WSOP Main Event Final Table SetLee Watkinson Still in the Running |
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. Unfortunately for him, he ran into Jon Kalmer holding A K
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9, and Alaei was eliminated in 25th place for $333,490. He was joined on the rail by Bill Edler shortly thereafter. 4. Kravchenko showed 10 10, and after the board ran out K Q 7 10 Edler shipped over $2 million of his chips to Kravchenko. A few hands later, Edler pushed all in for his last $1,950,000 from early position. Action folded around to Jerry Yang in the big blind, and he eventually made the call. Edler commended him for the decision and showed 10 9. Yang tabled A K and the flop fell Q 4 2. The turn was the A, and Edler was drawing deal. A meaningless 7 fell on the river and Edler was given a hearty round of applause for his 23rd-place finish, netting him $333,490. The next to go was high-stakes cash player Kenny Tran. 6 3 and Kalmar checked. Tran bet $500,000 and Kalmar called. The turn was the 9 and again Kalmar checked. Tran fired out $1.3 million and Kalmar quickly called. The 2 fell on the river and Kalmar shoved all in. Both players stood up as adrenaline coursed through their veins. Tran stared Kalmar down, and eventually another player called the clock on him. He took off his hat, clearly debating a tough decision. As the tournament director began to count down from ten, Tran was still calculating his options. As the tournament director continued, "8-7-6-5..." Tran emphatically announced "I call!" Kalmar slammed his A 8 onto the table and let forth a primal yell. Tran was covered and eliminated in 16th place. He definitely was disappointed, as he put in an incredible performance in this year's WSOP. He took home $381,302 for his efforts. 5 4. Lam checked and Nguyen bet out $700,000. Lam elected to call and the turn was the K. Both players checked and the river brought the J. Lam lead for $1 million and Nguyen promptly raised to $3.5 million. This sent Lam deep into the tank and after almost five minutes he made one of the best calls of this year's WSOP. Nguyen shook his head and showed down 4 3. Lam rolled over 10 10 for a better two pair, shipping him a pot worth $11,460,000. 6 5 and Nguyen bet out $600,000. Hilm made the call, and the turn brought the K. Nguyen checked, and Hilm fired out $1.2 million. Nguyen moved all in, and Hilm insta-called for his last $6,845,000 with 5 5. Nguyen tabled A Q and to his dismay, was drawing dead. The river was a meaningless 4, doubling Hilm and leaving Nguyen with just $1,350,000. Just an orbit later, Hilm returned to finish the job. 7 3, and Nguyen pushed all in for his remaining chips. Hilm quickly called and turned over K Q for top pair. Nguyen tabled 10 9 for the flush draw, and had two pulls at nine outs to stay alive. The suspense was thick in the air, as the next two cards were to determine the fate of the fan favorite. The turn was no help when it came 2, and Nguyen stood as he waited for the verdict of the final card. The river surfaced the Q, and the spectators let out a combined gasp and cheer as the Prince was eliminated from the tournament. He quickly left the stage, but soon returned to the arena to make an impromptu speech to the crowd. In a surprisingly moving moment, he took time to thank the fans, saying without them there would be no Scotty Nguyen. He thanked them for giving him all the energy he needed to perform and said he would be back next year. He left to a huge ovation, taking $476,926 and a whole lot of poker history to the rail with him. 3, but Rahme rolled over Q Q. The flop came K Q J, and the remaining crowd erupted at the prospect of their horses advancing to the final table. The turn and river bricked when they came 62 and Garfinkle was eliminated in tenth place. He takes home $476,926 for his great run. Here are the final table players and their chip counts:
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