2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 6
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Day 6 Concludes, Play Resumes at 12 P.M. PDT

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Current Chip Leader Craig Marquis
Current Chip Leader Craig Marquis
Exactly 6,844 players -- amateurs and professionals, rookies and grizzled veterans, from 21 to 95 years of age -- put up $10,000 and took their shots at the 2008 WSOP Main Event. Most of them went home empty-handed with nothing more than a few stories to tell. 666 of them left the Rio with at least some cash in their hands. Now only 27 remain, each of them boasting a nearly quarter-million dollar guaranteed payday.

The two marquee names left in the tournament both saw their Main Event come to an end today. Phil Hellmuth made his exit in 45th place when A-Q failed him for the fourth year in a row, while Mike Matusow was eliminated in 30th place when his A-J flopped trips, but could not fade the nine on the turn that made Paul Snead a full house.

Also eliminated today were top online players Garrett "GBecks" Beckman, Adam "Roothlus" Levy, and David "Raptor" Benefield.

Craig Marquis ended the night as the chip leader with over 11 million, with Dennis Phillips close behind. Tiffany Michelle holds the third spot with a 9.9 million stack.

As always, official chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they become available.

Join us tomorrow for our final day of WSOP Main Event Coverage, where the field will thin from 27 players to the "November Nine" who will return this fall to play down to a winner.

From the Rio in Las Vegas, that's a wrap!