A Few Chip Counts

Joseph Schulman, last year's ninth-place finisher in this event, is still hanging in with a 25-big-blind stack; WSOP bracelet winner John Esposito is doing the same with his 37-big-blind stack; and Scott Allacher is surging toward the top of the chip lead counts as Level 18 winds down.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Allacher	800,000 638,800	638,800
Gary Beaver	620,000 10,000	10,000
Richard Corbin	565,000 496,200	496,200
John Esposito	300,000 168,000	168,000

Joe Schulman	210,000 39,200	39,200