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David Bach

Preferred Screen Name: Gunslinger3

Hometown: Athens

Country of Origin: United States

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Jun 30, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	5	+
David Bach Wins $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship Jul 01, '09 The conclusion of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship in two parts: *David Bach Takes Back the Chip Lead* Hold’em John Hanson raised from the button and David Bach made the call. The flop was dealt 774 and Bach bet. Hanson made the call and the turn fell 2, once again Bach bet and Hanson made the call. The river was dealt 3 and Bach bet out again. Hanson made the call one last time and then Bach turned over A5 for the nut flush. Hanson mucked his hand and Bach charged back into the chip lead. *David Bach Wins 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship ($1,276,802)* Razz John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson then raised, Bach reraised, and Hanson made the call. Bach bet out on fourth street and Hanson made the all-in call. Their cards: Bach: (74)6AAQ(9) Hanson: (85)9J65(2) Bach made a 9-7 low to beat out Hanson’s 9-8 low to win the hand and the tournament. Hanson was awarded $789,199 for his runner-up finish (he also finished in third place in this event in 2007). Bach was awarded his first gold bracelet, $1,276,802, and his name will be added to the Chip Reese memorial trophy. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Hanson Takes Back the Lead Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 125,000-250,000 Limits — 250,000-500,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 70,000, Completion – 250,000, Limits – 250,000-500,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,530,000 2. John Hanson – 6,875,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 14.20 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *John Hanson Climbs Back into Play* Stud 8OB John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson raised and Bach made the call. Fourth street saw Bach check-raise Hanson, who made the call. Fifth street saw Bach check, Hanson bet, and Bach call. Bach led for a bet on sixth street and Hanson made the call. Bach checked on seventh street, Hanson bet, and then Bach made the call. Both players then opened up thier hands: Bach: (J8)Q329(5) Hanson: (K5)9748(3) Hanson showed down a king-high flush and an 8-7 low to scoop the pot and bring himself back from the brink of elimination. *John Hanson Scoops a Pot to Take Back the Lead* Stud 8OB David Bach brought it in and John Hanson completed. Bach then raised and Hanson made the call. Hanson check-called a bet on fourth street, and then bet out on fifth street. Bach made the call. On sixth street Hanson bet out again and Bach made the call. More of the same on seventh street, with Hanson making a bet and Bach making the call. Their cards: Bach: (X-X)65Q8 Hanson: (X-X)7872 Hanson flipped over A76 on the end and Bach mucked to his opponent’s trip sevens and 8-7 low. Hanson scooped the pot and took back the chip lead, marking the fifth lead change in heads-up play. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Day Update: David Bach Getting Close to Victory Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 12,600,000 2. John Hanson – 1,865,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *David Bach Makes a Nice Call with Ace High* David Bach raised on the button and John Hanson made the call. The flop was dealt 543 and Hanson checked. Bach bet and Hanson made the call. Both players checked the J on the turn and the Q followed on the river. Hanson bet out for 400,000 and Bach made the call. Hanson turned up K7 and Bach showed A9. Bach made the call with ace-high to win the pot and grow his chip stack to eight figures. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: We're Going Nowhere Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 8,600,000 2. John Hanson – 5,805,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary John Hanson charged back to even in chips with David Bach as 7 a.m. in the morning approached (their fourth hour of heads-up play). Bach was able to stave off the fifth lead change of the heads-up final and his chip lead currently stands steady at 8.6 million. There are now just three spectators left in the stands as the final table has now been playing for 17 hours, and most of that has featured little to no table talk among the players. In other news, the final table just crossed the 400-hand threshold. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: David Bach in the Lead After Heads-Up Seesaw Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 90,000-180,000 Limits — 180,000-360,000 Stud Games: Ante – 40,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 180,000, Limits – 150,000-360,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 10,200,000 2. John Hanson – 4,205,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary The chip counts stood at exactly even when heads-up play began, with each player holding 7.1 million. During the first hour of play between the final two Hanson charged into the lead, holding a 2-1 chip lead over Bach. Then the counts traded places, with Bach growing his stack close to 10 million. The chip lead seesawed back to Hanson once again, but thanks to another dominant run in Omaha eight-or-better Bach charged in front once again, holding a 2-1 chip lead as the hour approached six a.m. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Erik Sagstrom Eliminated in 3rd Place Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 75,000-150,000 Limits — 150,000-300,000 Stud Games: Ante – 30,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 150,000, Limits – 150,000-300,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,100,000 2. John Hanson – 7,100,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Erik Sagstrom — $522,394 Big Hands Omaha/8 Erik Sagstrom Eliminated In Third Place($522,394) John Hanson raised to 300,000 from the button and David Bach made it 450,000 from the small blind. Erik Sagstrom made the call and Hanson called as well. The flop then came down K76 and Hanson led out with 150,000. Bach made the call and Sagstrom raised 75,000 more, putting himself all in. Hanson then three-bet and Bach made the call. The turn was the J and Hanson bet 300,000. Bach called and both players checked the K on the river. Hanson then showed 88X-X and it was good enough to take down the pot. Sagstrom mucked and he was eliminated. Player Tags: David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th Place Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Stud Games: Ante – 20,000, Bring-In – 20,000, Completion – 80,000, Limits – 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 2. David Bach – 3,560,000 3. Erik Sagstrom – 2,795,000 4. John Hanson – 2,280,000 5. Huck Seed – 1,770,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em Seed With The Heavy Firepower Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q105. Seed bet 80,000 and Sagstrom mucked, but Hanson made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the Q and Hanson fired 160,000. Seed quickly made the call and showed down AA, good enough to take down the pot. Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down KQ. Hanson showed down KQ and a pot that started with great action ended with a thud as the board ran out K81010A. Both players chopped the pot and play resumed. Omaha/8 Ville Wahlbeck Finally Succumbs, Eliminated In Sixth Place($219,655) Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J34 and Bach checked to Wahlbeck who bet 80,000. Bach then raised to 160,000 and Wahlbeck made the call. The turn was the K and Bach fired 160,000. Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7532 for a straight draw and 7-low draw. Bach showed AJ43 for two pair. Wahlbeck had outs, but the 4 on the river was not one of them and he was eliminated in sixth place. Bach Takes Down A Monster Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J74. Action was checked to Bach who fired 80,000. Hanson then raised to 160,000 and Seed three-bet to 240,000. Bach and Hanson called and the turn was the 10. Action was checked to Bach again and he bet 160,000. Both opponents just called this time and the river was the J. Bach fired another bet and Hanson called, while Seed got out of the way. Bach then tabled J4A2 for a full house and Hanson mucked. Bach took down the huge pot and was at 3.8 million. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Takes Chiplead Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,795,000 2. John Hanson — 3,485,000 3. Erik Sagstrom — 3,040,000 4. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,525,000 5. David Bach — 985,000 6. Huck Seed — 980,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD *Lunkin Wins Big Pot, Takes Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 4 and Erik Sagstrom completes the bet. Huck Seed calls, Vitaly Lunkin raises, Bach folds and Sagstrom and Seed both call. Sagstrom: X-X-10K8J Seed: X-X-KQ26 Lunkin: X-X-A945 Lunkin bets out on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and both opponents continue to call. Lunkin checks the river and Seed bets. Sagstrom folds, Lunkin raises, Seed folds and Lunkin rakes the pot. Lunkin takes the chip lead this hand. STUD/8 *Sagstrom Gets Scooped, Looses Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 2, Erik Sagstrom completes the bet, John Hanson calls and Bach folds. Sagstrom: X-X-A939 Hanson: X-X-4q67 Sagstrom bets out on fourth street and Hanson calls. Hanson takes the lead on fifth street, continuing to bet through the river as Sagstrom calls him down the whole way. Hanson turns over 53 for the straight and Sagstrom mucks. Hanson rakes the pot as Sagstrom drops down a few pegs on the leaderboard this hand. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Seidel 8th ($162,382), Giang 7th ($184,087) Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,850,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,260,000 3. John Hanson — 1,500,000 4. David Bach — 1,895,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,800,000 6. Huck Seed — 1,195,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Erik Seidel — $162,382 7. Chau Giang — $184,087 Big Hands: STUD/8 *Erik Seidel Eliminated in 8th Place ($162,382)* Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 3 and both Erik Seidel and David Bach call. Lunkin: X-X-3AJ7 Bach: X-X-8Q65 Seidel: X-X-J938 Lunin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Bach bets out on both fifth and sixth streets and gets two callers. Bach bets out again on seventh street, Seidel calls, Lunkin raises, Bach calls the raise and Seidel calls all in. Lunkin turns over 432 for a seven-low while Bach showed 1088 for trip eights. Bach and Lunkin split the pot and Erik Seidel is eliminated in 8th place ($162,382). HOLD’EM *Chau Giang Eliminated in 7th Place ($184,087)* Chau Giang raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom three-bets and Giang calls. The flop comes AQ5, Sagstrom bets, Giang raises, Sagstrom three-bets, and Giang four-bets all in. Giang: Q9 Sagstrom: AQ Giang flops middle pair while Sagstrom flops top two pair. The turn and river are the 10and the 4, no help to Giang who is eliminated in 7th place ($184,047). Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Bach, Chau Giang, Erik Sagstrom, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Sagstrom Still Leads Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,685,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,440,000 3. David Bach — 2,255,000 4. Huck Seed — 1,500,000 5. John Hanson — 1,500,000 6. Chau Giang — 1,045,000 7. Erik Seidel — 915,000 8. Ville Wahlbeck — 900000 Average Chip Count: 1,781,250 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: RAZZ John Hanson Takes Down Big, Multi-Way Pot Chau Giang opened with a K, John Hanson completed the bet with a 5, Huck Seed calls with an 8, Vitaly Lunkin raises with a 6, Hanson three-bets, Giang folds and both Seed and Lunkin call. Giang: X-X-K Hanson: X-X-5-K-2-7 Seed: X-X-8-Q-4-8 Lunkin: 6-A-J-9 Lunkin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Hanson leads out on fifth street and both opponents call. Hanson bets out again on sixth street and this time both opponents fold. Hanson rakes the pot. STUD *Seidel Wins Big Stud Hand* Huck Seed brings it in with the 3, Vitaly Lunkin calls with the J, David Bach completes the bet with the Q, Erik Seidel raise with the K and Seed and Bach both call as Lunkin folds. Seed: X-X-3J87 Lunkin: X-X-J Bach: QK Seidel: K467 Seidel leads out on fourth street and Seed raises. Bach folds and Seidel calls. Seidel leads out again on both fifth and sixth streets, Seed calls each time. Both players check the river and Seidel turns over the K for a pair of kings. Seed mucks and Seidel rakes the pot. Left in the Deck Players took an unscheduled ten-minute break at 3:40pm PDT. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, Chau Giang, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 29, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	4	+
David Bach Wins $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship Jul 01, '09 The conclusion of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship in two parts: *David Bach Takes Back the Chip Lead* Hold’em John Hanson raised from the button and David Bach made the call. The flop was dealt 774 and Bach bet. Hanson made the call and the turn fell 2, once again Bach bet and Hanson made the call. The river was dealt 3 and Bach bet out again. Hanson made the call one last time and then Bach turned over A5 for the nut flush. Hanson mucked his hand and Bach charged back into the chip lead. *David Bach Wins 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship ($1,276,802)* Razz John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson then raised, Bach reraised, and Hanson made the call. Bach bet out on fourth street and Hanson made the all-in call. Their cards: Bach: (74)6AAQ(9) Hanson: (85)9J65(2) Bach made a 9-7 low to beat out Hanson’s 9-8 low to win the hand and the tournament. Hanson was awarded $789,199 for his runner-up finish (he also finished in third place in this event in 2007). Bach was awarded his first gold bracelet, $1,276,802, and his name will be added to the Chip Reese memorial trophy. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Hanson Takes Back the Lead Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 125,000-250,000 Limits — 250,000-500,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 70,000, Completion – 250,000, Limits – 250,000-500,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,530,000 2. John Hanson – 6,875,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 14.20 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *John Hanson Climbs Back into Play* Stud 8OB John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson raised and Bach made the call. Fourth street saw Bach check-raise Hanson, who made the call. Fifth street saw Bach check, Hanson bet, and Bach call. Bach led for a bet on sixth street and Hanson made the call. Bach checked on seventh street, Hanson bet, and then Bach made the call. Both players then opened up thier hands: Bach: (J8)Q329(5) Hanson: (K5)9748(3) Hanson showed down a king-high flush and an 8-7 low to scoop the pot and bring himself back from the brink of elimination. *John Hanson Scoops a Pot to Take Back the Lead* Stud 8OB David Bach brought it in and John Hanson completed. Bach then raised and Hanson made the call. Hanson check-called a bet on fourth street, and then bet out on fifth street. Bach made the call. On sixth street Hanson bet out again and Bach made the call. More of the same on seventh street, with Hanson making a bet and Bach making the call. Their cards: Bach: (X-X)65Q8 Hanson: (X-X)7872 Hanson flipped over A76 on the end and Bach mucked to his opponent’s trip sevens and 8-7 low. Hanson scooped the pot and took back the chip lead, marking the fifth lead change in heads-up play. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Day Update: David Bach Getting Close to Victory Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 12,600,000 2. John Hanson – 1,865,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *David Bach Makes a Nice Call with Ace High* David Bach raised on the button and John Hanson made the call. The flop was dealt 543 and Hanson checked. Bach bet and Hanson made the call. Both players checked the J on the turn and the Q followed on the river. Hanson bet out for 400,000 and Bach made the call. Hanson turned up K7 and Bach showed A9. Bach made the call with ace-high to win the pot and grow his chip stack to eight figures. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: We're Going Nowhere Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 8,600,000 2. John Hanson – 5,805,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary John Hanson charged back to even in chips with David Bach as 7 a.m. in the morning approached (their fourth hour of heads-up play). Bach was able to stave off the fifth lead change of the heads-up final and his chip lead currently stands steady at 8.6 million. There are now just three spectators left in the stands as the final table has now been playing for 17 hours, and most of that has featured little to no table talk among the players. In other news, the final table just crossed the 400-hand threshold. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: David Bach in the Lead After Heads-Up Seesaw Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 90,000-180,000 Limits — 180,000-360,000 Stud Games: Ante – 40,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 180,000, Limits – 150,000-360,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 10,200,000 2. John Hanson – 4,205,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary The chip counts stood at exactly even when heads-up play began, with each player holding 7.1 million. During the first hour of play between the final two Hanson charged into the lead, holding a 2-1 chip lead over Bach. Then the counts traded places, with Bach growing his stack close to 10 million. The chip lead seesawed back to Hanson once again, but thanks to another dominant run in Omaha eight-or-better Bach charged in front once again, holding a 2-1 chip lead as the hour approached six a.m. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Erik Sagstrom Eliminated in 3rd Place Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 75,000-150,000 Limits — 150,000-300,000 Stud Games: Ante – 30,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 150,000, Limits – 150,000-300,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,100,000 2. John Hanson – 7,100,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Erik Sagstrom — $522,394 Big Hands Omaha/8 Erik Sagstrom Eliminated In Third Place($522,394) John Hanson raised to 300,000 from the button and David Bach made it 450,000 from the small blind. Erik Sagstrom made the call and Hanson called as well. The flop then came down K76 and Hanson led out with 150,000. Bach made the call and Sagstrom raised 75,000 more, putting himself all in. Hanson then three-bet and Bach made the call. The turn was the J and Hanson bet 300,000. Bach called and both players checked the K on the river. Hanson then showed 88X-X and it was good enough to take down the pot. Sagstrom mucked and he was eliminated. Player Tags: David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th Place Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Stud Games: Ante – 20,000, Bring-In – 20,000, Completion – 80,000, Limits – 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 2. David Bach – 3,560,000 3. Erik Sagstrom – 2,795,000 4. John Hanson – 2,280,000 5. Huck Seed – 1,770,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em Seed With The Heavy Firepower Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q105. Seed bet 80,000 and Sagstrom mucked, but Hanson made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the Q and Hanson fired 160,000. Seed quickly made the call and showed down AA, good enough to take down the pot. Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down KQ. Hanson showed down KQ and a pot that started with great action ended with a thud as the board ran out K81010A. Both players chopped the pot and play resumed. Omaha/8 Ville Wahlbeck Finally Succumbs, Eliminated In Sixth Place($219,655) Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J34 and Bach checked to Wahlbeck who bet 80,000. Bach then raised to 160,000 and Wahlbeck made the call. The turn was the K and Bach fired 160,000. Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7532 for a straight draw and 7-low draw. Bach showed AJ43 for two pair. Wahlbeck had outs, but the 4 on the river was not one of them and he was eliminated in sixth place. Bach Takes Down A Monster Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J74. Action was checked to Bach who fired 80,000. Hanson then raised to 160,000 and Seed three-bet to 240,000. Bach and Hanson called and the turn was the 10. Action was checked to Bach again and he bet 160,000. Both opponents just called this time and the river was the J. Bach fired another bet and Hanson called, while Seed got out of the way. Bach then tabled J4A2 for a full house and Hanson mucked. Bach took down the huge pot and was at 3.8 million. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Takes Chiplead Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,795,000 2. John Hanson — 3,485,000 3. Erik Sagstrom — 3,040,000 4. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,525,000 5. David Bach — 985,000 6. Huck Seed — 980,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD *Lunkin Wins Big Pot, Takes Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 4 and Erik Sagstrom completes the bet. Huck Seed calls, Vitaly Lunkin raises, Bach folds and Sagstrom and Seed both call. Sagstrom: X-X-10K8J Seed: X-X-KQ26 Lunkin: X-X-A945 Lunkin bets out on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and both opponents continue to call. Lunkin checks the river and Seed bets. Sagstrom folds, Lunkin raises, Seed folds and Lunkin rakes the pot. Lunkin takes the chip lead this hand. STUD/8 *Sagstrom Gets Scooped, Looses Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 2, Erik Sagstrom completes the bet, John Hanson calls and Bach folds. Sagstrom: X-X-A939 Hanson: X-X-4q67 Sagstrom bets out on fourth street and Hanson calls. Hanson takes the lead on fifth street, continuing to bet through the river as Sagstrom calls him down the whole way. Hanson turns over 53 for the straight and Sagstrom mucks. Hanson rakes the pot as Sagstrom drops down a few pegs on the leaderboard this hand. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Seidel 8th ($162,382), Giang 7th ($184,087) Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,850,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,260,000 3. John Hanson — 1,500,000 4. David Bach — 1,895,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,800,000 6. Huck Seed — 1,195,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Erik Seidel — $162,382 7. Chau Giang — $184,087 Big Hands: STUD/8 *Erik Seidel Eliminated in 8th Place ($162,382)* Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 3 and both Erik Seidel and David Bach call. Lunkin: X-X-3AJ7 Bach: X-X-8Q65 Seidel: X-X-J938 Lunin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Bach bets out on both fifth and sixth streets and gets two callers. Bach bets out again on seventh street, Seidel calls, Lunkin raises, Bach calls the raise and Seidel calls all in. Lunkin turns over 432 for a seven-low while Bach showed 1088 for trip eights. Bach and Lunkin split the pot and Erik Seidel is eliminated in 8th place ($162,382). HOLD’EM *Chau Giang Eliminated in 7th Place ($184,087)* Chau Giang raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom three-bets and Giang calls. The flop comes AQ5, Sagstrom bets, Giang raises, Sagstrom three-bets, and Giang four-bets all in. Giang: Q9 Sagstrom: AQ Giang flops middle pair while Sagstrom flops top two pair. The turn and river are the 10and the 4, no help to Giang who is eliminated in 7th place ($184,047). Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Bach, Chau Giang, Erik Sagstrom, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Sagstrom Still Leads Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,685,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,440,000 3. David Bach — 2,255,000 4. Huck Seed — 1,500,000 5. John Hanson — 1,500,000 6. Chau Giang — 1,045,000 7. Erik Seidel — 915,000 8. Ville Wahlbeck — 900000 Average Chip Count: 1,781,250 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: RAZZ John Hanson Takes Down Big, Multi-Way Pot Chau Giang opened with a K, John Hanson completed the bet with a 5, Huck Seed calls with an 8, Vitaly Lunkin raises with a 6, Hanson three-bets, Giang folds and both Seed and Lunkin call. Giang: X-X-K Hanson: X-X-5-K-2-7 Seed: X-X-8-Q-4-8 Lunkin: 6-A-J-9 Lunkin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Hanson leads out on fifth street and both opponents call. Hanson bets out again on sixth street and this time both opponents fold. Hanson rakes the pot. STUD *Seidel Wins Big Stud Hand* Huck Seed brings it in with the 3, Vitaly Lunkin calls with the J, David Bach completes the bet with the Q, Erik Seidel raise with the K and Seed and Bach both call as Lunkin folds. Seed: X-X-3J87 Lunkin: X-X-J Bach: QK Seidel: K467 Seidel leads out on fourth street and Seed raises. Bach folds and Seidel calls. Seidel leads out again on both fifth and sixth streets, Seed calls each time. Both players check the river and Seidel turns over the K for a pair of kings. Seed mucks and Seidel rakes the pot. Left in the Deck Players took an unscheduled ten-minute break at 3:40pm PDT. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, Chau Giang, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 28, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	3	+
David Bach Wins $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship Jul 01, '09 The conclusion of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship in two parts: *David Bach Takes Back the Chip Lead* Hold’em John Hanson raised from the button and David Bach made the call. The flop was dealt 774 and Bach bet. Hanson made the call and the turn fell 2, once again Bach bet and Hanson made the call. The river was dealt 3 and Bach bet out again. Hanson made the call one last time and then Bach turned over A5 for the nut flush. Hanson mucked his hand and Bach charged back into the chip lead. *David Bach Wins 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship ($1,276,802)* Razz John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson then raised, Bach reraised, and Hanson made the call. Bach bet out on fourth street and Hanson made the all-in call. Their cards: Bach: (74)6AAQ(9) Hanson: (85)9J65(2) Bach made a 9-7 low to beat out Hanson’s 9-8 low to win the hand and the tournament. Hanson was awarded $789,199 for his runner-up finish (he also finished in third place in this event in 2007). Bach was awarded his first gold bracelet, $1,276,802, and his name will be added to the Chip Reese memorial trophy. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Hanson Takes Back the Lead Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 125,000-250,000 Limits — 250,000-500,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 70,000, Completion – 250,000, Limits – 250,000-500,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,530,000 2. John Hanson – 6,875,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 14.20 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *John Hanson Climbs Back into Play* Stud 8OB John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson raised and Bach made the call. Fourth street saw Bach check-raise Hanson, who made the call. Fifth street saw Bach check, Hanson bet, and Bach call. Bach led for a bet on sixth street and Hanson made the call. Bach checked on seventh street, Hanson bet, and then Bach made the call. Both players then opened up thier hands: Bach: (J8)Q329(5) Hanson: (K5)9748(3) Hanson showed down a king-high flush and an 8-7 low to scoop the pot and bring himself back from the brink of elimination. *John Hanson Scoops a Pot to Take Back the Lead* Stud 8OB David Bach brought it in and John Hanson completed. Bach then raised and Hanson made the call. Hanson check-called a bet on fourth street, and then bet out on fifth street. Bach made the call. On sixth street Hanson bet out again and Bach made the call. More of the same on seventh street, with Hanson making a bet and Bach making the call. Their cards: Bach: (X-X)65Q8 Hanson: (X-X)7872 Hanson flipped over A76 on the end and Bach mucked to his opponent’s trip sevens and 8-7 low. Hanson scooped the pot and took back the chip lead, marking the fifth lead change in heads-up play. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Day Update: David Bach Getting Close to Victory Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 12,600,000 2. John Hanson – 1,865,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *David Bach Makes a Nice Call with Ace High* David Bach raised on the button and John Hanson made the call. The flop was dealt 543 and Hanson checked. Bach bet and Hanson made the call. Both players checked the J on the turn and the Q followed on the river. Hanson bet out for 400,000 and Bach made the call. Hanson turned up K7 and Bach showed A9. Bach made the call with ace-high to win the pot and grow his chip stack to eight figures. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: We're Going Nowhere Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 8,600,000 2. John Hanson – 5,805,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary John Hanson charged back to even in chips with David Bach as 7 a.m. in the morning approached (their fourth hour of heads-up play). Bach was able to stave off the fifth lead change of the heads-up final and his chip lead currently stands steady at 8.6 million. There are now just three spectators left in the stands as the final table has now been playing for 17 hours, and most of that has featured little to no table talk among the players. In other news, the final table just crossed the 400-hand threshold. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: David Bach in the Lead After Heads-Up Seesaw Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 90,000-180,000 Limits — 180,000-360,000 Stud Games: Ante – 40,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 180,000, Limits – 150,000-360,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 10,200,000 2. John Hanson – 4,205,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary The chip counts stood at exactly even when heads-up play began, with each player holding 7.1 million. During the first hour of play between the final two Hanson charged into the lead, holding a 2-1 chip lead over Bach. Then the counts traded places, with Bach growing his stack close to 10 million. The chip lead seesawed back to Hanson once again, but thanks to another dominant run in Omaha eight-or-better Bach charged in front once again, holding a 2-1 chip lead as the hour approached six a.m. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Erik Sagstrom Eliminated in 3rd Place Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 75,000-150,000 Limits — 150,000-300,000 Stud Games: Ante – 30,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 150,000, Limits – 150,000-300,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,100,000 2. John Hanson – 7,100,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Erik Sagstrom — $522,394 Big Hands Omaha/8 Erik Sagstrom Eliminated In Third Place($522,394) John Hanson raised to 300,000 from the button and David Bach made it 450,000 from the small blind. Erik Sagstrom made the call and Hanson called as well. The flop then came down K76 and Hanson led out with 150,000. Bach made the call and Sagstrom raised 75,000 more, putting himself all in. Hanson then three-bet and Bach made the call. The turn was the J and Hanson bet 300,000. Bach called and both players checked the K on the river. Hanson then showed 88X-X and it was good enough to take down the pot. Sagstrom mucked and he was eliminated. Player Tags: David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th Place Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Stud Games: Ante – 20,000, Bring-In – 20,000, Completion – 80,000, Limits – 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 2. David Bach – 3,560,000 3. Erik Sagstrom – 2,795,000 4. John Hanson – 2,280,000 5. Huck Seed – 1,770,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em Seed With The Heavy Firepower Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q105. Seed bet 80,000 and Sagstrom mucked, but Hanson made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the Q and Hanson fired 160,000. Seed quickly made the call and showed down AA, good enough to take down the pot. Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down KQ. Hanson showed down KQ and a pot that started with great action ended with a thud as the board ran out K81010A. Both players chopped the pot and play resumed. Omaha/8 Ville Wahlbeck Finally Succumbs, Eliminated In Sixth Place($219,655) Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J34 and Bach checked to Wahlbeck who bet 80,000. Bach then raised to 160,000 and Wahlbeck made the call. The turn was the K and Bach fired 160,000. Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7532 for a straight draw and 7-low draw. Bach showed AJ43 for two pair. Wahlbeck had outs, but the 4 on the river was not one of them and he was eliminated in sixth place. Bach Takes Down A Monster Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J74. Action was checked to Bach who fired 80,000. Hanson then raised to 160,000 and Seed three-bet to 240,000. Bach and Hanson called and the turn was the 10. Action was checked to Bach again and he bet 160,000. Both opponents just called this time and the river was the J. Bach fired another bet and Hanson called, while Seed got out of the way. Bach then tabled J4A2 for a full house and Hanson mucked. Bach took down the huge pot and was at 3.8 million. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Takes Chiplead Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,795,000 2. John Hanson — 3,485,000 3. Erik Sagstrom — 3,040,000 4. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,525,000 5. David Bach — 985,000 6. Huck Seed — 980,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD *Lunkin Wins Big Pot, Takes Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 4 and Erik Sagstrom completes the bet. Huck Seed calls, Vitaly Lunkin raises, Bach folds and Sagstrom and Seed both call. Sagstrom: X-X-10K8J Seed: X-X-KQ26 Lunkin: X-X-A945 Lunkin bets out on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and both opponents continue to call. Lunkin checks the river and Seed bets. Sagstrom folds, Lunkin raises, Seed folds and Lunkin rakes the pot. Lunkin takes the chip lead this hand. STUD/8 *Sagstrom Gets Scooped, Looses Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 2, Erik Sagstrom completes the bet, John Hanson calls and Bach folds. Sagstrom: X-X-A939 Hanson: X-X-4q67 Sagstrom bets out on fourth street and Hanson calls. Hanson takes the lead on fifth street, continuing to bet through the river as Sagstrom calls him down the whole way. Hanson turns over 53 for the straight and Sagstrom mucks. Hanson rakes the pot as Sagstrom drops down a few pegs on the leaderboard this hand. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Seidel 8th ($162,382), Giang 7th ($184,087) Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,850,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,260,000 3. John Hanson — 1,500,000 4. David Bach — 1,895,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,800,000 6. Huck Seed — 1,195,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Erik Seidel — $162,382 7. Chau Giang — $184,087 Big Hands: STUD/8 *Erik Seidel Eliminated in 8th Place ($162,382)* Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 3 and both Erik Seidel and David Bach call. Lunkin: X-X-3AJ7 Bach: X-X-8Q65 Seidel: X-X-J938 Lunin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Bach bets out on both fifth and sixth streets and gets two callers. Bach bets out again on seventh street, Seidel calls, Lunkin raises, Bach calls the raise and Seidel calls all in. Lunkin turns over 432 for a seven-low while Bach showed 1088 for trip eights. Bach and Lunkin split the pot and Erik Seidel is eliminated in 8th place ($162,382). HOLD’EM *Chau Giang Eliminated in 7th Place ($184,087)* Chau Giang raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom three-bets and Giang calls. The flop comes AQ5, Sagstrom bets, Giang raises, Sagstrom three-bets, and Giang four-bets all in. Giang: Q9 Sagstrom: AQ Giang flops middle pair while Sagstrom flops top two pair. The turn and river are the 10and the 4, no help to Giang who is eliminated in 7th place ($184,047). Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Bach, Chau Giang, Erik Sagstrom, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Sagstrom Still Leads Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,685,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,440,000 3. David Bach — 2,255,000 4. Huck Seed — 1,500,000 5. John Hanson — 1,500,000 6. Chau Giang — 1,045,000 7. Erik Seidel — 915,000 8. Ville Wahlbeck — 900000 Average Chip Count: 1,781,250 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: RAZZ John Hanson Takes Down Big, Multi-Way Pot Chau Giang opened with a K, John Hanson completed the bet with a 5, Huck Seed calls with an 8, Vitaly Lunkin raises with a 6, Hanson three-bets, Giang folds and both Seed and Lunkin call. Giang: X-X-K Hanson: X-X-5-K-2-7 Seed: X-X-8-Q-4-8 Lunkin: 6-A-J-9 Lunkin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Hanson leads out on fifth street and both opponents call. Hanson bets out again on sixth street and this time both opponents fold. Hanson rakes the pot. STUD *Seidel Wins Big Stud Hand* Huck Seed brings it in with the 3, Vitaly Lunkin calls with the J, David Bach completes the bet with the Q, Erik Seidel raise with the K and Seed and Bach both call as Lunkin folds. Seed: X-X-3J87 Lunkin: X-X-J Bach: QK Seidel: K467 Seidel leads out on fourth street and Seed raises. Bach folds and Seidel calls. Seidel leads out again on both fifth and sixth streets, Seed calls each time. Both players check the river and Seidel turns over the K for a pair of kings. Seed mucks and Seidel rakes the pot. Left in the Deck Players took an unscheduled ten-minute break at 3:40pm PDT. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, Chau Giang, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 27, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	2	+
