Jeff Wiedenhoeft Eliminated in 10th Place ($52,021)

On the very first hand since play resumed, Jeff Wiedenhoeft opened the pot for 125,000. Mike Ngo, in the small blind, was the only caller. Ngo checked the flop of {8-Hearts}

, then called after Wiedenhoeft pushed all in for over 700,000 chips.

Wiedenhoeft: {K-Diamonds}

Ngo:

Wiedenhoeft immediately started shaking his head. He came over to his family on the rail and said, "First final table and I screw up! I read my cards wrong. How do you make a final table at the World Series of Poker and misread your cards?"

The turn {A-Diamonds}

meant the only card that could help Wiedenhoeft on the river was a 9 for a chop. The river instead came {Q-Clubs}

and Wiedenhoeft was bounced, $52,021 richer for the experience.

Despite being beside himself for misreading his hand, Wiedenhoeft showed true grace and class and shook Ngo's hand after the river came down.

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2008 World Series of Poker

2008 World Series of Poker

Jeff Wiedenhoeft Eliminated in 10th Place ($52,021)