Day 6 at the main event of the World Series of Poker

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 | 11:32 a.m.

DAY: 6 (Officially known as Day 2B)

BIG NEWS: Jeff Norman of Encinitas, Calif., was the chip leader Wednesday with 315,000 after the first 3 1/2 hours of play. He was followed by Carl Olson of Seattle with 280,000 and Matt Keikoan of San Rafael, Calif., with 267,000.

STUD OF THE DAY: Poker pro and writer Chad Brown increased his stack to 95,000 during the first hour when he busted another player with a straight. With the board showing king, queen, nine and seven on the turn, Brown's opponent went all in with pocket aces. Brown, who had a jack and a 10, showed a king-high straight. The meaningless river card was a four, so Brown was able to win and eliminate a foe. Brown, who again cracked an opponent's aces with a straight about two hours into play, was in 11th place with 184,000 chips after about 3 1/2 hours. Brown is in 11th place in the 2007 Player Standings.

BUSTED OUT: Poker pros Steve Dannenmann, Allen Cunningham, Bill Gazes, Susie Isaacs, Phil Gordon, Vinnie Vinh.

POKER TALK: Blinding off: When a player shows up after the official starting time or leaves the table during play. Rick Tocchet, an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes who recently pleaded guilty to gambling charges and is on a leave of absence from the team, missed the first two hours of play Wednesday, losing chips each hand. The tactic frequently is used by former champ Phil Hellmuth, who tries to gain an edge over his opponents by making a grand entrance after the official starting time.

UP NEXT: Surviving players from Days 2A and 2B, are scheduled to come together Thursday, officially Day 3 of play, in what should be about a 10-hour session.

HE SAID WHAT?: "Is it legal to wear tank tops? There used to be a rule." - Daniel Negreanu, joking about a player who took off his shirt and stripped down to his tank top before receiving a massage at the feature table.