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TournamentsApril 23, 2010·1 min read
WPT Championship: Farah Jaka Dominates, Notable Players Eliminated
Farah Jaka became the chip leader after eliminating Joe Bevers, Ian Woodley, Kevin Schaffel, and Tom Dwan.
Tom Dwan was eliminated by Farah Jaka on the 9th level of the tournament. Phil Ivey was eliminated after a bad beat from Hasan Habib. Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey both failed to make it past the second day. Phil Hellmuth showed resilience and survived the second day with a significant stack.
Nikolay Evdakov made a notable appearance on the third day, increasing his stack to 620,000 chips. Phil Hellmuth caught two outs on the turn to double his stack. Sean Buckenen led the pack at the end of the third day with 1,841,000 chips. David Benjamin made a bold call with a set of eights against Mortensen's two kings. Olivier Busquet made a straight on the river against Phil Hellmuth's set of kings. Nikolay Evdakov continued to advance, increasing his stack to 1,500,000 chips.
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