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The Millionaire’s Club
Twelve players remain, and all of them will have payouts of 1.2 Million or more. When the tournament director made the million-dollar announcement, some were noticeably moved. Leif Fore, a 21-year-old who looks very much like a hippy, cried.
Allen Cunningham, who has been in that club for a long time, joined in the compulsory round of applause, but seemed mostly unmoved.
The play has been relatively fast, though things have slowed some now that we’re down to 12. Allen Cunningham has padded his stack slightly, but the force of the tournament is clearly Jamie Gold. He’s catching cards continually and now has almost 30 Million. He’s badly outflopped opponents and in one hand took KK against JJ for a big pot.
He has eliminated a string of players, and now that there are only 6 players at the table, he’s stepped up his aggression and is picking up a lot of pots.
Three more eliminations and the day will be over.
It’s difficult to report on specific hands because we’re kept at a distance fromt the tables.
