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The fourth day of the WSOP was action packed. 337 players began the day and when it was over 112 remained. One by one some of the bigger names dropped out of the field while a few notables went deep such as 2007 WSOP bracelet winners Alex Kravchenko and Bill Edler. Also left in the field are...Lee Watkinson, Julian Gardner, Gus Hansen, Rep Porter, Huckleberry Seed, John Spadavecchia, Matt Keikoan, Cory Carroll, Dario Minieri, Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart, Kirk Morrison, Humberto Brenes, Willie Tann, Scotty Nguyen, Warren Karp, Philip Hilm, Maria Ho, Kenny Tran, Daniel Alaei, Chad Brown, Isaac Haxton, Francois Safieddine, Ayaz Mahmood, Brandon Adams, Jared "WacoKidd" Hamby, Mickey Seagle, and Andreas Krause.
The Buzz
The field got smaller and smaller as the day progressed. Since the field was busting out at a rapid pace, Jack Effel made the decision to play only 4 1/2 level or until 99 players remain. All of the eye sin the Amazon Ballroom were focused on the back corner were the few remaining tables held the action. Space was limited with all the media and camera crews capturing every moment.
The Backstory
There five WSOP Champions remaining in the field including Berry Johnston (1986), Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed (1996), Carlos Mortensen (2001), and Robert Varkonyi (2002). Mortensen and Varkonyi did not make it past the dinner break. Johnston busted on the last hand of the day.
Sight of the Day
Dag Martin Mikkelsen from Norway was the first player past the 3M mark as he amassed the monster stack that was four stories high.
Quote of the Day
"The shark is hungry!" Humberto Brenes shouted before he won a big pot with pocket Kings. Brenes had been taunting his opponents with his miniature sharks.
Hand of the Day
Dag Martin Mikkelson won the biggest pot in the WSOP main event (so far) when he took down a 3M monster. He flopped a straight with 7c-6s. His opponent, Jeff Weiss, flopped second pair and a flush draw. All the money was put in on the flop and Dag Martin Mikkelson's hand held up. That pot pushed him past the 3M mark as he took over the chiplead.
Noteworthy Stacks
Cory Carroll was one of the first players past the 2M mark along with Adam White who flirted with 3M before dinner break. Norway's Dag Martin Mikkelsen became the first player to reach 3M in chips. Richard Harris, Avi Cohen, and Stefan Mattsson also got close to 3M but never got over that hump.
Noteworthy Money Winners
Here are some familiar names who made the money on Day 4.... Berry Johnston, David Levi, Peter "Nordberg" Feldman, Neal "Bad Beat" Channing, Billy Baxter, Thor Hansen, Claude Cohen, Bart Hanson, Micky "Mouse" Mills, Mark Muchnik, Mathew Brady, Nick Binger, Donnacha O'Dea, Robert Varkonyi, Donna Blevins, Hal Lubarsky, Sorel Mizzi, Matthew Hilger, Steven Jacobs, Jason Lester, Richard Munro, Daniel Quach, Noah Schwartz, Amanda Baker, Ut Nguyen, Craig Edwards, Gary Benson, Tobey Maguire, Roy Thung, Carl Olson, Mimi Tran, Hans "Tuna" Lund, Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken, and Hasan Habib.
Day 5 will resume at noon at the Rio.
