WSOP Lake Tahoe Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2007 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe
WSOP Lake Tahoe Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$677,700
Entries
142
Level
15
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000
Good Night from Lake Tahoe
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PokerNews would like to extend our sincere gratitude to a pair of gentlemen who graciously and selflessly shared bits and pieces of information throughout the tournament, during those busy times in which we couldn't be everywhere at once. Both of these guys exemplify true professionalism and we owe them much thanks. Matt Showell and Martin Derbyshire, our hats go off to you; truly, thanks.
Later this month, the World Series of Poker crew is headed down South for the 2007 Harrah's New Orleans Circuit Championships, starting Monday, November 26th. PokerNews will be on site to capture all of the action as it happens and we hope to see you there.
Until then, from the tournament floor inside Harveys Lake Tahoe, good night and good luck.
2007 Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOPC Main Event Champion Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson
Ferguson accomplished a number of milestones with his win here today. As the first player ever to win two WSOPC championships, now Chris can say he was the first player to have won three.
Perhaps most impressive is the fact that the $203,649 Chris earned for his victory moved him past the $6 million dollar mark in all-time tournament winnings. Chris' win moved him ahead of both Johnny Chan and Greg Raymer for 17th place on the all-time list.
A true gentleman in every sense of the word, PokerNews would like to congratulate Chris Ferguson on a spectacular tournament and another job well done.
The Final Hand
The hand started with Fox first to act from the button. Holding pocket aces, Fox opened for a raise of 36,000. Ferguson, sitting with tens, re-popped it, making it 90,000 to go; Fox just called.
The flop came
and Ferguson checked to Fox who led out with a 100,000 bet; Ferguson just called.The turn brought the
and once again, Ferguson checked to Fox who opted to move the rest of his chips into the middle. Holding the second nuts, Ferguson skipped his traditional routine and made the call rather quickly (for Chris, anyway), revealing his set of tens. Fox stood up from the table as he tabled his pocket aces and would need to catch one of the two remaining aces in the deck to win the pot. Today, however, belonged to the champ, and there would be no miracle river for the hometown hero. As the
rolled off on the river, the crowd erupted with applause for Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, who, with the win, captured a record 3rd WSOPC championship.
BOOM!
We'll have the details of the hand posted as soon as the dust clears.
Heads-Up!
Bonsack Caught Bluffing; Eliminated in 3rd Place
On a flop of
, Bonsack passed the first action to Ferguson, who made it 40,000 to go; Bonsack made the call. Another jack fell on the turn and again, Bonsack checked to Ferguson, who fired out an 80,000 bet. Wasting very little time, Bonsack pushed his entire stack across the betting line, moving all in over the top of Ferguson's bet.Chris, as usual, took his time before making the call and turned over the
- an absolute monster hand; Bonsack shook his head and smiled, knowing he'd been caught bluffing, as he revealed the 
. Not a card in the deck could save Bonsack and he would settle for 3rd place prize money, worth $82,042.Bonsack's elimination sets up a very intriguing heads-up match, featuring Tahoe native and local favorite Dustin Fox against WSOP Champion and one of poker's living legends, Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson.
Game On
5-Minute Break
...and Then There Were Three.