Taken from PokerNews.com

Official Day 6 Seat Assignments
Official seat assignments have now been released for Day 6 of the 2008 WSOP Main Event, with 79 players returning to action for the noon start. Mark Ketteringham will begin the day as the chip leader, stacked at 5,800,000 overnight. The players will be seated at nine tables in the Amazon “Green” section, surrounding and including the ESPN feature area.

The chip leader at each table is denoted by boldface text. The table and seat assignments are as follows:

(Table 1)
Seat 1: Bob Whalen – 1,382,000
Seat 2: Paul Snead – 1,572,000
Seat 3: Christopher Zapf – 297,000
Seat 4: Brian Tatum – 780,000
Seat 5: Aaron Gordon – 3,369,000
Seat 6: Jason Glass – 629,000
Seat 7: David Rheem – 2,586,000
Seat 8: Thomas Keller – 245,000
Seat 9: Garrett Beckman – 1,860,000

(Table 2)
Seat 1: Chris Klodnicki – 2,496,000
Seat 2: Kido Pham – 1,600,000
Seat 3: Aaron Keay – 990,000
Seat 4: Anthony Scherer – 2,245,000
Seat 5: Alfredo Fernandez – 3,053,000
Seat 6: Peter Eastgate – 2,629,000
Seat 7: Judet Christian – 3,031,000
Seat 8: Scott Montgomery – 1,669,000
Seat 9: Mauro Lupo – 2,261,000

(Table 3)
Seat 1: Greg Byard – 1,189,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Plens – 1,870,000
Seat 3: Nhan Le – 2,190,000
Seat 4: Justin Sadauskas – 2,000,000
Seat 5: Keith Hawkins – 636,000
Seat 6: Eric Bamer – 479,000
Seat 7: Cristian Dragomir – 2,372,000
Seat 8: Dean Hamrick – 1,905,000
Seat 9: Joe Bishop – 1,570,000

(Table 4)
Seat 1: Geert Jans – 1,633,000
Seat 2: Justin Scott – 1,971,000
Seat 3: Alan Gould – 1,838,000
Seat 4: Daniel Buzgon – 876,000
Seat 5: Alex Outhred – 699,000
Seat 6: Albert Kim – 3,734,000
Seat 7: David Saab – 1,705,000
Seat 8: Nikolay Losev – 4,058,000
Seat 9: Matt Matros – 766,000

(Table 5)
Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 3,100,000
Seat 2: Mark Ketteringham – 5,800,000
Seat 3: Gert Andersen – 1,447,000
Seat 4: Brandon Cantu – 2,288,000
Seat 5: David Benefield – 2,490,000
Seat 6: Dennis Phillips – 3,436,000
Seat 7: Sean Davis – 861,000
Seat 8: Michael Carroll – 957,000
Seat 9: Mark Owens – 595,000

(Table 6)
Seat 1: Rafael Caiaffa – 1,338,000
Seat 2: Steve Lade – 3,225,000
Seat 3: Ivan Demidov – 2,185,000
Seat 4: Phi Nguyen – 1,540,000
Seat 5: Adam Levy – 767,000
Seat 6: Nicholas Sliwinski – 2,236,000
Seat 7: Suresh Prabhu – 1,175,000
Seat 8: Ylon Schwartz – 816,000
Seat 9: Victor Ramdin – 795,000

(Table 7)
Seat 1: James McManus – 2,434,000
Seat 2: Tim Loecke – 996,000
Seat 3: Phil Hellmuth – 721,000
Seat 4: Allen Kennedy – 1,153,000
Seat 5: Kelly Kim – 2,425,000
Seat 6: Larry Wright – 1,502,000
Seat 7: Jason Riesenberg – 2,217,000
Seat 8: Andrew Rosskamm – 1,593,000
Seat 9: Clint Schafer – 1,123,000

(Table 8)
Seat 1: Chris Crilly – 1,183,000
Seat 2: Craig Marquis – 1,748,000
Seat 3: Felix Osterland – 786,000
Seat 4: Jamal Sawaqdeh – 888,000
Seat 5: Jamal Kunbuz – 3,327,000
Seat 7: Mike Matusow – 1,169,000
Seat 8: Tiffany Michelle – 3,438,000
Seat 9: Jeremy Gaubert – 578,000

(Table 9)
Seat 1: Craig Stein – 440,000
Seat 2: Niklas Flisberg – 1,264,000
Seat 3: Mark Wilds – 485,000
Seat 4: Andrew Brokos – Did Not Report (approx. 4,080,000)
Seat 6: Lisa Parsons – 581,000
Seat 7: Peter Neff – 1,275,000
Seat 8: Darus Suharto – 1,057,000
Seat 9: Owen Crowe – 1,050,000

Interesting Points:
*Hellmuth still very mch in the race for a 12th bracelet.
*Tiffany Michelle (does PokerNews interviews), is among the chipleaders.
Other big names include; Mike Matusow, Kido Pham, Victor Ramdin.

