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Carter Phillips Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event 16
Six-Handed games initially became popular at major online poker sites. Rather than playing in a standard game containing nine or ten seats, many players prefer the short-handed format, which tends to reward aggression over passivity. Six-handed games generally involve more confrontation and often play faster. Six-handed poker is usually an action game.
This year’s Six-Handed competition attracted a huge field of 1,663 players. This was the largest Six-Handed live tournament in poker history. The turnout eclipsed last year’s record turnout, which was 1,459 entries, representing a 14 percent increase in attendance.
The top 162 finishers collected prize money. The runner up was Samuel Gerber, from Switzerland.
It’s also noteworthy that this was the second-youngest final table in WSOP history. The average age of players was 22.8 years. Only last year’s No-Limit Hold’em Shootout, with an average age of 22.2 years, was comprised of a younger group of finalists.
A full report of this event will be posted shortly.
For official tournament results and additional details, please CLICK HERE.
