06-12-2007 17:49 UTC-7

James Ekman Eliminated in 36th Place ($12,348)

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James Ekman moves all in under the gun, and Anders Sebastian calls all in from early position with {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{K-Hearts}

. Ekman shows {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

. The board comes {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

{4-Clubs}

{2-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

, and Sebastian's kings hold up to win the pot, increasing his stack to 135,000. Ekman is crippled down to 2,000.

The next hand, Ekman is forced all in from the big blind. John Phan raises from the cutoff to 15,000, Matt Gilsdorf reraises to 50,000, and Phan folds. Ekman wakes up with a real hand, showing {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

{3-Spades}

, but he's dominated by Gilsdorf's 9-9. Ekman never catches a three, and he's knocked out in 36th place, earning $12,348.

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