Chip count information for the 'November Nine':

• DENNIS PHILLIPS, 53, St. Louis, Missouri, 26,295,000
• IVAN DEMIDOV, 27, Moscow, Russia, 24,400,000
• SCOTT MONTGOMERY, 26, Perth, Ontario, Canada, 19,690,000
• PETER EASTGATE, 22, Odense, Denmark, 18,375,000
• YLON SCHWARTZ, 38, Brooklyn, New York, 12,525,000
• DARUS SUHARTO, 39, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 12,520,000
• DAVID RHEEM, 28, Los Angeles, California, 10,230,000
• CRAIG MARQUIS, 23, Arlington, Texas, 10,210,000
• KELLY KIM, 31, Whittier, California, 2,620,000

From 6,844 to nine. After nearly two weeks at the tables, our nine-handed final table has been formed. While it may feel a little strange that the final table won't be cranking up tomorrow, the "November Nine" will return after a 117 day layoff as the most well prepared final table in poker history, as well as guinea pigs for the delayed final table experiment. Who will make the most of their layoff to claim the $9 million top-prize on November 9th? Poker Pages will be back in Las Vegas, bringing you live coverage from the Rio.

Official chip counts at the end of Day 7 will be posted as soon as they are available.

Hamrick was UTG and moved all in. Craig Marquis came over the top with the rest of his stack and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Hamrick: A J
Marquis: Q Q

Flop: K 10 3
Turn: 10
River: K

Marquis' queens had held up. Hamrick will finish on the "November Nine" bubble.

Dean Hamrick has been eliminated in 10th-place. Although he won't be back in November, he'll have $591,869 to drown his sorrows with.

Shortly after doubling up Darus Suharto, Joe Bishop called another all in. Bishop made it 600k from the CO, and Kelly Kim moved in with the 1.95 million he had left. Bishop called, tabling 8 7, and he didn’t look good against Kim’s 8 8. The board ran out A T T 7 2, doubling Kim’s stack.

Bishop was left with only 2.4 million, which he shipped in without much delay. From the BB, Chino Rheem looked him up with pocket deuces. Bishop tabled A-3 for his tournament life. The flop fell A 5 3, giving Bishop two pair for a big lead, but adding a straight draw to Chino’s outs. The Queen on the turn was safe for Bishop, and he turned his back to the board as the dealer turned over the final card. The river was a 4, making Chino’s wheel and sending his fans into a frenzy. Bishop heard the noise and knew his tournament run had come to an end.

Finishing in 11^th place, Joe Bishop takes home $591,869.

Bishop’s entire bust hand took place during an epic trip to the tank by Dennis Phillips over on the feature table. Phillips bet out 500k pre-flop, and Scott Montgomery jacked it up to 2.2 million. Phillips called to see the J T 6 flop. Phillips checked, Montgomery fired out 1.5 million, and Phillips called. He also checked the K on the turn, then called a 2 million bet from Montgomery. After the 9 on the river and another check from Phillips, Montgomery made it 4 million.

Phillips headed into the tank, where he stayed while over on the other table Joe Bishop moved all in, Chino called, and Bishop was sent packing. Finally, after the roaring at the side table subsided, Phillips made the 4 million call. Montgomery tabled A T for the nut flush and scooped the 15 million+ pot. Phillips dropped 9.7 million to Montgomery, who is up to 21 million. Despite the hit, Phillips still has the chip lead over Montgomery by half a million chips.

After the Bishop bust, a short break was in order as they combined to just one table.  The players received a well-deserved ovation from the standing-room-only crowd.  After player introductions, it was time to get down to business.  One more elimination means we've got our nine-handed final table.

Final table setup:

Seat 1 - Dean Hamrick - 12,460,000
Seat 2 - Dennis Phillips - 21,500,000
Seat 3 - Craig Marquis - 12,000,000
Seat 4 - Ylon Schwartz - 10,500,000
Seat 5 - Scott Montgomery - 20,635,000
Seat 6 - Darus Suharto - 16,425,000
Seat 7 - David "Chino" Rheem - 10,100,000
Seat 8 - Ivan Demidov - 18,700,000
Seat 9 - Kelly Kim - 4,430,000
Seat 10 - Peter Eastgate - 10,430,000

Right off the bat, we had fireworks.

