from bursting the money bubble. The next player eliminated will be the last of this field to go home empty handed, and the remaining 19 players are guaranteed at least a $1,000 prize, with the opportunity to win the grand prize of $21,500! Jason Gracie and Michael MacDonald are the short stacks at the moment, both holding stacks of just under 10 big blinds. Hand-for-hand is in play…

While Day 2 of Event 12 is on a short break, we went ahead and counted all the stacks remaining in the tournament. Here is the break down:

Table 64

• Seat 1. George Grady – 78,500
• Seat 2. George Caragiorgas – 337,000
• Seat 3. Garry Lucci – 128,000
• Seat 4. Gregory Katayama – 271,500
• Seat 5.  Jason Gracie – 66,000
• Seat 6. Jonathan G – 289,000
• Seat 7. Eric Gariepy – 208,000
• Seat 8. Xin Qi – 301,000
• Seat 9. Richard Leger – 505,000

Table 65

• Seat 1. James McDermott – 110,000
• Seat 2. Andrew Miller – 248,500
• Seat 3. empty
• Seat 4. Steve Daraiche – 229,000
• Seat 5. George Metaxakis – 278,000
• Seat 6. Bradley Roe – 111,500
• Seat 7. Alexandre Bedard – 233,000
• Seat 8. Justin Miller – 25,500
• Seat 9. Mathieu Weissmann – 34,000

Table 69

• Seat 1. Marko – 99,000
• Seat 2. Michael MacDonald – 82,000
• Seat 3. Diana Shamshoum – 259,000
• Seat 4. Andrew Boujaoude – 108,500
• Seat 5. Phannasophea Muong – 29,000
• Seat 6. Kyle Chang – 123,000
• Seat 7. Thanh-Phong Bui – 177,500
• Seat 8. Mike Fraser – 227,000
• Seat 9. Yannick Labattaglia – 34,000