Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-04-2008 01:32 UTC-7

Hand #91 - Theo Tran

[user40108]

Theo Tran has the button in seat 7 and raises to 300,000. Chris Ferguson would be all in should he choose to call, but he opts fold. James Akenhead folds his big blind and Theo Tran wins the blinds and antes.

06-04-2008 01:31 UTC-7

Hand #90 - Theo Tran

[user75032]

There is a dead button for this hand. Theo Tran is in the small blind, and Chris Ferguson is in the big blind.

Akenhead folds before Hinkle makes it 250,000 to go. Tran pushes all in for about 1.5 million. Tran is out of his chair, drinking a bottle of water, and doing his usual shtick of wandering around the stage. Meanwhile, Ferguson has taken well over a minute to decide what he wants to do in this hand and seems no closer to a decision. Finally, he pushes his own stack into the middle. He has Tran covered. Hinkle folds and here we go again!

Tran: {A-Clubs}

Ferguson:

I don't think Ferguson has lost a race in the last two days. The law of averages is going to catch up to him at some point.

The flop comes {3-Diamonds}

, but Tran still has plenty of outs. One of them comes on the turn - the {K-Clubs}

. Ferguson can only catch the {8-Hearts}

to avoid doubling up Tran. It doesn't happen when the river is the {6-Spades}

. Tran wins the hand and goes up to about 3 million; Ferguson is absolutely crippled, retaining only 225,000.

06-04-2008 01:22 UTC-7

Hand #89 - Chris Ferguson

[user40108]

Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10 and there is only one big blind this hand. Chris Ferguson raises to 300,000 from under the gun, winning the blind and antes.

06-04-2008 01:17 UTC-7

Mike Ngo is Eliminated in 5th Place ($268,154)

[user75032]

Hand #88 -

First hand back from the break. James Akenhead has the button in Seat 9. Action folds to Grant Hinkle in the small blind, who raises to 325,000. Mike Ngo reraises all in for 1.6 million. Hinkle thinks for about thirty seconds and then calmly says "Call." Here we go.

Hinkle: {A-Diamonds}

Ngo:

The flop is no help to either player. {3-Hearts}

.

Ngo's supporters have definitely become the most vocal here in the Milwaukee's Best Light All-In Lounge, as they are shouting up a storm in favor of Ngo.

The turn is the {8-Diamonds}

. Hinkle needs a jack on the river...

...and he gets it! A roar goes up from the crowd as the {J-Diamonds}

hits the river. Ngo is stunned, but there's no denying that he is eliminated in 5th place. He collects $268,154.

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

06-04-2008 01:10 UTC-7

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Players are back from the break and cards are in the air.

06-04-2008 00:51 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

[user40108]

Average stack is 2,357,400.

Grant Hinkle - 4,515,000
James Akenhead - 2,300,000
Mike Ngo - 1,650,000
Chris Ferguson - 1,600,000
Theo Tran - 1,550,000

06-04-2008 00:45 UTC-7

Players Are on a Break

[user75032]

Play will resume in twenty minutes.

06-04-2008 00:45 UTC-7

Hand #87 - Grant Hinkle

[user40108]

Chris Ferguson has the button in seat 8 and he raises to 225,000. Grant Hinkle reraises to 750,000 from the big blind. Chris Ferguson, eventually folded and Grant Hinkle won the pot.

06-04-2008 00:41 UTC-7

Hand #86 - Mike Ngo

[user75032]

Theo Tran has the button in Seat 7. Mike Ngo opens the pot for 225,000. Everyone folds and Ngo wins the blinds and antes.