WSOP 2005 Main Event Day #6 on ESPN Tonight
Posts from Monday's Day #2 of the World Series of Poker 2005 Tournament of Champions follows this post. Read the WSOP's official report from Director of Media, Nolan Dalla, for day #1 of the WSOP TOC on PokerPlayerNewspaper.com.-FlipChip
Mike Matusow comes into tonight's television broadcast of the 2005 Main Event Day #6 as the chip leader
Tonights two hours of 2005 World Series of Poker on ESPN two hours of day #6, the first day of play in Benny's Bullpin on the second floor of the Horseshoe, the downtown landmark and the only place the WSOP Championship has ever been played. The remaining twenty-seven players that survived the first five days of the $10,000 Championship event from the record field of 5,619 starters closed this chapter of the WSOP. They are the last to play in a WSOP event at the downtown casino, now Binion's.
Phil Ivey is always tough especially when he is in the second chip count spot.
Tonight's cast of characters will feature some of poker's best known characters:
Mike Matusow coming in as the chip leader at $5.14 million.
Poker superstar Phil Ivey second in chips with $4.635 million.
2004 WSOP Champion Greg Raymer $3.84 million.
Ultra limit specialist Minh Ly with $2.05 million.
The only remaining female player, Tiffany Williamsen, holding $1.125 million.
2004 Champion Greg Raymer removed any doubt that he is a top flight professional.
The two hours of broadcast play tonight will see the field cut down to the final table nine. The first player out tonight will receive $304,680 from the $52,818,610 prize pool. Follow all the action of day #6 of the WSOP Main Event with Dr. Pauly's TaoPoker.com Live Blog direct from the floor of the Horseshoe. Get in on all the action, including Mike "the Mouth" Matusow once again dropping the F*** Bomb and getting a time out, of this historic poker event, all the stuff that wouldn't fit into tonight's TV hour of broadcast. Dr. Pauly was there and recording it as it happened. His WSOP day #6 Wrap-Up can be found here on the Poker’s Prof Blog. Take the time and peruse the 2005 WSOP Photo Gallery containing over a thousand photos from the record shattering tournament.
Ming Ly adds to his stack of chips during the 6th day of the Main Event.
Tonight's ESPN WSOP broadcast is two hours of great poker from the biggest event in poker. The complete order of finish from the Main Event and all of the 2005 WSOP events is available at PokerPlayerNewspaper.com.
Tonight’s first hour of play begins is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm on the East Coast. Check your local cable schedules for times in your area and tune in to witness poker history being made for the last time at the downtown Horseshoe.
Tiffany Williamsen is the lone remaining female among tonight's 27 finalist.