Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:47 PM Local Time
PokerNews caught up with Hoyt Corkins, winner of the $2,500 No-Limit 6-handed event to talk about his 2nd bracelet win -- his first was FIFTEEN years ago.
[url=http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/video-gallery/?t=33&e=135]Click here[/url] to check out the interview with Hoyt, along with all the other videos from this event.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:01 PM Local Time
Hand #83 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises, Corkins moves all in, and Chan thinks for a few minutes before he calls with
. Corkins shows
, and Chan will need his hand to hold up to stay alive.
The flop comes
, and Chan retains the lead.
The turn card is the --
! Corkins turns a pair of kings to take the lead, and Chan needs an ace on the river to survive.
The river card is the
, and Hoyt Corkins wins the hand -- and the bracelet -- with two pair, kings and eights.
Terrence Chan is eliminated in second place, earning $287,345.
Hoyt Corkins wins Event #30 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed), earning $515,065, a Corum watch, and the second WSOP bracelet of his career. Corkins won his first bracelet 15 years ago (1992) in $5,000 pot-limit Omaha -- that's a long time to go between bracelets. Of course, Corkins has done quite well for himself in the meantime, with a WPT victory and over $2.7 million in career tournament winnings. This victory takes him over the $3 million mark.
Here are the final table payouts:
1st - Hoyt Corkins - $515,065
2nd - Terrence Chan - $287,345
3rd - William Lin - $196,758
4th - Alan Sass - $132,471
5th - Kelly Vande-Mheen - $96,431
6th - James Pittman - $63,118
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:57 PM Local Time
Hand #82 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he limps, Chan raises, and Corkins calls. The flop comes
, Chan bets, Corkins moves all in, and Chan folds. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:56 PM Local Time
Hand #81 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises with
, and Corkins folds
.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:54 PM Local Time
Hand #80 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises, and Chan calls. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Chan checks, Corkins bets, and Chan folds. The holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:53 PM Local Time
Hand #79 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises, and Corkins calls. The flop comes
, Corkins checks, Chan bets, Corkins thinks for a minute before he moves all in, and Chan folds. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:50 PM Local Time
Hoyt Corkins - 3,314,000
Terrence Chan - 926,000
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:50 PM Local Time
Hand #78 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises with
, and Chan folds
.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:49 PM Local Time
Hand #77 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises to 75,000 with
, and Corkins folds.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:47 PM Local Time
Hand #76 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he limps for 30,000, and Chan checks. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Chan bets, and Corkins calls. The river card is the
, Chan bets 70,000, and Corkins thinks for a minute before calling with
. Chan mucks
, and Corkins takes the pot.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:44 PM Local Time
Hand #75 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises to 75,000, and Corkins calls. The flop comes
, Corkins checks, Chan bets, Corkins moves all in, and Chan folds. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:40 PM Local Time
Hoyt Corkins - 2,900,000
Terrence Chan - 1,300,000
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:39 PM Local Time
Hand #74 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises, and Chan calls. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Chan bets 90,000, Corkins raises to 350,000, and Chan thinks for about two minutes before he calls. The river card is the
, Chan checks, and Corkins checks behind him. Chan shows
for a pair of kings, and Corkins mucks. Chan takes the pot, and the holecam reveals that Corkins had
.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:37 PM Local Time
Hand #73 - Terrence Chan has the button, and he folds.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:36 PM Local Time
Hoyt Corkins - 3,240,000
Terrence Chan - 1,000,000
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:35 PM Local Time
Hand #72 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, and he folds
.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:34 PM Local Time
Hand #71 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises, and Corkins calls. The flop comes
, Corkins checks, Chan bets, and Corkins calls. The turn card is the
, Corkins bets, and Chan folds. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:
Corkins:
Chan:
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:30 PM Local Time
Hoyt Corkins - 3,061,000
Terrence Chan - 1,179,000
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:30 PM Local Time
Hand #70 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises, and Chan calls. Both players check to the river on a board of
, Chan bets, Corkins raises 90,000 more, and Chan calls. Corkins shows
for two pair (nines and eights) with an ace kicker. Chan had
for the same two pair, but with a lower kicker. Corkins takes the pot.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:27 PM Local Time
Hand #69 - Terrence Chan has the button, and he folds.