Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 5 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-14-2007 14:39 UTC-7

Players Return from Break

[user25067]

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

07-14-2007 14:40 UTC-7

In Dan Harrington's book "Harrington on Hold'em" he introduces readers to the concept of "M," which is just a fancy way of referring to what it costs a player in blinds and antes to play one orbit in a tournament.

At the current blind level, 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante, it costs players 63,000 just to play one round. With the current average stack of 1,428,700, the average chip stack's "M" is 22.67 (meaning, they could fold every hand for 22 2/3 orbits before going broke). According to Harrington, an "M" of 5 is considered a short stack while an "M" of 30 or more is a very comfortable stack to play with.

07-14-2007 14:49 UTC-7

John Bird Eliminated By Lee Childs

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Bill Edler made it 70,000 to go pre-flop, then Lee Childs raised it to 205,000. John Bird came over the top to make it 505,000. Edler folded, while Childs moved all-in for 940,000 total. Bird made the call and turned over pocket kings while Childs showed pocket aces.

The aces held up for Childs and John Bird was eliminated. After the hand, Childs is up to 2,660,000.

Tags: John Bird Lee Childs

07-14-2007 14:57 UTC-7

Gotta Know When To Fold 'Em

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Flop:

Alex Kravchenko bet 100,000 on the flop while Richard Harris raised it another 100,000. Kravchenko came back over the top for an additional 100,000 and Harris called. The turn was the {2-Spades}

and Kravchenko immediately bet 500,000. After going into the tank, Harris eventually let the hand go, but not before flashing A-K.

After the hand, Harris is at 2,800,000 while Kravchenko is at 2,640,000.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Richard Harris

07-14-2007 15:01 UTC-7

Mr. Rain Slips

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Steven Garfinkle raised to 72,000 from the button, Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart re-raised to 200,000 from the small blind, Garfinkle moved all in for 605,000 and Mr. Rain was forced to fold. That hand took Garfinkle's stack up to 900,000.

On the next hand, Banghart raised to 75,000 from the button and Kevin Farry called. The flop was {A-Hearts}

. Farry checked, Banghart bet 250,000, Farry moved all in and Banghart folded.

After these two hands, Banghart's stack was down to 1.85 million.

Tags: Jeff 'Mr. Rain' Banghart

07-14-2007 15:02 UTC-7

Jared Hamby Is Eliminated By Lee Watkinson

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Hamby endured a tough run of four hands where he raised and another player came over the top to take the pot away from him. Running low on chips Hamby again raised it up, this time to 75K from late position, and Lee Watkinson re-raised to 200,000 from the big blind. Hamby took a stand and moved all-in for his last 500K and Watkinson called.

It was bad timing for Hamby, as his {K-Hearts}

was dominated by Watkinson's {A-Spades}

, and when the board ran out {8-Clubs}

"The Waco Kid" was eliminated from the Main Event.

Tags: Jared Hamby Lee Watkinson

07-14-2007 15:06 UTC-7

Mark Ellerbe Crippled

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Mark Ellerbe raised to 75,000 pre-flop, Naseem Salem moved all in for 280,000 and Ellerbe called. Ellerbe turned over {A-Spades}

and was in bad shape against Salem's {10-Hearts}

. The flop was {K-Diamonds}

making Salem a set of tens. Ellerbe needed a queen to win the pot. The turn was the {K-Spades}

, no help to Ellerbe. The river was the {K-Clubs}

, making Salem tens full of kings and he took down the pot.

After the hand, Salem was up to 600,000 while Ellerbe was on life support with only 80,000.

Tags: Mark Ellerbe Naseem Salem

07-14-2007 15:06 UTC-7

Player Profile: Dag Martin Mikkelsen

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Dag Martin Mikkelsen - End of Day 4 chipleader

Dag Martin Mikkelsen ended Day 4 of the WSOP as the chipleader. He's not well-known in America, but if you play online, you might have come across "dmmikkel." He frequently can be found playing cash games or SNGs on PokerStars. Mikkelsen doesn't have too much live experience since he's just 21 years old. He has played a few events on the EPT, but this is the first year he's playing in the WSOP.

Originally from Stavanger, Norway, he started out as an online sports bettor gambling on soccer matches. One site that he wagered on offered micro-limit poker and that's where Dag Martin Mikkelsen got his start. He switched sites and quickly jumped up in levels. He's been playing $500 and $1,000 SNGs. He's also made two final tables at the PokerStars Sunday Million.

In a previous interview, Mikkelsen said his favorite player was Phil Ivey. When asked about five words to describe himself, he mentioned... arrogant, aggressive, calm, confident, and paranoid.

Tags: Dag Martin Mikkelsen