NLHE - Final Table - Mike Ngo (5th) and Theo Tran (4th) Eliminated
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 50,000 - 100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Left: 3 of 3,929
Chip Counts:
Grant Hinkle: 3,650,000
Chris Ferguson: 1,800,000
James Akenhead: 1,750,000
Average Stack: 3,929,000
Eliminations:
Mike Ngo - 5th Place ($268,154)
Theo Tran - 4th Place ($327,148)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Mike Ngo Eliminated in 5th Place ($268,154)
Grant Hinkle raised to 325,000 preflop and Mike Ngo reraised all in for 1.6 million. They then turned up their hands:
Hinkle: A
J
Ngo: A
K
Board: Q538J
Ngo is eliminated in 5th place, and he will take home $268,154 in prize money. Hinkle added to his chip lead, and now holds 4.5 million.
Tran Doubles Up
Hinkle raised to 250,000 and Theo Tran moved all in behind him. Ferguson made the all-in call and Hinkle mucked. They then turned up their hands:
Tran: A
K
Ferguson: 8
8
Board: J103K6
Tran doubled up on the hand, and Ferguson took a huge hit to his stack.
Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th Place ($327,148)
Hinkle raised preflop to 250,000 and Tran made the call. The flop rolled out AK4 and Tran checked. Hinkle raised 300,000 and Tran called. The turn rolled out the A and Tran checked again. Hinkle opened the action again, this time for 700,000, and Tran made the call. The 8 fell on the river and Tran checked for a third time. Hinkle moved all in and Tran made the call. They flipped up their hands and Tran revealed AQ. Hinkle showed A4 and he eliminated Tran with a full house. Tran took home $327,148 for his his fourth-place finish.
The Resurrection
Jesus Three Times
Chris Ferguson moved all in preflop for 430,000 and both Hinkle and James Akenhead made the call. The side pot was arranged and the two live players checked down a board of 1082Q6. Ferguson turned up his hand on the river to reveal KQ, which was good enough for him to triple up! The pre-Ferguson crowd erupted into cheers that echoed across the Amazon Room, momentarily drowning out the consant clatter and chirp of shuffling chips. Jesus was alive and kicking.
Jesus One More Time
Four hands after the crowd-rousing triple up Ferguson found himself facing an all-in decision once again. Hinkle moaved all in preflop and Ferguson made an all-in call. The two then turned up their hands:
Ferguson: A
8
Hinkle: Q
J
Board: K72103
Ferguson tempted fate once more, and survived to tell the tale.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Theo Tran, Mike Ngo, Grant Hinkle
NLHE - Final Table - Akenhead Moves Up and then Doubles Up Mike Ngo
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 40,000 - 80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Left: 6 of 3,929
Chip Counts:
Mike Ngo: 2,500,000
James Akenhead: 2,160,000
Grant Hinkle: 1,630,000
Chris Ferguson: 1,300,000
Aaron Coulthard: 1,100,000
Theo Tran: 800,000
Average Stack: 1,964,500
Eliminations:
None
Big Hands and Storylines:
Call Me - I Dare You
During the 15 hands that transpired after a short break taken after Melvin Jones elimination, not too much went down. Two players did move all of their chips into the middle though. Chris Ferguson pushed for 975,000 and Aaron Coulthard shoved for 825,000, but in both cases no one called them down. Coulthard moved all in a second time about 20 hands into this stretch and once again found no one to tango with for his tournament life.
James Akenhead Good with a Straight and Good with Tens
James Akenhead managed to pick up two sizeable pots during this stretch.
Hand 1: Theo Tran raised to 170,000 preflop and both Akenhead and Mike Ngo made the call. The flop delivered AQ10 on the board and all three players checked. The turn was dealt 4 and Ngo bet 200,000. Tran mucked and Akenhead made the call. The river fell J and Ngo checked. Akenhead bet 475,000 and Ngo reluctantly made the call. Akenhead revealed AK and picked up a cool million on the hand.
Hand 2: Tran raised to 200,000 preflop and Akenhead made the call. The flop rolled out J72 and both players checked. The turn brought the J and Tran fired out 200,000 again. Akenhead called and the river fell 3. Both players checked and Akenhead revealed pocket tens to take down the hand.