David Bach Wins $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship Jul 01, '09 The conclusion of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship in two parts: *David Bach Takes Back the Chip Lead* Hold’em John Hanson raised from the button and David Bach made the call. The flop was dealt 774 and Bach bet. Hanson made the call and the turn fell 2, once again Bach bet and Hanson made the call. The river was dealt 3 and Bach bet out again. Hanson made the call one last time and then Bach turned over A5 for the nut flush. Hanson mucked his hand and Bach charged back into the chip lead. *David Bach Wins 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship ($1,276,802)* Razz John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson then raised, Bach reraised, and Hanson made the call. Bach bet out on fourth street and Hanson made the all-in call. Their cards: Bach: (74)6AAQ(9) Hanson: (85)9J65(2) Bach made a 9-7 low to beat out Hanson’s 9-8 low to win the hand and the tournament. Hanson was awarded $789,199 for his runner-up finish (he also finished in third place in this event in 2007). Bach was awarded his first gold bracelet, $1,276,802, and his name will be added to the Chip Reese memorial trophy. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Hanson Takes Back the Lead Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 125,000-250,000 Limits — 250,000-500,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 70,000, Completion – 250,000, Limits – 250,000-500,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,530,000 2. John Hanson – 6,875,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 14.20 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *John Hanson Climbs Back into Play* Stud 8OB John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson raised and Bach made the call. Fourth street saw Bach check-raise Hanson, who made the call. Fifth street saw Bach check, Hanson bet, and Bach call. Bach led for a bet on sixth street and Hanson made the call. Bach checked on seventh street, Hanson bet, and then Bach made the call. Both players then opened up thier hands: Bach: (J8)Q329(5) Hanson: (K5)9748(3) Hanson showed down a king-high flush and an 8-7 low to scoop the pot and bring himself back from the brink of elimination. *John Hanson Scoops a Pot to Take Back the Lead* Stud 8OB David Bach brought it in and John Hanson completed. Bach then raised and Hanson made the call. Hanson check-called a bet on fourth street, and then bet out on fifth street. Bach made the call. On sixth street Hanson bet out again and Bach made the call. More of the same on seventh street, with Hanson making a bet and Bach making the call. Their cards: Bach: (X-X)65Q8 Hanson: (X-X)7872 Hanson flipped over A76 on the end and Bach mucked to his opponent’s trip sevens and 8-7 low. Hanson scooped the pot and took back the chip lead, marking the fifth lead change in heads-up play. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Day Update: David Bach Getting Close to Victory Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 12,600,000 2. John Hanson – 1,865,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *David Bach Makes a Nice Call with Ace High* David Bach raised on the button and John Hanson made the call. The flop was dealt 543 and Hanson checked. Bach bet and Hanson made the call. Both players checked the J on the turn and the Q followed on the river. Hanson bet out for 400,000 and Bach made the call. Hanson turned up K7 and Bach showed A9. Bach made the call with ace-high to win the pot and grow his chip stack to eight figures. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: We're Going Nowhere Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 8,600,000 2. John Hanson – 5,805,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary John Hanson charged back to even in chips with David Bach as 7 a.m. in the morning approached (their fourth hour of heads-up play). Bach was able to stave off the fifth lead change of the heads-up final and his chip lead currently stands steady at 8.6 million. There are now just three spectators left in the stands as the final table has now been playing for 17 hours, and most of that has featured little to no table talk among the players. In other news, the final table just crossed the 400-hand threshold. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: David Bach in the Lead After Heads-Up Seesaw Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 90,000-180,000 Limits — 180,000-360,000 Stud Games: Ante – 40,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 180,000, Limits – 150,000-360,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 10,200,000 2. John Hanson – 4,205,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary The chip counts stood at exactly even when heads-up play began, with each player holding 7.1 million. During the first hour of play between the final two Hanson charged into the lead, holding a 2-1 chip lead over Bach. Then the counts traded places, with Bach growing his stack close to 10 million. The chip lead seesawed back to Hanson once again, but thanks to another dominant run in Omaha eight-or-better Bach charged in front once again, holding a 2-1 chip lead as the hour approached six a.m. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Erik Sagstrom Eliminated in 3rd Place Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 75,000-150,000 Limits — 150,000-300,000 Stud Games: Ante – 30,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 150,000, Limits – 150,000-300,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,100,000 2. John Hanson – 7,100,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Erik Sagstrom — $522,394 Big Hands Omaha/8 Erik Sagstrom Eliminated In Third Place($522,394) John Hanson raised to 300,000 from the button and David Bach made it 450,000 from the small blind. Erik Sagstrom made the call and Hanson called as well. The flop then came down K76 and Hanson led out with 150,000. Bach made the call and Sagstrom raised 75,000 more, putting himself all in. Hanson then three-bet and Bach made the call. The turn was the J and Hanson bet 300,000. Bach called and both players checked the K on the river. Hanson then showed 88X-X and it was good enough to take down the pot. Sagstrom mucked and he was eliminated. Player Tags: David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th Place Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Stud Games: Ante – 20,000, Bring-In – 20,000, Completion – 80,000, Limits – 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 2. David Bach – 3,560,000 3. Erik Sagstrom – 2,795,000 4. John Hanson – 2,280,000 5. Huck Seed – 1,770,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em Seed With The Heavy Firepower Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q105. Seed bet 80,000 and Sagstrom mucked, but Hanson made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the Q and Hanson fired 160,000. Seed quickly made the call and showed down AA, good enough to take down the pot. Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down KQ. Hanson showed down KQ and a pot that started with great action ended with a thud as the board ran out K81010A. Both players chopped the pot and play resumed. Omaha/8 Ville Wahlbeck Finally Succumbs, Eliminated In Sixth Place($219,655) Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J34 and Bach checked to Wahlbeck who bet 80,000. Bach then raised to 160,000 and Wahlbeck made the call. The turn was the K and Bach fired 160,000. Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7532 for a straight draw and 7-low draw. Bach showed AJ43 for two pair. Wahlbeck had outs, but the 4 on the river was not one of them and he was eliminated in sixth place. Bach Takes Down A Monster Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J74. Action was checked to Bach who fired 80,000. Hanson then raised to 160,000 and Seed three-bet to 240,000. Bach and Hanson called and the turn was the 10. Action was checked to Bach again and he bet 160,000. Both opponents just called this time and the river was the J. Bach fired another bet and Hanson called, while Seed got out of the way. Bach then tabled J4A2 for a full house and Hanson mucked. Bach took down the huge pot and was at 3.8 million. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Takes Chiplead Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,795,000 2. John Hanson — 3,485,000 3. Erik Sagstrom — 3,040,000 4. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,525,000 5. David Bach — 985,000 6. Huck Seed — 980,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD *Lunkin Wins Big Pot, Takes Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 4 and Erik Sagstrom completes the bet. Huck Seed calls, Vitaly Lunkin raises, Bach folds and Sagstrom and Seed both call. Sagstrom: X-X-10K8J Seed: X-X-KQ26 Lunkin: X-X-A945 Lunkin bets out on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and both opponents continue to call. Lunkin checks the river and Seed bets. Sagstrom folds, Lunkin raises, Seed folds and Lunkin rakes the pot. Lunkin takes the chip lead this hand. STUD/8 *Sagstrom Gets Scooped, Looses Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 2, Erik Sagstrom completes the bet, John Hanson calls and Bach folds. Sagstrom: X-X-A939 Hanson: X-X-4q67 Sagstrom bets out on fourth street and Hanson calls. Hanson takes the lead on fifth street, continuing to bet through the river as Sagstrom calls him down the whole way. Hanson turns over 53 for the straight and Sagstrom mucks. Hanson rakes the pot as Sagstrom drops down a few pegs on the leaderboard this hand. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Seidel 8th ($162,382), Giang 7th ($184,087) Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,850,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,260,000 3. John Hanson — 1,500,000 4. David Bach — 1,895,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,800,000 6. Huck Seed — 1,195,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Erik Seidel — $162,382 7. Chau Giang — $184,087 Big Hands: STUD/8 *Erik Seidel Eliminated in 8th Place ($162,382)* Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 3 and both Erik Seidel and David Bach call. Lunkin: X-X-3AJ7 Bach: X-X-8Q65 Seidel: X-X-J938 Lunin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Bach bets out on both fifth and sixth streets and gets two callers. Bach bets out again on seventh street, Seidel calls, Lunkin raises, Bach calls the raise and Seidel calls all in. Lunkin turns over 432 for a seven-low while Bach showed 1088 for trip eights. Bach and Lunkin split the pot and Erik Seidel is eliminated in 8th place ($162,382). HOLD’EM *Chau Giang Eliminated in 7th Place ($184,087)* Chau Giang raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom three-bets and Giang calls. The flop comes AQ5, Sagstrom bets, Giang raises, Sagstrom three-bets, and Giang four-bets all in. Giang: Q9 Sagstrom: AQ Giang flops middle pair while Sagstrom flops top two pair. The turn and river are the 10and the 4, no help to Giang who is eliminated in 7th place ($184,047). Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Bach, Chau Giang, Erik Sagstrom, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Sagstrom Still Leads Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,685,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,440,000 3. David Bach — 2,255,000 4. Huck Seed — 1,500,000 5. John Hanson — 1,500,000 6. Chau Giang — 1,045,000 7. Erik Seidel — 915,000 8. Ville Wahlbeck — 900000 Average Chip Count: 1,781,250 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: RAZZ John Hanson Takes Down Big, Multi-Way Pot Chau Giang opened with a K, John Hanson completed the bet with a 5, Huck Seed calls with an 8, Vitaly Lunkin raises with a 6, Hanson three-bets, Giang folds and both Seed and Lunkin call. Giang: X-X-K Hanson: X-X-5-K-2-7 Seed: X-X-8-Q-4-8 Lunkin: 6-A-J-9 Lunkin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Hanson leads out on fifth street and both opponents call. Hanson bets out again on sixth street and this time both opponents fold. Hanson rakes the pot. STUD *Seidel Wins Big Stud Hand* Huck Seed brings it in with the 3, Vitaly Lunkin calls with the J, David Bach completes the bet with the Q, Erik Seidel raise with the K and Seed and Bach both call as Lunkin folds. Seed: X-X-3J87 Lunkin: X-X-J Bach: QK Seidel: K467 Seidel leads out on fourth street and Seed raises. Bach folds and Seidel calls. Seidel leads out again on both fifth and sixth streets, Seed calls each time. Both players check the river and Seidel turns over the K for a pair of kings. Seed mucks and Seidel rakes the pot. Left in the Deck Players took an unscheduled ten-minute break at 3:40pm PDT. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, Chau Giang, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 26, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	1	+
David Bach Wins $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship Jul 01, '09 The conclusion of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship in two parts: *David Bach Takes Back the Chip Lead* Hold’em John Hanson raised from the button and David Bach made the call. The flop was dealt 774 and Bach bet. Hanson made the call and the turn fell 2, once again Bach bet and Hanson made the call. The river was dealt 3 and Bach bet out again. Hanson made the call one last time and then Bach turned over A5 for the nut flush. Hanson mucked his hand and Bach charged back into the chip lead. *David Bach Wins 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship ($1,276,802)* Razz John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson then raised, Bach reraised, and Hanson made the call. Bach bet out on fourth street and Hanson made the all-in call. Their cards: Bach: (74)6AAQ(9) Hanson: (85)9J65(2) Bach made a 9-7 low to beat out Hanson’s 9-8 low to win the hand and the tournament. Hanson was awarded $789,199 for his runner-up finish (he also finished in third place in this event in 2007). Bach was awarded his first gold bracelet, $1,276,802, and his name will be added to the Chip Reese memorial trophy. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Hanson Takes Back the Lead Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 125,000-250,000 Limits — 250,000-500,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 70,000, Completion – 250,000, Limits – 250,000-500,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,530,000 2. John Hanson – 6,875,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 14.20 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *John Hanson Climbs Back into Play* Stud 8OB John Hanson brought it in and David Bach completed. Hanson raised and Bach made the call. Fourth street saw Bach check-raise Hanson, who made the call. Fifth street saw Bach check, Hanson bet, and Bach call. Bach led for a bet on sixth street and Hanson made the call. Bach checked on seventh street, Hanson bet, and then Bach made the call. Both players then opened up thier hands: Bach: (J8)Q329(5) Hanson: (K5)9748(3) Hanson showed down a king-high flush and an 8-7 low to scoop the pot and bring himself back from the brink of elimination. *John Hanson Scoops a Pot to Take Back the Lead* Stud 8OB David Bach brought it in and John Hanson completed. Bach then raised and Hanson made the call. Hanson check-called a bet on fourth street, and then bet out on fifth street. Bach made the call. On sixth street Hanson bet out again and Bach made the call. More of the same on seventh street, with Hanson making a bet and Bach making the call. Their cards: Bach: (X-X)65Q8 Hanson: (X-X)7872 Hanson flipped over A76 on the end and Bach mucked to his opponent’s trip sevens and 8-7 low. Hanson scooped the pot and took back the chip lead, marking the fifth lead change in heads-up play. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Day Update: David Bach Getting Close to Victory Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 12,600,000 2. John Hanson – 1,865,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands *David Bach Makes a Nice Call with Ace High* David Bach raised on the button and John Hanson made the call. The flop was dealt 543 and Hanson checked. Bach bet and Hanson made the call. Both players checked the J on the turn and the Q followed on the river. Hanson bet out for 400,000 and Bach made the call. Hanson turned up K7 and Bach showed A9. Bach made the call with ace-high to win the pot and grow his chip stack to eight figures. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: We're Going Nowhere Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 100,000-200,000 Limits — 200,000-400,000 Stud Games: Ante – 50,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 200,000, Limits – 200,000-400,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 8,600,000 2. John Hanson – 5,805,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Number of big bets in the average stack: 17.75 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary John Hanson charged back to even in chips with David Bach as 7 a.m. in the morning approached (their fourth hour of heads-up play). Bach was able to stave off the fifth lead change of the heads-up final and his chip lead currently stands steady at 8.6 million. There are now just three spectators left in the stands as the final table has now been playing for 17 hours, and most of that has featured little to no table talk among the players. In other news, the final table just crossed the 400-hand threshold. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: David Bach in the Lead After Heads-Up Seesaw Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 90,000-180,000 Limits — 180,000-360,000 Stud Games: Ante – 40,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 180,000, Limits – 150,000-360,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 10,200,000 2. John Hanson – 4,205,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: None Action Summary The chip counts stood at exactly even when heads-up play began, with each player holding 7.1 million. During the first hour of play between the final two Hanson charged into the lead, holding a 2-1 chip lead over Bach. Then the counts traded places, with Bach growing his stack close to 10 million. The chip lead seesawed back to Hanson once again, but thanks to another dominant run in Omaha eight-or-better Bach charged in front once again, holding a 2-1 chip lead as the hour approached six a.m. Player Tags: David Bach, John Hanson Final Table Update: Erik Sagstrom Eliminated in 3rd Place Jul 01, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 75,000-150,000 Limits — 150,000-300,000 Stud Games: Ante – 30,000, Bring-In – 50,000, Completion – 150,000, Limits – 150,000-300,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. David Bach – 7,100,000 2. John Hanson – 7,100,000 Average Chip Count: 7,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Erik Sagstrom — $522,394 Big Hands Omaha/8 Erik Sagstrom Eliminated In Third Place($522,394) John Hanson raised to 300,000 from the button and David Bach made it 450,000 from the small blind. Erik Sagstrom made the call and Hanson called as well. The flop then came down K76 and Hanson led out with 150,000. Bach made the call and Sagstrom raised 75,000 more, putting himself all in. Hanson then three-bet and Bach made the call. The turn was the J and Hanson bet 300,000. Bach called and both players checked the K on the river. Hanson then showed 88X-X and it was good enough to take down the pot. Sagstrom mucked and he was eliminated. Player Tags: David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th Place Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Stud Games: Ante – 20,000, Bring-In – 20,000, Completion – 80,000, Limits – 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 2. David Bach – 3,560,000 3. Erik Sagstrom – 2,795,000 4. John Hanson – 2,280,000 5. Huck Seed – 1,770,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em Seed With The Heavy Firepower Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q105. Seed bet 80,000 and Sagstrom mucked, but Hanson made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the Q and Hanson fired 160,000. Seed quickly made the call and showed down AA, good enough to take down the pot. Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down KQ. Hanson showed down KQ and a pot that started with great action ended with a thud as the board ran out K81010A. Both players chopped the pot and play resumed. Omaha/8 Ville Wahlbeck Finally Succumbs, Eliminated In Sixth Place($219,655) Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J34 and Bach checked to Wahlbeck who bet 80,000. Bach then raised to 160,000 and Wahlbeck made the call. The turn was the K and Bach fired 160,000. Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7532 for a straight draw and 7-low draw. Bach showed AJ43 for two pair. Wahlbeck had outs, but the 4 on the river was not one of them and he was eliminated in sixth place. Bach Takes Down A Monster Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J74. Action was checked to Bach who fired 80,000. Hanson then raised to 160,000 and Seed three-bet to 240,000. Bach and Hanson called and the turn was the 10. Action was checked to Bach again and he bet 160,000. Both opponents just called this time and the river was the J. Bach fired another bet and Hanson called, while Seed got out of the way. Bach then tabled J4A2 for a full house and Hanson mucked. Bach took down the huge pot and was at 3.8 million. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Takes Chiplead Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,795,000 2. John Hanson — 3,485,000 3. Erik Sagstrom — 3,040,000 4. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,525,000 5. David Bach — 985,000 6. Huck Seed — 980,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD *Lunkin Wins Big Pot, Takes Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 4 and Erik Sagstrom completes the bet. Huck Seed calls, Vitaly Lunkin raises, Bach folds and Sagstrom and Seed both call. Sagstrom: X-X-10K8J Seed: X-X-KQ26 Lunkin: X-X-A945 Lunkin bets out on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and both opponents continue to call. Lunkin checks the river and Seed bets. Sagstrom folds, Lunkin raises, Seed folds and Lunkin rakes the pot. Lunkin takes the chip lead this hand. STUD/8 *Sagstrom Gets Scooped, Looses Chiplead* David Bach brings it in with the 2, Erik Sagstrom completes the bet, John Hanson calls and Bach folds. Sagstrom: X-X-A939 Hanson: X-X-4q67 Sagstrom bets out on fourth street and Hanson calls. Hanson takes the lead on fifth street, continuing to bet through the river as Sagstrom calls him down the whole way. Hanson turns over 53 for the straight and Sagstrom mucks. Hanson rakes the pot as Sagstrom drops down a few pegs on the leaderboard this hand. Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Seidel 8th ($162,382), Giang 7th ($184,087) Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 15,000, Completion – 50,000, Limits – 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,850,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,260,000 3. John Hanson — 1,500,000 4. David Bach — 1,895,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck — 1,800,000 6. Huck Seed — 1,195,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Erik Seidel — $162,382 7. Chau Giang — $184,087 Big Hands: STUD/8 *Erik Seidel Eliminated in 8th Place ($162,382)* Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 3 and both Erik Seidel and David Bach call. Lunkin: X-X-3AJ7 Bach: X-X-8Q65 Seidel: X-X-J938 Lunin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Bach bets out on both fifth and sixth streets and gets two callers. Bach bets out again on seventh street, Seidel calls, Lunkin raises, Bach calls the raise and Seidel calls all in. Lunkin turns over 432 for a seven-low while Bach showed 1088 for trip eights. Bach and Lunkin split the pot and Erik Seidel is eliminated in 8th place ($162,382). HOLD’EM *Chau Giang Eliminated in 7th Place ($184,087)* Chau Giang raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom three-bets and Giang calls. The flop comes AQ5, Sagstrom bets, Giang raises, Sagstrom three-bets, and Giang four-bets all in. Giang: Q9 Sagstrom: AQ Giang flops middle pair while Sagstrom flops top two pair. The turn and river are the 10and the 4, no help to Giang who is eliminated in 7th place ($184,047). Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Bach, Chau Giang, Erik Sagstrom, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Sagstrom Still Leads Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000 Stud Games: Ante – 10,000, Bring-In – 10,000, Completion – 40,000, Limits – 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,685,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,440,000 3. David Bach — 2,255,000 4. Huck Seed — 1,500,000 5. John Hanson — 1,500,000 6. Chau Giang — 1,045,000 7. Erik Seidel — 915,000 8. Ville Wahlbeck — 900000 Average Chip Count: 1,781,250 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: RAZZ John Hanson Takes Down Big, Multi-Way Pot Chau Giang opened with a K, John Hanson completed the bet with a 5, Huck Seed calls with an 8, Vitaly Lunkin raises with a 6, Hanson three-bets, Giang folds and both Seed and Lunkin call. Giang: X-X-K Hanson: X-X-5-K-2-7 Seed: X-X-8-Q-4-8 Lunkin: 6-A-J-9 Lunkin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Hanson leads out on fifth street and both opponents call. Hanson bets out again on sixth street and this time both opponents fold. Hanson rakes the pot. STUD *Seidel Wins Big Stud Hand* Huck Seed brings it in with the 3, Vitaly Lunkin calls with the J, David Bach completes the bet with the Q, Erik Seidel raise with the K and Seed and Bach both call as Lunkin folds. Seed: X-X-3J87 Lunkin: X-X-J Bach: QK Seidel: K467 Seidel leads out on fourth street and Seed raises. Bach folds and Seidel calls. Seidel leads out again on both fifth and sixth streets, Seed calls each time. Both players check the river and Seidel turns over the K for a pair of kings. Seed mucks and Seidel rakes the pot. Left in the Deck Players took an unscheduled ten-minute break at 3:40pm PDT. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, Chau Giang, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 02, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud	1	+
Level 8 Update: Glantz Adds To His Stack Jun 02, '09 Ante: 200 Low Card: 300 Completion: 1,000 Limits: 1,000-2,000 Players Remaining: 110 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. David Oppenheim – 101,000 2. Nick Frangos – 84,000 3. Yuval Bronshtein – 81,000 4. Steve Billirakis – 79,000 5. Matt Glantz – 77,000 6. Toto Leonidas – 69,000 7. Keith Sexton – 67,000 8. Sam Grizzle – 62,000 9. Todd Brunson – 62,000 10. Mel Judah – 61,000 Average Chip Count: 38,727 Notable Eliminations: Tony G Bill Chen Greg Raymer Barry Greenstein Howard Lederer Jennifer Harman Bill Edler Shawn Buchanan Chau Giang Big Hands: Bach Can’t Buy The Pot David Bach: X-X-K10 Seat 3: X-X-69 Seat 4: X-X-6K David Bach fired 1,000 and both players made the call. David Bach: X-X-K107 Seat 3: X-X-698 Seat 4: X-X-6KJ Seat 4 led out with 2,000 and Bach raised it to 4,000. Seat 3 got out of the way and seat 4 made the call. David Bach: X-X-K1072 Seat 4: X-X-6KJ10 Bach fired 2,000 with four cards to a flush showing, but seat 4 stuck around. David Bach: (mucked)-K1072 Seat 4: (JA6)-6KJ10 Both players checked and seat 4 showed two pair. Bach gathered his hand together and nodded, signifying it was good and he mucked his hand. He was down 25,600. Glantz Rides the Boat Matthew Glantz: X-X-3 Seat 5: X-X-5 Seat 8: X-X-10 Matt Glantz bet 1,000 and both opponents called, putting seat 8 all in. Matthew Glantz: X-X-3Q Seat 5: X-X-5A Seat 8: X-X-10A Glantz fired 2,000 and seat 5 called. Matthew Glantz: X-X-3Q4 Seat 5: X-X-5A6 Seat 8: X-X-10A4 Glantz fired another 2,000 and seat 5 called. Matthew Glantz: X-X-3Q4Q Seat 5: X-X-5A67 Seat 8: X-X-10A43 Again, Glantz bet and his opponent called. Matthew Glantz: (666)-3Q4Q On the river, Glantz showed down his rolled up sixes for a full house. Both of his opponents mucked and Glantz grew his stack over 80,000. Ivey Takes A Pot Off The Grinder Seat 4: X-X-AK Phil Ivey: X-X-J9 Michael Mizrachi: X-X-10K Phil Ivey fired 1,000 and both opponents called. Seat 4: X-X-AK10 Phil Ivey: X-X-J97 Michael Mizrachi: X-X-10K8 Ivey fired 2,000 into the pot and both opponents folded. With the pot, Ivey moved up to 25,800 while Mizrachi was at 32,000. Player Tags: David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Phil Ivey, Matthew Glantz View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 01, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 53 - Limit Hold'em Shootout	1	+
$1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 13 - End of Day Jul 01, '08 Play has ended for the evening. Of the 90 players who returned to play four levels in round two, only 18 were eliminated, though they included notables J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Allen Le, Terrence Chan, and John Myung. Players return to continue play at 2 p.m. Wednesday, and the final table will commence one hour after the final table has been concluded in round two. Blinds: 500/1000 Limits: 1000/2000 Big Hands Corkins Can't Connect Hoyt Corkins raised to 2000 and drew calls from three players including both blinds. The flop came 442, and after both blinds checked Corkins bet out. He was raised by Eric Rivkin and made the call for 2000. The 8 was the turn card and Corkins check-called for another 2000. The board double-paired on the river with the 8 coming down, which was enough to slow both players. Corkins showed AK, his ace the kicker with two pair on board. But Rivkin held 77 for a better two pair and took down the pot. Kranyak Continues to Splash Around John Kranyak didn't like a couple of rivers that developed in hands for him in the last level, but he still raked in the chips. In the first hand, Kranyak raised to 2000 preflop and Colin Miners then bumped it to 3000 to result in a heads-up battle. The flop came AQQ, and Kranyak would check-call the bet of Miners. The turn brought the J and both players checked. The board double-paired on the river with the J, and Kranyak checked. Miners bet 2000 and Kranyak moaned as he called, believing the double-paired board meant his K10 for the nut straight was suddenly in second place. Yet it proved to be enough against Miner's A9. Just two hands later Kranyak was in a battle with David Bach. The flop had come 753, followed by the Q on the turn. Kranyak bet 2000, Bach raised to 4000 and Kranyak reraised to 6000, which Bach called. A fourth diamond came on the river with the 2, and Kranyak bet again, with Bach calling. It was fortuitous for Kranyak, as he already had the nut flush holding A5. Bach mucked his cards. Bloch Prolongs his Evening. . . Briefly Andy Bloch was the button and called a raise to 2000 with his shortstack. The flop came QJJ and Bloch was check-raised by Craig Crivello for 2000 more. The 3 was the turn and both players committed another 2000, and Bloch then tossed in his final 500 chip after the 10 fell on the river. His Q6 for top pair proved enough to temporarily keep him alive at his table. But he was eliminated a few hands later. Kim Nets Another Pot Connie Kim raised to 2000 preflop, David Orvis made it 3000 and Kim then capped it at 4000. The flop came J73, which would prove bad news for Orvis. Kim bet, Orvis raised, and Kim went to 3000 before Orvis simply called. The Q hit the turn card and Orvis called another 2000 bet from Kim. The 4 on the river brought another 2000 bet and call, with Kim then showing AA for the overpair. Orvis held AJ, having flopped top pair. Yet at the end of the evening, Orvis would be chip leader at his table and Kim would be among those eliminated. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Andy Bloch, David Bach, Connie Kim, Eric Rivkin, John Kranyak $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 10 Jul 01, '08 Blinds: 200/400 Limits: 400/800 Storylines/Big Hands Notable tablemates in the new redraw for round 2 include Andy Bloch and J.C. Tran at one table, and David Bach and Jimmy Fricke at another. Allen Le, Hansu Chu and Jean-Robert Bellande are also at a table together. Ritterbush Makes Early Splash Randy Ritterbush and three others called the maximum 1600 after the flop came down A82. On the turn the 6 was presented, and after a bet was made to 400, Ritterbush and the three remaining players all called again. The 9 fell on the river and Ritterbush checked from his small blind position. A bet of 800 was made, was called, one player folded then Ritterbush check-raised to 1600. He drew two callers and flipped over 75. His flush draw had turned into a straight and he took down the huge pot. Tough Start for Tran J.C. Tran raised preflop and drew one call. The flop came J97, and Tran answered a check with a bet, which was called. The 6 was the turn and the same process went down. The 10 hit the river, and Tran refused to bet out a third time, wise as his opponent flipped over 108 for the flopped straight. Tran lost another smaller pot when after the player under the gun raised, Tran bumped it to 1200. There were two callers, and the flop came A55. Tran drew one call when he bet, then the 9 came on the turn. Tran bet 800, was check-raised, and mucked his hand. Bach Backs Off David Bach limped for 400 under the gun, then called a raise and a reraise from Jay Bloom and John Kranyak. The flop came A106, and after two checks Kranyak bet. Only Bloom called. Both players checked after the J hit the turn, then the 2 fell on the river. Bloom bet out and was called, then took down the pot with A9. Bach later called a Jimmy Fricke raise to 800 and the two were heads up. The flop came K105, Fricke bet 400 and Bach mucked. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Randy Ritterbush, David Bach, Jimmy Fricke $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 7 Jul 01, '08 Blinds: 300/500 Table Winners: David Bach, Andy Bloch, Kenna James, Davood Mehrmand, David Orvis, Eric Wellman, Jonathan Tamayo, Rhett Butler, Lorenzo Guarin, Markus Stranzinger, Matt Graham, Michelle Ankenmann, Blair Rodman, Randy Ritterbuck, Jean-Robert Bellande. Storylines/Big Hands Notable players remaining in heads-up situations include Michael Binger, Ram Vaswani, Jean-Robert Bellande, Jason Young, Scott Seiver, and Theo Tran. Bach Wastes No Time David Bach had a short-stacked opponent coming back from the 20-minute break, and it only took one hand for all the chips to go into the middle when they returned. Bach held A4 and led after the flop came A62. His opponent started in decent shape with 77, but he never got the help he needed as the J came on the turn and 10 was the river. Mehrmand Advances Davood Mehrmand had his opponent down to 900 in chips after the player committed his big blind, then folded to a bet on a flop of 664. Now in the small blind, the player raised to be all-in preflop and showed K7. Mehrmand made the call with Q2. The flop came J103, and his rival still led with the 4 on the turn. But the 2 on the river paired Mehrmand and brought the match to an end. Bloch Gets it Done Andy Bloch's opponent had just 2025 and committed it all preflop, showing 75. Bloch led with the K6. Bloch hit the flop that came K84, though his opponent had a gutshot straight draw. But the 8 on the turn and 9 on the river ended the match. Bellande Trying to Close, Finally Gets There Jean-Robert Bellande had a 22,000 to 8,000 edge in chips on his heads-up opponent, but struggled to put the match away. He knocked his rival down to 5,000 in chips after a board of 76462, when he held 74 for two flopped pair, despite a later counterfeit. But he gave those chips back when his opponent had a well-disguised straight with ace-three in his hand. Bellande eventually was able to put his opponent away with three minutes remaining in the level. At Long Last David Orvis was able to put his opponent away, thanks to taking 3000 chips in a hand when the board read Q85810. Orvis only held KJ for king-high, but that was enough. It left his opponent with just 425 in chips, and they went in on the big blind the next hand. Orvis held Q10 and his rival a dominated 104. The board finished 88653 and queen-high was enough. Player Tags: Davood Mehrmand, Andy Bloch, David Bach, Jean-Robert Bellande View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 28, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 45 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	4	+
$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table Set Jun 28, '08 The final table for the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event is set. After 148 of poker's elite registered for the event back on Wednesday, only eight of the world's best all around poker players will return Sunday for the final table of what has become one of poker's most prestigious events. Erick Lindgren and Scotty Nguyen lead the way while Barry Greenstein and Huck Seed loom close behind. Tune in Sunday to Cardplayer.com for all the live updates from the final table. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 25,000-50,000 Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 15,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion Players Left: 8 of 148 The Best of the Best: Erick Lindgren: 3,680,000 Scotty Nguyen: 3,535,000 Barry Greenstein: 1,955,000 Matt Glantz: 1,445,000 Lyle Berman: 1,430,000 Huck Seed: 1,200,000 Michael DeMichele: 905,000 Patrick Bueno: 695,000 Average Stack: 1,850,000 Eliminations: 9th: Ralph Perry: $177,600 10th: Raymond Davis: $177,600 11th: David Bach: $159,840 Big Hands: Hold'em Davis Crippled, Then Ousted In 10th Place Barry Greenstein raised to 100,000 preflop from the small blind. Raymond Davis made the call from the big blind and the flop came out AK8. Greenstein led out and Davis called. The turn was the 2 and Greenstein fired 100,000, which Davis quickly called. The river brought the A and Greenstein kept the pedal to the metal with another 100,000. Davis mucked angrily and was left with just 100,000. Two hands later, Davis moved all in from the button and Patrick Bueno made the call from the small blind. Davis turned over AK, dominating Bueno's K7. But really, domination is really just a matter of perspective, especially when the flop comes 772 like it did. Davis was disgusted and needed help on the turn to stay alive. But the 5 left Davis drawing dead and the 5 on the river was the final clump of dirt on Davis' 10th place coffin. Omaha-8 Ralph Perry Is the Final Table Bubble Boy in 9th Place Perry raised to 100,000 under the gun and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed called and the flop came AK6. Seed led out with 50,000 and Perry raised to 100,000. Seed was not amused as he repopped it to 150,000. Perry did not take that slap lightly, as he raised to 200,000. After all the madness was over, Perry was all in and both players showed their hands. Perry: J4AJ Seed: Q732 Seed flopped the nut flush and had Perry's 4-low draw covered with a 3-low draw. The board finished out 10 and K and Perry was out in 9th place. Eight-or-Better Nguyen Sends Bach to the Rail in 11th Place Scotty Nguyen: 88107(7610) David Bach: 94K2(A9-J) Patrick Bueno: 3A65(mucked) David Bach was all in on 3rd street and Nguyen contested a side pot with Bueno. After all the cards had been dealt, Nguyen turned over two pair and Bueno mucked his hand. All eyes were on Bach who needed a miracle to get any piece of the pot. But when he turned his cards, he revealed a whole lot of nothing and he made his exit in 11th place. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, Raymond Davis, Huck Seed, David Bach, Ralph Perry, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Ivey Gone Jun 28, '08 Note: Players are now on break. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 20,000-40,000 Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 completion Players Left: 11 of 148 Chip Leaders: Erick Lindgren: 3,050,000 Scotty Nguyen: 2,350,000 Matt Glantz: 2,300,000 Michael DeMichele: 1,360,000 Patrick Bueno: 1,200,000 Barry Greenstein: 1,000,000 Huck Seed: 950,000 Ralph Perry: 750,000 Lyle Berman: 600,000 David Bach: 500,000 Average Stack: 1,345,455 Eliminations: 12th: Phil Ivey: $159,840 Big Hands: Hold'em I Thought We Were Done With the Chopping Scotty Nguyen raised to 40,000 and Patrick Bueno made the call from the big blind. The flop then came 10106. Nguyen bet 40,000 and Bueno raised to 80,000. Nguyen made the call and the turn was the 6. Nguyen bet after Bueno checked to him. After a call from Bueno, the river dropped with the 7. Both players checked and Bueno showed AK for two pair with an ace kicker. Nguyen then flipped over the A to signify the same hand. He later showed his J and both players choppped the pot. Omaha-8 I Guess We Aren't Finished With the Chops Scotty Nguyen raised to 80,000 under the gun and Bueno made the call from the small blind. The flop came 942 and Nguyen fired 40,000. Bueno called and the turn was the 8. Nguyen fired 80,000 and Bueno raised to 160,000. Nguyen called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Nguyen showed AK65 while Bueno showed A3J8. Nguyen took the high end with a pair of kings, but his 8-6 low was bested by Bueno's 8-4 low. Razz Bueno vs. Nguyen, Round 3 Nguyen: A9J9(65-X) Bueno: A494(A38) Bueno fired a bet on every street and Nguyen chased him down the whole way. Bueno showed a 9-low and Nguyen mucked his cards as the best he could do was an ace-low. Stud Phil Ivey Knocked Out in 12th Place Ivey: 6Q98(33-X) Nguyen: A7Q-X(K10-X) Ivey completed the bet and Nguyen called behid him. He then asked Ivey how much he had left. Nguyen proceeded to bet in the dark on 4th and 5th street to put Ivey at risk. Ivey was ahead with a pair of 3s in the hole but Nguyen had plenty of over cards when the river was dealt. Nguyen showed the card to Ivey, which must have been good enough to send Ivey to the rail since the cards were immediately mixed together and mucked. Ivey got up and made his exit in 12th. Eight-or-Better Write It Down Nguyen: 8526(438) David Bach: 2QK10(10109) Picking up the action on 6th street, Bach fired 80,000 and Nguyen made the call. On the river, Bach bet again and Nguyen popped it to 160,000 total. Bach made the call and Nguyen announced "straight" as he turned over his hole cards. Bach just nodded his head and turned over his set of 10s, much to the delight of Nguyen. Moments later, Bach wrote something down on a piece of paper. Nguyen then turned to Huck Seed and said, "Look at that, baby. You know what he's writing? 'Scotty be me that hand, that day.'" Bach smiled as Nguyen gave his signiature laugh. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, David Bach, Phil Ivey, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Seed Soaring Jun 28, '08 Note: Players are now on a 20-minute break. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 15,000-30,000 *Razz, Stud, and Eight-or-Better:* 7,000 ante, 10,000 Bring In, 30,000 completion Players Left: 12 of 148 Chip Leaders: Ray Davis: 1,700,000 Matt Glantz: 1,680,000 Huck Seed: 1,560,000 Erick Lindgren: 1,560,000 Ralph Perry: 1,490,000 David Bach: 1,200,000 Michael DeMichele: 1,080,000 Scotty Nguyen: 900,000 Lyle Berman: 820,000 Phil Ivey: 740,000 Average Stack: 1,222,333 Eliminations: 13th: Daniel Negreanu: $142,080 Big Hands: Hold'em: Bueno Kicks Ivey Phil Ivey raised to 60,000 preflop from the cutoff. Action folded around to Patrick Bueno in the big blind who made it 90,000 to go. Ivey made the call and the flop came QJ3. Bueno led out and Ivey followed with a call. The turn was the 3 and Bueno bet 60,000. Ivey stuck around and the river put the 5 on the board. Bueno fired another shot that was called by Ivey. Bueno tabled AQ, outkicking Ivey's KQ. Bueno took the pot, providing some relief to his short stack. Omaha-8 Planting the Seed Huck Seed raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Scotty Nguyen made the call from the button. The blinds folded and the flop came K104. Seed bet 30,000 and Nguyen called. The turn brought the 8 and Seed fired 60,000. Nguyen was persistent, making the call again. The river brought the K and Seed pushed another 60,000 into the middle. Nguyen made the call. Seed turned over AK65 for a set of kings. Nguyen mucked his hand and Seed raked in a nice pot, putting him over 1,000,000 in chips. Razz Watch the Seed Grow Huck Seed: 35410(A24) David Bach: 53K8(mucked) Picking up the action on 4th street, David Bach fired a bet of 30,000 and Seed made the call. The tables turned on 5th street when Bach checked and Seed led out with 60,000. Bach hung around and Seed check-raised on 6th street. Bach called again and did the same for Seed's bet on the river. Seed turned over the wheel for the nuts and the pot as Bach mucked. Stud Another Name for Stud? Scotty Baby Scotty Nguyen: J7106(1010-X) Phil Ivey: 4795(mucked) Patrick Bueno: 107A2(mucked) In a pot where the betting was controlled by Bueno, Scotty Nguyen called his opponent down to the river with Phil Ivey bringing up the rear. On the river, Bueno slowed down and checked. Nguyen pounced and bet 60,000. Ivey had enough of the madness and elected to muck his hand. Bueno didn't know any better and called. Nguyen turned over the bad news with a couple of 10s in the hole to go with the 10 he was already showing. Bueno mucked and Nguyen took the pot. Eight-or-Better Daniel Negreanu Out in 13th Place Negreanu: A3KA7(mucked) Lyle Berman: 8463(363) In a hand that started with Negreanu betting on 3rd street, "Kid Poker" and Berman fired shot after shot at each other on the next two streets until Negreanu had no more bullets left and was all in on 5th street. Negreanu's aces were ahead until Berman caught a second pair on 6th street and filled up on the river to send Negreanu to the rail in 13th place. Two Scoops Ivey: A10324A4 Bueno: 7976(mucked) One hand after Bueno scooped against Ivey, the tables turned when Ivey showed a club flush after the river. Bueno simply mucked his hand and Ivey scooped the pot. During the eight hands dealt during the eight-or-better session, Ivey and Bueno tangled three times. On the first occasion, they each split the pot. The second time had Bueno scooping while the third had Ivey returning the favor. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Patrick Bueno, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 19 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 5000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 20000/40000 Omaha 8/B and Hold'em Blinds: 10000/20000 Players Left: 13 of 148 Chip Leaders: Barry Greenstein - 1,595,000 Daniel Negreanu - 1,500,000 Matt Glantz - 1,450,000 Ralph Perry - 1,430,000 Lyle Berman - 1,120,000 Michael DeMichele - 1,190,000 Raymond Davis - 1,180,000 Patrick Bueno - 1,160,000 Scotty Nguyen - 1,060,000 Huck Seed - 863,000 Eliminations: 14th: Joseph Michael: $142,080 15th: Andy Bloch: $124,320 16th: Doyle Brunson: $124,320 Storylines/Big Hands Play slowed during the hour, as after two eliminations the dealing was stopped so that players could redraw for new seats. Players were now officially in the money after Mike Wattel was busted out in 17th place. As well, a 20-minute break was scheduled for the session. But there was still action to be found as the players continued to work their way down to a final eight who would form the championship table. Blinds increased to 13000/25000 when the players returned from their break. They are scheduled for one more level of play before taking a 90-minute dinner break. Seven-Card Stud Greenstein Bumps Wattel to Rail Mike Wattel was attempting to nurse his short-stack, but had the misfortune of playing stud which required a 5000 ante. He only had 20,000 to begin with, so ended up pushing all-in when he was down to 15,000. Greenstein made the call. Wattel showed the Q and revealed he had another in the hole for a pair. But Greenstein, with the A10, would then hit running diamonds to complete the flush. Doyle Brunson First Out After Reaching the Money Brunson: (mucked)Q1053 Phil Ivey: (X-X-X)7K5K Barry Greenstein: (mucked)693K Texas Dolly moved all in showing a Q and both Greenstein and Ivey called. The two then went at each other on every street, Ivey being the aggressor the entire way and Greenstein calling him down. Ivey only had a pair of kings, but it was enough to take the pot and send Brunson off with a standing ovation from the rail birds in 16th place. Andy Bloch Follows Brunson Out the Door in 15th Place Andy Bloch was all in against Matt Glantz's pair of aces. Bloch had a pair of 10s to at least have something to fight with, but he could not improve the rest of the way and he was out in 15th place. Another Victim Of Stud Joseph Michael: (6A4)74106 David Bach: (KK10)7J10A Michael needed to dodge Bach's river card after he was all in on 6th street. Michael had two pair; sixes and fours, while Bach had kings in the hole. The river gave Bach an additional pair of 10s and Michael was out in 14th place. Hold'em Bueno Wins Monster from Michael Barry Greenstein limped from under the gun, setting a trend as Bueno, Huck Seed, Joseph Michael, Scotty Nguyen in the small blind and Phil Ivey in the big blind limped along. The flop came QJ4, and Ivey stepped out for 20,000 after Nguyen checked. Bueno and Michael called while the others folded. The 9 was the turn card, and Ivey bet 40,000. Bueno then raised to 80,000, and Michael, from the button, made it 120,000. Ivey folded and Bueno called. The river paired the board with the J. Bueno checked, Michael bet 40,000, and Bueno then check-raised to 80,000. An exasperated Michael made the call and showed K10 for the nut straight. But Bueno was the winner, making his full house by holding QJ. Greenstein Edges Out Ivey Barry Greenstein and Phil Ivey raised and reraised each other preflop, and saw the cards come down 1047. More betting and raising followed, and again after the 9 on the turn. The 4 completed the board, both players bet again, and Ivey showed pocket jacks, second best to Greenstein's pocket queens. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Patrick Bueno, Joseph Michael $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 18 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 5000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 20000/40000 Omaha 8/B and Hold'em Blinds: 10000/20000 Players Left: 18 of 148 Eliminations: Edwin Ting, Brandon Adams Storylines/Big Hands A pair of eliminations have resulted in the tables being square. Huck Seed has joined the table featuring Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren and Doyle Brunson, while chip leader Ralph Perry has been moved to the table that includes Andy Bloch, Scotty Nguyen, and day 3 leader Michael DeMichele. Seven-Card Stud Greenstein Picks Up Momentum Barry Greenstein won consecutive pots to strengthen his position near the top of the leaderboard. In a battle with Mike Wattel, Greenstein opened with the J27 through fifth street, and used a check-raise at that point which Wattel called. Greenstein added the Q on sixth street and would bet again, as he did on seventh. Wattel was showing 10K35, and would call after the seventh card, but found he was second best to Greenstein who held J-8-7 in the hole for two pair. Greenstein then padded his total with a showdown against Ralph Perry, before the latter was moved. Greenstein had the bring-in with the 3 and Perry completed with the A. Perry controlled the betting throughout, adding the J4Q. Greenstein was showing 3810, but when the 6 came on sixth street he put in a raise to 80,000. After seventh street, and another Perry call of 40,000, Greenstein flipped over queen-6-6 for trip sixes to take the pot. Hold'em Negreanu Trips Up, In a Good Way It was a heads-up battle between the blinds as Daniel Negreanu and David Bach butted heads. Negreanu limped to see a flop come KQJ. Negreanu checked, then raised the 20,000 bet from Bach, who called. The 8 was the turn and Negreanu had his 40,000 bet called. The river was the K and brought another bet and call. Negreanu then announced "king" and showed his small blind special of K2 to take the pot. Greenstein Outflops Ivey Phil Ivey raised to 40,000 preflop, Lyle Berman called from the button, and Barry Greenstein called from the small blind. The flop came A42, Greenstein checked, and Ivey bet 20,000. Berman folded and Greenstein then raised to 40,000, which Ivey called. The J came on the turn and both players committed another 40,000, then the 8 hit the river. Greenstein bet and Ivey folded, with Greenstein showing the A. Omaha 8/B Davis Sweeps from Doyle Ray Davis raised preflop and Doyle Brunson was a caller. The flop came K33 and Davis had another bet called. The A was the turn, bringing in a low draw, but the K double paired the board on the river. Davis bet 40,000 and Brunson folded. Davis showed pocket aces for the full house to sweep the pot. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Raymond Davis, Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Phil Ivey $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 17/18 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 4000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 18000/36000 Omaha 8/B Blinds: 9000/18000 Players Left: 20 of 148 Chip Leaders: Ralph Perry - 1,550,000 Michael DeMichele - 1,260,000 Scotty Nguyen - 1,120,000 Matt Glantz - 1,025,000 Daniel Negreanu - 975,000 David Bach - 890,000 Lyle Berman - 881,000 Barry Greenstein - 770,000 Patrick Bueno - 765,000 Joseph Michael - 740,000 Eliminations: Michael Mizrachi, James Mackey. Big Hands: Omaha 8/B Davis Scoops Pot, Triples Up Raymond Davis, Michael Mizrachi, and Daniel Negreanu all called a series of pre-flop raises to see the flop come down AK9. Betting was rapid again, and when the 8 hit the turn, Davis bet out again for 36,000. Negreanu called and Mizrachi then raised to 72,000. It put Davis all-in for 59,000 total, and Negreanu called as well. The Q hit the river and both Negreanu and Mizrachi checked. Negreanu had a heart-flush draw plus a low draw, and missed both. Mizrachi held pocket kings with the nut-flush spade draw, and Davis scooped the pot when his AA held up to take the high, with no low coming. The extra ammunition proved key when Davis eliminated Mizrachi a few hands later, when the game had switched to Razz. Through fifth street Davis was showing 765, while Mizrachi had Q86. Mizrachi was all-in after sixth street, and Davis showed him his ace-three in the hole for a seven-high. Mizrachi, with ace-four-deuce, needed to improve his hand, but paired his deuce on seventh street to be eliminated. Perry Sweeps a Monster Ralph Perry raised to 36,000 under the gun, and Joseph Michael reraised to 54,000. Lyle Berman called, as did Farah Bonyadi in the big blind. The flop came Q86, and action was checked to Berman who bet 18,000. Perry and Michael called. The 4 came on the turn, and Perry bet 36,000. Michael stepped out of the way, and Berman called. The 5 was the river and Perry bet another 36,000. Berman reluctantly called, but he had walked into a monster. Perry held A2 for the nut low, as well as 79 for the nut straight. Lindgren Takes From Doyle Doyle Brunson raised to 36,000 and drew calls from Ray Davis, Erick Lindgren, and Michael Mizrachi. Both blinds folded. The flop came 1092 and Brunson led out for 18,000. Davis and Lindgren called. The board paired with the 10 on the turn and Brunson bet 36,000, which Lindgren called. The 8 on the river was followed by two checks. Lindgren flipped over KQQJ for the straight, and Brunson mucked his hand. Seven-Card Stud Negreanu Rakes in Monster It was four-way action with raises through fourth street with Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Ray Davis and Erick Lindgren, creating a massive pot.. A Bach bet of 20,000 reduced the field to just Negreanu. After sixth street, Bach was showing K994, while Negreanu had J1075. Bach bet 40,000, and Negreanu then put in a raise to 80,000. Bach called, and each received their seventh card. Bach checked and Negreanu bet another 40,000. Bach called, and Negreanu showed 5-5-10 in the hole for the full house to sweep in the chips. Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Raymond Davis, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Ralph Perry $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 3 - Level 12 Recap Jun 27, '08 Stakes: Hold’em/Omaha: 3,000-6,000 blinds Stud/Razz/Stud8: 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in, 6,000-12,000 stakes Players Left: 59 of 148 Chip Leaders: Lyle Berman - 603,000 Barry Greenstein - 505,000 Phil Ivey - 501,000 William Chen - 420,000 Huck Seed - 420,000 Joseph Michael - 410,000 Michael DeMichele - 390,000 Chris Reslock - 384,000 David Bach - 380,000 Gene Fisher - 375,000 Average Stack: 256,900 Eliminations: Doug Ganger Jeff Lisandro Lee Markholt Steve Sung Big Hands and Storylines: Hold’em Ace-High No Good For Mackey James “mig.com” Mackey, who has found quite a bit of success in mixed events this year, hit a bit of a road block in Alexander Kostritsyn in the last level. Kostritsyn raised to 12,000 on the button and Mackey upped it to 18,000 in the big blind. Kostritsyn called. On a flop of KJ6, Mackey bet and the young Russian called. Mackey bet and Kostritsyn called again on the 5 turn. Action halted on the river when both players checked the 6. Mackey showed A3 for ace-high and was beaten by Kostritsyn’s pair of jacks with J10. The hand boosted Kostritsyn to 180,000. Omaha/8b Big Stacks Tangle The holders of two of the biggest stacks of the tournament, Phil Ivey and Bill Chen, played an Omaha eight-or-better pot in the last round that resulted in a scoop for one of the two. Ivey raised from early position and it folded around to Chen in the big blind. Chen made the call and the flop came off 865. Chen check-raised Ivey on the flop and Ivey made the call. Chen bet the 2 turn and Ivey made another call. Both players checked the 4 river and Chen showed QQ74 for a straight and a 7-low. Ivey rapped the table and Chen raked in a pot to move to 420,000 in chips. Ivey is not to be pitied though, as he ended the level with 500,000. Razz From Russia With Low Ralph Perry: 2J3Q Justin Bonomo: A28J Michael Joseph completed with the 3 showing on third street, Perry raised, and Bonomo made it 18,000. Both Joseph and Perry called. On fourth street, Bonomo bet out with A2 showing, Michael, having drawn a Q, folded, and Perry called despite drawing a jack. On fifth and sixth streets, Bonomo bet and Perry called. Both players checked the river and Bonomo tabled (3)(2)(J). Perry surveyed Bonomo’s cards very closely, then scrutinized his own, before finally revealing (A)(5)(5) for a J-5 low, narrowly edging out Bonomo’s J-8 low. The pot gave Perry a stack of 245,000. Bonomo is hovering near the 300,000 chip mark. Stud Marcel Luske Eliminates Steve Sung Steve Sung, desperately short-stacked, got his chips all-in against Marcel Luske. The news was bad for Sung when Luske showed (A)(Q)10JK3 for the broadway straight. Sung had a flush draw though – (9)(5)KQ62. Sung looked at his final card and then stood up and quickly left the table. After winning the pot Luske was up to 290,000. James Mackey Eliminates Doug Ganger Doug Ganger: 2K75 James Mackey: A738 Mickey Appleman: K4108 With only a few thousand chips left, Ganger brought in with his deuce and found himself all-in on third street. Mackey bet every street on the hand and Appleman called him down all the way until seventh street where he folded. Mackey showed (A)(10)(9) and that was good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Ganger. After some early trouble in the level, Mackey has bounced back to 250,000. Player Tags: Gene Fisher, Lee Markholt, Barry Greenstein, Huck Seed, David Bach, Lyle Berman, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Marcel Luske, James Mackey, Chris Reslock, Justin Bonomo, William Chen, Steve Sung, Ralph Perry, Michael DeMichele, Joseph Michael, Doug Ganger, Alexander Kostritsyn $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 10 Jun 26, '08 Blinds/Antes: Hold'em-Omaha 8/b: 2.000-4,000 Razz-Stud-Stud 8/b: 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in, 4,000 completion Players Left: 75 of 148 Chip Leaders: David Bach: 394,000 Barry Greenstein: 370,000 Patrick Bueno: 360,000 Erick Lindgren: 355,000 Mike Wattel: 240,000 Chris Reslock: 331,000 Doyle Brunson: 330,000 Abe Mosseri: 325,000 Bill Chen: 325,000 Steve Zolotow: 3125,000 Eliminations: Nick Schulman, Freddy Deeb, Jen Harman, Jan Von Halle, John Juanda, Bill Gazes, Greg Raymer Hold'em *Jan Von Halle Eliminated by David Bach* David Bach raised to 8,000 on the button and Jan Von Halle called from the big blind. The flop came 632, and Bach bet 4,000. Von Halle raised (check-raise) all in and Bach called. Both players turned over their hands. Von Halle: K3 Bach: 77 Bach led the hand with a pair of sevens while Von Halle had a pair of threes. The turn (5) and river (2) missed Von Halle and he was eliminated from the tournament. Bach raked the pot and brought his chip count up to 300,000 after this hand. Omaha 8/b Freddy Deeb Eliminated by Steve Zolotow The defending champ defends his titile no more after getting it all in with two pair on a AQ9 flop against Steve Zolotow. Two pair...no good! Zolotow tunred over AA for top set. Deeb was drawing to quads on the flop and drawing dead on the turn as Zolotow raked the pot and send the former champ to rail. Razz *Jen Harman Eliminated by Lyle Berman* Lyle Berman completed the bet to 4,000 with the 8, Mike Matusow called the raise with the Q and Jen Harman called all in for her last 4,000 with the 9. Matusow and Berman continued to play for the side pot. Berman bet the whole way, Matusow calling him down through sixth street, eventually folding to his last bet on the river. Berman: 8K48 - 732 Matusow: Q6J6 - X-X-fold Harman: 97KA - X-X-X Berman raked the side pot when Matusow folded to his bet on seventh street and turned over an 8-7-4-3-2 low for the main pot. Harman mucked and Berman raked the main pot as well, eliminating Jen Harman at the tail end of Level 10. Stud *Patrik Antonius Eliminated by Daniel Negreanu* With both players having a 4 in the door, Daniel Negreanu (4) and Patrik Antonus (4) raised and reraised eachother until Antonius was all in. Negreanu started the hand with wired kings while Antonius held wired tens. Negreanu made trip kings on fourth street while Antonius failed to improve. Negreanu raked the pot, bringing his chip count to over 250,000 while Antonius made an early exit. Stud 8/b *Greg Raymer Eliminated by Mike Matusow* It's funny how things work out at the WSOP. Greg Raymer drew a seat right next to his nemesis Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, and just as peeple were thinking to themselves how well the two former rivals were getting along, Matusow somehow went and messed it all up. We're not sure exactly what happened and/or what was said, but Raymer was eliminated by Matusow and left the tournament with a bang. Raymer got up from his seat, ripped the 8 in half and stormed out of the room. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Lyle Berman, Jennifer Harman, Patrik Antonius, Von Halle View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 27, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 45 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	3	+
$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table Set Jun 28, '08 The final table for the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event is set. After 148 of poker's elite registered for the event back on Wednesday, only eight of the world's best all around poker players will return Sunday for the final table of what has become one of poker's most prestigious events. Erick Lindgren and Scotty Nguyen lead the way while Barry Greenstein and Huck Seed loom close behind. Tune in Sunday to Cardplayer.com for all the live updates from the final table. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 25,000-50,000 Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 15,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion Players Left: 8 of 148 The Best of the Best: Erick Lindgren: 3,680,000 Scotty Nguyen: 3,535,000 Barry Greenstein: 1,955,000 Matt Glantz: 1,445,000 Lyle Berman: 1,430,000 Huck Seed: 1,200,000 Michael DeMichele: 905,000 Patrick Bueno: 695,000 Average Stack: 1,850,000 Eliminations: 9th: Ralph Perry: $177,600 10th: Raymond Davis: $177,600 11th: David Bach: $159,840 Big Hands: Hold'em Davis Crippled, Then Ousted In 10th Place Barry Greenstein raised to 100,000 preflop from the small blind. Raymond Davis made the call from the big blind and the flop came out AK8. Greenstein led out and Davis called. The turn was the 2 and Greenstein fired 100,000, which Davis quickly called. The river brought the A and Greenstein kept the pedal to the metal with another 100,000. Davis mucked angrily and was left with just 100,000. Two hands later, Davis moved all in from the button and Patrick Bueno made the call from the small blind. Davis turned over AK, dominating Bueno's K7. But really, domination is really just a matter of perspective, especially when the flop comes 772 like it did. Davis was disgusted and needed help on the turn to stay alive. But the 5 left Davis drawing dead and the 5 on the river was the final clump of dirt on Davis' 10th place coffin. Omaha-8 Ralph Perry Is the Final Table Bubble Boy in 9th Place Perry raised to 100,000 under the gun and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed called and the flop came AK6. Seed led out with 50,000 and Perry raised to 100,000. Seed was not amused as he repopped it to 150,000. Perry did not take that slap lightly, as he raised to 200,000. After all the madness was over, Perry was all in and both players showed their hands. Perry: J4AJ Seed: Q732 Seed flopped the nut flush and had Perry's 4-low draw covered with a 3-low draw. The board finished out 10 and K and Perry was out in 9th place. Eight-or-Better Nguyen Sends Bach to the Rail in 11th Place Scotty Nguyen: 88107(7610) David Bach: 94K2(A9-J) Patrick Bueno: 3A65(mucked) David Bach was all in on 3rd street and Nguyen contested a side pot with Bueno. After all the cards had been dealt, Nguyen turned over two pair and Bueno mucked his hand. All eyes were on Bach who needed a miracle to get any piece of the pot. But when he turned his cards, he revealed a whole lot of nothing and he made his exit in 11th place. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, Raymond Davis, Huck Seed, David Bach, Ralph Perry, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Ivey Gone Jun 28, '08 Note: Players are now on break. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 20,000-40,000 Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 completion Players Left: 11 of 148 Chip Leaders: Erick Lindgren: 3,050,000 Scotty Nguyen: 2,350,000 Matt Glantz: 2,300,000 Michael DeMichele: 1,360,000 Patrick Bueno: 1,200,000 Barry Greenstein: 1,000,000 Huck Seed: 950,000 Ralph Perry: 750,000 Lyle Berman: 600,000 David Bach: 500,000 Average Stack: 1,345,455 Eliminations: 12th: Phil Ivey: $159,840 Big Hands: Hold'em I Thought We Were Done With the Chopping Scotty Nguyen raised to 40,000 and Patrick Bueno made the call from the big blind. The flop then came 10106. Nguyen bet 40,000 and Bueno raised to 80,000. Nguyen made the call and the turn was the 6. Nguyen bet after Bueno checked to him. After a call from Bueno, the river dropped with the 7. Both players checked and Bueno showed AK for two pair with an ace kicker. Nguyen then flipped over the A to signify the same hand. He later showed his J and both players choppped the pot. Omaha-8 I Guess We Aren't Finished With the Chops Scotty Nguyen raised to 80,000 under the gun and Bueno made the call from the small blind. The flop came 942 and Nguyen fired 40,000. Bueno called and the turn was the 8. Nguyen fired 80,000 and Bueno raised to 160,000. Nguyen called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Nguyen showed AK65 while Bueno showed A3J8. Nguyen took the high end with a pair of kings, but his 8-6 low was bested by Bueno's 8-4 low. Razz Bueno vs. Nguyen, Round 3 Nguyen: A9J9(65-X) Bueno: A494(A38) Bueno fired a bet on every street and Nguyen chased him down the whole way. Bueno showed a 9-low and Nguyen mucked his cards as the best he could do was an ace-low. Stud Phil Ivey Knocked Out in 12th Place Ivey: 6Q98(33-X) Nguyen: A7Q-X(K10-X) Ivey completed the bet and Nguyen called behid him. He then asked Ivey how much he had left. Nguyen proceeded to bet in the dark on 4th and 5th street to put Ivey at risk. Ivey was ahead with a pair of 3s in the hole but Nguyen had plenty of over cards when the river was dealt. Nguyen showed the card to Ivey, which must have been good enough to send Ivey to the rail since the cards were immediately mixed together and mucked. Ivey got up and made his exit in 12th. Eight-or-Better Write It Down Nguyen: 8526(438) David Bach: 2QK10(10109) Picking up the action on 6th street, Bach fired 80,000 and Nguyen made the call. On the river, Bach bet again and Nguyen popped it to 160,000 total. Bach made the call and Nguyen announced "straight" as he turned over his hole cards. Bach just nodded his head and turned over his set of 10s, much to the delight of Nguyen. Moments later, Bach wrote something down on a piece of paper. Nguyen then turned to Huck Seed and said, "Look at that, baby. You know what he's writing? 'Scotty be me that hand, that day.'" Bach smiled as Nguyen gave his signiature laugh. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, David Bach, Phil Ivey, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Seed Soaring Jun 28, '08 Note: Players are now on a 20-minute break. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 15,000-30,000 *Razz, Stud, and Eight-or-Better:* 7,000 ante, 10,000 Bring In, 30,000 completion Players Left: 12 of 148 Chip Leaders: Ray Davis: 1,700,000 Matt Glantz: 1,680,000 Huck Seed: 1,560,000 Erick Lindgren: 1,560,000 Ralph Perry: 1,490,000 David Bach: 1,200,000 Michael DeMichele: 1,080,000 Scotty Nguyen: 900,000 Lyle Berman: 820,000 Phil Ivey: 740,000 Average Stack: 1,222,333 Eliminations: 13th: Daniel Negreanu: $142,080 Big Hands: Hold'em: Bueno Kicks Ivey Phil Ivey raised to 60,000 preflop from the cutoff. Action folded around to Patrick Bueno in the big blind who made it 90,000 to go. Ivey made the call and the flop came QJ3. Bueno led out and Ivey followed with a call. The turn was the 3 and Bueno bet 60,000. Ivey stuck around and the river put the 5 on the board. Bueno fired another shot that was called by Ivey. Bueno tabled AQ, outkicking Ivey's KQ. Bueno took the pot, providing some relief to his short stack. Omaha-8 Planting the Seed Huck Seed raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Scotty Nguyen made the call from the button. The blinds folded and the flop came K104. Seed bet 30,000 and Nguyen called. The turn brought the 8 and Seed fired 60,000. Nguyen was persistent, making the call again. The river brought the K and Seed pushed another 60,000 into the middle. Nguyen made the call. Seed turned over AK65 for a set of kings. Nguyen mucked his hand and Seed raked in a nice pot, putting him over 1,000,000 in chips. Razz Watch the Seed Grow Huck Seed: 35410(A24) David Bach: 53K8(mucked) Picking up the action on 4th street, David Bach fired a bet of 30,000 and Seed made the call. The tables turned on 5th street when Bach checked and Seed led out with 60,000. Bach hung around and Seed check-raised on 6th street. Bach called again and did the same for Seed's bet on the river. Seed turned over the wheel for the nuts and the pot as Bach mucked. Stud Another Name for Stud? Scotty Baby Scotty Nguyen: J7106(1010-X) Phil Ivey: 4795(mucked) Patrick Bueno: 107A2(mucked) In a pot where the betting was controlled by Bueno, Scotty Nguyen called his opponent down to the river with Phil Ivey bringing up the rear. On the river, Bueno slowed down and checked. Nguyen pounced and bet 60,000. Ivey had enough of the madness and elected to muck his hand. Bueno didn't know any better and called. Nguyen turned over the bad news with a couple of 10s in the hole to go with the 10 he was already showing. Bueno mucked and Nguyen took the pot. Eight-or-Better Daniel Negreanu Out in 13th Place Negreanu: A3KA7(mucked) Lyle Berman: 8463(363) In a hand that started with Negreanu betting on 3rd street, "Kid Poker" and Berman fired shot after shot at each other on the next two streets until Negreanu had no more bullets left and was all in on 5th street. Negreanu's aces were ahead until Berman caught a second pair on 6th street and filled up on the river to send Negreanu to the rail in 13th place. Two Scoops Ivey: A10324A4 Bueno: 7976(mucked) One hand after Bueno scooped against Ivey, the tables turned when Ivey showed a club flush after the river. Bueno simply mucked his hand and Ivey scooped the pot. During the eight hands dealt during the eight-or-better session, Ivey and Bueno tangled three times. On the first occasion, they each split the pot. The second time had Bueno scooping while the third had Ivey returning the favor. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Patrick Bueno, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 19 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 5000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 20000/40000 Omaha 8/B and Hold'em Blinds: 10000/20000 Players Left: 13 of 148 Chip Leaders: Barry Greenstein - 1,595,000 Daniel Negreanu - 1,500,000 Matt Glantz - 1,450,000 Ralph Perry - 1,430,000 Lyle Berman - 1,120,000 Michael DeMichele - 1,190,000 Raymond Davis - 1,180,000 Patrick Bueno - 1,160,000 Scotty Nguyen - 1,060,000 Huck Seed - 863,000 Eliminations: 14th: Joseph Michael: $142,080 15th: Andy Bloch: $124,320 16th: Doyle Brunson: $124,320 Storylines/Big Hands Play slowed during the hour, as after two eliminations the dealing was stopped so that players could redraw for new seats. Players were now officially in the money after Mike Wattel was busted out in 17th place. As well, a 20-minute break was scheduled for the session. But there was still action to be found as the players continued to work their way down to a final eight who would form the championship table. Blinds increased to 13000/25000 when the players returned from their break. They are scheduled for one more level of play before taking a 90-minute dinner break. Seven-Card Stud Greenstein Bumps Wattel to Rail Mike Wattel was attempting to nurse his short-stack, but had the misfortune of playing stud which required a 5000 ante. He only had 20,000 to begin with, so ended up pushing all-in when he was down to 15,000. Greenstein made the call. Wattel showed the Q and revealed he had another in the hole for a pair. But Greenstein, with the A10, would then hit running diamonds to complete the flush. Doyle Brunson First Out After Reaching the Money Brunson: (mucked)Q1053 Phil Ivey: (X-X-X)7K5K Barry Greenstein: (mucked)693K Texas Dolly moved all in showing a Q and both Greenstein and Ivey called. The two then went at each other on every street, Ivey being the aggressor the entire way and Greenstein calling him down. Ivey only had a pair of kings, but it was enough to take the pot and send Brunson off with a standing ovation from the rail birds in 16th place. Andy Bloch Follows Brunson Out the Door in 15th Place Andy Bloch was all in against Matt Glantz's pair of aces. Bloch had a pair of 10s to at least have something to fight with, but he could not improve the rest of the way and he was out in 15th place. Another Victim Of Stud Joseph Michael: (6A4)74106 David Bach: (KK10)7J10A Michael needed to dodge Bach's river card after he was all in on 6th street. Michael had two pair; sixes and fours, while Bach had kings in the hole. The river gave Bach an additional pair of 10s and Michael was out in 14th place. Hold'em Bueno Wins Monster from Michael Barry Greenstein limped from under the gun, setting a trend as Bueno, Huck Seed, Joseph Michael, Scotty Nguyen in the small blind and Phil Ivey in the big blind limped along. The flop came QJ4, and Ivey stepped out for 20,000 after Nguyen checked. Bueno and Michael called while the others folded. The 9 was the turn card, and Ivey bet 40,000. Bueno then raised to 80,000, and Michael, from the button, made it 120,000. Ivey folded and Bueno called. The river paired the board with the J. Bueno checked, Michael bet 40,000, and Bueno then check-raised to 80,000. An exasperated Michael made the call and showed K10 for the nut straight. But Bueno was the winner, making his full house by holding QJ. Greenstein Edges Out Ivey Barry Greenstein and Phil Ivey raised and reraised each other preflop, and saw the cards come down 1047. More betting and raising followed, and again after the 9 on the turn. The 4 completed the board, both players bet again, and Ivey showed pocket jacks, second best to Greenstein's pocket queens. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Patrick Bueno, Joseph Michael $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 18 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 5000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 20000/40000 Omaha 8/B and Hold'em Blinds: 10000/20000 Players Left: 18 of 148 Eliminations: Edwin Ting, Brandon Adams Storylines/Big Hands A pair of eliminations have resulted in the tables being square. Huck Seed has joined the table featuring Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren and Doyle Brunson, while chip leader Ralph Perry has been moved to the table that includes Andy Bloch, Scotty Nguyen, and day 3 leader Michael DeMichele. Seven-Card Stud Greenstein Picks Up Momentum Barry Greenstein won consecutive pots to strengthen his position near the top of the leaderboard. In a battle with Mike Wattel, Greenstein opened with the J27 through fifth street, and used a check-raise at that point which Wattel called. Greenstein added the Q on sixth street and would bet again, as he did on seventh. Wattel was showing 10K35, and would call after the seventh card, but found he was second best to Greenstein who held J-8-7 in the hole for two pair. Greenstein then padded his total with a showdown against Ralph Perry, before the latter was moved. Greenstein had the bring-in with the 3 and Perry completed with the A. Perry controlled the betting throughout, adding the J4Q. Greenstein was showing 3810, but when the 6 came on sixth street he put in a raise to 80,000. After seventh street, and another Perry call of 40,000, Greenstein flipped over queen-6-6 for trip sixes to take the pot. Hold'em Negreanu Trips Up, In a Good Way It was a heads-up battle between the blinds as Daniel Negreanu and David Bach butted heads. Negreanu limped to see a flop come KQJ. Negreanu checked, then raised the 20,000 bet from Bach, who called. The 8 was the turn and Negreanu had his 40,000 bet called. The river was the K and brought another bet and call. Negreanu then announced "king" and showed his small blind special of K2 to take the pot. Greenstein Outflops Ivey Phil Ivey raised to 40,000 preflop, Lyle Berman called from the button, and Barry Greenstein called from the small blind. The flop came A42, Greenstein checked, and Ivey bet 20,000. Berman folded and Greenstein then raised to 40,000, which Ivey called. The J came on the turn and both players committed another 40,000, then the 8 hit the river. Greenstein bet and Ivey folded, with Greenstein showing the A. Omaha 8/B Davis Sweeps from Doyle Ray Davis raised preflop and Doyle Brunson was a caller. The flop came K33 and Davis had another bet called. The A was the turn, bringing in a low draw, but the K double paired the board on the river. Davis bet 40,000 and Brunson folded. Davis showed pocket aces for the full house to sweep the pot. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Raymond Davis, Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Phil Ivey $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 17/18 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 4000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 18000/36000 Omaha 8/B Blinds: 9000/18000 Players Left: 20 of 148 Chip Leaders: Ralph Perry - 1,550,000 Michael DeMichele - 1,260,000 Scotty Nguyen - 1,120,000 Matt Glantz - 1,025,000 Daniel Negreanu - 975,000 David Bach - 890,000 Lyle Berman - 881,000 Barry Greenstein - 770,000 Patrick Bueno - 765,000 Joseph Michael - 740,000 Eliminations: Michael Mizrachi, James Mackey. Big Hands: Omaha 8/B Davis Scoops Pot, Triples Up Raymond Davis, Michael Mizrachi, and Daniel Negreanu all called a series of pre-flop raises to see the flop come down AK9. Betting was rapid again, and when the 8 hit the turn, Davis bet out again for 36,000. Negreanu called and Mizrachi then raised to 72,000. It put Davis all-in for 59,000 total, and Negreanu called as well. The Q hit the river and both Negreanu and Mizrachi checked. Negreanu had a heart-flush draw plus a low draw, and missed both. Mizrachi held pocket kings with the nut-flush spade draw, and Davis scooped the pot when his AA held up to take the high, with no low coming. The extra ammunition proved key when Davis eliminated Mizrachi a few hands later, when the game had switched to Razz. Through fifth street Davis was showing 765, while Mizrachi had Q86. Mizrachi was all-in after sixth street, and Davis showed him his ace-three in the hole for a seven-high. Mizrachi, with ace-four-deuce, needed to improve his hand, but paired his deuce on seventh street to be eliminated. Perry Sweeps a Monster Ralph Perry raised to 36,000 under the gun, and Joseph Michael reraised to 54,000. Lyle Berman called, as did Farah Bonyadi in the big blind. The flop came Q86, and action was checked to Berman who bet 18,000. Perry and Michael called. The 4 came on the turn, and Perry bet 36,000. Michael stepped out of the way, and Berman called. The 5 was the river and Perry bet another 36,000. Berman reluctantly called, but he had walked into a monster. Perry held A2 for the nut low, as well as 79 for the nut straight. Lindgren Takes From Doyle Doyle Brunson raised to 36,000 and drew calls from Ray Davis, Erick Lindgren, and Michael Mizrachi. Both blinds folded. The flop came 1092 and Brunson led out for 18,000. Davis and Lindgren called. The board paired with the 10 on the turn and Brunson bet 36,000, which Lindgren called. The 8 on the river was followed by two checks. Lindgren flipped over KQQJ for the straight, and Brunson mucked his hand. Seven-Card Stud Negreanu Rakes in Monster It was four-way action with raises through fourth street with Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Ray Davis and Erick Lindgren, creating a massive pot.. A Bach bet of 20,000 reduced the field to just Negreanu. After sixth street, Bach was showing K994, while Negreanu had J1075. Bach bet 40,000, and Negreanu then put in a raise to 80,000. Bach called, and each received their seventh card. Bach checked and Negreanu bet another 40,000. Bach called, and Negreanu showed 5-5-10 in the hole for the full house to sweep in the chips. Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Raymond Davis, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Ralph Perry $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 3 - Level 12 Recap Jun 27, '08 Stakes: Hold’em/Omaha: 3,000-6,000 blinds Stud/Razz/Stud8: 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in, 6,000-12,000 stakes Players Left: 59 of 148 Chip Leaders: Lyle Berman - 603,000 Barry Greenstein - 505,000 Phil Ivey - 501,000 William Chen - 420,000 Huck Seed - 420,000 Joseph Michael - 410,000 Michael DeMichele - 390,000 Chris Reslock - 384,000 David Bach - 380,000 Gene Fisher - 375,000 Average Stack: 256,900 Eliminations: Doug Ganger Jeff Lisandro Lee Markholt Steve Sung Big Hands and Storylines: Hold’em Ace-High No Good For Mackey James “mig.com” Mackey, who has found quite a bit of success in mixed events this year, hit a bit of a road block in Alexander Kostritsyn in the last level. Kostritsyn raised to 12,000 on the button and Mackey upped it to 18,000 in the big blind. Kostritsyn called. On a flop of KJ6, Mackey bet and the young Russian called. Mackey bet and Kostritsyn called again on the 5 turn. Action halted on the river when both players checked the 6. Mackey showed A3 for ace-high and was beaten by Kostritsyn’s pair of jacks with J10. The hand boosted Kostritsyn to 180,000. Omaha/8b Big Stacks Tangle The holders of two of the biggest stacks of the tournament, Phil Ivey and Bill Chen, played an Omaha eight-or-better pot in the last round that resulted in a scoop for one of the two. Ivey raised from early position and it folded around to Chen in the big blind. Chen made the call and the flop came off 865. Chen check-raised Ivey on the flop and Ivey made the call. Chen bet the 2 turn and Ivey made another call. Both players checked the 4 river and Chen showed QQ74 for a straight and a 7-low. Ivey rapped the table and Chen raked in a pot to move to 420,000 in chips. Ivey is not to be pitied though, as he ended the level with 500,000. Razz From Russia With Low Ralph Perry: 2J3Q Justin Bonomo: A28J Michael Joseph completed with the 3 showing on third street, Perry raised, and Bonomo made it 18,000. Both Joseph and Perry called. On fourth street, Bonomo bet out with A2 showing, Michael, having drawn a Q, folded, and Perry called despite drawing a jack. On fifth and sixth streets, Bonomo bet and Perry called. Both players checked the river and Bonomo tabled (3)(2)(J). Perry surveyed Bonomo’s cards very closely, then scrutinized his own, before finally revealing (A)(5)(5) for a J-5 low, narrowly edging out Bonomo’s J-8 low. The pot gave Perry a stack of 245,000. Bonomo is hovering near the 300,000 chip mark. Stud Marcel Luske Eliminates Steve Sung Steve Sung, desperately short-stacked, got his chips all-in against Marcel Luske. The news was bad for Sung when Luske showed (A)(Q)10JK3 for the broadway straight. Sung had a flush draw though – (9)(5)KQ62. Sung looked at his final card and then stood up and quickly left the table. After winning the pot Luske was up to 290,000. James Mackey Eliminates Doug Ganger Doug Ganger: 2K75 James Mackey: A738 Mickey Appleman: K4108 With only a few thousand chips left, Ganger brought in with his deuce and found himself all-in on third street. Mackey bet every street on the hand and Appleman called him down all the way until seventh street where he folded. Mackey showed (A)(10)(9) and that was good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Ganger. After some early trouble in the level, Mackey has bounced back to 250,000. Player Tags: Gene Fisher, Lee Markholt, Barry Greenstein, Huck Seed, David Bach, Lyle Berman, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Marcel Luske, James Mackey, Chris Reslock, Justin Bonomo, William Chen, Steve Sung, Ralph Perry, Michael DeMichele, Joseph Michael, Doug Ganger, Alexander Kostritsyn $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 10 Jun 26, '08 Blinds/Antes: Hold'em-Omaha 8/b: 2.000-4,000 Razz-Stud-Stud 8/b: 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in, 4,000 completion Players Left: 75 of 148 Chip Leaders: David Bach: 394,000 Barry Greenstein: 370,000 Patrick Bueno: 360,000 Erick Lindgren: 355,000 Mike Wattel: 240,000 Chris Reslock: 331,000 Doyle Brunson: 330,000 Abe Mosseri: 325,000 Bill Chen: 325,000 Steve Zolotow: 3125,000 Eliminations: Nick Schulman, Freddy Deeb, Jen Harman, Jan Von Halle, John Juanda, Bill Gazes, Greg Raymer Hold'em *Jan Von Halle Eliminated by David Bach* David Bach raised to 8,000 on the button and Jan Von Halle called from the big blind. The flop came 632, and Bach bet 4,000. Von Halle raised (check-raise) all in and Bach called. Both players turned over their hands. Von Halle: K3 Bach: 77 Bach led the hand with a pair of sevens while Von Halle had a pair of threes. The turn (5) and river (2) missed Von Halle and he was eliminated from the tournament. Bach raked the pot and brought his chip count up to 300,000 after this hand. Omaha 8/b Freddy Deeb Eliminated by Steve Zolotow The defending champ defends his titile no more after getting it all in with two pair on a AQ9 flop against Steve Zolotow. Two pair...no good! Zolotow tunred over AA for top set. Deeb was drawing to quads on the flop and drawing dead on the turn as Zolotow raked the pot and send the former champ to rail. Razz *Jen Harman Eliminated by Lyle Berman* Lyle Berman completed the bet to 4,000 with the 8, Mike Matusow called the raise with the Q and Jen Harman called all in for her last 4,000 with the 9. Matusow and Berman continued to play for the side pot. Berman bet the whole way, Matusow calling him down through sixth street, eventually folding to his last bet on the river. Berman: 8K48 - 732 Matusow: Q6J6 - X-X-fold Harman: 97KA - X-X-X Berman raked the side pot when Matusow folded to his bet on seventh street and turned over an 8-7-4-3-2 low for the main pot. Harman mucked and Berman raked the main pot as well, eliminating Jen Harman at the tail end of Level 10. Stud *Patrik Antonius Eliminated by Daniel Negreanu* With both players having a 4 in the door, Daniel Negreanu (4) and Patrik Antonus (4) raised and reraised eachother until Antonius was all in. Negreanu started the hand with wired kings while Antonius held wired tens. Negreanu made trip kings on fourth street while Antonius failed to improve. Negreanu raked the pot, bringing his chip count to over 250,000 while Antonius made an early exit. Stud 8/b *Greg Raymer Eliminated by Mike Matusow* It's funny how things work out at the WSOP. Greg Raymer drew a seat right next to his nemesis Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, and just as peeple were thinking to themselves how well the two former rivals were getting along, Matusow somehow went and messed it all up. We're not sure exactly what happened and/or what was said, but Raymer was eliminated by Matusow and left the tournament with a bang. Raymer got up from his seat, ripped the 8 in half and stormed out of the room. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Lyle Berman, Jennifer Harman, Patrik Antonius, Von Halle View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 26, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 45 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	2	+
$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table Set Jun 28, '08 The final table for the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event is set. After 148 of poker's elite registered for the event back on Wednesday, only eight of the world's best all around poker players will return Sunday for the final table of what has become one of poker's most prestigious events. Erick Lindgren and Scotty Nguyen lead the way while Barry Greenstein and Huck Seed loom close behind. Tune in Sunday to Cardplayer.com for all the live updates from the final table. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 25,000-50,000 Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 15,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion Players Left: 8 of 148 The Best of the Best: Erick Lindgren: 3,680,000 Scotty Nguyen: 3,535,000 Barry Greenstein: 1,955,000 Matt Glantz: 1,445,000 Lyle Berman: 1,430,000 Huck Seed: 1,200,000 Michael DeMichele: 905,000 Patrick Bueno: 695,000 Average Stack: 1,850,000 Eliminations: 9th: Ralph Perry: $177,600 10th: Raymond Davis: $177,600 11th: David Bach: $159,840 Big Hands: Hold'em Davis Crippled, Then Ousted In 10th Place Barry Greenstein raised to 100,000 preflop from the small blind. Raymond Davis made the call from the big blind and the flop came out AK8. Greenstein led out and Davis called. The turn was the 2 and Greenstein fired 100,000, which Davis quickly called. The river brought the A and Greenstein kept the pedal to the metal with another 100,000. Davis mucked angrily and was left with just 100,000. Two hands later, Davis moved all in from the button and Patrick Bueno made the call from the small blind. Davis turned over AK, dominating Bueno's K7. But really, domination is really just a matter of perspective, especially when the flop comes 772 like it did. Davis was disgusted and needed help on the turn to stay alive. But the 5 left Davis drawing dead and the 5 on the river was the final clump of dirt on Davis' 10th place coffin. Omaha-8 Ralph Perry Is the Final Table Bubble Boy in 9th Place Perry raised to 100,000 under the gun and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed called and the flop came AK6. Seed led out with 50,000 and Perry raised to 100,000. Seed was not amused as he repopped it to 150,000. Perry did not take that slap lightly, as he raised to 200,000. After all the madness was over, Perry was all in and both players showed their hands. Perry: J4AJ Seed: Q732 Seed flopped the nut flush and had Perry's 4-low draw covered with a 3-low draw. The board finished out 10 and K and Perry was out in 9th place. Eight-or-Better Nguyen Sends Bach to the Rail in 11th Place Scotty Nguyen: 88107(7610) David Bach: 94K2(A9-J) Patrick Bueno: 3A65(mucked) David Bach was all in on 3rd street and Nguyen contested a side pot with Bueno. After all the cards had been dealt, Nguyen turned over two pair and Bueno mucked his hand. All eyes were on Bach who needed a miracle to get any piece of the pot. But when he turned his cards, he revealed a whole lot of nothing and he made his exit in 11th place. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, Raymond Davis, Huck Seed, David Bach, Ralph Perry, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Ivey Gone Jun 28, '08 Note: Players are now on break. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 20,000-40,000 Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 completion Players Left: 11 of 148 Chip Leaders: Erick Lindgren: 3,050,000 Scotty Nguyen: 2,350,000 Matt Glantz: 2,300,000 Michael DeMichele: 1,360,000 Patrick Bueno: 1,200,000 Barry Greenstein: 1,000,000 Huck Seed: 950,000 Ralph Perry: 750,000 Lyle Berman: 600,000 David Bach: 500,000 Average Stack: 1,345,455 Eliminations: 12th: Phil Ivey: $159,840 Big Hands: Hold'em I Thought We Were Done With the Chopping Scotty Nguyen raised to 40,000 and Patrick Bueno made the call from the big blind. The flop then came 10106. Nguyen bet 40,000 and Bueno raised to 80,000. Nguyen made the call and the turn was the 6. Nguyen bet after Bueno checked to him. After a call from Bueno, the river dropped with the 7. Both players checked and Bueno showed AK for two pair with an ace kicker. Nguyen then flipped over the A to signify the same hand. He later showed his J and both players choppped the pot. Omaha-8 I Guess We Aren't Finished With the Chops Scotty Nguyen raised to 80,000 under the gun and Bueno made the call from the small blind. The flop came 942 and Nguyen fired 40,000. Bueno called and the turn was the 8. Nguyen fired 80,000 and Bueno raised to 160,000. Nguyen called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Nguyen showed AK65 while Bueno showed A3J8. Nguyen took the high end with a pair of kings, but his 8-6 low was bested by Bueno's 8-4 low. Razz Bueno vs. Nguyen, Round 3 Nguyen: A9J9(65-X) Bueno: A494(A38) Bueno fired a bet on every street and Nguyen chased him down the whole way. Bueno showed a 9-low and Nguyen mucked his cards as the best he could do was an ace-low. Stud Phil Ivey Knocked Out in 12th Place Ivey: 6Q98(33-X) Nguyen: A7Q-X(K10-X) Ivey completed the bet and Nguyen called behid him. He then asked Ivey how much he had left. Nguyen proceeded to bet in the dark on 4th and 5th street to put Ivey at risk. Ivey was ahead with a pair of 3s in the hole but Nguyen had plenty of over cards when the river was dealt. Nguyen showed the card to Ivey, which must have been good enough to send Ivey to the rail since the cards were immediately mixed together and mucked. Ivey got up and made his exit in 12th. Eight-or-Better Write It Down Nguyen: 8526(438) David Bach: 2QK10(10109) Picking up the action on 6th street, Bach fired 80,000 and Nguyen made the call. On the river, Bach bet again and Nguyen popped it to 160,000 total. Bach made the call and Nguyen announced "straight" as he turned over his hole cards. Bach just nodded his head and turned over his set of 10s, much to the delight of Nguyen. Moments later, Bach wrote something down on a piece of paper. Nguyen then turned to Huck Seed and said, "Look at that, baby. You know what he's writing? 'Scotty be me that hand, that day.'" Bach smiled as Nguyen gave his signiature laugh. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, David Bach, Phil Ivey, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Seed Soaring Jun 28, '08 Note: Players are now on a 20-minute break. Blinds: Hold'em and Omaha-8: 15,000-30,000 *Razz, Stud, and Eight-or-Better:* 7,000 ante, 10,000 Bring In, 30,000 completion Players Left: 12 of 148 Chip Leaders: Ray Davis: 1,700,000 Matt Glantz: 1,680,000 Huck Seed: 1,560,000 Erick Lindgren: 1,560,000 Ralph Perry: 1,490,000 David Bach: 1,200,000 Michael DeMichele: 1,080,000 Scotty Nguyen: 900,000 Lyle Berman: 820,000 Phil Ivey: 740,000 Average Stack: 1,222,333 Eliminations: 13th: Daniel Negreanu: $142,080 Big Hands: Hold'em: Bueno Kicks Ivey Phil Ivey raised to 60,000 preflop from the cutoff. Action folded around to Patrick Bueno in the big blind who made it 90,000 to go. Ivey made the call and the flop came QJ3. Bueno led out and Ivey followed with a call. The turn was the 3 and Bueno bet 60,000. Ivey stuck around and the river put the 5 on the board. Bueno fired another shot that was called by Ivey. Bueno tabled AQ, outkicking Ivey's KQ. Bueno took the pot, providing some relief to his short stack. Omaha-8 Planting the Seed Huck Seed raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Scotty Nguyen made the call from the button. The blinds folded and the flop came K104. Seed bet 30,000 and Nguyen called. The turn brought the 8 and Seed fired 60,000. Nguyen was persistent, making the call again. The river brought the K and Seed pushed another 60,000 into the middle. Nguyen made the call. Seed turned over AK65 for a set of kings. Nguyen mucked his hand and Seed raked in a nice pot, putting him over 1,000,000 in chips. Razz Watch the Seed Grow Huck Seed: 35410(A24) David Bach: 53K8(mucked) Picking up the action on 4th street, David Bach fired a bet of 30,000 and Seed made the call. The tables turned on 5th street when Bach checked and Seed led out with 60,000. Bach hung around and Seed check-raised on 6th street. Bach called again and did the same for Seed's bet on the river. Seed turned over the wheel for the nuts and the pot as Bach mucked. Stud Another Name for Stud? Scotty Baby Scotty Nguyen: J7106(1010-X) Phil Ivey: 4795(mucked) Patrick Bueno: 107A2(mucked) In a pot where the betting was controlled by Bueno, Scotty Nguyen called his opponent down to the river with Phil Ivey bringing up the rear. On the river, Bueno slowed down and checked. Nguyen pounced and bet 60,000. Ivey had enough of the madness and elected to muck his hand. Bueno didn't know any better and called. Nguyen turned over the bad news with a couple of 10s in the hole to go with the 10 he was already showing. Bueno mucked and Nguyen took the pot. Eight-or-Better Daniel Negreanu Out in 13th Place Negreanu: A3KA7(mucked) Lyle Berman: 8463(363) In a hand that started with Negreanu betting on 3rd street, "Kid Poker" and Berman fired shot after shot at each other on the next two streets until Negreanu had no more bullets left and was all in on 5th street. Negreanu's aces were ahead until Berman caught a second pair on 6th street and filled up on the river to send Negreanu to the rail in 13th place. Two Scoops Ivey: A10324A4 Bueno: 7976(mucked) One hand after Bueno scooped against Ivey, the tables turned when Ivey showed a club flush after the river. Bueno simply mucked his hand and Ivey scooped the pot. During the eight hands dealt during the eight-or-better session, Ivey and Bueno tangled three times. On the first occasion, they each split the pot. The second time had Bueno scooping while the third had Ivey returning the favor. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Patrick Bueno, European Report $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 19 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 5000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 20000/40000 Omaha 8/B and Hold'em Blinds: 10000/20000 Players Left: 13 of 148 Chip Leaders: Barry Greenstein - 1,595,000 Daniel Negreanu - 1,500,000 Matt Glantz - 1,450,000 Ralph Perry - 1,430,000 Lyle Berman - 1,120,000 Michael DeMichele - 1,190,000 Raymond Davis - 1,180,000 Patrick Bueno - 1,160,000 Scotty Nguyen - 1,060,000 Huck Seed - 863,000 Eliminations: 14th: Joseph Michael: $142,080 15th: Andy Bloch: $124,320 16th: Doyle Brunson: $124,320 Storylines/Big Hands Play slowed during the hour, as after two eliminations the dealing was stopped so that players could redraw for new seats. Players were now officially in the money after Mike Wattel was busted out in 17th place. As well, a 20-minute break was scheduled for the session. But there was still action to be found as the players continued to work their way down to a final eight who would form the championship table. Blinds increased to 13000/25000 when the players returned from their break. They are scheduled for one more level of play before taking a 90-minute dinner break. Seven-Card Stud Greenstein Bumps Wattel to Rail Mike Wattel was attempting to nurse his short-stack, but had the misfortune of playing stud which required a 5000 ante. He only had 20,000 to begin with, so ended up pushing all-in when he was down to 15,000. Greenstein made the call. Wattel showed the Q and revealed he had another in the hole for a pair. But Greenstein, with the A10, would then hit running diamonds to complete the flush. Doyle Brunson First Out After Reaching the Money Brunson: (mucked)Q1053 Phil Ivey: (X-X-X)7K5K Barry Greenstein: (mucked)693K Texas Dolly moved all in showing a Q and both Greenstein and Ivey called. The two then went at each other on every street, Ivey being the aggressor the entire way and Greenstein calling him down. Ivey only had a pair of kings, but it was enough to take the pot and send Brunson off with a standing ovation from the rail birds in 16th place. Andy Bloch Follows Brunson Out the Door in 15th Place Andy Bloch was all in against Matt Glantz's pair of aces. Bloch had a pair of 10s to at least have something to fight with, but he could not improve the rest of the way and he was out in 15th place. Another Victim Of Stud Joseph Michael: (6A4)74106 David Bach: (KK10)7J10A Michael needed to dodge Bach's river card after he was all in on 6th street. Michael had two pair; sixes and fours, while Bach had kings in the hole. The river gave Bach an additional pair of 10s and Michael was out in 14th place. Hold'em Bueno Wins Monster from Michael Barry Greenstein limped from under the gun, setting a trend as Bueno, Huck Seed, Joseph Michael, Scotty Nguyen in the small blind and Phil Ivey in the big blind limped along. The flop came QJ4, and Ivey stepped out for 20,000 after Nguyen checked. Bueno and Michael called while the others folded. The 9 was the turn card, and Ivey bet 40,000. Bueno then raised to 80,000, and Michael, from the button, made it 120,000. Ivey folded and Bueno called. The river paired the board with the J. Bueno checked, Michael bet 40,000, and Bueno then check-raised to 80,000. An exasperated Michael made the call and showed K10 for the nut straight. But Bueno was the winner, making his full house by holding QJ. Greenstein Edges Out Ivey Barry Greenstein and Phil Ivey raised and reraised each other preflop, and saw the cards come down 1047. More betting and raising followed, and again after the 9 on the turn. The 4 completed the board, both players bet again, and Ivey showed pocket jacks, second best to Greenstein's pocket queens. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Patrick Bueno, Joseph Michael $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 18 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 5000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 20000/40000 Omaha 8/B and Hold'em Blinds: 10000/20000 Players Left: 18 of 148 Eliminations: Edwin Ting, Brandon Adams Storylines/Big Hands A pair of eliminations have resulted in the tables being square. Huck Seed has joined the table featuring Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren and Doyle Brunson, while chip leader Ralph Perry has been moved to the table that includes Andy Bloch, Scotty Nguyen, and day 3 leader Michael DeMichele. Seven-Card Stud Greenstein Picks Up Momentum Barry Greenstein won consecutive pots to strengthen his position near the top of the leaderboard. In a battle with Mike Wattel, Greenstein opened with the J27 through fifth street, and used a check-raise at that point which Wattel called. Greenstein added the Q on sixth street and would bet again, as he did on seventh. Wattel was showing 10K35, and would call after the seventh card, but found he was second best to Greenstein who held J-8-7 in the hole for two pair. Greenstein then padded his total with a showdown against Ralph Perry, before the latter was moved. Greenstein had the bring-in with the 3 and Perry completed with the A. Perry controlled the betting throughout, adding the J4Q. Greenstein was showing 3810, but when the 6 came on sixth street he put in a raise to 80,000. After seventh street, and another Perry call of 40,000, Greenstein flipped over queen-6-6 for trip sixes to take the pot. Hold'em Negreanu Trips Up, In a Good Way It was a heads-up battle between the blinds as Daniel Negreanu and David Bach butted heads. Negreanu limped to see a flop come KQJ. Negreanu checked, then raised the 20,000 bet from Bach, who called. The 8 was the turn and Negreanu had his 40,000 bet called. The river was the K and brought another bet and call. Negreanu then announced "king" and showed his small blind special of K2 to take the pot. Greenstein Outflops Ivey Phil Ivey raised to 40,000 preflop, Lyle Berman called from the button, and Barry Greenstein called from the small blind. The flop came A42, Greenstein checked, and Ivey bet 20,000. Berman folded and Greenstein then raised to 40,000, which Ivey called. The J came on the turn and both players committed another 40,000, then the 8 hit the river. Greenstein bet and Ivey folded, with Greenstein showing the A. Omaha 8/B Davis Sweeps from Doyle Ray Davis raised preflop and Doyle Brunson was a caller. The flop came K33 and Davis had another bet called. The A was the turn, bringing in a low draw, but the K double paired the board on the river. Davis bet 40,000 and Brunson folded. Davis showed pocket aces for the full house to sweep the pot. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Raymond Davis, Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Phil Ivey $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Level 17/18 Jun 28, '08 Stud Ante: 4000 Bring In: 5000 Limits: 18000/36000 Omaha 8/B Blinds: 9000/18000 Players Left: 20 of 148 Chip Leaders: Ralph Perry - 1,550,000 Michael DeMichele - 1,260,000 Scotty Nguyen - 1,120,000 Matt Glantz - 1,025,000 Daniel Negreanu - 975,000 David Bach - 890,000 Lyle Berman - 881,000 Barry Greenstein - 770,000 Patrick Bueno - 765,000 Joseph Michael - 740,000 Eliminations: Michael Mizrachi, James Mackey. Big Hands: Omaha 8/B Davis Scoops Pot, Triples Up Raymond Davis, Michael Mizrachi, and Daniel Negreanu all called a series of pre-flop raises to see the flop come down AK9. Betting was rapid again, and when the 8 hit the turn, Davis bet out again for 36,000. Negreanu called and Mizrachi then raised to 72,000. It put Davis all-in for 59,000 total, and Negreanu called as well. The Q hit the river and both Negreanu and Mizrachi checked. Negreanu had a heart-flush draw plus a low draw, and missed both. Mizrachi held pocket kings with the nut-flush spade draw, and Davis scooped the pot when his AA held up to take the high, with no low coming. The extra ammunition proved key when Davis eliminated Mizrachi a few hands later, when the game had switched to Razz. Through fifth street Davis was showing 765, while Mizrachi had Q86. Mizrachi was all-in after sixth street, and Davis showed him his ace-three in the hole for a seven-high. Mizrachi, with ace-four-deuce, needed to improve his hand, but paired his deuce on seventh street to be eliminated. Perry Sweeps a Monster Ralph Perry raised to 36,000 under the gun, and Joseph Michael reraised to 54,000. Lyle Berman called, as did Farah Bonyadi in the big blind. The flop came Q86, and action was checked to Berman who bet 18,000. Perry and Michael called. The 4 came on the turn, and Perry bet 36,000. Michael stepped out of the way, and Berman called. The 5 was the river and Perry bet another 36,000. Berman reluctantly called, but he had walked into a monster. Perry held A2 for the nut low, as well as 79 for the nut straight. Lindgren Takes From Doyle Doyle Brunson raised to 36,000 and drew calls from Ray Davis, Erick Lindgren, and Michael Mizrachi. Both blinds folded. The flop came 1092 and Brunson led out for 18,000. Davis and Lindgren called. The board paired with the 10 on the turn and Brunson bet 36,000, which Lindgren called. The 8 on the river was followed by two checks. Lindgren flipped over KQQJ for the straight, and Brunson mucked his hand. Seven-Card Stud Negreanu Rakes in Monster It was four-way action with raises through fourth street with Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Ray Davis and Erick Lindgren, creating a massive pot.. A Bach bet of 20,000 reduced the field to just Negreanu. After sixth street, Bach was showing K994, while Negreanu had J1075. Bach bet 40,000, and Negreanu then put in a raise to 80,000. Bach called, and each received their seventh card. Bach checked and Negreanu bet another 40,000. Bach called, and Negreanu showed 5-5-10 in the hole for the full house to sweep in the chips. Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Raymond Davis, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Ralph Perry $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 3 - Level 12 Recap Jun 27, '08 Stakes: Hold’em/Omaha: 3,000-6,000 blinds Stud/Razz/Stud8: 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in, 6,000-12,000 stakes Players Left: 59 of 148 Chip Leaders: Lyle Berman - 603,000 Barry Greenstein - 505,000 Phil Ivey - 501,000 William Chen - 420,000 Huck Seed - 420,000 Joseph Michael - 410,000 Michael DeMichele - 390,000 Chris Reslock - 384,000 David Bach - 380,000 Gene Fisher - 375,000 Average Stack: 256,900 Eliminations: Doug Ganger Jeff Lisandro Lee Markholt Steve Sung Big Hands and Storylines: Hold’em Ace-High No Good For Mackey James “mig.com” Mackey, who has found quite a bit of success in mixed events this year, hit a bit of a road block in Alexander Kostritsyn in the last level. Kostritsyn raised to 12,000 on the button and Mackey upped it to 18,000 in the big blind. Kostritsyn called. On a flop of KJ6, Mackey bet and the young Russian called. Mackey bet and Kostritsyn called again on the 5 turn. Action halted on the river when both players checked the 6. Mackey showed A3 for ace-high and was beaten by Kostritsyn’s pair of jacks with J10. The hand boosted Kostritsyn to 180,000. Omaha/8b Big Stacks Tangle The holders of two of the biggest stacks of the tournament, Phil Ivey and Bill Chen, played an Omaha eight-or-better pot in the last round that resulted in a scoop for one of the two. Ivey raised from early position and it folded around to Chen in the big blind. Chen made the call and the flop came off 865. Chen check-raised Ivey on the flop and Ivey made the call. Chen bet the 2 turn and Ivey made another call. Both players checked the 4 river and Chen showed QQ74 for a straight and a 7-low. Ivey rapped the table and Chen raked in a pot to move to 420,000 in chips. Ivey is not to be pitied though, as he ended the level with 500,000. Razz From Russia With Low Ralph Perry: 2J3Q Justin Bonomo: A28J Michael Joseph completed with the 3 showing on third street, Perry raised, and Bonomo made it 18,000. Both Joseph and Perry called. On fourth street, Bonomo bet out with A2 showing, Michael, having drawn a Q, folded, and Perry called despite drawing a jack. On fifth and sixth streets, Bonomo bet and Perry called. Both players checked the river and Bonomo tabled (3)(2)(J). Perry surveyed Bonomo’s cards very closely, then scrutinized his own, before finally revealing (A)(5)(5) for a J-5 low, narrowly edging out Bonomo’s J-8 low. The pot gave Perry a stack of 245,000. Bonomo is hovering near the 300,000 chip mark. Stud Marcel Luske Eliminates Steve Sung Steve Sung, desperately short-stacked, got his chips all-in against Marcel Luske. The news was bad for Sung when Luske showed (A)(Q)10JK3 for the broadway straight. Sung had a flush draw though – (9)(5)KQ62. Sung looked at his final card and then stood up and quickly left the table. After winning the pot Luske was up to 290,000. James Mackey Eliminates Doug Ganger Doug Ganger: 2K75 James Mackey: A738 Mickey Appleman: K4108 With only a few thousand chips left, Ganger brought in with his deuce and found himself all-in on third street. Mackey bet every street on the hand and Appleman called him down all the way until seventh street where he folded. Mackey showed (A)(10)(9) and that was good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Ganger. After some early trouble in the level, Mackey has bounced back to 250,000. Player Tags: Gene Fisher, Lee Markholt, Barry Greenstein, Huck Seed, David Bach, Lyle Berman, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Marcel Luske, James Mackey, Chris Reslock, Justin Bonomo, William Chen, Steve Sung, Ralph Perry, Michael DeMichele, Joseph Michael, Doug Ganger, Alexander Kostritsyn $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 10 Jun 26, '08 Blinds/Antes: Hold'em-Omaha 8/b: 2.000-4,000 Razz-Stud-Stud 8/b: 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in, 4,000 completion Players Left: 75 of 148 Chip Leaders: David Bach: 394,000 Barry Greenstein: 370,000 Patrick Bueno: 360,000 Erick Lindgren: 355,000 Mike Wattel: 240,000 Chris Reslock: 331,000 Doyle Brunson: 330,000 Abe Mosseri: 325,000 Bill Chen: 325,000 Steve Zolotow: 3125,000 Eliminations: Nick Schulman, Freddy Deeb, Jen Harman, Jan Von Halle, John Juanda, Bill Gazes, Greg Raymer Hold'em *Jan Von Halle Eliminated by David Bach* David Bach raised to 8,000 on the button and Jan Von Halle called from the big blind. The flop came 632, and Bach bet 4,000. Von Halle raised (check-raise) all in and Bach called. Both players turned over their hands. Von Halle: K3 Bach: 77 Bach led the hand with a pair of sevens while Von Halle had a pair of threes. The turn (5) and river (2) missed Von Halle and he was eliminated from the tournament. Bach raked the pot and brought his chip count up to 300,000 after this hand. Omaha 8/b Freddy Deeb Eliminated by Steve Zolotow The defending champ defends his titile no more after getting it all in with two pair on a AQ9 flop against Steve Zolotow. Two pair...no good! Zolotow tunred over AA for top set. Deeb was drawing to quads on the flop and drawing dead on the turn as Zolotow raked the pot and send the former champ to rail. Razz *Jen Harman Eliminated by Lyle Berman* Lyle Berman completed the bet to 4,000 with the 8, Mike Matusow called the raise with the Q and Jen Harman called all in for her last 4,000 with the 9. Matusow and Berman continued to play for the side pot. Berman bet the whole way, Matusow calling him down through sixth street, eventually folding to his last bet on the river. Berman: 8K48 - 732 Matusow: Q6J6 - X-X-fold Harman: 97KA - X-X-X Berman raked the side pot when Matusow folded to his bet on seventh street and turned over an 8-7-4-3-2 low for the main pot. Harman mucked and Berman raked the main pot as well, eliminating Jen Harman at the tail end of Level 10. Stud *Patrik Antonius Eliminated by Daniel Negreanu* With both players having a 4 in the door, Daniel Negreanu (4) and Patrik Antonus (4) raised and reraised eachother until Antonius was all in. Negreanu started the hand with wired kings while Antonius held wired tens. Negreanu made trip kings on fourth street while Antonius failed to improve. Negreanu raked the pot, bringing his chip count to over 250,000 while Antonius made an early exit. Stud 8/b *Greg Raymer Eliminated by Mike Matusow* It's funny how things work out at the WSOP. Greg Raymer drew a seat right next to his nemesis Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, and just as peeple were thinking to themselves how well the two former rivals were getting along, Matusow somehow went and messed it all up. We're not sure exactly what happened and/or what was said, but Raymer was eliminated by Matusow and left the tournament with a bang. Raymer got up from his seat, ripped the 8 in half and stormed out of the room. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, David Bach, Lyle Berman, Jennifer Harman, Patrik Antonius, Von Halle View All Live Updates From This Event