I would have to say that this WSOP IS the year of the pro. With so many top pro's winning bracelets, and now some very big names of the poker world very deep in the main event.

It will be very interesting if names such as Hellmuth and Matusow make the delayed final table, which they were against. I assume the publicity they will receive if they make the final table will be positive for there careers and wallets.

More news to come from day 6.

Oh, and Hellmuth will miss the first round of play tomorrow for a penalty he received at the end of the day. He continuously berated a player for calling his big re-raise with 10 4 and hitting a 10, and making Hellmuth fold. He then showed, and Hellmuth let loose.

I'm Back: WSOP 2008 Main Event - 6844 Entrants

I haven't posted in a while, well since last years main event. I'm back though, and will be bringing you updates through the main event and the very delayed, final table.

We are on to day 3 now, and could be reaching the money late during today's play. This is the first time that all of the remaining entrants will be playing together on one day.

Some mentionable news so far:
* $9.1 Million for first place, with 666 (oooooh) paid.
* The chip leader from day 2a has almost double the chips of the chip leader of day 2b.
* 11 time braclet winner Phil Hellmuth is still in with a decent stack.
* Ray Romano will play day 3.
* Negreanu was busted on day 1 with set over set.
* Gus and Matusow are two noted pros still in.

On a side note:

If Phil Gordon makes the final table i will never play poker again.


More updates to come.

Poll

I've made a new poll which can be seen to the right of the page. If you do vote in it please leave a comment in this post about your reasons.

I'll start it off:

I voted for Joe Hachem, not just because he is an Aussie, but mainly because he has extensively proven that he deserved his title. Winning the WPT at the Bellagio late last year sealed the deal for me.

Jerry Yang, Right After his Win

More Info on Jerry Yang's Win

Taken from Full Tilt Poker's Website (http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/jerry-yang-wsop-2007)

Jerry Yang - 2007 World Series of Poker Champion

Jerry Yang at the WSOP
2007 WSOP Main Event Champion
Turned $225 into more than $8.2 Million
Pledged 10% of his winnings to various charities

Jerry Yang burst onto the poker scene in 2007, making one of the most remarkable entrances the poker world has ever seen. Starting as a short-stack at the final table, Jerry emerged nearly 16 hours later with the coveted gold bracelet and the game’s most prestigious title - World Series of Poker Main Event Champion.

Grabbing The Lead

Jerry Yang’s amazing run during the Main Event included eliminating seven of his eight opponents at the final table. Jerry was the wild card when play began, but quickly took control. Displaying nerves of steel, he built up a huge chip stack and proceeded to dominate the action.

Heads-Up Play

When it came down to heads-up play, Yang called his opponent’s all-in bet with pocket eights. His opponent turned over A-Q off-suit, and the race was on. The flop brought a Queen and Jerry fell behind, but the turn gave him some outs as he’d developed a gut-shot straight draw. The miraculous river card – a 6 - completed his straight, and Jerry let out an ecstatic scream as he was crowned champion of the Main Event. After making a victory lap around the table and celebrating with his friends and family, Jerry made sure the dealer didn’t get left out, giving her a giant hug as well.

About Jerry Yang

Born in Laos, Jerry now lives in Temecula, California. When he’s not playing poker, Jerry is a psychologist and social worker with a Masters Degree in health psychology. He is married with six children, and always makes sure to kiss a picture of his kids before he goes all-in.

Socially conscious, Jerry Yang is determined to give something back to charity. He pledged 10% of his winnings to three different charities − the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald House.

WSOP Main Event Final Table Results

1. Jerry Yang $8,250,000

2. Tuan Lam $4,840,981
3. Raymond Rahme $3,048,025
4. Alexander Kravchenko $1,852,721
5. Jon Kalmar $1,255,069
6. Hevad (RainKhan) Khan $956,243
7. Lee Childs $705,229
8. Lee Watkinson $585,699
9. Phillip Hilm $525,934

Congrats to Team PokerStars at the 2007 WSOP ME

Tuan Lam, Raymond Rahme, and Hevad "Rain" Kahn all from PokerStars all made the final table.