2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 5
Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 6,358
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Level: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
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.
The aces held up for Childs and John Bird was eliminated. After the hand, Childs is up to 2,660,000.
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
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.
On the next hand, Banghart raised to 75,000 from the button and Kevin Farry called. The flop was
. 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.
It was bad timing for Hamby, as his
was dominated by Watkinson's 
, and when the board ran out 
"The Waco Kid" was eliminated from the Main Event.
and was in bad shape against Salem's 
. The flop was 
making Salem a set of tens. Ellerbe needed a queen to win the pot. The turn was the 
, no help to Ellerbe. The river was the 
, 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.
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.
while Nguyen showed . The board came 
and Rasmussen doubled up.
