Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

06-06-2008 17:51 UTC-8

Hand #78 - Shannon Shorr

Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3. Theo Tran puts in a raise to 70,000. Shorr cuts out his calling chips and puts them into the pot. Both blinds fold.

The flop comes {K-Clubs}

. Check check.

The turn is the {3-Spades}

. Action is on Tran, and he slides out 105,000 chips. Shorr puts in a raise to 275,000, and Tran makes the call.

The last card off is the {J-Clubs}

. Tran checks, and Shorr does not. He moves all in for his last 920,000. Tran sits motionless for a minute or two before asking the dealer for a count. After learning the total, Tran stands and counts down his own stack. He pulls the calling chips off his mountainous stack, and gauges Shorr for a reaction. After this 10-minute ordeal, Tran does indeed make the call.

As he says the words, "I call," Tran already has his cards positioned up in the air, apparently ready to muck. Shorr shows down {7-Hearts}

, and Tran does indeed throw them in, as he ships a huge chunk of chips over to Shannon Shorr.

06-06-2008 17:38 UTC-8

Hand #77 - Shannon Shorr

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Theo Tran has the button in seat 2. Matt Keikoan is first to act and he folds. Theo Tran raises to 75,000 from the button. Shannon Shorr and Carter Gill call from the blinds. Three players see a flop of {A-Hearts}

. Action is checked to Theo Tran. Tran bets 130,000. Shorr calls and Gill passes. It's heads up to the turn of {3-Clubs}

. Shorr checks and Tran checks behind. The river comes the {3-Hearts}

. Both players check. Shorr shows {K-Hearts}

and Tran mucks. Shannon Shorr wins the pot.

06-06-2008 17:35 UTC-8

Hand #76 - Shannon Shorr

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. Carter Gill is first to act and he folds. Matt Keikoan limps in from the button. Theo Tran completes from the small blind and Shannon Shorr checks his big blind option. The flop comes {K-Diamonds}

. Tran and Shorr check and Keikoan bets 35,000. Tran folds and Shorr raises to 115,000. Keikoan folds and Shannon Shorr wins the pot.

06-06-2008 17:33 UTC-8

Hand #75 - Matt Keikoan

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Carter Gill has the button in seat 4. Shannon Shorr is first to act and he limps in. Carter Gill folds. Matt Keikoan calls from the small blind and Theo Tran checks his big blind option. Flop comes {J-Hearts}

. Keikoan fires 50,000. Tran and Shorr both call. Turn comes the {9-Spades}

. Keikoan slides out 150,000. Tran calls and Shorr passes. River is the {K-Diamonds}

. Keikoan makes the same bet of 150,000. Tran looks him up. Keikoan shows {5-Spades}

and Tran mucks. Matt Keikoan wins the pot.

06-06-2008 17:30 UTC-8

Hand #74 - Shannon Shorr

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3. Theo Tran is first to act and he folds. Shannon Shorr raises to 66,000 from the button. Carter Gill reraises to 155,000 from the small blind. Matt Keikoan folds from the big blind and action is back to Shorr. Shorr moves all in for a total of 614,000. Carter Gill thought only briefly before folding. Shannon Shorr wins the pot.

06-06-2008 17:27 UTC-8

Theo Building a Mountain

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

For most of the last three hours, Theo Tran has had a mountain of chips. He has them neatly-stacked into a pyramid, but it is difficult to count them down accurately. From the looks of it, he is hovering right around the 3,000,000 mark, giving him just less than half the chips in play.

06-06-2008 17:26 UTC-8

Hand #73 - Matt Keikoan

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Theo Tran has the button in seat 2. Matt Keikoan is first to act and he raises to 60,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-06-2008 17:24 UTC-8

Hand #72 - Shannon Shorr

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. Carter Gill is first to act and he raises to 58,000. Theo Tran calls from the small blind as does Shannon Shorr from the big blind. The flop comes {A-Hearts}

. Tran checks the flop and Shorr puts out a bet of 31,000. Gill calls and Tran passes. It's heads up to the turn which comes the {8-Diamonds}

. Both players check. The river is the {A-Clubs}

and again both men check. Shorr shows {6-Hearts}

and Gill mucks. Shannon Shorr wins the pot.

06-06-2008 17:22 UTC-8

Hand #71 - Matt Keikoan/Theo Tran

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Carter Gill has the button in seat 4. Shannon Shorr is first to act and he raises to 67,000. Matt Keikoan calls from the small blind as does Theo Tran from the big blind. Three players see a flop of {3-Clubs}

. Keikoan and Tran both check. Shorr checks as well. The {2-Hearts}

hits the turn. Keikoan checks and Tran bets 80,000. Shorr calls the bet and Keikoan puts in a raise to 405,000. Theo Tran quickly declares "all in." Shorr folds and Keikoan calls and the cards are shown:

Tran: {7-Clubs}

Keikoan:

Tran was freerolling for the pot and had a chance to eliminate Keikoan. The river was the {3-Diamonds}

however and the players chopped the pot.