On a board of KJ10 Benjamin Straate bets 300,000 into an already large pot. Tom Frankin thinks for a minute, looking at the tournamnet clock and the payouts before moving all in for an additional 131,000. Straate calls and shows KK for top set. Franklin shows QQ and will need to catch an ace, nine or running queens to win the pot.
The board fills out KJ1022 and Franklin is eliminated in 20th place. Straate extends his chip lead and is now at 3,300,000.
TABLE 52
1. Justin Young - 1,807,000
2. Tom Pniak - 1,041,000
3. Hoyt Corkins - 1,251,000
4. Robert Mizrachi - 1,266,000
5. Nick Schulman - 480,000
6. Mike Matusow - 1,435,000
7. Amnon Filippi - 1,374,000
8. Joe McGowan - 420,000
9. Ben Straate - 3,197,000
TABLE 54
1. Martin de Knijff - 298,000
2. Steve Sung - 1,359,000
3. Evan McNiff - 1,532,000
4. Ben Tollerene - 492,000
5. Bill Klein - 999,000
6. Chino Rheem - 1,200,000
7. Brett Richey - 2,164,000
8. Clonie Gowen - 1,049,000
9. Jack Wu - 1,412,000
Day 5 begins at 12:00 noon PT here in Bellagio's beautiful Fontana Lounge. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night (nor Mexican gaming officials) will keep this field from reaching the final six players tomorrow.
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