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2008 WPT World Championship Results
- 4-28-2008
The last event for the WPT at the Bellagio Hotel
and Casino in Las Vegas ended in a great style, with the final heads up between
2 Full
Tilt well respected Pros, Gus Hansen vs. David Chiu. And at the end it was
David Chiu who came from behind to beat Gus Hansen and took one of the
most prestigious poker tournaments in the world.
With the blinds at 80,000-160,000 (15,000 ante), here was the chip counts before heads-up play began:
Gus Hansen - 22,905,000 (has eliminated every player at the final table, good for a 5.25-to-1 chip lead. )
David Chiu - 4,360,000 (was facing one of the hardest comebacks in poker history, but who Mike Sexton described as a "Pro's pro," and a very patient player )
Hansen won many small pots, but Chiu started hitting the larger pots and gradually begun chasing Hansen in the chip lead. Then the situation changed when Chiu finally got the chip lead, and Hansen, who had a great performance at the beginning of the event, finally got busted by Chiu after 80 hands. Hansen raised preflop and Chiu called. The flop was Ac 10c 8s, and Chiu check-called a bet from Hansen. The turn was the 5s, Chiu bet, and Hansen moved all in with 10s 8h for two pair. Chiu had a strong hand with As 9s (pair of aces, flush draw), but he still took two minutes to carefully assess the situation before calling. With one chance left, Chiu desperately needed an ace, a nine, a five or any spade to score another victory and luckily for him, the river card was the Ah.
Final 6 players and their respective amount of money won
1st - David Chiu - $3,389,140
2nd - Gus Hansen - $1,714,800
3rd - John Roveto - $923,355
4th - Cory Carroll - $593,645
5th - Tommy Le - $395,725
6th - Jeff King - $263,815
With the blinds at 80,000-160,000 (15,000 ante), here was the chip counts before heads-up play began:
Gus Hansen - 22,905,000 (has eliminated every player at the final table, good for a 5.25-to-1 chip lead. )
David Chiu - 4,360,000 (was facing one of the hardest comebacks in poker history, but who Mike Sexton described as a "Pro's pro," and a very patient player )
Hansen won many small pots, but Chiu started hitting the larger pots and gradually begun chasing Hansen in the chip lead. Then the situation changed when Chiu finally got the chip lead, and Hansen, who had a great performance at the beginning of the event, finally got busted by Chiu after 80 hands. Hansen raised preflop and Chiu called. The flop was Ac 10c 8s, and Chiu check-called a bet from Hansen. The turn was the 5s, Chiu bet, and Hansen moved all in with 10s 8h for two pair. Chiu had a strong hand with As 9s (pair of aces, flush draw), but he still took two minutes to carefully assess the situation before calling. With one chance left, Chiu desperately needed an ace, a nine, a five or any spade to score another victory and luckily for him, the river card was the Ah.
Final 6 players and their respective amount of money won
1st - David Chiu - $3,389,140
2nd - Gus Hansen - $1,714,800
3rd - John Roveto - $923,355
4th - Cory Carroll - $593,645
5th - Tommy Le - $395,725
6th - Jeff King - $263,815