Hand #101 - James Akenhead | 2008 World Series of Poker

Grant Hinkle has the button in seat 10 and he folds. Chris Ferguson caps his cards and thinks for a bit. After a few seconds, he counts out a raise to 350,000 and slides it out with two fingers. James Akenhead nervously shuffles his chips with a look of concern on his face. James calls and they see a {Q-Hearts}

flop. Ferguson stares straight ahead as the cards come off. He slowly looks over at Akenhead, first his face, then his stack. He then moves his entire stack into the center and Akenhead insta-calls. The players show:

Ferguson: {J-Hearts}

Akenhead:

The crowd is once again nuts, chanting "heart! heart! heart!" Akenhead supporters are staring intently at the monitors hoping for the best. The turn is the {2-Spades}

and the Akenhead camp sticks out like a sore thumb. The river is the {3-Clubs}

and the applause is present, but surely less overwhelming than had a heart hit the river. The tournament director doublechecks the counts and James Akenhead doubles through Chris Ferguson.