Las Vegas - A flurry of eliminations at the World Series of Poker on Thursday brought players tantalizingly close to the prize money - paydirt for investing USD 10,000 to buy into the main event. After two hours of play, 262 players had been eliminated from the remaining field of 1,308. After four hours, 873 players were still at the tables. But play was expected to slow to a painful crawl as the day went on and tables began playing hand-for-hand...