A player in late position raises to 2,100 and Shirley Williams calls on the button. Sabyl Cohen reraises to 6,000 and the late-postion player folds. Williams calls again. On the flop, Cohen bets 10,000 and Williams folds. Cohen is up to 77,650.
With a little over 20,000 in the pot, Mikkelsen checks the river and his opponent bets 20,000. Mikkelsen thinks for awhile and calls, showing for the set. The opponent has for the busted flush draw. Mikkelsen is at 212,000.
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(Information provided by Chris Hanel of ExpertInsight.net)
Steve Frezer, one of the lead floor supervisors here at the WSOP, confirmed the results of the investigation into David Singer's elimination from the tournament.
Surveillance cameras confirmed that, A) the player in question did not look at his phone, and B) his only action was to silence the phone's ringer and quickly put it back into his pocket.
The tournament staff then took the investigation one step further, and temporarily confiscated the man's phone to test whether or not it was possible for him to receive a text message, by the way in which he handled his phone. The additional test concluded that the man would have had to press three buttons in order to receive a text message.
Based on the results of the investigation, the tournament staff is standing by their ruling. Singer, who has since left the premises, is still planning to consult the Nevada Gaming Commission regarding the ruling.
If you haven't already, check out the interview we got with David just minutes after his controversial bust-out. Click here to see the interview with David, along with all the other videos from this event.
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Hoyt Corkins
An early-position player limped, as did Hoyt Corkins in the small blind. The big blind checked his option and the three players saw a flop of . The early-position player checked, and Corkins bet 1,200. The big blind folded and the early-position player pondered for a bit, eventually sliding out 4,000 chips. With little hesitation, Corkins tossed out 14,200 more. The early-position player thought for upwards of two minutes, but eventually thought the better of it, tossing his cards into the muck. Corkins stacked the pot and is now sitting at about 48,000.
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8-Time Bracelet Winner Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel busted out of the Main Event about an hour ago when he was short-stacked and made a stand with K-5 offsuit. He couldn't overcome his opponent's pocket sixes. It was a quiet end to a quiet WSOP for Seidel, who through the first 53 events had earned a paltry $20,558 with four cashes.
But just ten hours before the Main Event began on Friday, Erik Seidel did something extraordinary. He won his eighth WSOP bracelet in Event #54 ($5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball).
Eight bracelets. That puts him alone in fifth place on the all-time list, behind Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Moss. All four of those men are in the WSOP Hall of Fame.
Even more amazing than the eight bracelets is the fact that so few people are even aware of it. Two days later, even some of the top players are surprised when they hear the news. "Eight bracelets? When did that happen?"
When Doyle Brunson was eliminated from the Main Event on Day 1a, there was an announcement over the loudspeaker. Players and fans applauded as the Babe Ruth of our game exited from the biggest event of the year.
When Allen Cunningham won his fifth WSOP bracelet early in the Series, ESPN was there asking him when he would reach the magic number (at the time) of ten.
When Phil Hellmuth won his record-setting eleventh bracelet, even the sequestered Bluff tent couldn't contain him. Even though his victory didn't come on the ESPN table, there was a special ceremony on the ESPN stage where Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson presented him with the historic bracelet.
When Erik Seidel won his eighth bracelet, there was ... nothing. A few photographers, a few hardy spectators, and me, who had just reported every single hand from his final table. There was no commissioner, no video camera, and no bracelet ceremony. (Unless you count the TD handing him the bracelet and saying, "Here's your bracelet, Erik.")
In an era when some players become famous for their self-promotion, crazy antics, or rude trash talk, it's refreshing to watch Seidel quietly go about his business under the radar.
Eight bracelets. That's three more than Ivey and Cunningham, and five more than Negreanu. He may not be as young as they are, but he still has a very long career ahead him. Ten bracelets for Seidel is not a question of if, it's a question of when, and how soon.
Congratulations, Erik Seidel, on quietly pursuing history.
David "The Dragon" Pham bets 15,500 on the river and his opponent folds. The Dragon shows the underpair. "You bluff me, I bluff you!" he shouts. The Dragon's at 74,000.
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After the controversial elimination of David Singer in which his opponent may or may not have violated the "no cell phone use at the table" rule (see earlier update), we were able to get him for an interview to talk about exactly how the hand went down and about his thoughts on the ruling.
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for the busted flush draw. Mikkelsen is at 212,000.
holding 
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. He's since won a couple of pots and now his stack is back to 70,000.
underpair. "You bluff me, I bluff you!" he shouts. The Dragon's at 74,000.
