Wong opens for 42k on the button and Pham reraises another 70k. Wong moves all in and Pham calls for 528k total. Wong has A 4 and Pham J J . The flop comes 4 4 T and Wong flops trips. The turn is the T . Now Pham can catch a ten or jack to win the pot. The river is the K and David Pham is our runner up for $181,540.

Danny Wong is our champion! He wins $319,420, a $25,500 WPT seat, and the Bracelet!

Wong check-calls a 45k bet on a Q T Q flop. The K comes on the turn. Wong bets 90k and Pham moves in for 171k more. Wong folds.

Wong opens for 42k on the button. Pham reraises 80k more. Wong thinks and then puts him all in for 45k more (a total of 167k). Pham calls with A Q . Wong shows K 7 . The board comes 8 3 9 8 6 and Pham doubles up.

Heads up play begins.

Wong 1.6m
Pham 220k

Madsen opens for 40k from the small blind and Wong calls. The flop is T 4 8 . Madsen checks, Wong bets 60k, Madsen calls. The turn is the T . Madsen moves all in and Wong calls with K 8 . Madsen looks sick and turns over A K . The river is a brick and Jeff Madsen is our third place finisher, earning $90,770.

Wong 1.2m
Pham 210k
Madsen 400k

Pham opens for 46k on the button and Madsen moves in for 154k more. Pham calls with K T . Madsen shows A 7 . The board comes 8 2 7 Q Q . Madsen doubles up.

With the board showing 4 4 J K, Madsen bets 65k. Wong calls. The river is another jack, making the board 4 4 J K J. Madsen checks, and Wong bets 120k. Madsen instantly calls and Wong shows J 3 for jacks full. Madsen disgustingly shows 4 6 for fours full.

Butler moves all in first to speak for 132k. Wong calls on the button. Butler has Q J and Wong K J . The flop is A T 4 , giving Wong a flush draw and Butler a gut shot straight draw. The turn is the 6 , and Butler is drawing dead.  Rhett Butler is our fourth place finisher, earning $51,890.

The ante is 3k, and the blinds are 8k-16k.

Butler 175k
Wong 650k
Pham 570k
Madsen 415k

Pham opens for 38k first to speak. Wong calls from the large blind. The flop is A J 2 . Wong checks to Pham, who bets 62k. Wong raises another 120k. Pham thinks for a minute or two then mucks.

Butler 190k
Wong 640k
Pham 580k
Madsen 460k

One of the most interesting things in a poker room is when a fight breaks out. I think it's interesting because the people near the table where the fight is always stay put. They could have guns blazing and knives being thrown, but most people would rather just stay put in their game.

Wong limps from the small blind and Gaffney checks his option. The flop is A K 2 . Both players check. The turn is the 3 . Wong bets 35k and Gaffney pushes for about 100k more. Wong thinks for a bit, counts the chips, then puts them in the middle. Gaffney shows Q 3 , Wong shows K 9 . The river is the 4 and William Gaffney is our fifth place finisher, earning $38,900.

Madsen and Wong get all in preflop. Again, they both have AK. Again, they chop.

Wong opens for 33k, and Bjorin moves all in for 42k total. Pham calls from the large blind, and Wong calls. The flop is A 6 3 . Both Pham & Wong check. The turn is the 7 . Pham starts to bet and Wong folds before he can get the chips out. Pham shows 6 6 , and Bjorin is drawing dead with A Q . Chris Bjorin is our sixth place finisher, earning $30,255.

Butler 350k
Wong 300k
Bjorin 40k
Gaffney 150k
Pham 420k
Madsen 600k

Bjorin opens for 33k from the button. Pham makes it 98k more from the large blind. It's enough to put Bjorin all in. He contemplates for a minute before mucking.

Bjorin opens for 35k and Pham flat calls in position. Butler calls from the large blind. The flop is 8 3 8 . Butler bets 130k, leaving himself just 25k. Bjorin thinks for a long while before folding. Pham counts out the chips and thinks for a long while then folds pocket sixes. Butler claims to have had 87.

Play has resumed at the 6k-12k with a 2k ante level.

Pham opens for 24k on the button. Madsen makes it 100k from the small blind and Pham shoves all in. Madsen thinks and stands up out of his chair. He finally says call and turns over A K . Pham shows... A K . The board offers neither a flush draw and they chop the pot.

There's seven minutes left at this level. They will take a break then return after that to play 6k-12k with a 1k ante.

Butler opens for 30k from first position and Madsen calls from the large blind. The flop is 8 7 6 . Madsen bets 75k, all of Butler's chips. Butler calls and shows Q J . Madsen has 4 4 , but is a dog to win. The turn is the J , and river 7 . Butler doubles up.

