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I think Johnny Chan must be a New Kids on the Block fan the way he's 'hangin' tough' today. On his last encounter, he raised it up to 30,000 from the button and Huck Seed called in the small blind.
On the 
flop, Seed check-called a continuation bet of 30,000, but folded to an all in on the 
, albeit after a dwell.
Again, Chan lives to fight another day and is clinging on with the tenacity of a cat on the way to the vets.
Johnny Chan raised to 30,000, and Huck Seed popped it to 81,000. Howard Lederer folded, and Chan had little choice but to move all in for 106,000 total. Seed called to put Chan in danger.
Chan: 
Seed: 
The 
flop gave Seed straight outs and runner-runner flush outs to go with his overs. The 
on the turn, however, turned the fives into chop outs. But it didn't matter. The 
river was a blank, and Chan doubled up to 220,000. Seed is still in the lead with 325,000.
Chan is hovering around the 100,000 mark at the moment and in desperate need of a double through. On the last hand, Howard Lederer open-pushed the small blind, but Chan couldn't find anything productive in the hole and had to let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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419,000 | |
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266,000 | |
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115,000 | |
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Johnny Chan limped on the button, and from the small blind, Huck Seed made it 47,000 to go. Howard Lederer gave up his big blind, and Chan called to see a fateful flop. It came 
. Seed bet 47,000. Chan moved all in, and Seed snap called all in, risking his last 156,000 with the best of it.
Seed: 
Chan: 
Chan was drawing dead with top pair after the 
turn. Just for fun, Seed improved to a flush with the 
on the river and doubled to 419,000. Chan was left with 115,000.
Johnny Chan and Huck Seed saw a cheap 
flop from the small and big blind respectively where Chan led for 20,000 and Seed called. Despite the initial resistance, Chan took it down on the with a bet of a 60,000.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
Howard Lederer raised on the button, and Johnny Chan folded his small blind. Huck Seed three-bet to 62,000, and Lederer flatted to see a flop. It fell 
, and Seed checked. Lederer bet 100,000, and Seed folded queens face up. Clearly it's going to take a lot to make someone go broke when the pay jump between third and second is $150,000 and the jump between third and first is $400,000.
Despite having railed for the last several hours, the members of the crowd have remained enthusiastic throughout, in particular the smattering of Johnny Chan fans who seem to have bred as the day has passed. On one hand, Chan even received an array of cheers for getting a walk!
Chan's not the only player with support, however, as Huck Seed appears to have attracted one super keen fan who I've labeled as 'The Clapper'. Seed only has to scratch his bottom and this dude will offer rapturous applause. He also claps louder, and longer than anyone else and he's always the guy who's still clapping when everyone else has finished. A true fan who could possibly spur on the former World Champion to victory.
Huck Seed raised to 25,000 from the button, Howard Lederer called in the small blind and Johnny Chan folded from the big.
Both players checked the 
flop, only for Seed to lead out for 20,000 on the turn. Lederer raised to what I believe was 70,000, which triggered an all-in for 124,000 total from Seed.
Despite it being just 54,000 more, Lederer decided against the call and released his hand. As a result, a previously short-stacked Seed is now back up to over 250,000.
