Hand 36
Jerry Yang raises to $1.5 million and Tuan Lam re-raises all-in immediately. Yang calls very quickly and turns up pocket eights to Lam's Ad-Qd. The crowd is on its feet and chanting "U-S-A" for Yang, while the Canadian contingent merely hollers and Lam brandishes a Canadian flag as the crowd settles to wait for the flop.
As a few shouts of encouragement ring out through the Amazon Room, the dealer turns up Qc-9c-5s sending the Canadian crowd into a triumphant roar. Yang has the 8c and can hit a backdoor flush or a set to win the title, but the 7d on the turn gives him even more outs.
It's a madhouse in the Amazon Room as partisans holler encouragement for their player and the tension is palpable as we wait for the river. Fifth Street is the 6h and this tournament is over! Jerry Yang hits runner-runner to make a nine-high straight and win the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event!
The crowd screams alternately "U-S-A! U-S-A!" and "Jerry! Jerry!" as Yang is mobbed by his family and friends. The Californian by way of Laos earns $8.25 million for his dominant final table performance, with 10% of the winnings going to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Feed the Children and the Ronald McDonald House. He also wins his first WSOP bracelet and the right to represent the game of poker for the next year and beyond. Oh yeah - immortality doesn't hurt either.
For his runner-up finish, Tuan Lam earns $4,840,981 and a slice of immortality of his own. Congratulations to both finalists and to all who cashed in the Main Event!
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