Hour Three
Jun 20, '07
Human Rain Delay
Hoyt Corkins has been reraised numerous times and each time it has taken him a while to fold. Corkins takes minutes to fold as he is posturing as if he has a big hand. It has slowed play down, but clearly he thinks its necessary to keep his intimidating image.
Alan Sass Eliminated 4th ($132,471)
Sass raises from the button and Corkins pushes with A
10
. Sass insta-calls with A
K
and the first four cards come 9
8
7
A
. Corkins is open ended, but spikes his 10
on the river to take out Sass. Sass is eliminated in 4th place for a $132,471 payday.
William Lin Eliminated 3rd ($196,758)
Lin raised to $60,000 and was called by Terence Chan. The flop came A
Q
3
, Chan checks and Lin bets. Chan check raised all in and it took Lin only a seconds to call with A
J
. He celebrates when Chan shows A
6
but the turn comes 6
and Chan takes the lead in the hand. Things got confusing during the webcast when commentator Howard David mistakenly called the action as if Chan had just lost the hand and had busted. Once the confusion had been taken care of, Lin was taken from the tent in third place for a $196,758 payday.
Player Tags: William Lin, Henry Corkery, Alan Sass
Hour One Update
Jun 20, '07
Blinds
The blins are $8,000-$16,000 with a $2,000 ante.
Tight Play
Play in the six handed event has started slowly. Only one flop so far and it was checked down to the river before any money went into the pot.
Jim Pittman Eliminated 6th ($63,118)
Willam Lin raises from late position with 8
8
and Pittman moves all in for $143,000 with A
9
. Lin makes the call and the board comes 7
4
2
10
5
, Pittman gets no help and is sent home in 6th place.
Hoyt Corkins Cowboy's Up
Alan Sass raises to $44,000 with A
J
and Hoyt Corkins makes the call with A
9
. The flop comes A
9
7
and Sass is in trouble. Corkins leads for $65,000 and Sass just calls. The turn is the 3
and Corkins leads again, this time for $200,000. Again Sass just calls and the river is the 9
, filling up Corkins. Corkins fires out a $400,000 bet and Sass makes the call. Corkins has just taken a huge chip lead at the final table.
Kelly Vander-Mheen Eliminated 5th ($96,431)
Vander-Mheen raises with 7
6
and Corkins reraises with A
A
, Vander-Mheen makes the call and the flop comes K
7
2
. Vander-Mheen moves all in and Corkins insta-calls. The next two cards blank and Vander-Mheen is send home in 5th place.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, William Lin, James Pittman
