2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 5
Originally from Stavanger, Norway, he started out as an online sports bettor gambling on soccer matches. One site that he wagered on offered micro-limit poker and that's where Dag Martin Mikkelsen got his start. He switched sites and quickly jumped up in levels. He's been playing $500 and $1,000 SNGs. He's also made two final tables at the PokerStars Sunday Million.
In a previous interview, Mikkelsen said his favorite player was Phil Ivey. When asked about five words to describe himself, he mentioned... arrogant, aggressive, calm, confident, and paranoid.
After the hand, Salem was up to 600,000 while Ellerbe was on life support with only 80,000.
It was bad timing for Hamby, as his was dominated by Watkinson's , and when the board ran out "The Waco Kid" was eliminated from the Main Event.
On the next hand, Banghart raised to 75,000 from the button and Kevin Farry called. The flop was . Farry checked, Banghart bet 250,000, Farry moved all in and Banghart folded.
After these two hands, Banghart's stack was down to 1.85 million.
Alex Kravchenko bet 100,000 on the flop while Richard Harris raised it another 100,000. Kravchenko came back over the top for an additional 100,000 and Harris called. The turn was the and Kravchenko immediately bet 500,000. After going into the tank, Harris eventually let the hand go, but not before flashing A-K.
After the hand, Harris is at 2,800,000 while Kravchenko is at 2,640,000.
The aces held up for Childs and John Bird was eliminated. After the hand, Childs is up to 2,660,000.
At the current blind level, 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante, it costs players 63,000 just to play one round. With the current average stack of 1,428,700, the average chip stack's "M" is 22.67 (meaning, they could fold every hand for 22 2/3 orbits before going broke). According to Harrington, an "M" of 5 is considered a short stack while an "M" of 30 or more is a very comfortable stack to play with.
Level: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000