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JERRY YANG THE VICTOR IN 2007 WSOP MAIN EVENT (Update)
$8.25 million in cash, major respect and the top 2007
bracelet go to he player who has dominated this year's final
Well after 4am Wednesday morning Vegas time this year's 2007 World
Series of Poker main event final table was finally decided at hand
205, and Jerry Yang who has held onto the chip lead throughout and
eliminated all but one of the final tablers, is the man of the hour.
Over the last fifteen hands, his heads up opponent Tuan Lam finally
made a stand after some tight play and moved all in a total of three
times against Yang. He doubled through the chip leader and won three
in a row at one point. Lam was finally able to get back all the
chips he lost since they began heads up play. Out of the 31 hands
of heads up play at that point, Yang had won 21, harvesting a total
of 88 pots. At the 3.51am mark Yang held 106.775 million chips -
a new main event record, against Lam's 20.8 million.
The denouement came at hand 205 after an exciting exchange that
could have seen Lam prolong his stay in the game, but it was not
to be as the hugely dominant chip leader received all the cards
he needed to eliminate his gutsy opponent and take the bracelet,
the watch and the $8.25 million main prize with a nine-high straight.
Perhaps sensing that the end was in sight, the packed room was
already on its feet and cheering. Mobbed by his supporters and family,
Yang shook hands with Lam before taking a turn around the table
and giving the dealer a big hug.
Lam tried hard and gets the second placing paycheck of $4 840 981
and respect for a well fought competition.
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