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

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.