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EVENT: No-Limit Hold'em Championship

ROUND: N/A BLINDS: N/A ANTE: N/A PLAYERS LEFT: 5,619

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Wed Jul 13 02:45:00 PDT 2005

Updated Chip Counts

Here are the official chip counts from the end of Day Four:

1. Tim Phan - $3,244,000

2. Mike Matusow - $2,561,000

3. Farzad Bonyadi - $2,402,000

4. Steve Danaman - $2,143,000

5. Phil Ivey - $2,027,000

6. Tex Barch - $2,025,000

7. Tiffany Williamson - $1,992,000

8. Johnny Howard - $1,806,000

9. Scott Lazar - $1,629,000

10. Tuan Vu - $1,571,000

11. Gregory Rice - $1,414,000

12. Raymi Sanchesz Thorn - $1,288,000

13. Lee Watkinson - $1,221,000

14. Tom Sartori - $1,208,000

15. Daniel Bergsdorf - $1,144,000

16. Brad Koundracki - $1,136,000

17. Minh Ly - $1,102,000

18. Terry Burt - $1,080,000

19. Steve Marx - $1,042,000

20. Per Hildebrand - $1,017,000

21. Michael Kessler - $986,000

22. Shahram - $983,000

23. Patrick Hayden - $972,000

AVERAGE STACK SIZE - $968,793

24. Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf - $968,000

25. John Juanda - $841,000

26. Joseph Hachem - $814,000

27. Nick Givson - $811,000

28. John McGrane - $780,880

29. Aaron Kanter - $778,000

30. Ayhan Alsancak - $775,000

31. Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer - $766,000

32. Radu Butan - $762,000

33. Bing Wang - $739,000

34. Oskar Silow - $720,000

35. Adam Friedman - $719,000

36. James Butt - $716,000

37. Russell "The Muscle" Salzer - $710,000

38. Bryant King - $702,000

39. Frankling Caldwell - $690,000

40. Yakov Hirsch - $658,000

41. Joe Connor - $641,000

42. Mark Forrester - $628,000

43. Karlo Lopez - $607,000

44. Joe Stillman - $584,000

45. Kevin Kaikko - $571,000

46. Tony Abesamis - $513,000

47. Kenna James - $510,000

48. Hung La - $505,000

49. David Richardson - $501,000

50. Roland Israelashvici - $469,000

51. Francis W O'Brien - $423,000

52. Bernard Lee - $379,000

53. Andrew Black - $371,000

54. Conor Tate - $368,000

55. Derek Dix - $202,000

56. Rod Pardey Jr. - $187,000

57. Larry Prugh - $166,000

58. Jarl Lindholt - $101,000

Wed Jul 13 01:32:00 PDT 2005

End of Day

The day has closed and play has ended. Play will resume tomorrow at noon and play will continue until only 27 players remain. Tim Phan is the current chip leader with $3,200,000 in chips. Mike Matusow is not that far behind in second place though with $2,600,000.

Wed Jul 13 01:24:00 PDT 2005

Applause Marks the End of Day Four

Once the tournament clock starts beeping for the ten-second countdown, there is a smattering of applause that builds louder and louder as players realize that they've survived another day in the biggest poker tournament in history.

Now comes the counting of the chips, before they are bagged and tagged. Then we'll return tomorrow to do this all over again.

There are 58 players who have survived to play again on Day Five. The average chip count is about $969,000.

Wed Jul 13 01:21:00 PDT 2005

Former Champion Russell Hamilton Eliminated in 59th Place ($145,875)

Russ Hamilton goes all-in preflop, and is called by Steve Dannenmann 's A-8. The flop comes A-8-2, and Russell Hamilton is eliminated.

Wed Jul 13 01:10:00 PDT 2005

Dani Awad Eliminated in 60th Place ($145,875)

Dani Awad is all in with pocket sixes (6h-6d) against another players Ac-Kh. Awad is behind on a flop of Ah-10c-8s, and the last two cards comes Qd-Jd to give his opponent an unnecessary straight. Dani Awad is eliminated in 60th place, earning $145,875.

Wed Jul 13 01:06:00 PDT 2005

Raymer Takes Another Hit

Greg Raymer loses a $580,000 pot to Bart Rice when his K-Q's pair of Queens is outkicked by Rice's A-Q.

Wed Jul 13 01:05:00 PDT 2005

ESPN Featured Table Update

Here are the updated chip counts for the ESPN Featured Table:

Seat 1: Raymi Thorn - $1,480,000

Seat 2: Dani Awad - $190,000

Seat 3: Bing Wang - $180,000

Seat 4: Mike Matusow - $2,300,000

Seat 5: Yakov Hirsch - $675,000

Seat 6: Russel Salzer - $580,000

Seat 7: Will O'Brien - $570,000

Seat 8: Tommy Vu - $1,625,000

Seat 9: Antonio Abesamis - $560,000

Wed Jul 13 01:03:00 PDT 2005

Interesting Move

Lee Watkinson has just been moved to Greg Raymer's table - which now holds - Raymer, Watkinson, Tex Barch, and Farzad Bonyadi.

Wed Jul 13 01:01:00 PDT 2005

Patrick Madden Eliminated

After a flop of 7s-4s-3s, Lee Watkinson pushes all-in. Madden calls, putting himself all-in. Watkinson shows 5-6 for a straight. Madden shows 3-3 for a set of threes. Neither holds a spade. The board does not pair, nor does he hit another 3. Watkinson's straight holds up, and Madden is eliminated.

Wed Jul 13 01:00:00 PDT 2005

Recent Eliminations

The following players have recently been eliminated

65 - Nicklas Flisburg($124,835)
64 - Patrick Madden($124,835)

The following player has recently been eliminated

63 - Sarah Bliney($145,875)

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