These pots took Akenhead above the 2-million mark.
Mike Ngo Doubles Up
Ngo exacted some revenge on Akenhead when he moved all in preflop and Akenhead had him covered for his tournament life. They turned up their hands and revealed:
Ngo: A
10
Akenhead: K
K
Ngo doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Theo Tran, Mike Ngo, James Akenhead, European Report
NLHE - Final Table - Melvin Jones Eliminated in 7th Place
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 30,000 - 60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 6 of 3,929
Chip Counts:
Mike Ngo: 2,500,000
James Akenhead: 2,160,000
Grant Hinkle: 1,300,000
Chris Ferguson: 1,950,000
Theo Tran: 1,900,000
Aaron Coulthard: 1,100,000
Average Stack: 1,964,500
Eliminations:
Melvin Jones - 7th Place ($158,211)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Tran Says No to Ngo on the River
Mike Ngo raised to 180,000 preflop and Theo Tran made the call from the button. The flop rolled out 1063 and Ngo checked. Tran raised 180,000 and Ngo made the call. The turn brought the J and the same check, bet, call sequence repeated itself, but this time Tran made it 235,000 to go. The Q fell on the river and Ngo moved all in. Tran got up from the table and looked perturbed for a moment before he mucked his hand. Ngo picked up over 600,000 on the hand.
Aaron Coulthard Doubles Up
Aaron Coulthad moved all in preflop from middle position for 510,000 and Theo Tran made the call from the small blind. They then turned up their hands:
Tran: A
A
Coulthard: 7
7
Board: 76322
Coulthard caught a miracle seven on the flop and drove the dagger home by improving to a full house.
Theo Tran Doubles Up
Two hands later it was Tran's turn to get all of his chips into the middle, and he pinned his hopes on two red queens. Melvin Jones called him down with AJ and the board ran out 108265. Tran doubled up to 1.5 million, while Jones was crippled with 400,000 left in front of him.
Melvin Jones Does not Double Up - Eliminated in 7th Place ($158,211)
On the very next hand Jones got the last of his chips into the middle preflop, and soon discovered that he had made a huge mistake when Tran called him down. Jones held Q10 and Tran revealed two red aces for the the second time in four hands. This time the board fell KQ685 and the aces held to deliver Tran some vindication for what had happened four hands earlier. Jones was eliminated in 7th place, and took home $158,211 in prize money.
Player Tags: Theo Tran, Mike Ngo, Aaron Coulthard, Melvin Jones
NLHE - Final Table - Jeff Wiedenhoeft Eliminated on the First Hand
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 3,929
Chip Counts:
Mike Ngo: 2,340,000
James Akenhead: 1,995,000
Aaron Coulthard: 1,510,000
Theo Tran: 1,420,000
Melvin Jones: 1,280,000
Chris Ferguson: 1,235,000
Joe Rutledge: 785,000
Grant Hinkle: 680,000
David Bach: 675,000
Eliminations:
Jeff Wiedenhoeft - 10th Place ($52,022)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Jeff Wiedenhoeft Eliminated in 10th Place ($52,022)
On the very first hand at the final table, Jeff Wiedehoeft raised 125,000 preflop, and Mike Ngo made the call. The flop rolled out 976 and Wiedenhoeft moved all in. Ngo made the call and they turned up their hands.
Wiedenhoeft: K
10
Ngo: A
10
Turn and River: A
Q
Weidenhoeft busted out of the tournament in 10th place, and he took home $52,022 in prize money for his efforts.
Railbirds
Multiple professionals were spotted at the final table to support a number of players at the table. Perry Friedman (11th place) stuck around to sweat the action and support Chris Ferguson. Tom Mackey is here along with Blair Hinkle, who is present to sweat his brother Grant.
Lone Londoner in Vegas
James Ankenman is the lone European representative at the final table tonight, amongst a group of North American representataives (Eight Americans and Aaron Courtland, who hails from Ontario, Canada - the same province that Event No. 1 winner, Nenad Medic calls home). He has almost 2 million in front of him, so has a solid shot to score the first gold bracelet for Europoean players at this year's Series.
Player Tags: Mike Ngo, James Akenhead, European Report, Jeff Wiedenhoeft
