March 12 2012, Paul Oresteen

When Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Caesars Atlantic City Main Event ended, only 22 players remained of the 300-plus who began the day. Ryan Higgins will enter Day 3 as the chip leader with 1.477 million.

Chasing the only seven-figure stack are Aaron Overton (955,000) and Justin Liberto (893,000). Also moving on to Day 3 are Roland Israel (675,000) and John Andress (548,000). Israel won this event in 2010, and both he and Andress made the final table in this event last year, with Andress turning in an eighth-place finish.

Also returning for Day 3 are Garry Gates (805,000), Josh Brikis (354,000), Edward Pham (578,000) and Tyler Kenney (446,000).

The beginning of the day saw swift action with players busting at a quick rate and the field was only a handful of players away from the money bubble when the dinner break hit.

It was a day of attrition with a slew of notables hitting the rail, including; Dwyte Pilgrim, Jacob Bazeley, Christian Harder, Andy Frankenberger, Lee Childs, Sirous Jamshidi, Matt Glantz, Kurt Jewell, Wendeen Eolis, Anthony Gregg and Ari Engel.

Midway through the day, the WSOP decided to boot up the live stream at the feature table due to the number of accomplished players seated at the table. Josh Brikis, David Fox, Garry Gates, Manh Nguyen and Edward Pham were all deep stacked. This was the first instance this season a non-final table was streamed. But the poker gods would not have it. Five minutes after going live, the spotlight on the table burned out and couldn’t be fixed easily. The table broke with a collective sigh of relief.

For almost the whole evening, no single player was able to pull away from the field. The chip lead changed multiple times, and as many as a dozen different players held the lead at one time or another following the dinner break.

Day 3 action will get underway at 1200 EST (1600 GMT) and will continue until a Main Event champion is crowned. Watch the live streaming final table on WSOP.com and follow all the action on PokerNews.

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October 31 2011, Brett Collson

Day 4 of the World Poker Tour World Poker Finals at Foxwoods saw a field of 27 trimmed down to just eight players, leaving what should be a short Day 5 when the official six-handed final table is reached. Christian Harder enters Monday with a slim chip lead over Daniel Santoro, but a handful of well-known pros are still in contention for the top prize of $450,000.

Reigning WPT Player of the Year Andy Frankenberger led the way when Day 4 began, but Jack Schanbacher, Harder, and two-time WPT champion Jonathan Little were close on his heels. Among the first to exit on Sunday were Allen Kessler (25th), Cornel Cimpan (23rd), and Josh Bergman (19th), all of whom received $19,916 for their efforts. Played slowed significantly with two tables remaining, but players like Bernard Lee (16th) and Matt Stout (14th) and Matt Glantz (12th) were sent to the rail just shy of the final table. Glantz has become very familiar with 12th place lately; he took 12th in most recent WPT event at Borgata, and two weeks prior to that, he finished 12th in the Epic Poker Tour Series 2 Main Event.

Two former champs of the event tangled on the “unofficial” final table bubble and one was sent packing in 10th place. Jonathan Little (Season VII champ) eliminated his good friend Hoyt Corkins (Season I champ) after Corkins moved his short stack in preflop with ace-king. Little had and came from behind as the board ran out , and Corkins was sent home just short of the final table for the second straight year (he was 12th last year).

After Chris Klodnicki sent Andy Rossi packing in ninth place, Harder claimed the chip lead by winning a sizable pot from Santoro. According to the WPT Live Reporting Team, Santoro raised to 25,000 preflop (blinds 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante) and Harder and Little called. The flop brought and Little checked. Santoro bet 45,000, Harder called, and Little got out of the way. The prompted a bet of 90,000 from Santoto, and Harder called, bringing the on the river. Both players decided to check, and Santoro flipped up for a combo draw that whiffed. Harder showed for top pair, and he scooped a pot worth more than 350,000.

Harder has his eyes on his first WPT title, but Little is looking to add his name to the record books. Only Gus Hansen and Carlos Mortensen have won three titles since the WPT was formed in 2002, and Little could tie them with a victory in this event. In addition to his win at the World Poker Finals in 2008, Little also took down the WPT Mirage Poker Showdown for more than $1 million in 2007. His chance at history adds a fun dynamic to Monday’s penultimate day at Foxwoods.

Play will resume at 1200 EDT (1600 GMT) on Monday and continue until a final table of six is in place. Here’s a look at the seating assignment when play begins on Day 5:

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