Day Six and Seven of the WSOP Main Event is one where we see 185 hopefuls cut down to a final 27 that will see their life change with a turn of the card.

The stories develop, the transition from hometown amateur to poker star begins and player’s dreams are crushed – this year it is no exception.

Previous champions Joe Hachem and Peter Eastgate eventually fell along with Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Tom Schneider and JC Tran. However it would be Dennis Phillips’ run ending in 45th that nearly saw the St Louis trucker make history since Dan Harrington’s back-to-back final tables in 2003 and 2004.

Apart from the bust outs, bad beats and amateur-to-star stories that I could talk about, I’d rather share with you the final instalment of a series of PokerNews videos that are based on the development of the history of the WSOP over the past 40 years.

They are easily the greatest poker videos ever produced and a worth the minutes they cut out of your life – I guarantee it!

40 Years of the World Series of Poker

. . . told you it was worth it!!!