Wong opened for 42k on the button and Pham raised him back. Wong moved all in and Pham thought for a moment.  He’d just committed 70k to the pot and this was his chance to either take the lead or take the fall. He called, creating a pot worth over 1M. Wong turned over Ac-4s and Pham showed his Jc-Jd in the hole.  Wong called out, “four, four, four!” But he came up short as only two fours and a ten fell on the flop. Pham was noticeably distraught as he jumped back from the table. He looked at the board again and shook his head.  But being the warrior that Phan is, he didn’t give up and shouted back at the cards, “jack, jack!” But the turn paired the board with another 10s. Pham needed a 10 or a jack on the river to win, but the Kh came and Danny Wong high-fived his friends in a sign of victory. Runner up David Pham, a long-time veteran of the sport, congratulated the twenty-something Daniel Wong.

David Pham will take home $181,540.

Danny Wong was elated. “Last time I missed it by one.” He was referring to the Bellagio Cup II $10,000 championship in July, when Shannon Shorr elbowed him out of a win. “I really wanted this.”

“This” is the title, the bracelet, $319,420, and a seat into the $25,000 World Poker Tour Finals in April of 2007.