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Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 4. Peter Jetten raises from the cutoff to 110,000. Michael Mizrachi, using Tom Hanlon's chips, reraises to 360,000. That folds both of the blinds and sends the action squarely back to Jetten.
It's tank time for Jetten. Mizrachi has been very aggressive all afternoon, using his position well to force players to tough decisions and showing down the goods often enough to keep them from playing back too much. After a minute and a half, Jetten decides that now is not the best time to take on Mizrachi. He lays down his hand.
Kido Pham has the button in Seat 1. Tom Hanlon is the first player in, with a pot-sized raise to 140,000. Everyone folds except the big blind, Michael Mizrachi.
We are heads up to a flop of . Mizrachi quickly bets 100,000, enough to put Hanlon all in. He makes the call and the hands are opened.
Mizrachi:
Hanlon:
That's two pair, jacks and sixes for Mizrachi, against not-a-whole-lot for Hanlon. A flash blub goes off, prompting MC Robbie Thompson to ask spectators to refrain from flash photography for at least the third time since we started play.
The turn comes down to make a pair for Hanlon, reviving his hand and giving him a big draw going to the river. It doesn't matter; the seals his fate as the seventh place finisher. Mizrachi has knocked off another competitor. Hanlon is out of here, on his way to collect $134,302.
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[Removed:14] has the button in Seat 9. Kido Pham limps in from the small blind, and Peter Jetten has his mind set on a raise. He puts in another 80,000 chips on top of the bet, and Pham looks him up.
It's heads up to a flop of . Pham checks, and Jetten taps the table as well.
Turn: . Pham checks again. Jetten gazes at Pham, then down at his own chip stack. He counts out 160,000 chips and pushes them forward. Pham calls after a minute or two.
River: . Pham checks again, and Jetten throws a piercing stare across the table. After a little camera time, he checks behind his opponent. Pham opens up his hand: . He has nines full, and Jetten can't beat it, sliding his cards into the muck.
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Earlier we noticed that Michael Mizrachi has a gold bracelet sitting next to his stack. This was a bit confusing, as Mizrachi has never won a WSOP gold bracelet. We've recently learned that the bracelet actually belongs to his brother Robert, the winner of this event last year.
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Marty Smyth has the button in Seat 8. Michael Mizrachi open-raises to 100,000. Everyone else folds, allowing Mizrachi to capture the blinds. He show Q-J-J-10, with a suit on the queen.
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Tom Hanlon has the button in Seat 7. Kido Pham raises to 100,000, and Michael Mizrachi calls. [Removed:14] comes along from the big blind as well.
The flop is . Harroch checks, Pham bets 100,000, and both opponents call.
The turn is the . Harroch checks, as does Pham. The Grinder is not so easily pacified. He bets out 200,000. Harroch makes a quick call, and Pham folds after taking a moment to survey his options.
The river brings the . Harroch checks again, and Mizrachi eyes up his opponent before checking down behind. Harroch turns over , and it's the winner; The Grinder flips his cards into the muck.
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Billy "The Croc" Argyros has the button in Seat 5. Everyone folds to Marty Smyth in the big blind, giving him a very rare PLO walk. Don't these players know they have four cards in their hand? That's the equivalent of six hold'em hands!
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Someone just lit up a cigarette somewhere in the Milwaukee's Best Light No-Limit Lounge. Everyone -- spectators, media, tournament staff and even players -- turned to the area from which the odor seemed to be emanating. MC Robbie Thompson got on the mic and reminded the crowd that there is no smoking anywhere in the Amazon Room. The smell of smoke immediately vanished.
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Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 4. The table folds around to the blinds, where Billy Argyros completes and Tom Hanlon checks his option.
The two men see the flop come . The Croc bets 75,000, and Hanlon folds, after which The Croc opens up his , having flopped middle set.
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. Mizrachi quickly bets 100,000, enough to put Hanlon all in. He makes the call and the hands are opened.
to make a pair for Hanlon, reviving his hand and giving him a big draw going to the river. It doesn't matter; the 
seals his fate as the seventh place finisher. Mizrachi has knocked off another competitor. Hanlon is out of here, on his way to collect $134,302.
. Pham checks, and Jetten taps the table as well.
. Pham checks again. Jetten gazes at Pham, then down at his own chip stack. He counts out 160,000 chips and pushes them forward. Pham calls after a minute or two.
. Pham checks again, and Jetten throws a piercing stare across the table. After a little camera time, he checks behind his opponent. Pham opens up his hand: 
. He has nines full, and Jetten can't beat it, sliding his cards into the muck.
, and it's the winner; The Grinder flips his cards into the muck.
. The Croc bets 75,000, and Hanlon folds, after which The Croc opens up his 
