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Event 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 HandedDay 3 completed
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Wed Jun 20 2007 19:47 PST | Posted by jshronk
PokerNews Video: Hoyt Corkins -- Winner $2,500 No-Limit 6-handed
PokerNews caught up with Hoyt Corkins, winner of the $2,500 No-Limit 6-handed event to talk about his 2nd bracelet win -- his first was FIFTEEN years ago.
Click here to check out the interview with Hoyt, along with all the other videos from this event. -
Wed Jun 20 2007 19:01 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #83 - Hoyt Corkins Wins Event #30 ($515,065)
Hand #83 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises, Corkins moves all in, and Chan thinks for a few minutes before he calls with
. Corkins shows 
, and Chan will need his hand to hold up to stay alive.
The flop comes
, and Chan retains the lead.
The turn card is the --
! Corkins turns a pair of kings to take the lead, and Chan needs an ace on the river to survive.
The river card is the
, and Hoyt Corkins wins the hand -- and the bracelet -- with two pair, kings and eights.
Terrence Chan is eliminated in second place, earning $287,345.
Hoyt Corkins wins Event #30 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed), earning $515,065, a Corum watch, and the second WSOP bracelet of his career. Corkins won his first bracelet 15 years ago (1992) in $5,000 pot-limit Omaha -- that's a long time to go between bracelets. Of course, Corkins has done quite well for himself in the meantime, with a WPT victory and over $2.7 million in career tournament winnings. This victory takes him over the $3 million mark.
Here are the final table payouts:
1st - Hoyt Corkins - $515,065
2nd - Terrence Chan - $287,345
3rd - William Lin - $196,758
4th - Alan Sass - $132,471
5th - Kelly Vande-Mheen - $96,431
6th - James Pittman - $63,118 -
Wed Jun 20 2007 18:57 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #82
Hand #82 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he limps, Chan raises, and Corkins calls. The flop comes
, Chan bets, Corkins moves all in, and Chan folds. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
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Wed Jun 20 2007 18:56 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #81
Hand #81 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises with
, and Corkins folds 
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Wed Jun 20 2007 18:54 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #80
Hand #80 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises, and Chan calls. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the , Chan checks, Corkins bets, and Chan folds. The holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
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Wed Jun 20 2007 18:53 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #79
Hand #79 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises, and Corkins calls. The flop comes
, Corkins checks, Chan bets, Corkins thinks for a minute before he moves all in, and Chan folds. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
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Wed Jun 20 2007 18:50 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Updated Chip counts
Hoyt Corkins - 3,314,000
Terrence Chan - 926,000 -
Wed Jun 20 2007 18:50 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #78
Hand #78 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises with
, and Chan folds 
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Wed Jun 20 2007 18:49 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Hand #77
Hand #77 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises to 75,000 with
, and Corkins folds.
Started 18th Jun, 2007
