Hoyt Corkins Captures Second WPT Title at the Southern Poker Championship

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #173: Hoyt Corkins Wins WPT Biloxi!

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Kantor limps for 80,000, Hoyt says "All in," and Kantor quickly calls with K10. Hoyt shows A7, and if it holds up, he'll win the tournament right here. 

The flop comes A52, and Hoyt takes a big lead with a pair of aces. The turn card is the 8, and Kantor picks up a club flush draw. He'll need a club to stay alive. 

The river card is the 5, and Hoyt Corkins wins the pot -- and the tournament -- with two pair, aces and fives. 

Jonathan Kantor finishes as the runner-up in second place, earning $366,643. 

Hoyt Corkins wins the WPT Southern Poker Championship at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, earning $739,486, a WPT bracelet, and a Beau Rivage bracelet. That prize also includes a $25,500 entry into the WPT World Championship at Bellagio in April. 

Congratulations to Hoyt Corkins for winning his second World Poker Tour title! Hoyt previously won the WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic back in Season II (2003).

10-Minute Break

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

The players take a 10-minute break as a TV timeout. Here are the official chip counts from the table:

Hoyt Corkins  -  4,380,000
Jonathan Kantor  -  1,920,000

Hand #172: Hoyt Corkins

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Hoyt limps for 80,000, and Kantor checks. The flop comes 532, Kantor bets 125,000, Hoyt raises to 325,000, and Kantor folds. Hoyt Corkins takes the pot. 

Hoyt Corkins  -  4,380,000
Jonathan Kantor  -  1,920,000

Hand #171: Hoyt Corkins

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Kantor folds. 

Hoyt Corkins  -  4,165,000
Jonathan Kantor  -  2,135,000

Hand #170: Hoyt Corkins Wins a 1.7 Million Pot

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Hoyt raises to 190,000, and Kantor calls. The flop comes A109, Kantor checks, Hoyt bets 210,000, and Kantor calls. The turn card is the 5, and both players check the turn. 

The river card is the 5, Kantor bets 450,000, and Hoyt thinks for a bit before he calls with A3 (two pair, aces and fives). Kantor mucks, and Hoyt Corkins wins the pot. 

Pot Size:  1,720,000

Hoyt Corkins  -  4,115,000
Jonathan Kantor  -  2,185,000

Hand #169: Jonathan Kantor

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Kantor raises to 175,000, and Hoyt folds. 

Hoyt Corkins  -  3,255,000
Jonathan Kantor  -  3,045,000

Hand #168: Hoyt Corkins

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Hoyt raises to 170,000, and Kantor folds. 

Hoyt Corkins  -  3,345,000
Jonathan Kantor  -  2,955,000

Hand #167: Hoyt Corkins

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Kantor limps for 80,000, and Hoyt checks. The flop comes Q32, Hoyt bets 80,000, and Kantor calls. The turn card is the 8, Hoyt bets 225,000, and Kantor folds. Hoyt Corkins takes the pot. 

Hoyt Corkins  -  3,255,000Jonathan Kantor  -  3,045,000

Level 22 Begins

Level 22: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante

Level 21 comes to an end, and Level 22 begins with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 and a 10,000 ante. Play continues without a break.