Hand #62 - Kido Pham Eliminated in 6th Place ($170,116) | 2008 World Series of Poker

Marty Smyth has the button in Seat 8. Michael Mizrachi calls first from middle position. Billy Argyros limps as well, as does [Removed:14] in the small blind. Action is on Kido Pham, and he raises the field from the big blind. Mizrachi is the only caller, and it's heads up the rest of the way.

Flop: {Q-Diamonds}

. Pham checks, and The Grinder seizes the opportunity to bet 300,000. Pham makes the call.

The turn is the {6-Clubs}

. Pham pauses for a moment and then checks. Mizrachi moves all in, standing up to await his fate. He has Kido slightly covered, and the winner of this pot would be the big chip leader regardless of the outcome.

The two men engage in a little brief chatter, and Pham throws his head back, tortured by the decision he faces. After a few minutes of standing, Mizrachi's legs apparently get a little tired. He sits back down and again the two men exchange some more short conversation. From the rail, The Grinder's wife catches her man's eye and holds one finger up to her mouth in the, "Shhh" gesture.

After at least seven or eight solid minutes of time in the tank, Kido reaches his fist across the table, and he and Mizrachi bump knuckles in a friendly gesture. Kido then stands up, thinks for another brief minute, and finally says, "I call." The hands are turned up:

Pham: {A-Spades}

Mizrachi:

The Grinder is well-ahead and has Kido Pham on the brink of elimination. Kido needs to catch another ace or a jack to stay alive. The river brought no such help though; the {6-Spades}

seals Pham's fate, and sends him to the exit in sixth place. He will pocket more than $170,000 for his work over the past three days.

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