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Welcome to the Millionaires Club
The five remaining players (Jerry Yang, Jon Kalmar, Alex Kravchenko, Raymond Rahme, and Tuan Lam) have joined the World Series of Poker Millionaires Club. They will be guaranteed at least a $1.22 million payout. For the first time at the WSOP, Alex Kravchenko cracked a smile when one of his friends reminded him about the most recent jump in pay.
Seat 1 - Raymond Rahme - 15.955 million
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 5.17 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 73.04 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 19.915 million
Seat 8 - Jon Kalmar - 13.405 million
Hevad 'Rain' Khan Eliminated in 6th Place ($956,243)
Hand #56 - Jon Kalmar has the button in seat 8, Jerry Yang raises from middle position to 1.5 million, and Hevad 'Rain' Khan reraises from the small blind to 6 million (leaving himself just 3.44 million behind).
Raymond Rahme is taking his time from the big blind, counting his own chips to see how much 6 million would dent his stack. He eventually folds, and his fans in the crowd let out a soft, disappointed groan.
The action is back on Yang, who stands up to look at Khan, and then he asks how many chips Khan has behind. It's taking a while to get a clear count, and all of the other players wander away from the table, except for Raymond Rahme, who stays at the table to watch.
After several minutes of chip counting, Yang calmly says, "I call." Khan moves all in before the flop, in the dark.
The flop comes , and Yang calls with . Khan shows , and he needs to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the , and Khan picks up additional outs with a gutshot straight draw. He needs an ace, a queen, or a five to survive.
The river card is the , and Jerry Yang runs to his family for a hug as he wins the pot with two pair, jacks and threes.
Hevad 'Rain' Khan is eliminated in sixth place, earning $956,243. The next player eliminated will receive $1,255,069 for fifth place.
Hevad 'Rain' Khan
Hand #55 - Tuan Lam has the button in seat 6, Jon Kalmar limps from the small blind for 300,000, and Hevad 'Rain' Khan checks his option. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Kalmar bets 400,000, and Khan calls.
The river card is the , Kalmar checks, Khan bets 2.25 million, and Kalmar calls with A-9 for two pair, aces and eights. but Khan shows for trip eights to win the pot worth 5.69 million.
Robert Williamson III playing in Event #7
Yes, Robert Williamson III is sitting ringside watching the final table. He's currently doing color commentary for Bluff Radio.