Tournament: World Series of Poker Day 6 update

Out of the nearly 6,500 players who started on this long, exciting and frustrating journey, only 64 were left at the end of Day 6. While these players represent the top one percent of all finishers in this year’s event, they each have a long way to go before they can make the final table and the November Nine.

An amateur leads the field at the end of Day 6 once again. After a thirteen-hour day, Darvin Moon has the biggest stack with over 9.7 million in chips. Warren Zackey, the Day 5 leader, took a huge hit and now sits at just over 1.4 million.

Phil Ivey continues his amazing run and now sits in third place with over 6.3 million in chips. His finish here will be his sixth this year and his third in a Main Event in his career. He has never made a Main Event final table; his best finish came in 2003 when the eventual champion, Chris Moneymaker, eliminated him in tenth place. A Main Event title this year would cement Ivey’s legacy as one of the greatest players of all time at the young age of thirty-three.

The last woman remaining in the field is Barcelona native Leonor Margets. She is in the top twenty with 3.6 million. She is also attempting to be the first woman to make a Main Event final table since Barbara Enright in 1995.

Peter Eastgate, the 2008 Main Event champion and the youngest World Champion in the history of the event, will not become the youngest to repeat as champion. He fell on Day 6 when his two pair lost to his opponent’s heart flush on the river.

The only other former champion remaining, Australian Joe Hachem, also lost out on his chance to add a second Main Event title to his collection. His flush draw and two overcards failed to improve against his opponent’s pair of fours.

Last year’s third-place finisher, Dennis Phillips, is still alive with 2.3 million in chips. Can he take home the title that eluded him last year, or will Ivey prove his dominance over the field? Keep checking with us all through the tournament for news and updates!

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