2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 7)
Date:
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 to Friday, June 06, 2008
Buy-In:
$2,000
Prize Pool:
$2,899,260
Entrants:
1,593
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:44:02
Matt Keikoan Wins the Bracelet!
After 161 hands of play, 68 of them heads-up, we have crowned a champion here in Event #7.
Matt Keikoan bested a field of 1,592 players over the course of three very long days to win his first bracelet at his first WSOP final table. He took his time during the early stages today, playing patiently and making prudent decisions. When we got to three-handed, and especially heads-up, he put on a clinic in power poker. As his opponent got shorter and shorter, Keiokan pushed harder and harder, and eventually bested runner-up Shannon Shorr.
Matt Keikoan, will walk away with $550,601 in cash, and something money can't buy: a gold WSOP bracelet. Congratulations to our 2008 WSOP Event #7 Champion!
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:40:41
Matt Keikoan Wins Event #7 ($2,000 No Limit Hold'em); Shannor Shorr Eliminated in 2nd Place ($349,141)
Hand #161 - Matt Keikoan
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan calls. The players show:
Shorr: 
Keikoan: 
The crowd is on their feet as the flop comes 
. Shannon Shorr will need serious help if he is to come from behind and avoid elimination.
Without the normal "delay for delay's sake," the dealer puts the 
on the turn. It's all over. Matt Keimoan has won his first bracelet. The 
on the river was a mere formality. Shorr congratulated the champion and then received heartfelt consolation from his legion of supporters.
Shannon Shorr falls painfully short of his for WSOP bracelet but will leave with $349,141 to show for his outstanding efforts.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:34:21
Hand #160 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. All in by Keikoan. Fold by Shorr.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:34:15
Updated Chip Counts
Matt Keikoan - 5,920,000
Shannon Shorr - 450,000
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:32:49
Hand #159 - Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan folds and Shannon Shorr wins the blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:32:46
Hand #158 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. Keikoan keeps with tradition and moves all in. Shorr rubs his cards on the felt, and one at a time lifts each one up to his face to check it. No good, he mucks them again.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:31:16
Hand #157 - Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan folds and Shannon Shorr wins the blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:30:42
Hand #156 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. Keikoan is all in, Shorr folds.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:30:06
Hand #155 - Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan folds and Shannon Shorr wins the blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:29:08
Hand #154 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. All in. Fold. Rinse. Repeat.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:28:18
Hand #153 - Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan folds and Shannon Shorr wins the blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:27:45
Hand #152 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. You guessed it. Shove. Fold. And Keikoan pulls in another set of blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:27:03
Hand #151 - Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan folds and Shannon Shorr wins the blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:26:15
Hand #150 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. It's a repeat of the last five times they've been in this spot. Keikoan pushes, and Shorr folds.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:25:25
Hand #149 - Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan passes and Shannon Shorr wins the blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:24:43
Hand #148 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. He shoves. Once again, Shorr hangs his head and tosses his cards in face-down.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:24:11
Hand #147 - Matt Keikoan
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he completes from the small blind. Matt Keikoan checks and they see the 
flop.
Keikoan checks and Shorr bets 60,000. Keikoan gestures "all in" and Shorr is forced to fold. Matt Keikoan wins the pot.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:22:54
Hand #146 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. For the third straight time on the button, he pushes all in, and for the third straight time, Shorr mucks his hand emphatically.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:21:48
Hand #145 - Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he moves all in. Matt Keikoan folds and Shannon Shorr wins the blinds and antes.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:21:07
Hand #144 - Matt Keikoan
Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 1. Again, he moves all in preflop, and Shorr is forced to fold.
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:21:02
Hand #143 - Matt Keikoan
Shannon Shorr has the button in seat 3 and he open-folds. Matt Keikoan gets a walk in the big blind.