Craig Marquis opened with a raise, making it 525K to go from the CO.  Ylon Schwartz sat on the button and reraise to 1.625 million.  It would fold to Marquis, who decided to put in another raise.  It was now 4.5 to Schwartz.  He wasted little time moving all in for the rest of his 10.5 million.  Marquis went into the tank and everyone in attendence was out of their seats, excited by the possibility of a one-and-done ten-handed experience.

After much deliberation, Marquis gave it up.  As the pot was slid to Schwartz, he turned over A-A.  Marquis is down to just 7.5 million, while Schwartz is up to 15 million after just one hand.

Still looking for one more bust out.

ESPN may have more cameras on the "feature" table, but all of the big action has been on the table next to it. The rail is packed too, as David "Chino" Rheem's fan club keeps growing. His railbirds now include the Mizrachi clan, the Le brothers, Greg "FBT" Mueller, Theo Tran, J.C. Tran, and Mark Newhouse.

Chino has been dominating the action while his friends take over the rail. In one hand, after Craig Marquis made it 425,000 to go from the button, BB Chino moved in for 16 million without a second of hesitation. Marquis spent several minutes trying to decipher Chino's move. "I just can't think of what kind of hand you'd insantly shove with. There was like no delay...It just makes no sense." Finally, Marquis mucked, telling Rheem, "nice hand dude."

From the rail, the Mizrachis were trying to get Chino's hand out of him in code. "A bishop with a King?" asked the Grinder. "Chino, quiet," barked Mueller. "No info, no info."

A few hands later, Ivan Demidov limped from the SB, and BB Craig Marquis checked his option to see the J 3 2 flop. Demidov bet out 250,000, and Marquis raised it to 800k. Demidov called, and the turn brought the 6. Ivan made it 1.3 million to go, and Craig surprised him by moving all in. Demidov thought hard about making the call, but in the end, mucked his cards, dropping to 8.2 million.

Demidov got the chance for a big showdown a few hands later. He raised to 650k from the CO, and Rheem made it 2 million from the SB. Demidov moved all in, giving Chino a tough decision. "Did he call, did he call?" shouted a nervous Greg Mueller who ran in from the hallway. Eventually, he did, pumping his fists as he turned over T T to Demidov's 9 9. With the crowd whooping in the background, the dealer spread the flop: T 9 6. Chino took the lead with top set, but Demidov picked up straight and flush draws. The 4 on the turn gave Ivan the flush and put Chino in bad shape. While his fans shouted at the dealer to pair the board, the rivered 5 didn't comply.

Demidov's stack doubled to 18.7 million, while Chino was left with 8.4 million. He kept it together to look at his cards on the next hand, then booked it out of the Amazon room. Several ESPN camera guys hustled after him, with J.C. Tran and Mueller close on their heels. Rheem was back in his seat by the next hand, looking calm and collected. "That's poker," he said, giving Ivan a fist pound across the table. Chino's friends were less resilient, forming a circle on the floor in the now empty half of the Amazon room and hanging their heads.

The action didn't slow down a bit. Joe Bishop raised it up to 700k from the button. Darus Suharto sat in the BB and decided to raise to 1.7 million. Bishop was quick with the call. Q 6 5 on the flop, and Suharto leads out for 2.5 million. Bishop informs Suharto and the rest of the table that's he's all in, forcing Suharto up out of his chair.

"You got a big hand?" asked Suharto. "You got A-Q?"

"Oh, is there a Queen on that board?" Bishop said with a smile, before returning to his wandering act.

Eventually, Suharto decided to make the call, turning over K-K. "Nice call," Bishop said, as he showed the A-Q Suharto was asking about. After the turn and river fell 6 and 2, respectively, Suharto's cowboys were still good. He doubles to about 14 million chips, while Bishop fell to 4.5 million.

Although it's easy to forget with these characters, there is actually another table left. On the ESPN table, chip leader Dennis Phillips found himself in a monster pot.

Three players saw a cheap flop. With T 2 2 on the board, Dean Hamrick made it 425k to go. Phillips raised to 1.2 million, chasing Scott Montgomery out of the pot. Hamrick decided 1.2 wasn't enough and reraised to 2.6 million. Phillips would call. Hamrick would call another 3 million after a 9 fell on the turn. Both would check after a 3 fell on the river. Hamrick showed T-4 to Phillips' T-8. Each had Tens and deuces, with the 9 kicker on the board playing for both players. So after all the excitement and nearly 15 million in the pot, we had ourselves a chop.

