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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.