2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Aaron Coulthard has the button in Seat 3. James Akenhead opens the pot for 225,000. Coulthard reraises all in from the button for 855,000. Action folds back to Akenhead who makes the call. Coulthard's tournament is on the line. Their hands:
Coulthard:
Akenhead:
The crowd rises to its feet and starts to call for "Ace!" or "Jack!" Neither comes on the flop. Coulthard is in bad shape. When the turn comes , he is on life support. People start randomly calling out "Four!" (the crowd is getting punchy). The river comes down to eliminate Coulthard in 6th place. He cashes a total of $211,841.
Players are on a brief break while ESPN conducts an interview with Coulthard.
Grant Hinkle - 3,650,000
Chris Ferguson - 1,800,000
James Akenhead - 1,750,000
Mike Ngo - 1,650,000
Theo Tran - 1,300,000
Aaron Coulthard - 1,200,000