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WSOP Main Event Day 6: Notable Players and Key Moments
TournamentsJuly 17, 2012·1 min read

WSOP Main Event Day 6: Notable Players and Key Moments


Day 6 of the WSOP Main Event featured 97 players, including several notable professionals. Taylor "ambiguity" Paur led with 5,820,000 chips, followed by Fabricio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez with 3,935,000 chips, Jan Heitmann with 3,410,000 chips, Emmon Philippi with 3,400,000 chips, and Paul "paulgees81" Volpe with 3,250,000 chips.

Five women made it to the top 100: Gael Boman with 3,980,000 chips, Elizabeth Hille with 3,390,000 chips, Marsha Topp with 1,700,000 chips, Vanessa Selbst with 1,165,000 chips, and Suzie Zhao with 740,000 chips. Vanessa Selbst, who won tournament #52, and David Baker, who won tournament #37, were among the players who had already secured bracelets during this series.

Vanessa Selbst, who had 1,165,000 chips, lost her last hand with Qx 7x against Greg Merson's Ac 8c. Andrew Flaherty, a student of Jamie Gold, lost a crucial hand against Elizabeth Hille. Sam Holden made a significant comeback but eventually finished in 55th place. Jason Somerville finished in 69th place, and David Baker finished in 56th place. Amit Mahia finished in 47th place, Fabricio Gonzalez finished in 45th place, Kyle Keranen finished in 39th place, and Taylor Paur finished in 33rd place. Emmon Philippi finished in 38th place.

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