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Mark Newhouse eyes back-to-back November Nines.
Welcome back to the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event! What began with 6,683 players is now down to the final 79 players, and the man leading the pack is a familiar face in Mark Newhouse. One year ago, Newhouse made the November Nine with 7.3 million, and now, 70 players away from the final table, he actually has more chips now with 7.4 million. Newhouse is looking to become the first player to make the November Nine twice — and first player to make back-to-back final tables since Dan Harrington did it in 2003 and 2004 — and he's put himself in a good position to do it.
Newhouse has plenty of tough company toward the top of the counts. Players chasing him include Kyle Keranen (6.67 million), who finished as the Day 5 chip leader in the 2012 WSOP Main Event; online legend Scott Palmer (6.595 million); Brazilian Bruno Politano (5.475 million); accomplished high-stakes player "King" Dan Smith (5.36 million); Iaron Lightbourne (4.975 million), who eliminated Jerry Yang earlier this tournament; 2006 Main Event 11th-place finisher and bracelet winner Leif Force (4.745 million); and one of Britain's best in Craig McCorkell (4.355 million).
Several other notable players didn’t bag quite as much but are still in contention including Martin Jacobson (3.925 million), Bryan Devonshire (3.83 million), Andrey Zaichenko (3.565 million), Matt Waxman (3.125 million), Isaac Baron (3 million), and Brian Hastings (2.945 million). Maria Ho, meanwhile, outlasted every other woman who entered the tournament after Mikiyo Aoki fell in one of the last hands of Day 5. Impressively, Ho pulled off the same feat in 2007, when she cashed 38th for $237,865. Ho will begin Day 6 with a short stack of 435,000.
Cards will be back in the air at 12 p.m. local time, which is less than an hour from now. The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand to deliver all of the action and the field looks to play down to the final 24 players. Be sure to stay tuned for all the action and eliminations from Day 6 of the 2014 WSOP Main Event from the Rio All-Suite Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada!
While you wait, check out this video where Ho talks with Remko Rinkema about attempting to better her 38th-place finish from 2007:
With three players involved the flop showed when Paul Senter checked from the big blind. Isaac Baron, in the hijack, bet 160,000 and the action was now on William Cole on the button.
"Raise," Cole announced after 30 seconds and he put in 375,000.
Senter folded right away and Baron paused for about a minute before announcing a reraise to 1,000,000.
"Oh god, you sure know how to give an old man some tension," Cole sighed.
After a minute Cole folded and Baron raked in one of the first big pots of the day at this table.
"He gives young guys tension, too," Ryan Fair said with a smile after the hand was over.
Baron smiled as well, and he's up to around 3.66 million after just a few hands.
Maria Ho, the last woman standing once again in the WSOP Main Event, joins the PokerNews Podcast before Day 6 to talk about her run, the differences in tournament poker in 2014 compared to 2007, and more.
From under the gun, Jorryt van Hoof opened to 90,000 and Kyle Keranen defended his big blind to see a flop.
Keranan checked, Van Hoof continued for 135,000, and Keranen called. The fell on the turn and van Hoof bet out 480,000 with Keranen again check-calling.
The river landed the and Keranen checked for a third time before van Hoof pushed out a bet of 1,890,000 which Keranen called.
Van Hoof tapped the table in a sign that he was conceding, but Keranen asked him to show.
Van Hoof tabled his for two pair, but it would be Keranen's for a rivered full house that would see Keranen scoop the monster pot and see his stack climb to 8.3 million as van Hoof slipped to 1.9 million in chips.
Maria Ho was under the gun and moved all in for 320,000. Zachary Hirst called from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.
Hirst:
Ho:
Hirst's pocket queens were in a dominating position heading to the flop and he extended his lead even further by making top set with .
The dropped down on the turn giving Ho four to a diamond flush. It was not meant to be, however, as the finished the board and Ho was eliminated from play. Hirst picked up the pot and now has 2.195 million in chips.
William Cole opened to 90,000 in the hijack, and Vadzim Markushevski flatted from the cutoff. From the small blind, Michael Finstein three-bet to 250,000, and Cole called. Markushevski immediately shoved all in for about 950,000 more, and Finstein thought briefly before gathering all of his chips and slowly pushing them into the middle. Cole quickly mucked.
From under the gun, Henrik Hecklen raised to an unknown amount. Andoni Larrabe reraised from the small blind, and then Hecklen shoved all in for 750,000 with . Larrabe called with .
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Hecklen was eliminated in 75th place.
Dan Smith raised to 90,000 from the hijack and Gal Erlichman called from the cutoff after which Maximilian Senft called on the button.
The flop came down and Smith bet 200,000, which was only called by Erlichman.
On the turn the hit and Smith paused for a bit before betting 400,000. Erlichman cut out the call, played around with his chips but ultimately he folded.
"I had a big one," Smith smiled, as he raked in the big.
"I had a small one," Erlichman responded with a similar smile, but only one of them was truly happy with the result of this hand.
Michael Kamran raised to 85,000 from middle position only to have Leif Force three-bet to 205,000 from the next seat over. Kamran called and the two were off to the flop.
The dealer produced on the felt and Kamran quickly checked. Force fired 180,000 and Kamran called. The came down on fourth street and Kamran checked for a second time. Force moved 525,000 into the middle of the table and Kamran thought for about a minute before tossing out a call.
The completed the board on the river and Kamran checked. Force wasted no time moving all in for 1.465 million effective. Kamran went deep into the tank, contemplating a call for his tournament life. Kamran thought for well over five minutes, bleeding the hand into the break. Ultimately, he opted to fold his hand and Force was pushed the sizable pot. He now has about 6.25 million in chips.
The returning 79 players began Day 6 with one hour remaining in Level 25, and now that those 60 minutes have passed, it's time for the first 20-minute break of the day. It may have only been an hour, but there was plenty of action in that time.
Maria Ho, the last woman standing in the field, was the next to go after she got her short stack all in preflop holding the only to run into the of Zachary Hirst. Ho, who was also the last woman standing in the 2007 WSOP Main Event, took home $85,812 for her 77th-place finish.
Not long after, a hand took place between Daniel Wilson and William Cole that saw the former win and show one card. Then, the other card was accidentally exposed to Cole by the dealer.
Toss in the eliminations of Vadzim Markushevski and Henrik Hecklen in 76th and 75th place respectively, and that means five players fell in the first hour of play. Action will resume shortly, but while you wait, check out this interview with online poker legend Scott Palmer, who is making a deep run in the Main Event:
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when Paul Senter checked from the big blind. Isaac Baron, in the hijack, bet 160,000 and the action was now on William Cole on the button.
flop.
fell on the turn and van Hoof bet out 480,000 with Keranen again check-calling.
and Keranen checked for a third time before van Hoof pushed out a bet of 1,890,000 which Keranen called.
for two pair, but it would be Keranen's 
for a rivered full house that would see Keranen scoop the monster pot and see his stack climb to 8.3 million as van Hoof slipped to 1.9 million in chips.
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. Larrabe called with 
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, and Hecklen was eliminated in 75th place.
came down on fourth street and Kamran checked for a second time. Force moved 525,000 into the middle of the table and Kamran thought for about a minute before tossing out a call.
completed the board on the river and Kamran checked. Force wasted no time moving all in for 1.465 million effective. Kamran went deep into the tank, contemplating a call for his tournament life. Kamran thought for well over five minutes, bleeding the hand into the break. Ultimately, he opted to fold his hand and Force was pushed the sizable pot. He now has about 6.25 million in chips.
