Live Tournament Updates
15-Minute Break
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
The final nine players take a 15-minute break. The average chip count is 686,667.
Sorted In: Mirage Poker Showdown, The Mirage, Season VI03:05 PM, 05/22/07
Mikko Pispala: 10th Place Finisher ($34,582)
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
02:59 PM, 05/22/07
Mikko Pispala Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,582)
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Mikko Pispala moves all-in for 116,000 under the gun. Cory Carroll calls while the rest of the table folds. Pispala flips over A
8
while Carroll shows K
K
. The board comes 6
5
5
7
3
, no help for Pispala as Carroll's Kings hold up.
Pispala is eliminated in 10th place and will take home $34,582. The next player eliminated will receive $46,100 for ninth place.
02:58 PM, 05/22/07
Big Move From Little
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Preflop, Jonathan Little raises 33k in late position. From the small blind, Phil Ivey raises 62k more, making it 95k total. Little then moves all-in for more than 350k and gets Ivey to lay down the hand.
Sorted In: Jonathan Little, Mirage Poker Showdown, The Mirage, Season VI02:48 PM, 05/22/07
Darrell Dicken Shows His Strength
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
From early position Randy Holland limps into the pot and Dicken limps behind. Jon Little in the small blind puts in the extra 6,000 for a call and Cory Carroll checks the big blind.
The flop is J
6
4
. Holland checks, Dicken bets 25,000 and Little calls. Carroll and Holland both fold.
The turn is A
. Dicken bets 62,000 and Little makes a 100,000 raise. Dicken takes his time shuffling chips before making a re-raise of 200,000. Little stares at him from across the table and releases his cards into the muck. Dicken's stack climbs as he adds another 282,000.
02:46 PM, 05/22/07
Dicken Takes Small Pot from Filippi
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
In middle position, Darrell Dicken raises to 36,000. Amnon Filippi sitting to his left calls. Friedberg and Ivey in the blinds both fold.
Flop comes Q
9
5
Dicken bets 45,000 and Amnon folds.
02:46 PM, 05/22/07
Dicken Continues to Roll
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Under the gun, Darrell Dicken raises to 36k and Amnon Filippi, who is seating on his immediate left calls.
Flop comes Q
9
5
Dicken continues to take the lead and bets 55k. Amnon mucks and Darrell takes down yet another pot.
02:42 PM, 05/22/07
Ivey Fights Back Against Dicken
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Pre-flop, Darrell Dicken and David Peat limp into the pot. Phil Ivey, the small blind, calls and Randy Holland takes the option to check.
The flops comes 10
4
3
. Ivey bets out 30,000, Holland folds, Dicken calls and Peat folds.
The turn is J
, Ivey fires out 60,000 and again Dicken calls. The river is a 5
and Ivey pushes out 120,000 in three large stacks of 1k chips. Dicken contemplates making the call, but concedes and tosses his cards in the muck.
02:27 PM, 05/22/07
Ivey Takes a Stab at the Pot
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Phil Ivey limps from under the gun. Darrell Dicken and Amnon Filippi call in late position. Jon Friedberg calls from the big blind.
Flop comes 7
7
3
Friedberg checks and Ivey bets 40,000. Amnon and Dicken both fold. Friedberg takes a minute and then mucks. It's a small pot, but early on at the final table, Ivey has kept his foot on the gas.
02:16 PM, 05/22/07
Final Table Seating
Level 7: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Here are the seating positions for the final ten players, with their most recent chip count: 1. Mikko Pispala - 163,000 2. Richard Kirsch - 529,000 3. Jonathan Little - 240,000 4. Cory Carroll - 862,000 5. Jon Friedberg - 266,000 6. Phil Ivey - 452,000 7. Randy Holland - 340,000 8. Darrell Dicken - 1,207,000 9. Amnon Filippi - 745,000 10. David Peat - 597,000 Fresh chip counts will be posted on the chip counts page soon.
Sorted In: Mikko Pispala, Richard Kirsch, Jonathan Little, Cory Carroll, Jon Friedberg, Randall Holland, Darrell Dicken, Amnon Filippi, David Peat, Mirage Poker Showdown, The Mirage, Season VI02:11 PM, 05/22/07
