As of the writing of this post, there are 189 players remaining in the Main Event at this years World Series of Poker. Here are the chip leaders right now:

Player: Jeremy Joseph
Chip Stack: 2,187,000

Player: Nikolay Losev
Chip Stack: 2,110,000

Player: Cristian Dragomir
Chip Stack: 2,065,000

Player: Brandon Cantu
Chip Stack: 1,981,000

Player: Davor Lanini
Chip Stack: 1,958,000

Player: David Rheem
Chip Stack: 1,851,000

Player: Andrew Rosskamm
Chip Stack: 1,764,000

Player: James McManus
Chip Stack: 1,761,000

Player: Geoffrey Herzog
Chip Stack: 1,695,000

Player: Albert Kim
Chip Stack: 1,688,000

Player: David Benefield
Chip Stack: 1,372,000

Will any of these players be among the “November 9″ to make the final table. As you may or may not know, the final table at this years Main Event will be delayed until November. This has created a lot of talk among players and observers about how good of an idea this gamble will turn out to be. I personally like the old format better but I could change my mind if this increases the excitement and interest in this great game.

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