Event 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed | 2007 World Series of Poker

Event 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed

Day 3 Completed

06-20-2007 18:47 UTC-8

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.

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06-20-2007 18:01 UTC-8

Hand #83 - Hoyt Corkins Wins Event #30 ($515,065)

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Hand #83 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises, Corkins moves all in, and Chan thinks for a few minutes before he calls with {A-Diamonds}

. Corkins shows {K-Diamonds}

, and Chan will need his hand to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes {9-Spades}

, and Chan retains the lead.

The turn card is the -- {K-Clubs}

! 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 {6-Spades}

, 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

06-20-2007 17:57 UTC-8

Hand #82

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Hand #82 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he limps, Chan raises, and Corkins calls. The flop comes {7-Spades}

, Chan bets, Corkins moves all in, and Chan folds. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:

Corkins: {10-Spades}

Chan:

06-20-2007 17:56 UTC-8

Hand #81

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Hand #81 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises with {K-Clubs}

, and Corkins folds {9-Spades}

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06-20-2007 17:54 UTC-8

Hand #80

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Hand #80 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises, and Chan calls. The flop comes {K-Hearts}

, and both players check. The turn card is the {2-Spades}

, Chan checks, Corkins bets, and Chan folds. The holecams reveal:

Corkins: {J-Spades}

Chan:

06-20-2007 17:53 UTC-8

Hand #79

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Hand #79 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises, and Corkins calls. The flop comes {10-Hearts}

, 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: {J-Spades}