WSOP Main Event Final Table Set

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Lee Watkinson Still in the Running And then there were nine. The field of 6,358 has been whittled down to the final table of nine players, the survivors in poker’s greatest war of attrition. These nine men have each played six full days, dodging bad beats, tilt, fatigue, cold cards, intense mental stress, and each other, to try to become the next king of the poker world. Each player is within sight of the ultimate prize, yet still has miles to go to stake his place in history as a World Series of Poker main event champion.

The day started with 36 players, all bringing high hopes and “A” game to make their respective run at the championship. Name pros Alex Kravchenko, Bill Edler, Kenny Tran, Lee Watkinson, Daniel Alaei and former main event winner Scotty Nguyen were all still alive at the beginning of day six, despite the speculation that the field would consist solely of amateurs. It was judgment day for and only, and only two of the six survived to the final table.

Things got off to a blistering start, and within the first hour, five players had been eliminated. In the second hour of play, Daniel Alaei was the first of the names to go when he moved in preflop with As Qd. Unfortunately for him, he ran into Jon Kalmer holding Ad Kh. The board ran out 7s 5s 4h 5c 9d, and Alaei was eliminated in 25th place for $333,490. He was joined on the rail by Bill Edler shortly thereafter.

Bill Edler, who won a bracelet in this year’s $5,000 sixhanded event, was eliminated in 23rd place. After Raymond Rahme raised preflop, Edler reraised to $1.5 million, Rahme folded, and Alexander Kravchenko called for his last $695,000. Edler said, "Happy Birthday" as he tabled 4s 4d. Kravchenko showed 10h 10s, and after the board ran out Ks Qs 7h 10c Edler shipped over $2 million of his chips to Kravchenko. A few hands later, Edler pushed all in for his last $1,950,000 from early position. Action folded around to Jerry Yang in the big blind, and he eventually made the call. Edler commended him for the decision and showed 10h 9c. Yang tabled As Ks and the flop fell Qs 4s 2h. The turn was the Ad, and Edler was drawing deal. A meaningless 7s fell on the river and Edler was given a hearty round of applause for his 23rd-place finish, netting him $333,490. The next to go was high-stakes cash player Kenny Tran.

In his final hand, Tran raised to $325,000 from the button and John Kalmar called from the big blind. The flop brought 10c 6c 3d and Kalmar checked. Tran bet $500,000 and Kalmar called. The turn was the 9s and again Kalmar checked. Tran fired out $1.3 million and Kalmar quickly called. The 2c fell on the river and Kalmar shoved all in. Both players stood up as adrenaline coursed through their veins. Tran stared Kalmar down, and eventually another player called the clock on him. He took off his hat, clearly debating a tough decision. As the tournament director began to count down from ten, Tran was still calculating his options. As the tournament director continued, “8-7-6-5...” Tran emphatically announced "I call!" Kalmar slammed his Ac 8c onto the table and let forth a primal yell. Tran was covered and eliminated in 16th place. He definitely was disappointed, as he put in an incredible performance in this year’s WSOP. He took home $381,302 for his efforts.

The next notable elimination came in the form of the Prince, Scotty Nguyen.

Nguyen, the winner of the 1998 main event, had his amazing run derailed by a series of three hands from the blinds. In the first, PokerStars qualifier Tuan Lam raised from the small blind to $480,000 and Scotty Nguyen reraised to $1,480,000 from the big blind. Lam made the call, and the flop fell Kh 5s 4h. Lam checked and Nguyen bet out $700,000. Lam elected to call and the turn was the Kd. Both players checked and the river brought the Jd. Lam lead for $1 million and Nguyen promptly raised to $3.5 million. This sent Lam deep into the tank and after almost five minutes he made one of the best calls of this year’s WSOP. Nguyen shook his head and showed down 4d 3d. Lam rolled over 10h 10s for a better two pair, shipping him a pot worth $11,460,000.

A short time later, Nguyen raised to $530,000 from the small blind and was called by Philip Hilm from the big blind. The flop came Qc 6h 5d and Nguyen bet out $600,000. Hilm made the call, and the turn brought the Kd. Nguyen checked, and Hilm fired out $1.2 million. Nguyen moved all in, and Hilm insta-called for his last $6,845,000 with 5c 5s. Nguyen tabled Ah Qd and to his dismay, was drawing dead. The river was a meaningless 4h, doubling Hilm and leaving Nguyen with just $1,350,000. Just an orbit later, Hilm returned to finish the job.

He raised to $480,000 from under the gun and Nguyen made the call from the big blind. The flop came Kc 7c 3s, and Nguyen pushed all in for his remaining chips. Hilm quickly called and turned over Ks Qc for top pair. Nguyen tabled 10c 9c for the flush draw, and had two pulls at nine outs to stay alive. The suspense was thick in the air, as the next two cards were to determine the fate of the fan favorite. The turn was no help when it came 2h, and Nguyen stood as he waited for the verdict of the final card. The river surfaced the Qs, and the spectators let out a combined gasp and cheer as the Prince was eliminated from the tournament. He quickly left the stage, but soon returned to the arena to make an impromptu speech to the crowd. In a surprisingly moving moment, he took time to thank the fans, saying without them there would be no Scotty Nguyen. He thanked them for giving him all the energy he needed to perform and said he would be back next year. He left to a huge ovation, taking $476,926 and a whole lot of poker history to the rail with him.

Nguyen’s elimination brought the field down to 10, and they were combined into one table. Floor staff introduced the lavender $100,000 chips into play and the final 10 were:

Seat 1: Raymond Rahme – $12,875,000 Seat 2:- Alex Kravchenko – $2,810,000 Seat 3: Lee Childs - -$18,050,000 Seat 4:- Jerry Yang – $6,130,000 Seat 5:- Lee Watkinson – $11,715,000 Seat 6:- Steven Garfinkle – $4,925,000 Seat 7:- Tuan Lam – $20,100,000 Seat 8: Philip Hilm – $19,310,000 Seat 9: Jon Kalmar – $20,200,000 Seat 10: Hevad "RainKhan" Khan – 11,035,000

One more player needed to fall and it was clear that no one was going down quietly. Play lasted well into the morning, and the final hand of the "day" was dealt at 4:10 a.m. In that final hand, Steven Garfinkle moved all in for his final $3,515,000 from middle position and was called by Raymond Rahme from the small blind. Garfinkle tabled Ac 3s, but Rahme rolled over Qc Qd. The flop came Kh Qh Jd, and the remaining crowd erupted at the prospect of their horses advancing to the final table. The turn and river bricked when they came 6h2d and Garfinkle was eliminated in tenth place. He takes home $476,926 for his great run. Here are the final table players and their chip counts:

Seat 1: Raymond Rahme – $16,320,000 Seat 2: Alex Kravchenko – $6,570,000 Seat 3: Lee Childs - -$13,240,000 Seat 4:- Jerry Yang – $8,450,000 Seat 5: Lee Watkinson – $9,925,000 Seat 6: Tuan Lam – $21,315,000 Seat 7: Philip Hilm – $22,070,000 Seat 8: Jon Kalmar – $20,320,000 Seat 9: Hevad "RainKhan" Khan – $9,205,000

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