Thursday, January 31, 2008

Hand #117: Gavin Griffin Wins!


David Tran is all in. Gavin Griffin asks for a count. 1,240,000. Griffin calls.

Tran has Ks-8s.

Griffin has Jc-Qs.

The flop is 9d-Ac-8d. The turn is the Qd, giving Griffin the lead! It could be all over.

The river is the 10d!

Gavin Griffin wins the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, the customized Harley Davidson motorcycle, the Tag Heuer watch, the $25,000 buy-in to the WPT Championship, the WPT poker chip case, and $1,401,109! David Tran wins $737,685 for second place.

Hand #116: David Tran

Gavin Griffin raises to 1,950,000, putting David Tran all in. He folds.

Hand #115: David Tran Stays Alive

David Tran is all in. Gavin Griffin calls!

Tran has 9h-9s

Griffin has Qc-9d

The flop is 3d-4c-5h. The turn is the 2s. The river is the 10s and Tran doubles up once again.

Hand #114: Gavin Griffin

Gavin Griffin puts David Tran all in, and Tran folds.

Hand #113: Gavin Griffin

This time, Gavin Griffin gets a walk.

Hand #112: David Tran

David Tran gets a walk.

Hand #111: Gavin Griffin Takes Another Decisive Lead

Both players limp in to a flop of 10d-2d-6h.

Gavin Griffin checks. David Tran bets 150,000. Griffin calls.

The turn is 7s. Both check.

The river is 8h. Griffin bets 475,000. Tran raises to 1,125,000. Griffin re-raises to 3,625,000! Tran calls.

Griffin shows 9-J for the straight and takes a massive pot to take a big lead once again!

Hand #110: Gavin Griffin

Gavin Griffin limps in and David Tran checks.

The flop is 8c-10c-5s. Tran checks. Griffin checks.

The turn is 7s. Both check.

The river is Ks. Both check.

Gavin Griffin has an 8 versus A-Q and takes it.

Hand #109: Gavin Griffin

David Tran limps in. Gavin Griffin raises 300,000 on top. Tran folds.

Hand #108: Gavin Griffin

Gavin Griffin limps in and David Tran checks.

The flop is 7d-9s-10c. Tran checks. Griffin bets 150,000. Tran folds.

Hand #107: Gavin Griffin

David Tran limps in and Gavin Griffin checks.

The flop is 4c-3d-2h. Griffin bets 100,000. Tran raises 250,000 more. Griffin re-raises 575,000 more. Tran folds.

Hand #106: David Tran

Gavin Griffin raises to 275,000. David Tran calls. The flop is 7s-9h-Jd. Tran checks. Griffin bets 350,000. Tran calls.

The turn is the 2c. Tran checks. Griffin checks.

The river is the 7h. Tran bets 400,000. Griffin folds.

Hand #105: David Tran Doubles Up

David Tran limps in and Gavin Griffin raises to 300,000. Tran is all in and Griffin calls!

Griffin has Ad-Kh.
Tran has 10d-6c.

The flop is 10s-3d-3h! Tran takes the lead. The turn is the 3c for a full house. A, K, or 3 ends the tournament. The river is the 7d and Tran gets the unlikely double up!

Hand #104: David Tran

Gavin Griffin raises to 275,000. David Tran calls.

The flop is 8s-6h-9c. Both players check. The turn is 2s. Tran bets 475,000. Griffin folds.

Hand #103: David Tran

David Tran limps in. Gavin Griffin checks.

The flop is 3c-3s-5c. Both check.

The turn is 9d. Griffin checks. Tran bets 225,000. Griffin folds.