Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 6 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-15-2007 14:36 UTC-7

Daniel Alaei Moves In and Picks Up Some Chips

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At the Featured Table, Jon Kalmar limps from middle position for 80,000, Daniel Alaei moves all in from the cutoff for about 1.6 million, and Kalmar folds. Alaei takes the pot.

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07-15-2007 14:34 UTC-7

Featured Table Update

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The first level of the day was a little short, because it started last night. (They played one hour and 48 minutes of it today.) In that time, the Featured Table played just 30 hands.

Here are the chipcounts and seating positions for the Featured Table.

Seat 2 - Lee Childs - 11.68 million
Seat 3 - Jon Kalmar - 3.25 million
Seat 4 - Stefan Mattsson - 3.119 million
Seat 5 - Daniel Alaei - 1.6 million
Seat 6 - Jerry Yang - 2.5 million
Seat 7 - Kenny Tran - 6.5 million
Seat 8 - Tuan Lam - 6.3 million

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

07-15-2007 14:33 UTC-7

Players Have Returned from Break

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Play has resumed with blinds of 40,000-80,000, and a 10,000 ante. When one more player is eliminated, the final 27 players will redraw for seats at the final three tables.

07-15-2007 14:24 UTC-7

Players Take a 20-Minute Break

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07-15-2007 14:06 UTC-7

Featured Table: Lee Childs Takes a 6.33 Million Pot

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At the Featured Table, Lee Childs raises from middle position to 180,000, Stefan Mattsson calls from the cutoff, Jerry Yang reraises from the small blind to 1,000,000, and Childs goes into the tank for a few minutes before he calls. Mattson quickly folds, and it's heads-up to the flop with 2.33 million already in the pot.

The flop comes {9-Clubs}

, Yang bets 2,000,000, and Childs thinks for about 20 seconds before announcing that he is all in -- for more than 5,000,000. His friends and family stand up and applaud, cheering things like "You're the man, Lee!"

Yang thinks for about a minute before he folds, and Childs' cheering section explodes in excitement as he takes down the pot worth 6.33 million.

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07-15-2007 14:06 UTC-7

Player Profiles: Ryan Elson

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Ryan Elson from Canton, Ohio has an amazing story... he's playing in his first live tournament... ever. Elson and his brother got together with some friends and started a poker league home game. Each player put up $500 and the winner would get $10,000 for a buy-in to the WSOP main event plus a few bucks for travel expenses. Ryan Elson won his seat and is representing his poker league back in Canton. Several family members and friends are here on the rail cheering him on.

As of now, Elson is among the final 29 players in the biggest tournament in the world. That's an impressive feat considering that he's playing in his first ever real tournament.

His friend Steve was quick to point out, "Hey wait a minute. My basement is a real tournament!"

From a friend's basement to the final four tables at the WSOP. Ryan Elson is on a magical ride and hoping to make the final table.

Tags: Ryan Elson

07-15-2007 13:58 UTC-7

Big Hand Brewing at the Featured Table

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Even though a break was announced, there is a big hand brewing preflop at the Featured Table. Here's a teaser ...

Lee Childs raises from middle position to 180,000, Stefan Mattsson calls from the cutoff, Jerry Yang reraises from the small blind to 1,000,000 ...

07-15-2007 13:56 UTC-7

Ron Kluber Eliminated in 29th Place ($285,678)

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After Scott Freeman raised to 195,000 from late position Kluber called from the small blind. Both players checked the {8-Diamonds}

flop and when the {3-Hearts}

fell on the turn Kluber shoved for his last 2.8 million.

"Why would you put 2.8 million in that pot?" Freeman mused. He thought it over and made the call with {A-Diamonds}