April 27, 2008
David Upsets Goliath Gus at WPT Championship
Gus Hansen went into the final table with the chip lead and momentum to take down his fourth WPT title - this one being the sweetest of all. A WPT World Championship title was on the line, along with nearly $3.4 million. The start of the final table looked like this:
Seat 1: John Roveto 2,720,000
Seat 2: Gus Hansen 8,570,000
Seat 3: David Chiu 6,050,000
Seat 4: Tommy Le 1,950,000
Seat 5: Cory Carroll 6,670,000
Seat 6: Jeff King 1,305,000
The Great Dane took out players with a quickness - Jeff King, Tommy Le, Cory Carroll, and John Roveto. Suddenly, the player who had only played two hands at the final table thus far - David Chiu - was in the position he hoped for. An epic battle ensued… and to the shock of everyone including Gus, David played an incredible heads-up match and took it down.
BJ Nemeth wrote a first-class, first-hand account of the final table. Can’t wait to see this one on GSN!
Well-played, David. Congratulations, sir.
