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James Kronos
The hand after dropping to 90,000 chips, Jamie Pickering limped in from the button and James Kronos checked.
The flop came down and Kronos checked. Pickering bet 20,000 and then Kronos elected to raise and made it 60,000 to go. Pickering moved all in and put the pressure of elimination on Kronos, who made the call.
Pickering:
Kronos:
Kronos needed some help, but he did have a heart draw to give him a chance.
The turn was the , not what Kronos was looking for though. With one card to come, Kronos was on the ropes.
The river came the and that sealed the deal. Jamie Pickering's straight held up to give him the title and the $22,170 first-place prize money. Kronos didn't go home empty handed, earning $14,780 for his finish.
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Jamie Pickering - Champion!
Jamie Pickering began the final table third in chips, but using his Omaha experience, he battled his way through a tough table to take down the win in Event #3 here at the 2008 PokerNews Cup.
Pickering eliminated a total of five players on his way to victory. After coming in second place to Vanessa Selbst in a Pot-limit Omaha event at this year's World Series of Poker, Pickering surely wasn't ready to settle for runner-up honors once again.
Luck was on his side a couple of times in the match during some key hands, with the main turning point being when Pickering hit two pair on the turn and river to take down a massive pot and claim an enormous chip lead. From there on out, Pickering controlled things and only doubled up Kronos one time on his way to victory. When all of the money went in on the final hand, Jamie was holding the nuts with Kronos on the draw.
After a crazy tournament with 574 rebuys and add ons from the 96 entrants, Jamie Pickering stuck it out to be the last man standing. It will surely feel great to take home the title, trophy, and $22,170 in prize money.
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and both players checked.
and both players checked again. The river was the 
and once again, both players checked. Pickering turned up 
for the winning hand.
and Kronos checked. Pickering bet 20,000 and then Kronos elected to raise and made it 60,000 to go. Pickering moved all in and put the pressure of elimination on Kronos, who made the call.
, not what Kronos was looking for though. With one card to come, Kronos was on the ropes.
and that sealed the deal. Jamie Pickering's straight held up to give him the title and the $22,170 first-place prize money. Kronos didn't go home empty handed, earning $14,780 for his finish.
