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Poker Tournament Results
38th Annual World Series of Poker
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Hoyt Corkins |
| 1 |
Hoyt Corkins (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$515,065 |
| 2 |
Terrence Chan (Vancouver, BC, Canada) |
$287,345 |
| 3 |
William Lin (Denver, CO, USA) |
$196,758 |
| 4 |
Alan Sass AKA "TheUsher" (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$132,471 |
| 5 |
Kelly Vande Mheen (Omaha, NE, USA) |
$96,431 |
| 6 |
James Pittman (Yorbalinda, CA, USA) |
$63,118 |
| 7 |
Steve Wong AKA "S 18" (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) |
$47,339 |
| 8 |
Yakov Hirsch (Brooklyn, NY, USA) |
$47,339 |
| 9 |
Russell Barnes (Lake Worth, FL, USA) |
$33,507 |
| 10 |
Rasmus Carstensen (Aarhus, Denmark) |
$33,507 |
| 11 |
Jesper Petersen (Aarhus, Denmark) |
$19,676 |
| 12 |
Adam Richardson (Poway, CA, USA) |
$19,676 |
| 13 |
Joseph Tehan (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$15,390 |
| 14 |
Robert Yee (San Francisco, CA, USA) |
$15,390 |
| 15 |
Ryan Roeder (Missoula, MT, USA) |
$15,390 |
| 16 |
Steve Billirakis AKA "MrSmokey1" (Bourbonnais, IL, USA) |
$15,390 |
| 17 |
Mimi Tran (Torrance, CA, USA) |
$15,390 |
| 18 |
Steve Graham (Granite City, IL, USA) |
$15,390 |
| 19 |
Garland Walters AKA "Munsfordsville" (Munsfordsville, KY, USA) |
$12,468 |
| 20 |
Erick Lindgren (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$12,468 |
| 21 |
Francisco Hernandez (Troy, MI, USA) |
$12,468 |
| 22 |
Vinnie Vinh (Houston, TX, USA) |
$12,468 |
| 23 |
Adam Hourani (East Lansing, MI, USA) |
$12,468 |
| 24 |
Kris Fields (Cincinnati, OH, USA) |
$12,468 |
| 25 |
Ralph E Porter AKA "Rep" (Woodinville, WA, USA) |
$9,546 |
| 26 |
Jon Friedberg (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$9,546 |
| 27 |
Shaun Deeb (Troy, NY, USA) |
$9,546 |
| 28 |
Todd Bui (Sacramento, CA, USA) |
$9,546 |
| 29 |
Ryan Fair (Coral Springs, FL, USA) |
$9,546 |
| 30 |
Sari Komulainen (Lapinlaht, Finland) |
$9,546 |
| 31 |
Christopher Andler (Skoude, Sweden) |
$7,598 |
| 32 |
Adam Gomes (Astoria, NY, USA) |
$7,598 |
| 33 |
Gordon Mullens (Corona, CA, USA) |
$7,598 |
| 34 |
Michael Watson AKA "missy" (Toronto, ON, Canada) |
$7,598 |
| 35 |
Charles Roosa (Concan, TX, USA) |
$7,598 |
| 36 |
George Lusby (Georgetown, KY, USA) |
$7,598 |
| 37 |
Jesse Currier (Brookings, SD, USA) |
$6,429 |
| 38 |
Joshua Tieman (Kildeer, IL, USA) |
$6,429 |
| 39 |
Jonathan Depa (Chicago, IL, USA) |
$6,429 |
| 40 |
Erik Seidel (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$6,429 |
| 41 |
Justin Gaines (Boca Raton, FL, USA) |
$6,429 |
| 42 |
Daniel Ryan (Grand Forks, ND, USA) |
$6,429 |
| 43 |
Chris Bjorin (London, UK) |
$5,260 |
| 44 |
Robert Kacher (San Antonio, TX, USA) |
$5,260 |
| 45 |
Dan Morris (San Francisco, CA, USA) |
$5,260 |
| 46 |
Gioi Luong (Westminster, CA, USA) |
$5,260 |
| 47 |
Barry Greenstein (Rancho Palo Verde, CA, USA) |
$5,260 |
| 48 |
Ryan Young (Torrance, CA, USA) |
$5,260 |
| 49 |
Sage Brocklebank (Vancouver, BC, Canada) |
$4,675 |
| 50 |
Vadim Trincher (New York, NY, USA) |
$4,675 |
| 51 |
Jim Sachinidis (Victoria, Australia) |
$4,675 |
| 52 |
Mark Radoja (Guelph, ON, Canada) |
$4,675 |
| 53 |
Matthew Meyer (Rockford, IL, USA) |
$4,675 |
| 54 |
Nam Le (Huntington Beach, CA, USA) |
$4,675 |
| 55 |
Anh Van Nguyen (Toronto, ON, Canada) |
$4,675 |
| 56 |
Ville Wahlbeck (Helsinki, Finland) |
$4,091 |
| 57 |
John Juanda (Marina Del Rey, CA, USA) |
$4,091 |
| 58 |
Ylon Schwartz (Brooklyn, NY, USA) |
$4,091 |
| 59 |
Rod Fani (Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
$4,091 |
| 60 |
Chris Collins (Columbus, OH, USA) |
$4,091 |
| 61 |
Fred Goldberg (Hollywood, FL, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 62 |
Ian Frazer (UK) |
$3,507 |
| 63 |
Paul McAffrey (Boston, MA, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 64 |
Juan Carlos Alvarado AKA "J.C." (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 65 |
