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Dag Martin Mikkelsen
Action folded all the way around to Kenneth Smith in the small blind. He raised to 120,000 and Dag Martin Mikkelsen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down...
Smith bet 150,000 and Mikkelsen called. The dealer layed down the on the turn. Smith increased his bet, this time to 200,000. Mikkelsen again made the call. The river card came the . Smith bet 250,000 this time. Mikkelsen seemed to agonize over the bet, but finally called. Smith showed but Mikkelsen had that beat with his . After that pot, Smith is down to 1,480,000 while Mikkelsen is up to 4,100,000.
Mickey Seagle is all in on the button for 150,000, with , and Kevin Farry calls in the small blind with . Farry's hand holds up and Seagle is out. Farry now has 3,800,000.
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With 54 players left, there is still $34,982,970 left in the prize pool. If everyone agreed to chop the rest of the money, each player would receive $647,832.
For comparison, that's worth more than eighth place ($585,699) but less than seventh place ($705,229).
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Richard Harris - 54th Place Finisher
Lee Childs made it 125,000 to go from the cutoff and was called by Maria Ho from the small blind. Richard Harris then moved all in for a total of 750,000 in chips. Childs made the call and Ho decided to get out of the way, saying, "At least I got out cheap!"
At the showdown, Harris revealed and was in bad shape against Childs's .
The flop came , after which Harris said, "Well that's a big help."
The on the turn left Harris drawing dead, but he picked up a $190,053 paycheck for his efforts.
The hand increased Lee Childs's chip stack to just over six million.
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David Tran Doubles Up
Action folded to Dag Martin Mikkelsen on the button who raised to 110,000. David Tran, in the small blind, bumped it to 510,000 straight. Mikkelsen moved all in and Tran called. The players showed...
Tran:
Mikkelsen:
The board came and Tran's jacks came out on top. He is now up to 3,290,000 chips while Mikkelsen slips to 4,100,000.
On the turn, Paul Kershaw is all in for 1.3 million in the small blind, with . Scotty Nguyen calls from the big blind with . "Why'd you move all in?" Scotty asks. "You think you're playing with a kid?" The river is not a heart and Kershaw is out. Scotty is up to 1,500,000.
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Kirk Morrison - 56th Place Finisher
William Spadea made it 125,000 to go from early position and Kirk Morrison moved all in over the top for a total of 240,000. Morrison, a fan favorite at the feature table, also put his hat and shirt into the pot with his chips.
Spadea made the call and showed pocket fives, while Morrison revealed . The board filled out , giving Spadea a set and the checkmark for the hand.
Morrison, always generous in defeat, wished his table good luck before exiting the tournament area to collect his $154,194 paycheck.
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On a board reading Lee Watkinson bets out 400,000 from the small blind and Rep Porter moves all in for 1,650,000. Watkinson makes the call and opens for a set of sixes. Porter has for a flush.
The river is the and Rep Porter doubles up to just over 3,500,000.
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Hyon Kim Eliminated
Philip Hilm raised to 120,000 from the button. Hyon Kim, playing from the small blind, raised to 1,100,000 (Hyon was not all in, as he had left a 5,000 chip on his cards to protect them.) Hilm made the call and they took a flop heads up...
Kim, in a mere formality, tossed his last 5,000 chip into the pot. Needless to say, Hilm called. Kim showed which trailed the of Hilm. The turn came the and the river the . Kim failed to catch one of his overcards and was eliminated in 57th place, earning himself $154,194 in the process.
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on the turn. Smith increased his bet, this time to 200,000. Mikkelsen again made the call. The river card came the 
. Smith bet 250,000 this time. Mikkelsen seemed to agonize over the bet, but finally called. Smith showed 
but Mikkelsen had that beat with his 
. After that pot, Smith is down to 1,480,000 while Mikkelsen is up to 4,100,000.
. Farry's hand holds up and Seagle is out. Farry now has 3,800,000.
and was in bad shape against Childs's 
. Scotty Nguyen calls from the big blind with 
. "Why'd you move all in?" Scotty asks. "You think you're playing with a kid?" The river is not a heart and Kershaw is out. Scotty is up to 1,500,000.
. The board filled out 
for a set of sixes. Porter has 
. Kim failed to catch one of his overcards and was eliminated in 57th place, earning himself $154,194 in the process.
