Event #30
Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $2,500
Number of Entries: 847
Total Prize Money: $1,948,100
Date of Tournament: June 18-20, 2007
WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER
EVENT # 30 – HOYT CORKINS
The winner of the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship was Hoyt Corkins, who lives in Las Vegas, NV. Corkins, aged 47, is originally from Alabama. He has three children. This was his second WSOP gold bracelet.Corkins won his first WSOP event back in 1992. In the fifteen years that have passed much has happened in his life. Corkins quit the poker circuit for about eight years and since he has returned to the poker scene, Corkins has won and finished high in a variety of tournaments. Yet, repeating as a WSOP winner has been an elusive prize. He finally cracked the barrier in this event and cashed for $515,065. Corkins won his first gold bracelet in Pot-Limit Omaha. There were only 48 entries in that event held at Binion’s Horseshoe. This time at the Rio, the field was considerably larger. Corkins bested a field of 847 players.Corkins dominated play throughout the tournament. No player this year has demonstrated such supremacy over a three-day period. He ended the first say as the chip leader. He was the chip leader at the start of the final table. And, he never lost the chip lead throughout the five hour finale. Indeed, this was Corkins tournament from start to finish. Corkins’ nickname is “the Alabama Cowboy.” He is known, liked, and respected for his black cowboy hat, mirrored shades, and clean cut image. When he’s not playing poker, Corkins enjoys the outdoors – fishing, 4-wheeling, and driving his jeep. He also enjoys reading proverbs.It was an usual first, but certainly fitting for the occasion. Following his victory, Corkins was presented with his WSOP gold bracelet by none other that close friend, Doyle Brunson.
