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Faust-ian drama at 2008 World Poker Open

January 29, 2008

Hoyt Corkins, the soft-spoken Alabamian who frequently wields a big stack, had waited a year and a half for a chance at his second WPT title. Thanks to Brett Faustman, it looks like he’ll have to wait a little longer.

Brett Faustman, a commercial insurance salesman and former poker dealer, made good on a $1,000 satellite investment by defeating Hoyt Corkins at the end of a marathon WPT final table that saw 148 hands of poker played. Drama seemed to be in the cards from the moment the lineup was set, and the players gave the crowd at the 2008 World Poker Open a show worth watching.

Four different players held the chip lead over the course of the evening, starting with the reigning WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. champion, Freddy Deeb. He entered the WPO final table with the chip lead at $1,345,000. Brett Faustman and Gabe Costner weren’t far behind, though, as only $164,000 of the $5,180,000 chips in play separated first and third place when the final table began. Men “The Master” Nguyen, Hoyt Corkins and John Spadavecchia, all hardened tournament veterans, rounded out the lineup.

Less than half an hour after play resumed, Spadavecchia found a spot to move his short stack all-in. Corkins called from the big blind with suited Q-J, while Spadavecchia turned up 6-6. The coin flip ended up falling in Corkins’ favor when a queen came on the turn, eliminating Spadavecchia in sixth place.

After play reached the final five the action slowed to a crawl. The chip lead would change hands several times over the course of the next few hours, but nobody would be knocked out in the process.

Nguyen, who entered the final table fourth in chips, was the first player to take his spot at the top. He knocked Faustman off one pot, then just minutes later doubled through Freddy Deeb with pocket queens. Faustman stayed close, though, and claimed the chip lead for himself when Nguyen doubled up short stack Costner.

The players danced around each other as the blinds continued to escalate. Three levels after play began, it was Hoyt Corkins who finally put an end to the promenade. The Alabama Cowboy’s A-J caught the flop against Costner’s 5-5, sending him home in fifth place.

Now holding the chip lead, Corkins appeared set to run the table. The cards had a different story in mind.

Faust-ian drama at 2008 World Poker Open

The Alabama Cowboy narrowly misses a second WPT win.

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