Travis Hill AKA "Shakes" (Farr West, UT, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 66 |
Do King |
$3,507 |
| 67 |
James Trench |
$3,507 |
| 68 |
Jordan Smith AKA "scarface_79" (Tool, TX, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 69 |
Hugh Campbell |
$3,507 |
| 70 |
Glyn Banks AKA "Rachet" (Smithville, TN, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 71 |
Dan Santoro AKA "Luie Sojo" (Long Island, NY, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 72 |
Jason Adler (Greenwich, CT, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 73 |
Brian Lamanna (Leechburg, PA, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 74 |
Dave Colclough (Birmingham, UK) |
$3,507 |
| 75 |
Steve Zolotow (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 76 |
Philip Lowery (Atlanta, GA, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 77 |
Martin Miller (Lawrence, KS, USA) |
$3,507 |
| 78 |
Michael Spiegel AKA "durango" (Lighthouse Point, FL, USA) |
$3,507 |
Tournament Report
| The winner of the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold´em championship
was Hoyt Corkins, who lives in Las Vegas, NV. Corkins, aged 47, is originally
from Alabama. This was his second WSOP gold bracelet.
Corkins win his first WSOP event back in 1992. In the fifteen years that have
passed until now, Corkins quit the poker circuit for about eight years. Since
he has returned to the poker scene, Corkins has won and finished high in a variety
of tournaments. Yet repeating as a WSOP winner has been an elusive prize. He finally
cracked the barrier in this event and cashed for $515,065.
Corkins won his first gold bracelet in Pot-Limit Omaha. There were only 48
entries in that event. This time, the field was considerably larger. Corkins bested
a field of 847 players.
Corkins dominated play throughout the tournament. No player this year has demonstrated
such supremacy over a three-day period. He ended the first say as the chip leader.
He was the chip leader at the start of the final table. And, he never lost the
chip lead throughout the five hour finale. This was Corkins tournament from start
to finish.
Corkins´ nickname is "the Alabama Cowboy." He is known and respected
for his black cowboy hat, mirrored shades, and clean cut image.
The runner up was Terrance Chan, one of the most respected players in the Internet
poker community. Chan is from Vancouver, BC (Canada) and spent a few years living
and working in Costa Rica prior to playing full-time as a pro.
William Lin, the third-place finisher, is a cash game professional from Denver,
CO. His regular poker game is $50-100 blind No-Limit Hold´em, which is a
huge game by any standards.
Alan Sass arrived at the final table close to Corkins as chip leader. However,
the Las Vegan ended up going out in fourth place. Sass finished second in an event
here at the WSOP last year.
Sixth-place finisher James "Pitbul" Pittman is famous in the poker
world for a rather odd reason. He was the player vocally targeted by the bombastic
Phil Hellmuth last year when he announced to the world on ESPN after busting out,
"(He) can´t spell the word P-O-K-E-R."
The 16th-place finisher was Steve Billirakis. Two weeks ago, he set the record
as the youngest WSOP gold bracelet winner in history.
Bluff Media got another great episode in their coverage with this six-handed
final table. Some media persons commented afterward this broadcast was poker at
its finest, noting that Corkins put on a clinic so far as how to win a poker tournament.
Bluff Media´s coverage of this finale and future events can be seen at the
official WSOP website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com
It was an usual first, but certainly fitting for the occasion. Following his
victory, Corkins was presented with his WSOP gold bracelet by none other that
close friend, Doyle Brunson. |
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