Brian Sumner - Winner!

Here are the complete money results for this event:

	Daniel Negreanu - 2nd place

Heads Up Hand 4: Daniel moved all in from the button and Brian called. Daniel's A3 was trailing Brian's pocket 8s. Board came 8 5 4 3 Q and it is OVER!

Brian Sumner finished in 1^st place, earning $913,986, a $25,500 entry to the WPT Season 5 Championship at Bellagio, and the gold and diamond WPO Championship bracelet.

Daniel Negreanu finished in 2^nd place, earning $502,691.

Play has resumed

Chip counts:

Timeout for filming the money presentation...

	Young Cho - 3rd place

Hand 116: Brian raised to 300K from the small and Young moved all in from the big. Brian called instantly, showing two red Aces. Young showed 63 offsuit (I don't make this stuff up, folks). Board came 5 2 J Q K and Young was toast.

Young Cho finished in 3rd place, earning $257,058.

Chip counts:

	Gary Kainer - 4th place

Hand 110: Gary moved in for 630K and Brian called from the button. Gary's A2 needed help against Brian's pocket 9s. Board came T J Q 5 5 and Gary was done.

Gary Kainer finished in 4th place, earning $199,934.

	Thang "Kido" Pham - 5th place

Hand 109: Brian moved in from the small and Kido called all in from the big. Brian's J9 off was ahead of Kido's 8 6 off. Board was K 3 4 9 and Kido was drawing dead.

Thang "Kido" Pham finished in 5th place, earning $171,372.

Blinds are now 60K/120K with 15K antes

Hand 103: Kido raised and Gary moved all in for 395K. Kido called, showing Q 8 . Gary was ahead with A J . Board was 5 9 6 K 5 and Gary doubled up with Ace high.

Since the $10K WPT event at the Borgata begins tomorrow, Daniel and some other players who are still here have chartered a plane from the Memphis airport to Atlantic City (apparently there are no direct commercial flights from Memphis to AC). I believe the deal is that whoever wins today's event pays the charter bill.

Hand 101: Gary raised to 250K and Daniel called. Flop was T J 5 and Daniel moved all in. Gary called, showing A J for top pair; Daniel held T 9 for middle pair and the flush draw. Turn was 2 completing Daniel's flush and doubling him up to about 1.9 million. With that pot he is back in the chip lead.

Hand 96: Young moved all in and then Daniel called all-in (about 315K) showing A3 off. Young held Q J . Board came T T 8 3 7 and Daniel doubled up with Ace-high.

Hand 93: Kido moved all in and Daniel (small blind) moved in over the top. Kido held 97 off and Daniel showed AQ off. Board came 7 9 3 5 and Daniel was drawing dead. Kido doubled up and Daniel was left with about 400K. And STILL no one has departed this final table.

	JC Tran - 6th place

Hand 94: Young raised to 270K and JC called from the big blind. Flop was T 7 3 . JC moved all in and Young called, showing 97 ('the Destroyer') for a pair of 7s. JC held K J and needed help. Which he got on the turn: K . It looked like JC would double up, until the river: 9 and Young made two pair to FINALLY send someone to the rail.

JC Tran finished in 6th place, earning $142,810.

OK, there was a break and we are now getting back underway. Here are the chip counts:

Hand 83: JC moved all in from the button for 240K. Kido called from the big blind, showing pocket deuces. JC held 85 offsuit and needed help. Which he got on the flop: 6 7 9 gave JC the straight and the lead. Last two cards were 7 6 and JC doubled up.

Hand 74: Young raised to 160K from the button and Gary called from the big blind. Flop was 4 J 2 rainbow. Gary checked, Young bet 300K and Gary moved all in. Young folded.

If it is possible, these guys have gotten even tighter.

Blinds are now 40K/80K with 10K antes.

Yes, folks, they have played 64 hands over three hours and no one has been eliminated. They've just spread 5.88 million chips around the table:

Hand 63: Daniel raised to 120K, Gary re-raised to 350K and then Daniel moved all-in for 735K. Gary called, showing AK off; Daniel was behind with AQ off. Until the flop, that is. Board came A Q 6 8 3 and Daniel doubled up to about 1.53 million and reclaimed the chip lead.

Hand 50: Kido moved all-in for 170K and Young called, showing A 7 . Kido held K J and needed help, which he got on the flop: K K 9. Last two cards were 6 A and Kido doubled up with trip Kings.

Play has resumed.

Updated chip counts:

Hand 45: Kido raised to 80K and Gary moved all in for 377K more. Back to Kido, who asked Gary what he wanted him to do. During the chatter, Kido said something that sounded like "I call" and Johnny Grooms was called to make a ruling. He ruled that Kido made a verbal declaration of call, so he was forced to call, showing K 7 . Gary held AQ off and the lead. Board came 4 A 6 6 7 and Gary doubled up with the pair of Aces.