Despite the fact that the life-changing final table of the Main Event is getting closer and closer, the all ins keep coming, and the World Series is down to its last 15 players.

Dennis Phillips opened for half a million up front and Peter Eastgate made the call. Tiffany Michelle came along for the ride from the big blind, too. On the flop of A T 9 rainbow, Tiffany checked, Dennis bet a cool million, Peter called, and Michelle tanked for a minute. She finally announced all-in, which was about 3.8 million smooth. Dennis got out of the way, and Peter snap-called, showing his pocket Aces for top set. Tiffany rolled over A-J offsuit for top pair. Only a runner-runner straight would save Tiffany, but when the dealer burned and rolled the turn, it was a 5, and it was all over for Tiffany. Her 17th place finish is the highest finish for a woman in the main event since Tiffany Williams finished 15th in 2005.

Tiffany Michelle of Los Angeles, California, finished in 17th place, earning $334,534.

Peter Eastgate made it 335,000, and Anthony Scherer moved his last chips into the pot. Eastgate looked him up with K K, meaning Scherer's A 8 would have to improve to keep him in the game. The 9 9 2 wasn't what he needed, and the 5 on the turn ended Scherer's hopes for a flush and left him with three outs. The 5 on the river wasn't one of them, ending Anthony's tournament.

Anthony Scherer of Truckee, California, took home $334,534 for 16th place.

After busting Scherer, Peter Eastgate took over the chip lead with 18.5 million. Joe Bishop is next with 17.1 million. David "Chino" Rheem and Gert Andersen are the two shortest stacks, both working with only 3.8 million.

Rheem had one foot out the door when he manged to double up and stay alive. Chino Rheem gets heckled on his way to a double up.

Rheem looked down at A-Q in the cutoff and raised to 325k. Chris Klodnicki reraised to 750k from the SB. Rheem moved all in for 2 million, and Klodnicki called.

The cards were turned over and Rheem was racing his A-Q with the pocket sixes of Klodnicki. After the Q 8 4 flop, Rheem informed his buddies, the Mizrachi bros, that Klodnicki was, "looking for a 6, or running 5-7. The deuce on the turn had Klodnicki looking for a two-outer. The 5 on the river meant Rheem was up to 4 million, but not without some flack from a player in the gallery, who was either Rheem opposition, or a Klodnicki supporter.

"Risk your whole tournament with Ace-high?" said the heckler. "Nice move, buddy."

Rheem told the man to, "come and say that to my face," but of course, he didn't. He simply said a few more words under his breath and exited the Amazon Room. Rheem and Klodnicki agreed they'd done the same if the hands were switched and order was restored to the table. Klodnicki is down to 6 million.

Jason Riesenberg raised to 300k from the middle and Darus Suharto looked him up. Judet Toni Cristian then made it a million straight from the cutoff. Jason opted out and Darus moved in. Toni’s pocket Jacks were crushed by Darus’ pocket Kings. The board came Q T 9 5 5 and Darus’ Kings were good.

Judet Toni Cristian of Bucharest, Romania, finished in 22^nd place earning $257,334.

Kelly Kim raised to 275k and Brandon Cantu popped it to 950k. Dean Hamrick then shoved for 1.465 million on top. Kelly mucked and Brandon went into the tank for several minutes. Brandon finally called, showing T5 off (I don’t make this stuff up, folks) to the astonishment of everyone watching. Dean rolled over pocket Aces. The board came out, painfully slowly thanks to the ESPN cameras, 8 7 5 8 T and although Brandon made two pair, Dean’s two pair were better and he took the pot. Brandon was down to 2.4 million while Dean stacked up to 5.5 million.

Paul Snead (button) opened for 300k and Scott Montgomery (big blind) kicked it on up to 800k. On the flop of J T 3 , Scott fired 1.5 million and Paul doubled it to 3 million. Scott moved in for 1.75 million on top and Paul went into the tank for quite a while. Eventually the clock was called and he waited until the countdown was at one before making the call. Scott hid his face as he rolled over his A4 off (just one over). Paul held J 7 for top pair. Turn was the 8 giving Paul a flush draw as well. Then the river was the A, giving Scott the bigger pair and the double-up to over 11 million.

