Event 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed | 2008 World Series of Poker

Event 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed

Day 3 Completed

06-28-2008 23:24 UTC-7

Congratulations to Joe Commisso, Champion of Event No. 46 ($911,855)

Shamus

After a wild first three hours which saw four of our six players eliminated within 69 hands, Joe Commisso and Richard Lyndaker then commenced a nearly six-hour long heads up battle, encompassing 209 hands total.

Commisso enjoyed a 2-to-1 chip advantage when heads up play began, and he maintained his lead for the first half of the pair's epic conflict. They traded the lead back and forth a few times, then after 180 hands and five hours of heads up both players, apparently fatigued, began shoving all in more and more often.

While Lyndaker had to survive many all ins, it was Commisso who needed to hit his open-ended straight draw on Hand No. 276 to stay alive. Two hands later, it was over, and Joe Commisso wins the largest cash prize to date in this year's WSOP -- a cool $911,855.

Congratulations to Joe Commisso, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed champ! And thanks for following the coverage.

06-28-2008 23:22 UTC-7

Hand #278: Joe Commisso Wins Event #46; Richard Lyndaker Eliminated in 2nd Place ($570,551)

donpeters

Richard Lyndaker moved all in from the button for a little over 1.8 million. Joe Commisso called with {A-Diamonds}

. Lyndaker held {9-Spades}

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Would the best hand hold up this time? Would we have a champion finally?

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}

and Commisso's rail erupted. Commisso pumped his fist, but needed to sweat the final two cards.

The turn ended it when the {10-Hearts}

hit the board. The river was a meaningless {7-Clubs}

and Joe Commisso would be our champion.

It was a marathon battle and Lyndaker would take home just over $570,000 for his efforts.

Tags: Joe Commisso Richard Lyndaker

06-28-2008 23:17 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Shamus

Joe Commisso -- 6.24 million
Richard Lyndaker -- 1.825 million

06-28-2008 23:16 UTC-7

Hand #277: Joe Commisso

Shamus

Joe Commisso folded from the button, giving Richard Lyndaker the hand.

06-28-2008 23:15 UTC-7

Hand #276: Joe Commisso

donpeters

Richard Lyndaker raised to 240,000. Joe Commisso made the call from the big blind.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}

. Commisso checked and Lyndaker bet 300,000. Commisso announced raise and made the bet one million.

Lyndaker moved all in and Commisso didn't look too happy, but called.

Commisso: {9-Spades}

Lyndaker: