Ray Dehkharghani Poker Tournament Updates

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 10th Place ($50,677)

Dec 07, '10

Sorel Mizzi raised to 66,000 and Ray Dehkharghani called from the big blind. The flop came AJ9 and Dehkharghani checked.

Mizzi bet 70,000 and Dehkharghani moved all in for 485,000. Mizzi went into the tank for over five minutes before finally calling, showing KJ.

Dehkharghani showed A10 and was well in the lead, until the board completed with the 4J, giving Mizzi trips and a new stack of 1.2 million.

Player Tags: Ray Dehkharghani,   Sorel Mizzi

Level 17: Money Bubble Time

Jun 25, '10

Flop Games: 5,000-10,000 blinds
Stud Games: 2,000 ante, 3,000 bring-in, 10,000-20,000 limits

Players Remaining: 23 out of 241

Average Chip Stack: 314,347

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Brandon Adams – 550,000
2. Marco Johnson – 500,000
3. Carlos Mortensen – 395,000
4. Brian Townsend – 395,000
5. Allen Kessler – 360,000
6. Richard Ashby – 360,000
7. Scott Fischman – 330,000
8. Marco Traniello – 325,000
9. Cuong Do – 325,000
10. Matt Glantz – 273,000

Notable Eliminations:

Annie Duke
Dario Alioto
John Racener
Cyndy Violette
Tommy Hang

Big Hands:

Razz

Annie Duke Eliminated

Annie Duke was responsible for the bring-in and Roman Yitzhaki raised. Duke called for her last 8,000 chips and she was at risk.

Duke had a pair of sixes up and when Yitzhaki turned over a 7-6 low, she mucked her hand and made her way toward the exit.

Johnson Disposes Of Dehkharghani

Ray Dehkharghani bet 10,000 on fourth street and Marco Johnson made the call. Dehkharghani bet 20,000 on fifth street and Johnson made the call. Johnson then took the lead on sixth street with 20,000 and Dehkharghani made the call with the rest of his chips.

Johnson ended up with an 8-7 low, good enough against Dehkharghani’s queen-low and he was eliminated.

Stud

Alioto Shown The Door

Picking up the action on fifth street, Dario Alioto and Scott Fischman were involved in a hand that ended with the rest of Alioto’s chips in the middle. Here is how their boards ran out:

Fischman: (777)8652
Alioto: (Q3J)A3Q5

Fischman hit the slot machine with three sevens to best Alioto’s two pair and he was eliminated. Fischman was at 330,000.

Omaha/8

Mosseri Lifts Some Off Glantz

Michael Chow raised from the cutoff and both Matt Glantz and Abe Mosseri made the call from the blinds. The flop came down QJ7. Glantz led out with 10,000 and raised it up to 20,000.

Chow got out of the way and Glantz made the call. Both players checked the 10 on the turn and the 9 fell on the river. Mosseri check-called 20,000 from Glantz.

Mosseri then showed AQJ8 for a straight to the queen. Glantz mucked and was down to 235,000 while Mosseri was at 170,000.

Hold’em

Cyndy Violette Bursts Bubble, But Chops 24th Place Money

Cyndy Violette moved all in under the gun against Roman Yitzhaki. Here were their cards:

Violette: AQ
Yitzhaki: 22

It was the classic race and the board ran out 653106 and the ducks held on. Violette finally burst the bubble but Tommy Hang was eliminated on the same hand so the two split the 24th place money.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Scott Fischman,   Cyndy Violette,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Matthew Glantz,   Roman Yitzhaki,   Dario Alioto,   Marco Johnson

Level Five: Players Start To Fall

Jun 23, '10

Flop Games: 300-600 blinds
Stud Games: 100 ante, 200 bring-in, 600-1,200 limits

Players Remaining: 228 out of 241

Average Chip Stack: 31,711

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Brandon Adams – 70,000
2. Marco Johnson – 59,000
3. Dario Alioto – 52,000
4. John Racener – 52,000
5. Chad Brown – 50,000
6. Jason Lester – 49,000
7. Carlos Mortensen – 49,000
8. Todd Brunson – 48,500
9. David Baker – 45,000
10. Chris Amaral – 45,000

Notable Eliminations:

Lex Veldhuis
Howard Lederer
David Bach

Big Hands:

Stud

Bloch Gets Short

Picking up the action on sixth street, Mikael Thuritz bet 1,200 and Andy Bloch made the call. They were dealt seventh street and Thuritz bet another 1,200.

Bloch made the call showing 1072Q. Thuritz had 8654 and turned over (765) for the straight.

Bloch surrendered the pot and was down to his last 5,000.

Lederer Can’t Call

Picking up the action on fifth street, Howard Lederer led out with 1,200 and Brandon Adams jacked it up to 2,400. On sixth street, Adams did the betting with 1,200 and Lederer called.

On seventh street, Adams fired another bullet of 1,200 while showing 910A5.

Lederer took a session in the tank with 86Q4. He eventually released it into the muck and Adams took the pot. He was at almost 70,000 while Lederer was under 10,000. He would bust later in the level.

Dwan Jacks Up Dehkharghani

Picking up the action on sixth street, Ray Dehkharghani bet 1,200 and Tom Dwan made the call. On seventh street, Dehkharghani bet another 1,200 and Dwan threw in the call.

Dehkharghani tabled JJ from his hole cards and Dwan had that beat as he showed 5544.

Dwan took the pot and was around 34,000.

Razz

Lex Veldhuis Out

Lex Veldhuis led the betting on sixth and seventh street and the player in seat one made the call.

Veldhuis was all in with his bet on seventh and tabled 8-5-4-2-A. Seat 1 tabled his hand, which the dealer mixed up. Whatever it was, it was better than an 8-5 and Veldhuis was eliminated.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   Howard Lederer,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Brandon Adams,   Mikael Thuritz,   Tom Dwan,   Lex Veldhuis

Level 17: Money Bubble Time

Jun 25, '10

Flop Games: 5,000-10,000 blinds
Stud Games: 2,000 ante, 3,000 bring-in, 10,000-20,000 limits

Players Remaining: 23 out of 241

Average Chip Stack: 314,347

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Brandon Adams – 550,000
2. Marco Johnson – 500,000
3. Carlos Mortensen – 395,000
4. Brian Townsend – 395,000
5. Allen Kessler – 360,000
6. Richard Ashby – 360,000
7. Scott Fischman – 330,000
8. Marco Traniello – 325,000
9. Cuong Do – 325,000
10. Matt Glantz – 273,000

Notable Eliminations:

Annie Duke
Dario Alioto
John Racener
Cyndy Violette
Tommy Hang

Big Hands:

Razz

Annie Duke Eliminated

Annie Duke was responsible for the bring-in and Roman Yitzhaki raised. Duke called for her last 8,000 chips and she was at risk.

Duke had a pair of sixes up and when Yitzhaki turned over a 7-6 low, she mucked her hand and made her way toward the exit.

Johnson Disposes Of Dehkharghani

Ray Dehkharghani bet 10,000 on fourth street and Marco Johnson made the call. Dehkharghani bet 20,000 on fifth street and Johnson made the call. Johnson then took the lead on sixth street with 20,000 and Dehkharghani made the call with the rest of his chips.

Johnson ended up with an 8-7 low, good enough against Dehkharghani’s queen-low and he was eliminated.

Stud

Alioto Shown The Door

Picking up the action on fifth street, Dario Alioto and Scott Fischman were involved in a hand that ended with the rest of Alioto’s chips in the middle. Here is how their boards ran out:

Fischman: (777)8652
Alioto: (Q3J)A3Q5

Fischman hit the slot machine with three sevens to best Alioto’s two pair and he was eliminated. Fischman was at 330,000.

Omaha/8

Mosseri Lifts Some Off Glantz

Michael Chow raised from the cutoff and both Matt Glantz and Abe Mosseri made the call from the blinds. The flop came down QJ7. Glantz led out with 10,000 and raised it up to 20,000.

Chow got out of the way and Glantz made the call. Both players checked the 10 on the turn and the 9 fell on the river. Mosseri check-called 20,000 from Glantz.

Mosseri then showed AQJ8 for a straight to the queen. Glantz mucked and was down to 235,000 while Mosseri was at 170,000.

Hold’em

Cyndy Violette Bursts Bubble, But Chops 24th Place Money

Cyndy Violette moved all in under the gun against Roman Yitzhaki. Here were their cards:

Violette: AQ
Yitzhaki: 22

It was the classic race and the board ran out 653106 and the ducks held on. Violette finally burst the bubble but Tommy Hang was eliminated on the same hand so the two split the 24th place money.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Scott Fischman,   Cyndy Violette,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Matthew Glantz,   Roman Yitzhaki,   Dario Alioto,   Marco Johnson

Level Five: Players Start To Fall

Jun 23, '10

Flop Games: 300-600 blinds
Stud Games: 100 ante, 200 bring-in, 600-1,200 limits

Players Remaining: 228 out of 241

Average Chip Stack: 31,711

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Brandon Adams – 70,000
2. Marco Johnson – 59,000
3. Dario Alioto – 52,000
4. John Racener – 52,000
5. Chad Brown – 50,000
6. Jason Lester – 49,000
7. Carlos Mortensen – 49,000
8. Todd Brunson – 48,500
9. David Baker – 45,000
10. Chris Amaral – 45,000

Notable Eliminations:

Lex Veldhuis
Howard Lederer
David Bach

Big Hands:

Stud

Bloch Gets Short

Picking up the action on sixth street, Mikael Thuritz bet 1,200 and Andy Bloch made the call. They were dealt seventh street and Thuritz bet another 1,200.

Bloch made the call showing 1072Q. Thuritz had 8654 and turned over (765) for the straight.

Bloch surrendered the pot and was down to his last 5,000.

Lederer Can’t Call

Picking up the action on fifth street, Howard Lederer led out with 1,200 and Brandon Adams jacked it up to 2,400. On sixth street, Adams did the betting with 1,200 and Lederer called.

On seventh street, Adams fired another bullet of 1,200 while showing 910A5.

Lederer took a session in the tank with 86Q4. He eventually released it into the muck and Adams took the pot. He was at almost 70,000 while Lederer was under 10,000. He would bust later in the level.

Dwan Jacks Up Dehkharghani

Picking up the action on sixth street, Ray Dehkharghani bet 1,200 and Tom Dwan made the call. On seventh street, Dehkharghani bet another 1,200 and Dwan threw in the call.

Dehkharghani tabled JJ from his hole cards and Dwan had that beat as he showed 5544.

Dwan took the pot and was around 34,000.

Razz

Lex Veldhuis Out

Lex Veldhuis led the betting on sixth and seventh street and the player in seat one made the call.

Veldhuis was all in with his bet on seventh and tabled 8-5-4-2-A. Seat 1 tabled his hand, which the dealer mixed up. Whatever it was, it was better than an 8-5 and Veldhuis was eliminated.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   Howard Lederer,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Brandon Adams,   Mikael Thuritz,   Tom Dwan,   Lex Veldhuis

Level 18: Final 9 Decided

Jun 05, '10

Blinds: Ante 3000, Bring-in 3000, Limits 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 150

Average Chip Count: 450,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Vladimir Schmelev — 1,040,000
2. Nikolay Evdakov — 850,000
3. Brandon Adams — 550,000
4. Michael Mizrachi — 450,000
5. Sirous Jamshidi — 430,000
6. Steve Billirakis — 340,000
7. Joe Cassidy — 310,000
8. Men Nguyen — 270,000
9. Dan Heimiller — 130,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Buchman – 12th Place ($32,909)
Ray Dehkharghani – 11th Place ($32,909)
Todd Barlow – 10th Place ($38,676)

Big Hands:

The Grinder Clashes With The Master

Entering the action late, Men Nguyen was heads up against Michael Mizrachi. Nguyen bet on 4th street and the Grinder raised. Nguyen called, and did the same when Mizrachi bet on 5th street. When Mizrachi bet on 6th street, Nguyen took some time to think over the hand, eventually folding and giving the pot to Mizrachi. Their hands:

Mizrachi: (X-X)-7910K
Nguyen: (X-X)-965K

The Grinder lost a previous hand to the Master, but this hand put his chip stack back around 450,000.

Buchman Busts In 12th Place ($32,909)

A short-stacked Eric Buchman completed on third street and was called by the chip leader, Vladimir Schmelev. Buchman led out on 4th street and bet again, getting called. Schmelev connected for a pair of eights on 5th street and put Buchman all in. Buchman called and didn’t improve his buried pair of 4s, busting in 12th place.
The hands were:

Schmelev: (49)-10885-(Q)
Buchman: (44)-Q597-(K)

Shortly after, Schmelev was the first to surpass one million in chips. Looks like he’s ready for another final table at the 2010 WSOP.

Dehkharghani Crippled, Out In 11th Place ($32,909)

Brandon Adams entered the day short on chips, but has since chipped up and in the process knocked out Ray Dehkharghani.

Ray called a raise from Adams on 3rd street, then called Adams’ bet on 4th street. Ray bet out on 5th and 6th street and was called. On the end, Ray slowed down and checked. He didn’t look too happy when he called Adams’ final bet. Their hands were:

Dehkharghani: (X-X)-42K7-(MUCK)
Adams: (J4)-J328(J)

Adams’ trip Jacks took a nice pot and was no longer among the short stacks, holding 400,000 in chips. Shortly after Dehkharghani got all in, again against Adams, and Adams hit a flush to send Dehkharghani out in 11th place.

Barlow Falls in 10th Place ($38,676)

Todd Barlow got all in in a three-way pot and couldn’t improve upon his pair of nines, falling to Joe Cassidy’s two pair. The hands were:

Barlow: (9-9)-J-2-10-8-(3)
Cassidy: (K-K)-5-5-J-9-(10)
Nikolay Evdakov: (X-X)-A-3-6-Q-(X)

With Barlow’s elimination, the final 10 are set.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Eric Buchman,   Michael Mizrachi,   Joe Cassidy,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Todd Barlow,   Brandon Adams

Level 20 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 29, '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 – 3,675,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,490,000
3. David Bach – 2,345,000
4. John Hanson – 1,70,000
5. Huck Seed – 1,380,000
6. Chau Giang – 1,075,000
7. Erik Seidel – 965,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 645,000

Average Chip Count: 1,781,250

Notable Eliminations:

12. David Chiu – $99,590
11. Ray Dehkharghani – $99,590
10. Mike Wattel – $123,895
9. Gus Hansen – $123,895

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/b

David Chiu Eliminated in 12th Place ($99,590)

John Hanson raised from the button and David Chiu called and was al in from the small blind. Ville Wahlbeck also called from the big blind.

Hanson and Wahlbeck checked it all the way down and the board fell J1047J and Chiu turned up the K832, good for a flush, but Wahlbeck showed the 77X-X, rivering a full house and sending Chiu to the rail in 12th place.

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 11th Place ($99,590)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from the button and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet all in from the small blind. Huck Seed called from the big blind and Lunkin also came along.

Seed and Lunkin checked all the way down as the board fell AJ339. Lunkin showed the KKQ6, Dehkharghani tabled the A755 and Seed showed the A1076.

Seed took the whole pot as he made aces and threes with a ten kicker, which eliminated Dehkharghani in 11th place.

Mike Wattel Eliminated in 10th Place ($123,895)

Chau Giang raised from middle position and Mike Wattel called in the big blind. The flop was AQ10 and Wattel moved in for his last 30,000 which was called by Giang.

Giang showed the AQK10 and Watted showed the A862.

Giang had flopped two pair and had Wattel on the ropes. The J on the turn and the 2 on the river proved to be the knockout blow, sending Wattel home, which meant the remaining nine will combine to one table.

Gus Hansen Eliminated in Ninth Place ($123,895)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from middle position and was called by Chau Giang, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, and Erik Sagstrom.

More than half the table saw the flop of K8K. Everybody checked to Giang and bet and after Wahlbeck and Sagstrom folded, hansen made the call for his last 30,000 and Lunkin came along for the turn card.

The J fell on the turn and Giang bet after Lunkin checked. Lunkin folded and Giang showed AKQ2, which was miles ahead of Hansen’s 3328. The A was the river card and Hansen comes up one spot short of the final table.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Michael Wattel,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000
Stud Games: Ante — 4,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 18,000, Limits — 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 20 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000
2. Erik Sagstrom – 1,315,000
3. Freddy Deeb – 1,300,000
4. David Bach – 1,265,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 842,000
6. John Hanson – 815,000
7. Gus Hansen – 801,000
8. Mike Wattel – 779,000
9. John Kabbaj – 678,000
10. Huck Seed – 672,000

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan
Scotty Nguyen
Bill Chen
Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Matt Glantz
Thor Hansen

Big Hands:

Hold’em

The World Needs A Hero

David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J96 and Bach bet 18,000. Deeb raised to 36,000 and Bach called. The turn was the 7 and Bach check-called a 36,000 bet from Deeb. The river brought the 7 and Bach check-called another bet of 36,000 from Deeb.

Deeb showed down KQ for a whole lot of nothing and Bach showed 55 for the best hand. Bach made two hero calls and was rewarded with the pot, improving his stack to 600,000.

Omaha/8

The End Of The World As We Know It

David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J82 and Hennigan checked. Bach fired 18,000 and Hennigan made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the turn and Hennigan fired 36,000 on the K river.

Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled AJ82 for two pair. Bach then turned over AK102 for a better two pair and Hennigan was left crippled with just 43,000 in chips. A few hands later, Hennigan would be eliminated by Mike Wattel’s nut flush.

And The New $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Champion Is…

Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked.

Nguyen: AQ76
Kassela: QQ107

Board: 5225J

The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated.

Razz

Bill Chen Fades Away

Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out.

Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8)
Dehkharghani: (J-5)7-3-10-7-(6)

Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout.

Stud High

The Fall Of Thor

Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street.

Billirakis: X-X-QA
Hansen: X-X-92

Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-QA10
Hansen: X-X-926

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (1010) from his hole cards for a set. Hansen showed (AA) for cracked aces. Billirakis’ board finished out 5(8x) and Hansen needed an ace on the final two streets to stay alive. He received a 3 on sixth and looked down at his river card to try and pull out a miracle. Instead, he threw it in the muck and Billirakis took the pot, eliminating Hansen.

Stud/8

Lunkin Steps On Seed

Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street.

Seed: X-X-84
Lunkin: X-X-25
Kassela: X-X-29

Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called.

Seed: X-X-84J
Lunkin: X-X-252
Kassela: X-X-29J

Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked.

Seed: X-X-84JK
Lunkin: X-X-2525

Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8610), nothing to add to his two pair on the board. Seed could not beat it however and mucked. Lunkin was at 980,000 while Seed was at 655,000.

Matt Glantz Busts

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-A7
Chiu: X-X-QK
Glantz: X-X-23

Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called.

Billirakis: X-X-A7Q
Chiu: X-X-QK7
Glantz: X-X-239

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in.

Billirakis: X-X-A7QA
Chiu: X-X-QK78
Glantz: X-X-239Q

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A58) for the nut flush and Glantz mucked his hand and exited the tournament area.

Seidel’s Yacht Sinks Tulchinskiy In His Rowboat

Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out.

Tulchinskiy: (33)432K(K)
Seidel: (88)8645(6)

Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Frank Kassela,   Erik Seidel,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   John Hennigan,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Steve Billirakis,   Freddy Deeb,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 20 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 29, '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 – 3,675,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,490,000
3. David Bach – 2,345,000
4. John Hanson – 1,70,000
5. Huck Seed – 1,380,000
6. Chau Giang – 1,075,000
7. Erik Seidel – 965,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 645,000

Average Chip Count: 1,781,250

Notable Eliminations:

12. David Chiu – $99,590
11. Ray Dehkharghani – $99,590
10. Mike Wattel – $123,895
9. Gus Hansen – $123,895

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/b

David Chiu Eliminated in 12th Place ($99,590)

John Hanson raised from the button and David Chiu called and was al in from the small blind. Ville Wahlbeck also called from the big blind.

Hanson and Wahlbeck checked it all the way down and the board fell J1047J and Chiu turned up the K832, good for a flush, but Wahlbeck showed the 77X-X, rivering a full house and sending Chiu to the rail in 12th place.

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 11th Place ($99,590)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from the button and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet all in from the small blind. Huck Seed called from the big blind and Lunkin also came along.

Seed and Lunkin checked all the way down as the board fell AJ339. Lunkin showed the KKQ6, Dehkharghani tabled the A755 and Seed showed the A1076.

Seed took the whole pot as he made aces and threes with a ten kicker, which eliminated Dehkharghani in 11th place.

Mike Wattel Eliminated in 10th Place ($123,895)

Chau Giang raised from middle position and Mike Wattel called in the big blind. The flop was AQ10 and Wattel moved in for his last 30,000 which was called by Giang.

Giang showed the AQK10 and Watted showed the A862.

Giang had flopped two pair and had Wattel on the ropes. The J on the turn and the 2 on the river proved to be the knockout blow, sending Wattel home, which meant the remaining nine will combine to one table.

Gus Hansen Eliminated in Ninth Place ($123,895)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from middle position and was called by Chau Giang, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, and Erik Sagstrom.

More than half the table saw the flop of K8K. Everybody checked to Giang and bet and after Wahlbeck and Sagstrom folded, hansen made the call for his last 30,000 and Lunkin came along for the turn card.

The J fell on the turn and Giang bet after Lunkin checked. Lunkin folded and Giang showed AKQ2, which was miles ahead of Hansen’s 3328. The A was the river card and Hansen comes up one spot short of the final table.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Michael Wattel,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000
Stud Games: Ante — 4,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 18,000, Limits — 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 20 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000
2. Erik Sagstrom – 1,315,000
3. Freddy Deeb – 1,300,000
4. David Bach – 1,265,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 842,000
6. John Hanson – 815,000
7. Gus Hansen – 801,000
8. Mike Wattel – 779,000
9. John Kabbaj – 678,000
10. Huck Seed – 672,000

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan
Scotty Nguyen
Bill Chen
Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Matt Glantz
Thor Hansen

Big Hands:

Hold’em

The World Needs A Hero

David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J96 and Bach bet 18,000. Deeb raised to 36,000 and Bach called. The turn was the 7 and Bach check-called a 36,000 bet from Deeb. The river brought the 7 and Bach check-called another bet of 36,000 from Deeb.

Deeb showed down KQ for a whole lot of nothing and Bach showed 55 for the best hand. Bach made two hero calls and was rewarded with the pot, improving his stack to 600,000.

Omaha/8

The End Of The World As We Know It

David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J82 and Hennigan checked. Bach fired 18,000 and Hennigan made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the turn and Hennigan fired 36,000 on the K river.

Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled AJ82 for two pair. Bach then turned over AK102 for a better two pair and Hennigan was left crippled with just 43,000 in chips. A few hands later, Hennigan would be eliminated by Mike Wattel’s nut flush.

And The New $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Champion Is…

Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked.

Nguyen: AQ76
Kassela: QQ107

Board: 5225J

The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated.

Razz

Bill Chen Fades Away

Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out.

Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8)
Dehkharghani: (J-5)7-3-10-7-(6)

Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout.

Stud High

The Fall Of Thor

Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street.

Billirakis: X-X-QA
Hansen: X-X-92

Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-QA10
Hansen: X-X-926

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (1010) from his hole cards for a set. Hansen showed (AA) for cracked aces. Billirakis’ board finished out 5(8x) and Hansen needed an ace on the final two streets to stay alive. He received a 3 on sixth and looked down at his river card to try and pull out a miracle. Instead, he threw it in the muck and Billirakis took the pot, eliminating Hansen.

Stud/8

Lunkin Steps On Seed

Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street.

Seed: X-X-84
Lunkin: X-X-25
Kassela: X-X-29

Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called.

Seed: X-X-84J
Lunkin: X-X-252
Kassela: X-X-29J

Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked.

Seed: X-X-84JK
Lunkin: X-X-2525

Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8610), nothing to add to his two pair on the board. Seed could not beat it however and mucked. Lunkin was at 980,000 while Seed was at 655,000.

Matt Glantz Busts

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-A7
Chiu: X-X-QK
Glantz: X-X-23

Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called.

Billirakis: X-X-A7Q
Chiu: X-X-QK7
Glantz: X-X-239

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in.

Billirakis: X-X-A7QA
Chiu: X-X-QK78
Glantz: X-X-239Q

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A58) for the nut flush and Glantz mucked his hand and exited the tournament area.

Seidel’s Yacht Sinks Tulchinskiy In His Rowboat

Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out.

Tulchinskiy: (33)432K(K)
Seidel: (88)8645(6)

Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Frank Kassela,   Erik Seidel,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   John Hennigan,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Steve Billirakis,   Freddy Deeb,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 20 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 29, '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 – 3,675,000
2. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,490,000
3. David Bach – 2,345,000
4. John Hanson – 1,70,000
5. Huck Seed – 1,380,000
6. Chau Giang – 1,075,000
7. Erik Seidel – 965,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 645,000

Average Chip Count: 1,781,250

Notable Eliminations:

12. David Chiu – $99,590
11. Ray Dehkharghani – $99,590
10. Mike Wattel – $123,895
9. Gus Hansen – $123,895

Big Hands:

Omaha 8/b

David Chiu Eliminated in 12th Place ($99,590)

John Hanson raised from the button and David Chiu called and was al in from the small blind. Ville Wahlbeck also called from the big blind.

Hanson and Wahlbeck checked it all the way down and the board fell J1047J and Chiu turned up the K832, good for a flush, but Wahlbeck showed the 77X-X, rivering a full house and sending Chiu to the rail in 12th place.

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 11th Place ($99,590)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from the button and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet all in from the small blind. Huck Seed called from the big blind and Lunkin also came along.

Seed and Lunkin checked all the way down as the board fell AJ339. Lunkin showed the KKQ6, Dehkharghani tabled the A755 and Seed showed the A1076.

Seed took the whole pot as he made aces and threes with a ten kicker, which eliminated Dehkharghani in 11th place.

Mike Wattel Eliminated in 10th Place ($123,895)

Chau Giang raised from middle position and Mike Wattel called in the big blind. The flop was AQ10 and Wattel moved in for his last 30,000 which was called by Giang.

Giang showed the AQK10 and Watted showed the A862.

Giang had flopped two pair and had Wattel on the ropes. The J on the turn and the 2 on the river proved to be the knockout blow, sending Wattel home, which meant the remaining nine will combine to one table.

Gus Hansen Eliminated in Ninth Place ($123,895)

Vitaly Lunkin raised from middle position and was called by Chau Giang, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, and Erik Sagstrom.

More than half the table saw the flop of K8K. Everybody checked to Giang and bet and after Wahlbeck and Sagstrom folded, hansen made the call for his last 30,000 and Lunkin came along for the turn card.

The J fell on the turn and Giang bet after Lunkin checked. Lunkin folded and Giang showed AKQ2, which was miles ahead of Hansen’s 3328. The A was the river card and Hansen comes up one spot short of the final table.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Michael Wattel,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 29, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000
Stud Games: Ante — 4,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 18,000, Limits — 18,000-36,000

Players Remaining: 20 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000
2. Erik Sagstrom – 1,315,000
3. Freddy Deeb – 1,300,000
4. David Bach – 1,265,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 842,000
6. John Hanson – 815,000
7. Gus Hansen – 801,000
8. Mike Wattel – 779,000
9. John Kabbaj – 678,000
10. Huck Seed – 672,000

Average Chip Count: 750,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan
Scotty Nguyen
Bill Chen
Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Matt Glantz
Thor Hansen

Big Hands:

Hold’em

The World Needs A Hero

David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J96 and Bach bet 18,000. Deeb raised to 36,000 and Bach called. The turn was the 7 and Bach check-called a 36,000 bet from Deeb. The river brought the 7 and Bach check-called another bet of 36,000 from Deeb.

Deeb showed down KQ for a whole lot of nothing and Bach showed 55 for the best hand. Bach made two hero calls and was rewarded with the pot, improving his stack to 600,000.

Omaha/8

The End Of The World As We Know It

David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J82 and Hennigan checked. Bach fired 18,000 and Hennigan made the call. Both players checked the 7 on the turn and Hennigan fired 36,000 on the K river.

Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled AJ82 for two pair. Bach then turned over AK102 for a better two pair and Hennigan was left crippled with just 43,000 in chips. A few hands later, Hennigan would be eliminated by Mike Wattel’s nut flush.

And The New $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Champion Is…

Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked.

Nguyen: AQ76
Kassela: QQ107

Board: 5225J

The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated.

Razz

Bill Chen Fades Away

Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out.

Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8)
Dehkharghani: (J-5)7-3-10-7-(6)

Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout.

Stud High

The Fall Of Thor

Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street.

Billirakis: X-X-QA
Hansen: X-X-92

Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-QA10
Hansen: X-X-926

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (1010) from his hole cards for a set. Hansen showed (AA) for cracked aces. Billirakis’ board finished out 5(8x) and Hansen needed an ace on the final two streets to stay alive. He received a 3 on sixth and looked down at his river card to try and pull out a miracle. Instead, he threw it in the muck and Billirakis took the pot, eliminating Hansen.

Stud/8

Lunkin Steps On Seed

Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street.

Seed: X-X-84
Lunkin: X-X-25
Kassela: X-X-29

Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called.

Seed: X-X-84J
Lunkin: X-X-252
Kassela: X-X-29J

Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked.

Seed: X-X-84JK
Lunkin: X-X-2525

Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8610), nothing to add to his two pair on the board. Seed could not beat it however and mucked. Lunkin was at 980,000 while Seed was at 655,000.

Matt Glantz Busts

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-A7
Chiu: X-X-QK
Glantz: X-X-23

Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called.

Billirakis: X-X-A7Q
Chiu: X-X-QK7
Glantz: X-X-239

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in.

Billirakis: X-X-A7QA
Chiu: X-X-QK78
Glantz: X-X-239Q

Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A58) for the nut flush and Glantz mucked his hand and exited the tournament area.

Seidel’s Yacht Sinks Tulchinskiy In His Rowboat

Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out.

Tulchinskiy: (33)432K(K)
Seidel: (88)8645(6)

Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Frank Kassela,   Erik Seidel,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   John Hennigan,   David Chiu,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Steve Billirakis,   Freddy Deeb,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 11 Update: End of Day 2; Gus Hansen Leads

Jun 28, '09

Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E. has come to an end and just 53 players remain out of the 91 that started the day. Hasan Habib came into the day as the overnight chipleader, maintaining that lead almost the entire day until finally relinquishing it to Gus Hansen right before the closing bell.

Both Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb have the survived the day and will return at 2:00 pm PDT to defend their titles. Day 3 is sure to bring a lot of action, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com as we bring you live updates, chip counts and eliminations from this marquee event.

Flop Games: Blinds – 3,000-6,000, Limits – 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,500, Bring-In — 2,000, Completion — 6,000, Limits — 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 53 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Ray Dehkharghani — 643,000
2. Gus Hansen — 540,000
3. Erik Sagstrom — 500,000
4. Matt Glantz — 475,000
5. Hasan Habib — 440,000
6. David Bach — 405,000
7. John Monnette — 402,000
8. Frank Kassela — 400,000
9. Jani Sointula — 390,000
10. Todd Brunson — 380,000

Average Chip Count: 268,867

Notable Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Howard Lederer
Michael Saltzburg
Matthew Grapenthien
Abe Mosseri
Nikolay Evdakov
Andy Black
Farzad Bonyadi
Annie Duke
Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Bonyadi Doubles Through Lederer, Leaves Him Crippled

Farzad Bontadi and Howard Lederer each get four bets in before the flop.

The flop comes Q99, Bonyadi gets it all in, Lederer calls and has him covered.

Bonyadi: AQ
Lederer: AK

Bonyadi flops a queen to take the lead. The turn and river are the 7 and the 9 as Bonyadi doubles up to 80,000 in chips while Lederer is left with just over 30,000 this hand.

Bonyadi Finishes the Job; Howard Lederer Eliminated

A few hands later and Howard Lederer raises before the flop and Farzad Bonyadi calls.

The flop comes KJ6, Lederer bets out and Bonyadi calls.

The turn is the 2, Lederer gets it all in and Bonyadi calls.

Lederer: 99
Bonyadi: 97

Lederer only has a pair on the turn while Bonyadi has already made a flush. Lederer is drawing dead on the river (10) and is eliminated from the tournament.

RAZZ

Abe Mosseri Eliminated by Hasan Habib

Abe Mosseri is all in on fourth street against Hasan Habib.

Mosseri: 3-2-4-7-7-7-K
Habib: A-7-8-2-2-4-J

Mosseri started off good on fourth street wen his money went in, but then tripped up on fifth and sixth streets, making a a king-low on the river. Habib makes a jack-low, adding even more chips to his stack as he eliminates Abe Mosseri right before the end of the play.

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Lindgren; Steals late-Night Chiplead

Ray Dehkharghani took control of the pot early with Erick Lindgren calling to a showdown.

Dehkharghani: 6-J-2-A-5-7-7
Lindgren: X-X-4-8-9-4-X

Dehkharghani makes a 7-low and Lindgren mucks his hand. Dehkharghani steals the chiplead with just under 650,000 this hand while Lindgren drops to 100,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Erik Sagstrom

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 142

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.

Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)

Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5

Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53

Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.

Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538

Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card

Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)

Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Tim Phan,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 19: Negreanu Tries To Climb Back

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 11 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Drache – 755,000
2. Hasan Habib – 593,000
3. Freddie Ellis – 580,000
4. Jeff Lisandro – 524,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 472,000
6. Max Pescatori – 401,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 368,000
8. Greg Mueller – 208,000
9. Daniel Negreanu – 191,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 141,000
11. Tim Phan – 45,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Big Hands:

Negreanu Breathes A Sigh Of Relief

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Negreanu completed to 12,000 and Pescatori raised it to 24,000. Negreanu made the call.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J7
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Pescatori led out with 12,000 and Negreanu called.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73
Max Pescatori: X-X-K6

Pescatori bet 24,000 and Negreanu stuck around.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73A
Max Pescatori: X-X-K965

Both players checked and saw the river. They checked again and Negreanu announced that he had a pair of tens, showing 1010. Pescatori confirmed that it was good, showing 77 and Negreanu raked in the pot. He was around 140,000 after the hand while Pescatori had around 320,000.

Schertzer Cripples Ray Dehkharghani

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2
Dehkharghani: X-X-J

Dehkharghani fired 12,000 and Schertzer popped it to 24,000. He was called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-27
Dehkharghani: X-X-J9

Dehkharghani bet another 12,000 and Schertzer called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-273
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98

Both players checked.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2734
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98K

Dehkharghani fired 24,000 and was called. On the river, he did the same and Schertzer called, showing QQ7 in the hole for two pair. Dehkharghani mucked and was crippled. Schertzer was at

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Ivan Schertzer

Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 142

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.

Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000

Average Chip Count: 473,333

Notable Eliminations:

11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267

Big Hands:

Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)

Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5

Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53

Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.

Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538

Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.

Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card

Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)

Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Tim Phan,   Ray Dehkharghani

Level 19: Negreanu Tries To Climb Back

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 11 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Drache – 755,000
2. Hasan Habib – 593,000
3. Freddie Ellis – 580,000
4. Jeff Lisandro – 524,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck – 472,000
6. Max Pescatori – 401,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 368,000
8. Greg Mueller – 208,000
9. Daniel Negreanu – 191,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 141,000
11. Tim Phan – 45,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Big Hands:

Negreanu Breathes A Sigh Of Relief

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Negreanu completed to 12,000 and Pescatori raised it to 24,000. Negreanu made the call.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J7
Max Pescatori: X-X-K

Pescatori led out with 12,000 and Negreanu called.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73
Max Pescatori: X-X-K6

Pescatori bet 24,000 and Negreanu stuck around.

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J73A
Max Pescatori: X-X-K965

Both players checked and saw the river. They checked again and Negreanu announced that he had a pair of tens, showing 1010. Pescatori confirmed that it was good, showing 77 and Negreanu raked in the pot. He was around 140,000 after the hand while Pescatori had around 320,000.

Schertzer Cripples Ray Dehkharghani

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2
Dehkharghani: X-X-J

Dehkharghani fired 12,000 and Schertzer popped it to 24,000. He was called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-27
Dehkharghani: X-X-J9

Dehkharghani bet another 12,000 and Schertzer called.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-273
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98

Both players checked.

Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2734
Dehkharghani: X-X-J98K

Dehkharghani fired 24,000 and was called. On the river, he did the same and Schertzer called, showing QQ7 in the hole for two pair. Dehkharghani mucked and was crippled. Schertzer was at

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Max Pescatori,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Ivan Schertzer

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 7 Recap

Jun 26, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  1,000-2,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  500 ante, 500 bring in, 2,000-4,000 stakes

Players Left: 122 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Steve Wolff - 285,000
Tom Dwan - 280,000
Isabelle Mercier - 280,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 260,000
Joe Cassidy - 257,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 245,000
Doug Ganger - 230,000
William Chen - 225,000
Minh Ly - 200,000
Pat Pezzin - 196,500

Average Stack: 121,300

Eliminations:
Andrew Black
David Grey
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Ivey Climbing

Robert Mizrachi raised from early position and was met by a re-raise from Phil Ivey on the button. Mizrachi called and the two saw a AK7 flop. Mizrachi check-raised Ivey’s continuation bet and Ivey made the call. Mizrachi bet 4,000 on the 7 turn and Ivey made a quick call. The river was the 6. Mizrachi checked and Ivey bet. Mizrachi mulled it over his decision for a minute or so before announcing a call. Ivey turned over AJ. His pair of aces was good enough to take down the pot and grow his stack to 130,000. Mizrachi now has about 12 big bets left with 50,000.

Razz

Chipping Up Off The Old Bloch

Hawrilenko: 85JA
Bloch: 42109

Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko completed with the 8 and was raised by Andy Bloch on his left. Johnny Chan and Mike Wattel both called, as did Hawrilenko, and the 4 each drew a fourth card. Hawrilenko caught a 5, Bloch a 2, Chan a J, and Wattel the K. Bloch led out with his 4-low, Chan and Wattel called, but Hawrilenko put in a raise and then Bloch 3-bet, squeezing Chan and Wattel out of the pot, much to their consternation. On 5^th street, Bloch bet and Hawrilenko called. The tables turned on 6^th street and Bloch check-called a bet from Hawrilenko. Both players checked the river and Hawrilenko’s (A-6-4) gave him an 8-low. Bloch briefly showed (9-7-3) and mucked his 9-low. With the pot Hawrilenko moved up to 90,000.

Stud

David Grey Eliminated

Andy Bloch completed with the T and was raised by David Grey with the Q up. Grey admitted that, with about 13,000 chips to start the hand, he was almost certainly going to end up all-in on the hand. That is indeed what ended up happening, with he and Bloch all-in on 6^th street:

Grey: (Q)(6)Q478
Bloch: (K)(J)1025A

Grey’s pair of queens was ahead of Bloch going to the final card, but Bloch had a slew of outs: any diamond, ace, king, or queen would give him the lead in the hand. Bloch flipped over his final card like it was hot: Q. Grey could only laugh as Bloch made a straight with the card that he so desperately needed.

Bloch now has an impressive 180,000 chips.

Stud/8b

Gus’ Flush Trips Up Kravchenko

With boards of:

Hansen: 8355
Kravchenko: 76KK

Hansen was the aggressor on all streets, betting when checked to and leading out when acting first. On 7^th street, Kravchenko timidly check-called Hansen’s river bet and was not happy to see Gus table (Q)(J)(7) for a flush. Kravchenko could not produce a low and the pot was shipped to the Dane. Hansen now has  60,000.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Antanas Guoga,   Andy Bloch,   Minh Ly,   Gus Hansen,   Joe Cassidy,   David Grey,   Phil Ivey,   Abe Mosseri,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Isabelle Mercier,   Steve Wolff,   Andy Black,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Bill Chen,   Tom Dwan,   Doug Ganger

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 6 Recap

Jun 26, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  900-1,800 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  400 ante, 500 bring in, 1,800-3,600 stakes

Players Left: 136 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Ray Dehkharghani - 220,000
William Chen - 215,000
Steve Wolff - 204,000
Erick Lindgren - 202,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 196,000
Chris Reslock - 195,000
Steve Sung - 194,000
Patrik Antonius - 190,000
Doug Ganger - 190,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 185,000

Average Stack: 108,825

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Good Start For Forrest

Erick Lindgren raised from middle position and action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who made the call. The flop was J1010 and Forrest check-called a bet from Lindgren. The turn was the 7. Again Forrest checked and Lindgren bet. Forrest then raised and Lindgren called. Forrest bet the 4 river and Lindgren made the call. Forrest showed down KJ and took down a nice sized pot. Forrest is now just below the starting stack of 100,000. Lindgren is among the chip leaders with 200,000.

Horse Does Start With An “H”

Having been questioned about the situation by a few players, Jack Effel brought up the issue of whether the first game of each day should be hold’em or, instead, a game chosen by random draw. Effel asked for a show of hands from those who were in favor of a random game to start off each day. His request was met by only a meager show of hands, indicative more perhaps of the players ambivalence toward the situation than any real opinion. With such a lackluster show of hands, it appears that hold’em will be the game to start each of the days of this tournament. Mickey Appleman said it best, “Why complicate things?”

Omaha/8b

Fitoussi Gets Cut Out

Hasan Habib limped from early position and was joined on the flop by David Singer, Patrick Bueno, Michael Binger, and Bruno Fitoussi. The flop came AK2. Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, Singer and Bueno folded, Binger raised, and Fitoussi and Habib called. On the J turn, Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, Binger raised again, and Fitoussi and Habib called. The river was the 6. Again Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, and Binger and Fitoussi called. Habib showed A422 for the nut flush while Binger tabled 10543 for the nut low. Fitoussi showed... nothing. He mucked his hand quietly and shuffled his remaining 40,000 in chips. Habib has a more stable 80,000, and Binger has an even better 115,000.

Stud

“I Can’t Believe I Laid It Down!”

With boards reading:

Eli Elezra: Q10K2
Annie Duke: 3896

Elezra after leading out on 5^th street, checked his hand on 6^th street. Duke bet and Elezra went into the tank. After about 90 seconds of thinking, he flipped his upcards over and the conceded the pot to Duke. Apparently Elezra wasn’t too crushed by the lost pot, as he joked, “I can’t believe I laid that down. Two fours!” Elezra has about 85,000. Even with that pot Duke finds herself with only 30,000 in chips.

Stud/8b

Kaplan and Corkins Split Galfond’s Chips

Corkins: 7452
Kaplan: JQ104
Galfond: AK68

Hoyt Corkins completed with the 7 up, Gabe Kaplan called with the J, Phil Galfond raised with an A, and the two others called. Galfond led into his two elder statesmen on 4^th street and was called by both. 5^th street and 6^th street shared the same action: Galfond checked, Corkins bet, and Kaplan and Galfond both called. Corkins bet 7^th street and was raised by Kaplan, this put Galfond in a difficult position and he was forced to lay down his hand. A bit overeager, Kaplan flipped over his hand before Corkins made his decision. Corkins saw his opponent’s JJT  for a full house and made the call, showing A43 for a wheel. Corkins took down half of the pot, but was unlucky not to scoop it. After the hand, Corkins had 45,000, Kaplan 85,000, and Galfond 95,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Annie Duke,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Ted Forrest,   Eli Elezra,   Gabe Kaplan,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Chris Reslock,   Steve Wolff,   Bill Chen,   Steve Sung,   Michael Binger,   Phil Galfond,   Doug Ganger