2008 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
104
Prize
$831,462
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 3,929
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Theo Tran is Eliminated in 4th Place ($327,148)

Theo Tran eliminated
Theo Tran eliminated
Hand #94 -

Grant Hinkle has the button in Seat 10. James Akenhead folds to Hinkle on the button, who raises to 250,000. Tran calls the raise from the small blind, putting Chris Ferguson, the big blind, to a decision. He thinks and then folds. Two players to the flop.

The flop is {A-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. Tran checks to Hinkle on the button. Hinkle, dressed in a green button-down shirt, jeans and a black and white Bodog baseball cap, bets 350,000. Action moves back to Tran, who is slumped on the rail of the table. To say these players are exhausted, after playing from 2pm Monday until 6am Tuesday morning, and then starting again at 1:30pm Tuesday afternoon and playing 12 hours today, is an understatement. Tran makes the call.

The turn is the {A-Spades}. Tran checks to Hinkle again, who now bets 700,000. Akenhead, watching the hand closely, can't help but rub the sleep out of his eyes and chew on his fingernail. Tran takes a minute to make the call.

The {8-Diamonds} falls on the river. Tran checks to Hinkle a third time. Hinkle, showing no sign of slowing down at all, announces that he is all in. Tran quickly calls and show {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for trip aces. But Hinkle has made a full house with {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}! It's all over for Theo Tran. He is eliminated in fourth place and will collect $327,148. Get some sleep, Theo.

"Let's Chop It Three Ways!"

After the elimination of Theo Tran, Grant Hinkle has become a monster chip leader. Chris Ferguson, stood up and said, with a devious grin "Let's chop it three ways!" Despite his poker resume' and his reputation, with Hinkle's current chip stack, that might be a tough sell.

Hand #95 - James Akenhead

There will be a dead button this hand. Chris Ferguson is the small blind and James Akenhead is the big blind. Grant Hinkle raises to 250,000. Chris Ferguson folds and James Akenhead announces "all in." Grant Hinkle folds and James Akenhead wins the pot.

Hand #96 - Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson has the button in Seat 8. Ferguson, first to act, moves all in for about 430,000. James Akenhead calls out of the small blind, as does Grant Hinkle from the big blind. Three players to the flop, one all in.

The flop is {8-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}. Both Akenhead and Hinkle check to see the {Q-Hearts} on the turn. They check again. The river is the {6-Diamonds}. They check one more time. Ferguson shows down the best hand with {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} to triple up, and the crowd goes absolutely wild.

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Hand #98 - Chris Ferguson

Grant Hinkle has the button in Seat 10. As first to act, he folds. Chris Ferguson peeks at his cards and then moves all in for about 1.3 million. James Akenhead folds and Ferguson picks up another pot.

Hand #100 - Chris Ferguson

James Akenhead has the button in Seat 9. He folds. Grant Hinkle moves all in. Ferguson double-checks his cards and then calls. His tournament is at stake:

Hinkle: {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}
Ferguson: {A-Clubs} {8-Spades}

Nobody wants to see Ferguson's fairy tale journey through this tournament come to an end. Even though Hinkle has been hitting all of his hands and playing well, it feels like the entire gallery is calling for an ace on the flop. No help for either player when it comes {2-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {7-Clubs}. The turn is the {10-Clubs}, giving Hinkle an open-ended straight draw and tons of outs. Now the entire gallery is shouting. We can't hear anything in here.

The river is the {3-Hearts} and Ferguson survives again! A roar from the crowd. They are all on his side as he doubles up again.