WSOP Main Event Finalists Down To 79

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Day 5 closes with unofficial top chip count at $5.7 million

189 players took their places at the ever reducing number of tables at the 39th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Day 5, the survivors of a starting field of 6 844 vying for a share in a prize-pool of $64 333 600. All 189 players will leave with a cash prize, having made the 666th player money bubble that guaranteed a minimum payment of $21 000 or more each.

The players had survived a hectic Day 4, where Jeremy Joseph had maintained a hefty, officially confirmed chip count lead, sitting with on 2 187 000 ahead of Nikolay Losev with 2 110 000, Cristian Dragomir on 2 065 000, Brandon Cantu on 1 981 000 and Davor Lanini 1 958 000.

Former WSOP champion Phil Hellmuth was still in play, albeit apparently a little rattled and with a relatively small stack, although fellow champ, Johnny 'The Orient Express' Chan has not been so fortunate and will not be going any further in this year's Main Event. The average stack in the room was a little over 700 000.

Day 4 eliminations of note were Jean-Robert Bellande, the seven-time World Snooker Champ Steve Davis, and Patrik Antonius's wife Maya. Robert Mizrachi, Tim West, Jason Lester, Van Nguyen and Evelyn Ng have also been knocked out of the Main Event.

Starting out Day 5 among the aggressive field were Tiffany Michelle, Gus Hansen, Kara Scott, Brandon Cantu, Alex Outhred, Victor Ramdin, Hoyt Corkins, Mike Matusow, Allen Cunningham and Internet player Hevad Kahn.

The action was immediately fast and determined, with average stacks in excess of 700 000 and the eliminations coming thick and fast. Hellmuth had a tense confrontation with a rampant Brandon Cantu, and two monster pots had the crowd on their feet - a $1.3 million taken by Mark Ketteringham and a $1.8 million swept up by Niklas Flisberg.

By the end of the day on Level 23 the field had been reduced to 79 players, with Hoyt Corkins, Chip Jett, Gus Hansen, Aussie Millions 2008 champ Alex Kostritsyn, Jeff Kimber, Allen Cunningham, Jeff Madsen and Mark Vos all saying farewell to their ambitions for this year's WSOP crown. Kara Scott also hit the rail in 104th place, earning $41 816 and leaving Tiffany Michelle as the sole woman contender.

The remaining players will all see a handsome return on their $10 000 buy-in investment, having passed the 90th to 82nd positions pay level of $64 333 each.

Going into Day 6 play, the unofficial top five chip counts appear to be Mark Ketteringham on 5.7 million, Andrew Brokos on 4.08 million, Tiffany Michelle with 3.8 million, Jamal Kumbuz on 3.5 million and a tie between Nikolay Losev and Albert Kim, both on 3.4 million. The average chip stack through the 79 strong remaining field is over a million.

Über World Series of Poker (WSOP):

Die World Series of Poker, oder kurz WSOP, ist eine Reihe von Pokerturnieren, die jedes Jahr in Las Vegas ausgetragen werden.

Die World Series of Poker finden jährlich im Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas statt.

Die World Series of Poker ist die grösste und prestigeträchtigste Pokerveranstaltung der Welt. Mit einer umfassenden Liste von Turnieren in allen wichtigen Pokervarianten ist die WSOP das am längsten laufende Pokerturnier der Welt und geht auf das Jahr 1970 zurück.

Darüber hinaus hat die WSOP bahnbrechende Allianzen in den Bereichen Rundfunk, digitale Medien und Unternehmenssponsoring gebildet und die Marke mit der Einführung der WSOP Europe im Jahr 2007 und der WSOP Asia-Pacific im Jahr 2013 sowie der WSOP International Circuit Series im Jahr 2015 erfolgreich international ausgebaut.

Ursprünglich wurden die Tourniere in Las Vegas Downtown im Binion's Horseshoe Casino ausgetragen. Im Jahre 2005 kaufte Caesars den Brand WSOP. Seit diesem Datum werden die Pokermeisterschaften im Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino durchgeführt.

Gewinner der letzten Jahre des WSOP-Championship-Mainevent

2020: Damian Salas 2019: Hossein Ensan 2018: John Cynn 2017: Scott Blumstein 2016: Qui Nguyen 2015: Joe McKeehen 2014: Martin Jacobson 2013: Ryan Riess 2012: Greg Merson 2011: Pius Heinz 2010: Jonathan Duhamel 2009: Joe Cada 2008: Peter Eastgate 2007: Jerry Yang 2006: Jamie Gold 2005: Joe Hachem 2004: Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer 2003: Chris Moneymaker 2002: Robert Varkonyi 2001: Carlos Mortensen 2000: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson 1999: J.J. "Noel" Furlong 1998: Scotty Nguyen 1997: Stu Ungar 1996: Huck Seed 1995: Dan Harrington 1994: Russ Hamilton 1993: Jim Bechtel 1992: Hamid Dastmalchi 1991: Brad Daugherty 1990: Mansour Matloubi 1989: Phil Hellmuth Jr. 1988: Johnny Chan 1987: Johnny Chan 1986: Berry Johnston 1985: Bill Smith 1984: Jack Keller 1983: Tom McEvoy 1982: Jack Strauss 1981: Stu Ungar 1980: Stu Ungar 1979: Hal Fowler 1978: Bobby Baldwin 1977: Doyle Brunson 1976: Doyle Brunson 1975: Sailor Roberts 1974: Johnny Moss 1973: Puggy Pearson 1972: Amarillo Slim Preston 1971: Johnny Moss 1970: Johnny Moss

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