# Did the WSOP Main Event ever play 6 handed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-wsop-main-event-ever-play-6-handed/595596>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 8, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-wsop-main-event-ever-play-6-handed/595596 "2011-09-08T08:35:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-wsop-main-event-ever-play-6-handed/595596/1 "2011-09-08T08:35:44Z")

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No matter how I word the query, [ask.com](http://ask.com) isn’t helpful. Read Phil Hellmuth’s book, he talks about the 2000 ME, and implies they played six handed tables.

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**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-wsop-main-event-ever-play-6-handed/595596/2 "2011-09-09T16:04:37Z")

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Could be referring to the late stage of the tournament when only 12 players are left.