Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-06-2008 16:24 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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The clock has been restarted at the beginning of Level 20, and we are back underway.

06-06-2008 16:27 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Matt Keikoan - 1,210,000
Theo Tran - 2,600,000
Shannon Shorr - 299,000
Carter Gill - 810,000
Mihai Manole - 830,000
Chris Bjorin - 130,000
J.C. Tran - 466,000

06-06-2008 16:30 UTC-7

Chris Bjorin has the button in seat 6. Theo Tran raises to 55,000 from under the gun. Shannon Shorr, next to act, moves all in for roughly 280,000. Action folds around back to Tran and he goes into the tank. Tran's supporters stand and eagerly await his decision. After a good three minutes, during which time Tran seemed intent on both folding and calling numerous times, Tran finally passes. Shannon Shorr wins the pot.

06-06-2008 16:32 UTC-7

Hand #35 - Theo Tran

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J.C. Tran has the button in seat 8. Action folds around to Matt Keikoan in the small blind and he raises to 50,000. Theo Tran reraises to 470,000 from the big blind and Keikoan folds. Theo Tran wins the pot.

06-06-2008 16:35 UTC-7

Hand #36 - Shannon Shorr/Chris Bjorin

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Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. Carter Gill raises to 44,000 from under the gun. Chris Bjorin reraises all in for 113,000. Action folds around to Shannon Shorr in the big blind and he takes a couple of minutes to ponder the situation. After about two minutes, he makes the call. Carter Gill gets out of the way and the players show:

Shorr: {A-Spades}

Bjorin:

Bjorin is in tough shape, but gets some help when the board runs out {3-Clubs}

, as the two men chop the pot with two pair, ace kicker.

06-06-2008 16:39 UTC-7

J.C. Tran Eliminated in Seventh Place ($94,166)

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Hand #37 - Carter Gill

Theo Tran has the button in seat 2. J.C. Tran raises to 55,000 from late position. Carter Gill, playing from the big blind, puts in another raise to 135,000. Action gets back to J.C. Tran and he reraises all in for more than 400,000 total. Gill insta-calls. The players show:

Gill: {K-Spades}

Tran:

Tran is crushed by his opponent's holdings, and the board comes {7-Clubs}

, providing no help for Tran, and sending him home in seventh place.

Tags: J.C. Tran

06-06-2008 16:43 UTC-7

Hand #38 - Carter Gill

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Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3. Matt Keokian raises to 52,000 from late position and Theo Tran calls from the cutoff seat. Carter Gill calls from the small blind and the big blind folds.

The flop comes down {4-Hearts}

. All three players check.

Fourth street is the {6-Diamonds}

. Carter Gill, first to act, bets 95,000. Keokian folds and Tran makes the call.

Heads up, we see the river bring the {K-Hearts}

. Gill checks over, and Tran bets out 255,000. Gill calls and Tran shows {J-Spades}

for jack high. Gill proudly shows his call, tabling {A-Diamonds}

to win the pot.

06-06-2008 16:45 UTC-7

Hand #39 - Shannon Shorr

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Carter Gill has the button in seat 4. Shannon Shorr raises to 55,000 from the cutoff seat. Chris Bjorin calls from the big blind and they see a flop of {Q-Hearts}

. Bjorin checks and Shorr bets 135,000. Bjorin folds and Shannon Shorr wins the pot.

06-06-2008 16:46 UTC-7

Hand #40 - Theo Tran

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Mihai Manole has the button in seat 5. Theo Tran raises to 55,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.

06-06-2008 16:50 UTC-7

Hand #41 - Shannon Shorr

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Chris Bjorin has the button in seat 6. Shannon Shorr raises to 55,000 from under the gun. Theo Tran calls from the big blind and it's heads up to a flop of {7-Clubs}

. Tran checks and Shorr bets 70,000. Tran calls the bet and to 4th street we go. It's the {3-Diamonds}

. Tran checks once more and Shorr bets again, this time 85,000. Tran, after a few moments, thinks the better of it and folds. Shannon Shorr wins the pot.