A few hands later, Paul shoved his last 400k in after Craig Marquis opened for 280k. Craig called the extra 120k, showing AK off. Paul’s AT off was dominated. The board came J 8 8 2 7 and Craig took the pot.

Paul Snead of Kings Park, New York, finished in 21^st place, earning $257,334.

Cantu completed the self-destruction to go home in 20th place. Peter Eastgate raised to 300k pre-flop, and Cantu risked his last 2.3 million from the button. Eastgate had him well covered and made the call to race his A Q against Cantu’s 9 9. The flop fell 8 6 3, adding the nut flush draw to Eastgate’s two overcards. The 8 left Brandon with only one more card to sweat, but Eastgate still had a whole lot of outs. And he hit one with the 4 on the river, making his flush and busting Cantu. Brandon ends his 2008 Series with three cashes, but won’t get a chance to make a second final table appearance. He placed 9th in the $2,500 Omaha & 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better event. After slipping earlier in the level, Eastgate is back in the top five with 9.12 million.

Brandon Cantu of Las Vegas, Nevada, finished in 20th place, earning $257,344.

Without giving the crowd much time to calm down, Albert Kim got involved in another high-stakes hand. Kim raised to 275k from the CO, and Chris Klodnicki boosted it to 750,000 from the button. The action folded back to Kim, who shoved. Klodnicki, who barely had Kim covered, took his time making the crucial decision. Finally, he flipped up pocket 9s, and Kim tabled A-K. The 9 8 6 flop gave Klodnicki a set and put a big hurt on Kim’s big slick. A 3 on the turn and Ten on the river sealed his fate, making Kim the 19th place finisher. The $257,334 payday is more than 25 times Kim’s previous career earnings. It’s a safe bet this won’t be his last WSOP appearance.

Albert Kim of Staten Island, New York, finished in 19th place, earning $257,344.

With only 18 players remaining, the clock was paused while they drew for seats and moved to the final two tables, which are the two ESPN feature tables.

Play resumed at 2:14pm with level 29: Ante 10k, Blinds 50k/100k.

Dennis Phillips is still the chip leader with 14.425 million. Peter Eastgate is second with 10.775 million.

Peter Eastgate (cutoff) made it 300k to go and Gert Andersen made the call from the button. On the flop of K J 8 , Peter checked, Gert fired 450k, and Peter called. Turn was the T – both checked. River was the 7 and Peter fired 600k. Gert mucked and Peter took the pot, chipping up to ~11.5 million.

Jason Riesenberg raised to 275k utg and Chino Rheem called from the button, as did Dennis Phillips from the small blind. On the flop of K Q T, it was checked to Chino, who fired 400k. Dennis then check-raised him to a cool million. Jason and Chino both surrendered and Dennis continues to add to his lead.

Craig Marquis opened for 280k. Ylon Schwartz called, then Tiffany Michelle popped it up to 900k on the button. Craig mucked, then Ylon made the call. On the flop of Q 8 2, Ylon moved in. Tiffany mucked and Ylon chipped up to 9.4 million. Tiffany was left with ~4.6 million.

Judet Toni Cristian made a string-raise utg and was forced to just call. Nicholas Sliwinski also called, then Albert kim kicked it up to 800k. Judet then shoved for 2 million. Nicholas folded and Albert called, showing pocket 9s. Judet’s pocket Aces were way ahead. The board came T 8 4 J 3 and Judet doubled to 4.3 million. Albert was down to 3 million.

Scott Montgomery opened for 300k utg and Tim Loecke moved his last 525k in. Ylon Schwartz called from the button and Scott also called. On the flop of A T 2, both checked. Turn was a 3 and Scott checked, Ylon bet 600k, and Scott mucked. Tim showed pocket 6s, which were in a world-o-hurt against Ylon’s pocket 3s, which had just turned into a set. Tim needed a 6 on the river to survive, but it was a 4 and that was that.

Tim Locke of Highland Park, Illinois, finished in 23^rd place, earning $ 257,334.

Paul Snead (cutoff) raised to a quarter-million. Tiffany Michelle called from the button. Then Phi Nguyen shoved from the small blind for 850k. Paul made the call and Tiffany opted out. Phi held AT off and was trailing Paul’s pocket Jacks. The board came 9 3 2 5 8 and Paul’s Jacks were good to take the pot.

Phi Nguyen of Hawaiian Gardens, California, finished in 26^th place, earning $257,334.

