2007 World Series of Poker

Day 3 completed

Posted 06-08-2007 02:22 GMT-8

The ESPN Interview

When Norm Chad asked Michael Chu about his strategy, he said he wanted to be patient early, and let the big stacks knock each other around a bit. He then added that it didn't hurt that he caught some big cards, and got lucky when he needed to.

When asked about plans for a professional poker career, Chu said that while he might enter a few more tournaments, he has no plans of quitting his day job.

Final Table Payouts

1 - Michael Chu - $585,744
2 - Tommy Vu - $364,761
3 - Barry Cales - $235,575
4 - Dolph Arnold - $157,050
5 - Shane Schleger - $111,455
6 - Michael Gracz - $84,858
7 - Amir Vahedi - $63,327
8 - Robert Aron - $46,862
9 - Jan Von Halle - $34,196

Hand #138 - Michael Chu Wins Event #8 ($585,744)

Hand #138 - Tommy Vu has the button, he moves all in, and Chu quickly calls with . Vu shows , and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes , and while Chu pairs his three, Vu picks up more outs with a flush draw. He's got 15 outs twice.

The turn card pairs the board with the , and the crowd reacts, briefly thinking it was a spade.

The river card is the , and Tommy Vu is eliminated in second place, earning $364,761.

Michael Chu wins Event #8 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys), earning $585,744, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Tags: Michael Chu, Tommy Vu.

Hand #137

Hand #137 - Michael Chu has the button, he raises to 280,000, and Vu folds.

Hand #136

Hand #136 - Tommy Vu has the button, he moves all in, and Chu folds.

Hand #135

Hand #135 - Michael Chu has the button, he raises to 330,000, and Vu folds.

Hand #134

Hand #134 - Tommy Vu has the button, he moves all in for about a million, and Chu folds.

Hand #133

Hand #133 - Michael Chu has the button, he raises to 280,000, and Vu folds.

Updated Chip Counts

Michael Chu - 4.215 million
Tommy Vu - 1.105 million