Butler 140k
Wong 200k
Bjorin 195k
Gaffney 160k
Pham 380k
Madsen 580k

Lund limps from the small blind. Madsen raises 25k more from the large blind and Lund immediately pushes all in for about 100k more. Madsen calls and shows A Q . Lund has A J . The board comes K 5 2 7 8 . Hans "Tuna" Lund is our seventh place finisher, earning $21,610.

Pham opens for 24k and Madsen makes it 100k from the button. All fold to Pham who moves all in for 153k total. Madsen calls and shows Q J . Pham has him in bad shape with K K . The board comes Q 5 7 4 3 and Pham doubles up.

Action folds to Le who moves in from the button for 38k. Madsen calls from the small blind with A 7 . Le has K J . The board comes 9 2 5 2 5 . Nam Le is our eighth place finisher, earning $17,290.

Butler opens for 37k and all fold to Kim in the large blind who moves all in. Butler calls with K K . Kim shows A Q . The flop is A K 3 , eliciting a cheer from Kim--until he realizes he's drawing slim. The turn is a four and Yoon Kim is our ninth place finisher, earning $13,830.

Butler 125k
Wong 240k
Bjorin 200k
Gaffney 180k
Pham 136k
Lund 150k
Le 60k
Kim 45k
Madsen 590k

The blinds are now 4k-8k with a 1k ante.

Pham opens for 21k and Lund moves in for about 45k. Tran calls leaving himself just 16k behind on the button. Pham calls the additional 24k. The flop is J 8 2 . Pham checks, and Tran moves in for 16k. Pham calls with J T . Tran shows 9 9 , and Lund shows 8 8 . The turn and river are both sixes. Lund wins the main and triples up, and Pham wins 16k in the side pot. Nhut Tran is our tenth place finisher, earning $10,375.

Butler is all in for 64k and Le calls. Butler shows 7 8 and Le has A Q . The flop is Q 4 T , giving both a little something. The turn gives Butler a flush and Le is drawing dead to the river. Butler doubles up.

Gaffney moves all in for about 88k total and Pham calls. All others fold. Gaffney has the lead with 7 7 ; Pham shows A Q . The board comes K 2 2 T 3 and Gaffney doubles up.

Le opens for 22k and Kim flat calls. The flop is T 8 7 . Le bets 20k and Kim calls. They both check the 8 and 2 , and Le shows AQ and rakes the pot.

1 Butler 80k
2 Wong 160k
3 Bjorin 220k
4 Gaffney 70k
5 Pham 230k
6 Lund 65k
7 Le 120k
8 Kim 135k
9 Tran 60k
10 Madsen 560k

Tran opens for 20k and Bjorin shoves all in for about 100k. Tran calls with A A . Bjorin is obviously in bad shape with 9 9 . However, Bjorin spikes a nine on the river to stay alive and double up.

Tran & Jones get their chips in preflop. Tran shows 9 9 and Jones K T . The board comes 4 6 2 Q Q . Jesse Jones is our 11th place finisher, earning $10,375.

Play is pausing to combine the final ten to the main table.

Thomas Fuller opens for 18k on the button. Jeff Madsen raises enough to put him all in (about 100k total). Fuller calls all in with 7 7 , Madsen shows A Q . The doorcard is an ace, and that's all she wrote for Fuller. Thomas Fuller is our 12th place finisher, earning $10,375.

The blinds are starting at 3k-6k with a 1k ante.

Play is about to begin shortly. Stay tuned.

Yesterday's final table was supposed to be the stiffest competition, yet it took the shortest time to settle. David Pham went from short stack to runner up in just over three hours. JC Tran took a jump in the Player Of The Year standings with his win, now just 819 points behind Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi for the overall lead. Men "The Master" Nguyen bluffed off his last chips for a third place finish.

Today 12 players return to battle for the $319,420 first prize for the $2,500 NLHE event. Our chip leader is the youngest to ever win two WSOP bracelets, Jeff Madsen. Madsen destroyed the WSOP, making final table after final table and scoring to wins. He has a sizeable lead with 473,500 chips. Second place is Danny Wong with 249,500.

Also still in the field today is David Pham, yet again. Yesterday he was blinded off during the final table, but had already built up a sizeable chip stack. Now he's reaping the rewards of a short final table yesterday, as he's back today for more. He'll have to contend with Yoon Kim, Chris Bjorin, Nhut Tran, Thomas Fuller, Hans "Tuna" Lund, William Gaffney, Rhett Butler, Nam Le, and Jesse Jones. This should be an entertaining final table to say the least.

Live coverage begins in 13 minutes!

Here are the chip counts and money finishers from yesterday's event:

$2,500 + $120 Buy-in 367 Entries 12/8/06

End of Day Event 8 Total Prize $889,975

Prize Money

*First place includes a $25,500 entry in World Poker Tour Finals on April 21, 2007.

And yesterday's results:

$2,000 + $100 Buy-in 379 Entries 12/7/06

Final Event 7 Total Prize $735,260

*First place includes a $25,500 entry in World Poker Tour Finals on April 21, 2007.