Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 6 | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-15-2012 16:27 UTC-6

Hille Tears Up The Table; Eric Buchman Eliminated in 74th Place ($88,070); Andrew Flaherty Eliminated in 75th Place ($88,070)

donpeters

Andrew Flaherty had been short for quite some time, and he just pushed all in for his final 130,000 chips. The action was folded to Eric Buchman, and he called from the small blind. Table chip leader Elisabeth Hille gave it some thought, and called from the big blind.

The flop came down {5-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} , and both players checked quickly.

On the turn the {7-Hearts} hit, and Buchman moved all in for 775,000 chips. Hille double checked her cards, and called rather quickly.

"Do you have a flush?" Buchman asked with a worried look on his face.

"No. Two pair," Hille said, and Buchman's look turned from disgust into disbelief.

"What do you have?" Buchman asked Flaherty who turned over {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs} . The former November Nine finalist showed {10-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} , and both were trailing Hille's {7-Clubs} {4-Clubs} .

The river brought the {8-Diamonds} , and both Buchman and Flaherty were eliminated. After finishing fourth in 2009, Buchman made another very impressive run, but his tournament ended on Day 6.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elisabeth Hille	6,100,000	2,710,000
Andrew Flaherty	Busted
Eric Buchman	Busted

Tags: Andrew Flaherty Elisabeth Hille Eric Buchman

07-15-2012 16:19 UTC-6

Paur Lightens Gee's Stack, Takes Chip Lead

[user196975]

Taylor Paur took the chip lead on the last hand.

Taylor Paur opened for 100,000 under the gun and Steven Gee made it 260,000 to play from middle position. The blinds released and Paur called.

The flop came {3-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {K-Clubs} , Paur checked, Gee bet 160,000 and Paur called. The turn came {5-Clubs} , Paur led out for 480,000 and Gee called. The river came {2-Diamonds} and Paur took a few minutes to bet 1,200,000.

Gee tanked for a good while and his body language signaled he wasn't happy with Paur's bet. Gee hemmed and hawed and ultimately mucked his hand, surrendering the million plus pot to Paur.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Paur	6,475,000	1,345,000
Steve Gee	1,380,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Taylor Paur Steven Gee

07-15-2012 13:29 UTC-6

Gavin Smith Eliminated in 96th Place ($62,061)

Josh_Cahlik

Over at the secondary feature table, action folded around to World Series of Poker bracelet winner Gavin Smith on the button. Smith moved his short stack of 545,000 all in. Eric Legoff moved all in over the top from the small blind and the big blind folded his hand. The cards were revealed to show that Smith was racing for his tournament life.

Smith: {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}
Legoff: {J-} {J-}

Smith was looking for an ace or a queen heading to the flop, but instead only found {9-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {3-Hearts} . Fourth street brought the {10-Diamonds} and Smith was one card away from elimination.

The {8-Hearts} struck the river and Smith was forced to settle for an early exit here on Day 6.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Smith	Busted

Tags: Eric Legoff Gavin Smith

07-15-2012 12:18 UTC-6

Keranen Leads as the Final 97 Return for Day 6!

Chad Holloway

More than a week ago, the 2012 World Series of Poker kicked off the 43rd Annual $10,000 Main Event, which attracted 6,598 players and created a prize pool of $62,021,200. Now, as Day 6 begins, only 97 runners remain, each with their eyes firmly fixed on making the “Octo-Nine” and capturing the $8,527,982 first-place prize.

The man best position to make a deep run is Kyle Keranen, who is sitting on the biggest stack in the room with 6,935,000. Not far behind are Robert Salaburu who finished Day 5 with a stack of 6,195,000, and Taylor Paur, who bagged up 5,820,000.

Joining these men are an eclectic mix of amateurs and pros. David “ODB” Baker (1,360,000) has had a tremendous summer, winning his first gold bracelet and making three other final tables, and now he finds himself in contention for the Main Event title and 2012 Player of the Year honors (he’ll need to finish eighth or better. Another man looking to accomplish an impressive feat is Sam Holden, who is looking to make back-to-back final tables after finishing ninth last year.

Joining these two are Gaelle Baumann (3,980,000), Jan Heitmann (3,410,000), Amnon Filippi (3,400,000), Elisabeth Hille (3,390,000), A.J. Jejelowo (3,340,000), Roland Israelashvili (2,805,000), Marcia Topp (1,700,000), Jason Somerville (1,400,000),Vanessa Selbst (1,350,000), Erik Cajelais (1,180,000), Greg Merson (945,000), and Gavin Smith (675,000).

Here’s a look at the top ten chip counts at the start of Day 6:

Top Ten Chip Counts at the Start of Day 6

Place	Player	Chips
1	Kyle Keranen	6,935,000
2	Robert Salaburu	6,195,000
3	Taylor Paur	5,820,000
4	Erik Hellman	4,715,000
5	Wilfried Haerig	4,505,000
6	Shahriar Assareh	4,395,000
7	Charles Coultas	4,015,000
8	Gaelle Baumann	3,980,000
9	Fabrizio Gonzalez	3,935,000
10	Nicco Maag	3,895,000

Play will resume tomorrow at 12:00 PM PST, which is about 40 minutes from now, so join us then as the final 97 players look to knock off another five levels and hopefully make the top 27!