Aaron Gordon opened for 225k from the middle and Darus Suharto called. Then Chris Klodnicki kicked it on up to 800k from the cutoff. Aaron mucked and Darus surprised everyone by moving in for 3.3 million. Chris tanked for a bit, then surrendered.

Joe Bishop made it 250k to go from the button and Gert Andersen popped it to 850k from the big blind. Joe called and the flop came K T 6 . Gert fired 900k and Joe shoved. The count was 3.175 million and Gert thought for a bit, then let it go.

Judet Toni Cristian opened for 200k and both blinds came along for the ride. On the flop of J 8 3 , the blinds checked and Judet fired 325k. Chino Rheem folded from the small blind and Dennis Phillips made the call from the big. The turn was the 9 . Dennis led for half a million and Judet called. River was the 3 . Dennis fired another half-million chips and again Judet called. Dennis showed A 7 – just the nuts. Judet mucked and Dennis chipped up to over 14 million.

Niklas Flisberg got all-in with A T against Joe Bishop, who had him dominated with A K . The flop came A J 8 giving both a pair, but leaving Joe in the lead. The turn was the 3 giving Niklas some additional outs with the flush draw. Only a spade or Ten would save him. The river was the 4 and Joe took the pot with top pair, top kicker.

Niklas Flisberg of Stockholm, Sweden, finished in 25^th place, earning $257,334.

Ylon Schwartz made it 255k from the cutoff and Paul Snead called from the button, as did Scott Montgomery from the big blind. On the flop of K J J Scott checked, Ylon fired 380k, then Paul kicked it up to 1.2 million. Scott ducked for cover and Ylon went into the tank, then made the call. Turn was another King. Ylon bet 900k and Paul shoved. Ylon snap called, showing AK for top full house (Kings-full). Paul’s AJ (Jacks-full) was left looking for the case Jack on the river. It did not appear, however, and Ylon doubled up.

Aaron Gordon limped and Jason Riesenberg did likewise. Darus Suharto then raised to 330k from the button. Aaron re-raised to 900k and Jason ducked for cover. Darus shoved and Aaron called all-in, showing Q T . Darus held pocket Jacks and the lead. Aaron would need to improve to survive. The board came K 6 2 5 7 and Darus took the pot with his Jacks.

Aaron Gordon of Brighton, England, finished in 24^th place, earning $257,334.

Level 28 came to a close and the final 23 players were sent on a 20-minute break.

Play resumed at 12:28pm with Level 28: Ante 10k, Blinds 40k/80k. About 85 minutes remain in this level.

Peter Eastgate raised to 225k and Gert Andersen looked him up. On the flop of 5 2 2 , Peter continued to fire, this time 340k. Gert called. Turn was a 7 and Peter fired the third barrel, this time for 825k. Gert called. River was a 4. Peter launched 1.7 million – Gert called. Peter showed 42 off for deuces-full. Gert mucked and Peter chipped up to over 12 million.

On a flop of A 5 4, Gert checked, Michael Carroll shoved for 735k and Joe Bishop called. Then Gert shoved putting the action back to Joe. Joe decided to get out of the way. Michael showed A9 off for top pair. Gert showed pocket 4s for the set and had Michael crushed, needing two runners to survive. The turn was a Jack and it was all over for Michael.

Michael Carroll of Carson, California, finished in 27^th place, earning $257,334.

Jason Riesenberg made it 180k to go and Nicholas Sliwinski (small blind) committed the chips. On the flop of AdQh7h, both checked. Turn was the 9d and Nicholas checked. Jason bet 320k and Nicholas called. River was the 4d and both checked. Nicholas held Jh9h for a pair of 9s. Jason showed Ac5c for top pair to take the pot.

Full event payout information to date can be found here.

We're down to three tables.  Of the original 6,844 entrants, just 27 still have a shot at becoming the next Main Event champion and the $9 million first-place prize.  Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow and Victor Ramdin couldn't survive the battle that was Day Six.  Tiffany Michelle, Chino Rheem and Brandon Cantu did, and are among those chasing Dennis Phillips and Craig Marquis, who will enter the Day Seven with more than 11 million chips each.  Who will get their ticket punched for a seat at November's final table?  Live coverage of Day Seven begins Monday at 12 p.m. PDT.

End of Day 6 chip counts and seating information: