Hand #205 - Jerry Yang Wins the 2007 WSOP Main Event ($8.25 Million)

Yang shows




There is standing room only here, and everybody is on their feet, including the players. (But excluding your faithful tournament reporters.)
The flop comes



The turn card is the

The river card is the --

The crowd explodes into cheers as the house lights flood the ESPN arena. Jerry Yang is mobbed by his friends and family, and he is barely visible. A rogue person with a microphone runs up for an interview, but he is pulled back by ESPN before a security guard goes after him.
Tuan Lam is eliminated in second place, earning $4,840,981.
At approximately 3:48 pm PDT, Jerry Yang becomes the 2007 WSOP World Champion, earning $8.25 million, a customized Corum watch, the most coveted of all WSOP bracelets, and an eternal place in poker history.
Stay tuned for the denouement.