As soon as Theo Tran folded his hand, he got up and walked to his support section, still clearly upset about the result of the previous hand.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 3,929
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As soon as Theo Tran folded his hand, he got up and walked to his support section, still clearly upset about the result of the previous hand.
The flop is
. Ngo checks to Hinkle, who makes a continuation bet of 200,000. Ngo quickly folds.
. Jones checks and Hinkle bets 300,000. Coulthard calls and Jones passes. It's heads up to the turn card which comes the . Hinkle checks and Coulthard bets 450,000. Hinkle stares calmly at the felt for a few seconds and then moves all in for an additional 795,000. Coulthard goes into the tank, nervously playing with his chips and stroking the bill of his cap. He eventually folds and Hinkle's gallery erupts with applause. Grant Hinkle wins the pot worth roughly 1,200,000.
Tran:
Coulthard:
It is Coulthard who is all in for his tournament life. The flop comes
. The audience roars with mixed emotion. It's blatantly clear who each portion of the audience is rooting for. After a delay for drama's sake, the turn comes the 
. Again, mixed reactions from the gallery. The river is the . Aaron Coulthard makes sevens full of deuces to win the pot and double through Theo Tran.
The flop comes
. Ferguson and Akenhead both check to Ngo, who bets 150,000. Jones, Ferguson and Akenhead all fold.
Tran:
Jones:
Tran is the all in player. Needless to say, the gallery is on their feet. The flop comes down
helping neither player. The turn comes the . Jones needs an ace or he'll double Tran up. The river comes the 
and Tran's supporters cheer. Tran doubles up to just about 1,500,000 leaving Jones with just over 400,000.
James Akenhead has the button in Seat 9. Melvin Jones open-raises all in from middle position for about 445,000. Theo Tran calls. Everyone else gets out of the way. The hands are opened:
Jones:
Tran:
Tran is out of his seat again. Jones has removed his sunglasses and is watching disinterestedly. The flop is
, giving Jones some wiggle room. The turn 
means only a queen or ten can save him on the river. The river comes 
, eliminating Jones in 7th place. He collects $158,211 for his efforts over the last several days.
