2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 30)
Date:
Monday, June 18, 2007 to Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Buy-In:
$2,500
Prize Pool:
$1,948,100
Entrants:
847
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:01:58
Hand #83 - Hoyt Corkins Wins Event #30 ($515,065)
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
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:57:16
Hand #82
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: 
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:56:08
Hand #81
Hand #81 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises with , and Corkins folds 
.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:54:38
Hand #80
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: 
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:53:24
Hand #79
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: 
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:50:23
Updated Chip counts
Hoyt Corkins - 3,314,000
Terrence Chan - 926,000
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:50:15
Hand #78
Hand #78 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises with 
, and Chan folds 
.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:49:22
Hand #77
Hand #77 - Terrence Chan has the button, he raises to 75,000 with , and Corkins folds.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:47:56
Hand #76
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.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:44:48
Hand #75
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: 
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:40:06
Updated Chip Counts
Hoyt Corkins - 2,900,000
Terrence Chan - 1,300,000
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:39:46
Hand #74 - Terrence Chan Takes a Big Pot
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 
.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:37:00
Hand #73
Hand #73 - Terrence Chan has the button, and he folds.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:36:46
Updated Chip Counts
Hoyt Corkins - 3,240,000
Terrence Chan - 1,000,000
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:35:16
Hand #72
Hand #72 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, and he folds 
.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:34:25
Hand #71
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:
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:30:58
Updated Chip Counts
Hoyt Corkins - 3,061,000
Terrence Chan - 1,179,000
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:30:48
Hand #70
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.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:27:12
Hand #69
Hand #69 - Terrence Chan has the button, and he folds.
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:27:02
Hand #68
Hand #68 - Hoyt Corkins has the button, he raises to 75,000 with 
, Chan reraises with , and Corkins thinks for a few minutes before he folds. Chan takes the pot.
