Fresh Counts From the Final 45

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 Average: 996,000

Giorgio Medici - 2 million
Massoud Eskandari - 1.65 million
Paul Chauderson - 1.4 million
Hermilo Vargas - 830,000
Steve Sung - 780,000
Ramzi Srour - 550,000
Sean Yu - 520,000
Mark Hamilton - 510,000

First Round of Eliminations: 46-54th Places

The following players all took home $1,164 tonight for their efforts.

46. Guy Magar
47. Jose Guzman
48. Sung Joo Hyun
49. James Jarvis
50. Benjamin Rozwood
51. David Lesse
52. John Garza
53. Jim Collopy
54. Fred Louie

Two More Levels Tonight

The remaining 46 players have just come back from their final break of the night. After two more levels, players will bag up their chips, and come back tomorrow at 1 PM to play down to a winner. Once we lose one more player, we will post a new round of notable counts, as well as the first round of player eliminations for you guys.

Updated $200,000 Guaranteed Day 2 Notable Counts

Players Left: 63 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Average Stack: 711,000

Giorgio Medici - 2.3 million
Massoud Eskandari - 1.8 million
Michael Nia - 1.2 million
Steve Sung - 790,000
Sean Yu - 650,000
Mark Hamilton - 480,000
Jim Collopy - 480,000
Peter Hengsakul - 450,000
John Garza - 440,000

By the Numbers: $240 Bounty Event

Today's side event, the $240 bounty, saw a total of 199 players enter. The top 21 players will finish in the money, earning at least $195, along with however many $100 bounties they are able to claim along the way. First place will take home $5,698, and again, however many bounties they earn. Scroll down for the full numbers, and good luck to the remaining 80 players!

1. $5,698
2. $3,260
3. $2,000
4. $1,525
5. $1,150
6. $945
7. $745
8. $570
9. $425
10-12. $315
13-15. $260
16-18. $225
19-21. $195

Chip Counts With Just 10 Tables Left

Players Left: 90 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Average Stack: 505,000

Massoud Eskandari - 1,115,000
John Garza - 720,000
Michael Nia - 670,000
Peter Hengsakul - 570,000
Mark Hamilton - 440,000
Mike Shariati - 430,000
Thuy Kawano - 350,000
Sean Yu - 260,000
Steve Sung - 240,000
Ryan Buckholtz - 140,000

Some Fresh Chip Counts From the Final 120

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Average: 375,000

Massoud Eskandari - 970,000
Ryan Buckholtz - 540,000
Mark Hamilton - 460,000
Peter Hengsakul - 400,000
Owen Crowe - 330,000
Blaise Hom - 275,000
Sean Yu - 270,000
Patrick Chan - 165,000
Joe Serock - 160,000
Josh Hale - 160,000
Lawrence Ma - 130,000

Numbers Update in the Bounty Event

Over in today's $240 bounty event, the registration period just hit it's halfway point, and so far, exactly 150 players have entered. Registration will remain open tonight until 7 PM. Don't forget that every player in the event has a $100 bounty on their heads, so all you have to do to lock up a profit is knock out three players!

Some Notable Chip Counts in the Day 2 Restart

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 Players Left: 170 Average Stack: 265,000

Massoud Esakndari - 580,000
Peter Hengsakul - 530,000
Sean Yu - 380,000
Blaise Hom - 360,000
Mike Shariati - 340,000
Gina Bacon - 260,000
Mark Hamilton - 230,000
Tim Cramer - 190,000
Joe Serock - 190,000
Lawrence Ma - 180,000
Josh Hale - 110,000
Craig Chait - 70,000

Final Payouts for the $200,000 Guaranteed Event

The Bicycle Casino smashed yet another guarantee with the Quantum format, as the prizepool reached $454,154 when all was set and done. The final 216 players made the money today, all earning at least $440. First place will take home a massive payout of $73,054. Scroll down for a full breakdown of the payouts today, and good luck to all those still alive!

1. $73,054
2. $41,675
3. $32,650
4. $25,370
5. $17,670
6. $12,600
7. $9,600
8. $7,220
9. $6,000
10-12. $5,120
13-15. $4,300
16-18. $3,600
19-21. $3,020
22-24. $2,580
25-27. $2,165
28-30. $1,908
31-33. $1,660
34-36. $1,460
37-45. $1,296
46-54. $1,164
55-63. $1,056
64-72. $964
73-81. $888
82-90. $816
91-99. $752
100-108. $692
109-117. $636
118-135. $584
136-153. $536
154-171. $500
172-189. $470
190-216. $440

Cards in the Air: $240 Bounty Event

The $200,000 Guaranteed Finals isn't the only poker being played today. The $240 event with $100 bounties has just kicked off here in the tournament room. Registration will be open for the next three hours, and re-entry is allowed in that time frame as well.

This is a one day event. Good luck players!

Players Are in the Money!

We are just about to post up the final numbers, but we can confirm for you guys that we have reached the final 216 players, which means we are currently in the money in this $200,000 Guaranteed Event. Everyone still in has earned a min cash of at least $440. The blinds are currently 2,000-4,000, with an average stack of 205,000.

Some Chip Counts as Registration Closes

The tournament clock shows 133 Day 2 buy-ins, meaning that the grand total of players in today's restart is 346. The final numbers will be posted shortly, but in the meantime, we have a bunch of fresh chip counts for you guys from some of our notables.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Average Stack: 173,000

Sean Yu - 380,000
Phong "Turbo" Nguyen - 360,000
Lawrence Ma - 250,000
Peter Hengsakul - 240,000
Jared Griener- 220,000
Tim Cramer- 190,000
David "The Dragon" Pham - 180,000
Harry Arutyunyan - 150,000
Gina Bacon - 150,000
Jesse Yaginuma - 130,000
Craig Chait - 125,0000

Three Former WPT Champions in the Day 2 Buy-ins

The list of Day 2 buy-ins continues to grow as registration is nearly closed, and in the latest round of entries, we saw plenty of poker royalty. Three former WPT Champions, including Legends of Poker Champions Josh Hale and Mike Shariati, have brought in today, as well as Mohsin Charania, who added a WSOP bracelet to his already stacked poker resume this summer. David "the Dragon" Pham did the same, winning one of the first events at this year's WSOP.

 Also spotted in the field is former Mega Millions champion Dave Banerjee. Check below for those Day 2 photos, and a few more coming later.

Dave Banerjee

Josh Hale

Mike Shariati

Mohsin Charania

David Pham

Over 100 Day 2 Buy-ins Already

We are just one level into the Day 2 return here in the $200,000 Guaranteed Event, and the clock says 102 Day 2 buy-ins. That number will be going up over the next hour, meaning the prizepool should cross the $400,000 mark when the dust settles.

Stay tuned for photos of some of the Day 2 buy-ins, as well as the final numbers coming up shortly after registration is closed.

A Few of the Notable Day 1 Qualifiers in the Field

Gina Bacon - 299,600

Mark Hamilton - 209,900

Clint Mooney - 126,500

Jared Kawalsky - 96,700

Sean Yu - 92,000

Some of the Big Stacks on This Day 2

Chris Minori - 546,700

Andy Phan - 529,900

Massoud Eskandari - 519,500

 

Thuy Kawano - 436,300

Aharon Shimoni - 365,500

Cards in the Air: Day 2 of the $200,000 Guaranteed Event

After a brief delay while seating the 58 and counting Day 2 buy-ins, we are starting up here in the $200,000 Guaranteed Event. Registration for the Day 2 buy-ins will be open until about 2:45 PM today, and the officially numbers will be announced shortly after.

The blinds are starting up at 1,000-2,000. Good luck everyone!