Blinds up to 25K/50K with 5K antes.

Hand 46: Kido raised to 170K and Gary moved in again, this time for 766K more. Kido went into the tank for a while this time, but called, showing AK off. Gary held pocket Jacks. Board came Q 9 7 8 4 and Gary doubled up again, becoming the new chip leader!

Clock is stopped while they color up the orange 1,000 chips.

Hand 44: The first all-in called! Kido raised to 80K; Young and Gary called. Flop was K Q 4 . Checked to Young, who bet 150K. Gary folded and Kido thought about it for a couple of minutes, then moved all-in for another 504K. Young stood up and took a few moments, then called, showing 7 5 for the flush draw. Kido held T 8 , nullifying Young's draw with a higher one. Young was left looking for an offsuit 7 or 5, but the last two cards were 2 T and Kido took the huge pot with a pair of Tens. With that hand, he became the chip leader.

Hand 34: After a raise from Daniel, Brian called from the big blind. Flop was Q 6 9 rainbow. Brian bet 100K and Daniel called. Turn was an Ace and Brian fired 200K. Daniel folded.

Updated chip estimates:

Hand 30: Daniel raised to 72K and JC moved all in. Daniel folded.

Hand 31:  JC raised to 85K and all folded. 

Hand 32:  Ditto.

There is 63K in the pot before any action now, so taking a pot uncontested is well worth it.  Thas a lotta chedda, yo.

Even though we have seen a few flops, whoever fires first on the flop has taken it down and they haven't seen a turn card.

Play has resumed. Blinds are now 15K/30K with 3K antes. Chip counts:

Hand 22: JC raised to 55K from the button and both blinds folded.

10 minute TV break has been declared.

Hand 14: Young raised to 60K and Daniel called from the button. Gary called from the small blind and JC surrendered his big blind. Flop was 6 6 A. Gary checked, Young bet 90K and Daniel jacked it on up to 180K. All folded and Daniel showed AK.

With that pot, Daniel has taken the chip lead by about 50K.

Hand 12: Gary limped and then JC moved all in for 97K. Back to Gary, who called, showing J9 suited. JC held pocket 6s. Board came Q 8 5 5 8 and JC doubled up.

There has been a lot of action early today. Here are the latest chip counts:

Hand 7: Brian raised to 60K and Daniel called from the big blind. Flop was K 4 6. Daniel checked, Brian bet 90K, Daniel raised another 140K and Brian moved all in. Daniel folded. This kid does not appear to be intimidated by all of Daniel's accolades and reputation.

Hand 8: Brian raised to 60K, then Young (button) pushed it on up to 200K. Daniel called from the small blind, then Brian got out of the way. Flop was T 6 7 rainbow -- both checked. Turn was a King and Daniel fired 150K. Young called. River was 2 . Daniel pushed out 400K and Young folded.

Hand 5: Young raised to 70K and Daniel called. Flop was 8 5 3 rainbow -- both checked. Turn was another 8 and Young bet 140K which Daniel called. River was another 5, Young fired 200K and Daniel called. Young held AK, but Daniel held pocket 9s and took his first pot with two higher pair.

Brian raised the first hand from the cutoff and Daniel called from the big blind. Flop was K 8 6; Daniel checked, Brian bet 90K and Daniel called. Turn was a 7 and both checked. River was a 3 and Daniel bet 60K, which Brian called. Daniel held pocket 9s, but Brian showed KJ for a pair of Kings and he took first blood.

Hand 2: Young raised from the button and Daniel called from the small blind. Flop was 2 A 3. Daniel checked, Young bet 120K, and Daniel folded.

Hand 3: Gary moved all in fro the small blind and took JC's big blind.

Hand 4: Young raised to 66K and Gary moved all in again from the button. Young folded.

Cards are in the air. Blinds are 10K/20K with 2K antes. Yes, the blinds have actually gone backwards since the end of the day yesterday. The WPT controls this now.

Player introductions are being done now. It will be about 15 more minutes before they get the cards in the air.

	2007 WPO Media Tournament Bracelet

Kaelaine Minton Reporting

Kaelaine won the 2007 World Poker Open Media tournament, besting a field of 50 players to take down the first prize of $1,000 and the gold and diamond bracelet.

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	Young Cho Heads to Final as Chip Leader

Today, Young Cho heads to the final table of the 2007 World Poker Open, the chip leader of the final six players. With almost a 2-1 chip advantage over second place Daniel Negreanu, who just became the second player to cash in four consecutive World Poker Tour events, his chances are certainly better than if the situation were reversed!

	Daniel Negreanu - Enters as 2nd Place

	Kido Pham

	Brian Sumner

	Gary Kainer

	JC Tran

Here's are the chip counts as we head into the final day, and the prizes for which they are competing: