2014 WSOP Day 47: Newhouse Leads Final 79 of Main Event, Eyes Back-to-Back Final Tables
At the conclusion of the longest day played yet in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, 79 players bagged up their chips and wrote down their names before marching out the doors of the Amazon Room. An extra hour was added to play to make up for the shortened Day 3 and Day 4.
The man at the top of the chip counts is a person who will be familiar to anyone who tuned in to the 2013 WSOP broadcasts: Mark Newhouse entered the November Nine last year with a short stack of 7.3 million, good for eighth place. Evidence of how dominant his Day 5 was: He actually has more chips now — 7.4 million — than he took into last year’s final table.
Perhaps having been there before has helped solidify in Newhouse the fearless mentality needed to conquer huge tournament fields, as his aggression was on display throughout the day, putting people to the test for stacks seemingly every time he played a pot. Known as “Newhizzle” in his online heyday, he has more than $2.7 million in live tournament cashes but is undoubtedly hungry to add $10 million to that after getting a small taste of the biggest stage in poker last year.
Newhouse has plenty of tough company in the top 10. Here's a look:
2014 Main Event End of Day 5 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Newhouse | 7,400,000 |
| 2 | Kyle Keranen | 6,670,000 |
| 3 | Scott Palmer | 6,595,000 |
| 4 | Bruno Politano | 5,475,000 |
| 5 | Andoni Larrabe | 5,470,000 |
| 6 | Dan Smith | 5,360,000 |
| 7 | Dan Sindelar | 5,240,000 |
| 8 | Tony Ruberto | 5,235,000 |
| 9 | Iaron Lightbourne | 4,975,000 |
| 10 | Leif Force | 4,745,000 |
Keranen brings an intriguing storyline into Day 6. In 2012 he was the chip leader of the Main Event at this same point in time, but he went on to bust in 38th place. That disappointing finish will certainly be on his mind when play resumes on Sunday.
Several notables didn’t crack the top 10 but still lurk with a bag of chips and a dream. They include Martin Jacobson (3.925 million), Bryan Devonshire (3.83 million), Andrey Zaichenko (3.565 million), Matt Waxman (3.125 million), and Isaac Baron (3 million), and Brian Hastings (2.945 million).
Maria Ho, meanwhile, outlasted every other woman who entered the tournament, and she will continue to Day 6 with a short stack of 435,000. Impressively, Ho pulled off the same feat in 2007, when she cashed 38th for $237,865. She’s an accomplished tournament player who has tallied more than $1.5 million in live winnings.
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A total of 291 runners entered the day with high hopes, but the majority of them left the arena with broken hearts and fatter wallets at some point during the 14 hour grind. One by one, Mike Sowers (286th), John Monnette (272nd), last year’s bubble boy Farzad Bonyadi (238th), Jared Bleznick (217th), Kevin Eyster (204th), Jeff Madsen (188th), Brian Townsend (170th), Byron Kaverman (123rd), Jonathan Aguiar (105th), Mukul Pahuja (101st), and Griffin Benger saw deep runs come to an end.
Dozens more will join them on the payout list on Sunday, as Day 6 will commence at 12 p.m. local time here at the Rio. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to deliver all of the action, so come right back and don’t miss a single key hand as the November Nine draws closer.
Video of the Day
Last year Mark Newhouse finished ninth in the World Series of Poker Main Event. Can he get to the final table again? PokerNews' Remko Rinkema chatted with him late on Day 5.
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