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Marc McLaughlin opened in first position, Kirk Caldwell defended his big blind, and the flop came down 
. Caldwell check-called 110,000, and the turn was the 
. Caldwell checked, McLaughlin fired 220,000, and Caldwell called.
Both players checked the 
on the river, and McLaughlin opened up 
for a pair of aces. They were good, and he shipped the pot.
On a flop of 
, Kirk Caldwell checked to Marc McLaughlin who bet 110,000. Caldwell decided to put in a check-raise, making it 300,000 to go. McLaughlin made the call and we were off to the turn.
The 
turned and both players checked. On the river, Caldwell fired out 500,000 and McLaughlin quickly called. Caldwell tabled 
for two pair and McLaughlin shipped his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
||
|
3,700,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
4,500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,700,000 | |
|
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Marc McLaughlin opened to 80,000, and Kirk Caldwell defended his big blind. The flop fell 
, and Caldwell checked to McLaughlin who bet 110,000. Caldwell called.
The turn was the 
, and Caldwell check-called another bet - this one was worth 260,000 chips.
Caldwell checked a third time after the 
was dealt on the river, and McLaughlin fired one more time. The bet was 650,000 - about two thirds of the pot - and Caldwell tank-folded.
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
4,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
The action folded to Kirk Caldwell who made in 90,000 in the small blind. Dror Michaelo defended his big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Caldwell led for 285,000. Michaelo instantly moved all in for nearly a million chips, and Caldwell snapped it off!!!
Caldwell: 
Michaelo: 
The river card was not a king, rather it was the 
to give Caldwell the nut-flush for kicks. Michaelo was eliminated in 5th place, earning him $154,506, while Caldwell is nearing 5 million chips - a whopping 166 big blinds.
2010 Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel is currently on the rail of this $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em final table. We're not sure who he's rooting for but there are two French-Canadians left in today's field; Gabriel Morin and Marc McLaughlin
Action folded around to Dror Michaelo who raised to 65,000 from the button. The small blind got out of the way and Ben White made it 205,000 from the big blind. Michaelo decided to four bet to 550,000 and White went into the tank. Eventually after asking the arbitrary "Do you want me to call?" question, White mucked his cards.
Michaelo showed the and the crowd went "Ooooh!".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
1,290,000
|
1,290,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,500,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
|
2,400,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
2,000,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
|
1,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
