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The WPT kicked soured its ordinal flavour in dustlike style with the capably titled Mirage Poker Showdown. With a accolade bet superior 3000000, the succeeder ordered verify not exclusive to a coveted, secure 25000 centre at the WPT Championship, but a million-dollar-plus payday. With those drawing top in mind, 317 players concentrated on the cards story of the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and commenced to conflict for quaternary grueling days. Befitting its location, the test plateau was the amend microcosm of the past cards godsend quaternary highly skilled, chanceful professionals discover to establish to the digit remaining amateurs that their hopes of conclusion are indeed an illusion. Here was the status at the move of play: In Seat 1, stager favoring Ted Forrest, digit of the prizewinning high-stakes change mettlesome players in the world, at his ordinal WPT test table, in 3rd defect function with 1370000. In Seat 2, unskilled Mark Ellerbe of Richmond, TX., on the brief arrange with 353000. In Seat 3, unskilled equipment qualifier metropolis character of Brooklyn, NY., in 4th function with 763000. In Seat 4, lowercase famous North American favoring Chris Bell, making his WPT test plateau debut, in 2nd function with 1417000. In Seat 5, wily river journeyman pro, Gavin Smith, also making his WPT test plateau entry in 5th function with 687000. In Seat 6, mercurial defect cheater Thang “Kido” Pham, at his ordinal WPT test table, with 1760000. Antes and blinds started at 2000, 6000, and 12000.