2008 World Series of Poker

Event 7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$550,601
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,592
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Hand #54 - Theo Tran

Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3. Theo Tran opens for a raise to 58,000 and Carter Gill makes the call.

The hand is checked down all the way to the river, which is a {K-Hearts}, the high card on board. Gill checks, and Tran bets 50,000, which is quickly called. Tran shows down {K-?} {4-?}.

Hand #52 - Matt Keikoan

Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. Carter Gill raises to 45,000 from under the gun. Matt Keikoan reraises to 145,000 from the button. Gill calls the raise and it's heads up to the flop. The flop brings the {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds}. Gill checks and Keikoan bets 200,000. Gill folds and Matt Keikoan wins the pot.

Hand #51 - Shannon Shorr

There is a dead button this hand, and it sits in front of Carter Gill. Shannon Shorr raises to 55,000 from under the gun, and Theo Tran is the lone caller from the big blind.

It's heads up to a flop of {4-Spades} {4-Hearts} {4-Diamonds}. Tran checks and Shorr bets 95,000. Tran folds and Shannon Shorr wins the pot.

Mihai Manole Eliminated in Fifth Place ($155,013)

Mihai Manole Eliminated
Mihai Manole Eliminated
Hand #50 - Theo Tran

Carter Gill has the button in seat 4. Theo Tran raises to 60,000 from under the gun. Mihai Manole reraises to 160,000 from the small blind. Matt Keikoan folds the big blind. Tran calls the raise and they go heads up to a flop of {8-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {5-Spades}.

Manole, first to act, bets 150,000. Tran puts in a raise of 200,000 more, making it 350,000 total. Manole reraises all in and Tran insta-calls. The players show:

Tran: {5-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}
Manole: {A-Spades} {8-Clubs}

In the biggest pot of the day, Tran has a relative stranglehold on the hand and the deal is sealed when the {10-Diamonds} hits the turn. The river is a meaningless {Q-Hearts} and Manole is our fifth-place finisher. He'll collect over $150,000 for his three-day effort.

Hand #49 - Theo Tran

Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3. Matt Keikoan limps in from under the gun. Theo Tran raises to 105,000 from the cutoff seat. Action folds back around to Keikoan, who folds as well. Theo Tran wins the pot.

Hand #48 - Carter Gill

Theo Tran has the button in seat 2. Shannon Shorr calls from the small blind and Carter Gill checks the big blind.

The flop is {10-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds}. Shorr bets 65,000. Gill calls the bet and the {9-Spades} comes off on the turn. Both players check. Fifth street is the {6-Hearts}. Shorr checks, Gill bets 125,000 and Shorr folds. Carter Gill wins the pot.

Hand #47 - Theo Tran

Carter Gill raises to 45,000 from under the gun. Theo Tran calls from the small blind, and Shannon Shorr calls from the big blind.

The three players see a flop of {K-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {5-Clubs}. All three players check.

The {Q-Hearts} is the turn. Tran checks, Shorr bets 85,000 and Carter Gill calls. Tran comes over the top of the two players, with a raise to 230,000 and both players fold. Theo Tran wins the pot.

Hand #46 - Carter Gill

With Carter Gill in the cutoff, he and both blinds see a flop of {J-Hearts} {6-Spades} {Q-Clubs} . Matt Keikoan and Theo Tran both check, and Gill puts in a bet of 35,000. Keikoan folds, and Tran stays in with a call.

The turn comes {7-Hearts} . Check check.

The river is the {5-Hearts} . Theo Tran bets out 150,000, and Gill makes the call. Tran shows down {Q-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} , while Gill tables {3-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} , having made a winning straight on the river.

Hand #45 - Theo Tran

Carter Gill has the button in seat 4. Theo Tran raises to 55,000 from under the gun. Gill calls from the button. Matt Keikoan gets in the pot as well, and we are three-handed to the flop.

The board runs out {4-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {7-Spades} {10-Hearts} {9-Spades} , with the players checking it down on each street. Theo Tran ends up with the winning hand when his {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} is good enough to take down the pot.