Hand #90 - Richard Murnick has the button, he raises, Cheung moves all in, and Murnick calls with . Cheung shows , and Murnick needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Cheung wins the hand -- and the bracelet -- with two pair, aces and fours.
Richard Murnick is eliminated in second place, earning $417,117.
Robert Cheung wins Event #38 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $673,628, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Here are the final table payouts:
1st - Robert Cheung - $673,628
2nd - Richard Murnick - $417,117
3rd - Erica Schoenberg - $261,646
4th - John Kranyak - $170,639
5th - Andrew Lee - $119,447
6th - Chris Bjorin - $87,215
7th - Suey Wong - $68,255
8th - Ernie Crespo - $51,192
9th - Nick Goodall - $40,195
Hand #89 - Richard Murnick has the button in seat 4, Cheung moves all in, and Schoenberg quickly calls with . Cheung shows , and Schoenberg needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes , and Cheung wins the pot with his pocket eights.
Erica Schoenberg is eliminated in third place, earning $261,646.
Hand #88 - Robert Cheung has the button in seat 1, he raises to 240,000, Murnick calls from the small blind, Kranyak thinks for a bit before he reraises from the big blind, Cheung thinks for several minutes before he moves all in, Murnick immediately folds face down, and Kranyak immediately calls, showing . Cheung shows and says, "Yes! Yes!" Kranyak will need to improve to survive.
The board comes , and Cheung's pocket kings hold up to win the pot.
John Kranyak is eliminated in fourth place, earning $170,639. The next player eliminated will receive $261,646 for third place.