John Hoang Wins Event #24 ($97,280)
Jul 05, '07
With the elimination of Aleksandr Uskov in 4th place the remaining three players in the $5,000 no-limit hold'em event decided to chop the rest of the prize pool. John Hoang held the most chips, with Adrian Hanauer coming in second and Steve Paul-Ambrose coming in third in chips.
Player Tags: John Hoang, Adrian Hanauer, Steve Paul Ambrose
"Last Time"
Jul 05, '07
John Hoang said, "Last time I'm going to do it," as he pushed his unstacked pile of chips in again. Aleksander Uskov quickly announced a call with 6
6
. Hoang revealed A
K
and the race was on. The flop brought the A
K
8
and Hoang hit in a big way on the flop. After a turn of 5
Uskov was down to two outs. The Q
on the river improved neither player and Hoang doubled up to take the chip lead. It was not the last time, however, as a few hands later he pushed his now large stack into the now short stack of Uskov, who folded.
Player Tags: John Hoang, Alexander Uskov
Hoang All-In Over And Over Again
Jul 05, '07
After taking a huge hit at the end of the last level John Hoang has been stealing the blinds and antes by moving in over and over again before the flop. He has crawled back up to around $120,000, but is still the shortest stack.
Player Tags: John Hoang
Big Hand For Hanauer
Jul 05, '07
Adrian Hanauer raised to $20,000 and both John Hoang and Aleksander Uskov called. After a flop of K
9
8
all players checked. The Q
on the turn prompted Hoang to bet $25,000 into the $60,000 pot. Uskov folded and Hanauer called. The river brought the J
and Hoang bet $45,000 into the $110,000 pot. Hanauer went into the tank for a moment before raising all-in. Hoang quickly folded and Hanuer flipped up his J
10
for a king-high straight flush. Hoang is now below $100,000, while Hanauer has chipped up to around $255,000.
Player Tags: John Hoang, Adrian Hanauer
Hoang Takes Big Pot On Turn
Jul 05, '07
John Hoang limped from the small blind and Dane Lomas raised to $22,000 from the big blind. Hoang called the $18,000 and the two saw a flop of 10
6
5
. Both checked and the turn brought the 9
. Lomas led out $30,000 and Hoang quickly went all-in, having Lomas covered. Lomas went into the the tank for three minutes before eventually folding.
Player Tags: John Hoang, Dane Lomas
Jennifer Tilly Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,495)
Jul 05, '07
Shortly after returning from break John Hoang raised to $13,000 and Jennifer Tilly moved all-in for $4,000 more. Hoang called with his K
8
and Tilly revealed her 2
2
. The flop brought the Q
10
7
, keeping Tilly in the lead. The 10
on the turn meant that unless a king, eight queen or seven came, Tilly would double up. Unfortunately for her, the K
fell on the river and she was eliminated in sixth place ($18,495).
Player Tags: John Hoang, Jennifer Tilly
Blinds: 25-50
John Hoang has busted out of the tournament.
John Hoang raises from late position to about 40,000, and J.C. Tran calls from the big blind, leaving himself just 19,000 behind. The flop comes ace high with two rags, and J.C. Tran moves all in. Surprisingly, Hoang asks, "How much is it?"