Bart Hanson Poker Tournament Updates

Bart Hanson Eliminated in 51st Place ($29,323)

Mar 01, '10

Level 18 — 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Chris Moore raised to 17,000 from middle position and Bart Hanson raised all in on the button. Seat 4 made the call from the big blind and Moore mucked. The two live players then turned over their cards:

Seat 4: JJ
Hanson: 88

Board: J2210A

Hanson was eliminated on the hand in 51nst place and he will take home $29,323 in prize money.

Player Tags: Bart Hanson

Eugene Katchalov Takes Major Hit

Mar 01, '10

Level 16 — 1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante

Bart Hanson raised preflop and both Jamie Brown and Eugene Katchalov came along for the flop which fell Q-8-4.

Brown led, Katchalov raised and Hanson spent some time in thought before mucking his hand. Brown called and the two got it all in on the next card. Katchalov showed Q-8 for top two pair and Brown showed a set of eights.

Hanson then explained that he folded pocket kings and the river was a king. Hanson didn’t seem to down about his decision and Brown doubled up to over 400,000. Katchalov was left with 40,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Bart Hanson,   Eugene Katchalov,   Jamie Brown

Levels 13 and 14- Razz and Stud

Jun 24, '07

RAZZ

Rolled Up Aces Wasted

Bart Hanson was dealt (A-A) A during the razz portion of this past hour, and facing a raise from Phil Hellmuth had to muck the rolled up aces. 

The Dragon Hits The Rail

All in after three cards, the short stacked David Pham was showing a jack, while Eli Elezra was showing a 2.  Elezra called and revealed the 5-3-2, which was ahead of Pham's J-5-8. Pham paired his jack, and when Elezra made a six low after five cards, Pham was drawing dead.  Elezra remains the clear chip leader, with around $500,000.

Vos Short on Chips and Energy

Mark Vos has appeared extremely under the weather all-day, and it seems it chip stack has suffered because of it.  Vos' stack was essentially halved by the second part of this level.

STUD

Pescatori Takes Brown Downtown

Max Pescatori won a sizable pot off of "Downtown" Chad Brown with a broadway straight.

Gazes Busts Berman

Lyle Berman was sent to the rail during the stud portion of this level.   Gazes started with (A x) Q against (7-7) K.   Gazes caught an ace on fifth street and despite never filling her flush, her aces held against Berman's hand and sent him to the rail.

Kaplan vs. Hellmuth

Gabe Kaplan and Phil Hellmuth played an interesting pot together.  With a board of A A K 5 for Kaplan and 7 7 K 9 for Hellmuth, Kaplan bet out as he had each previous street.  Hellmuth thought for a moment and called, saying, "Nice hand , Gabe."  Kaplan jokingly ribbed Hellmuth, saying, " You played this hand awful, and somebodies writing it down " as he gestured to the media.  After the seventh card was dealt, Kaplan again bet, and Hellmuth eventually called.  Kaplan revealed a K for aces up, prompting Hellmuth to reveal his (Q Q Q) for a full house.   

Player Tags: Kristy Gazes,   Eli Elezra,   Lyle Berman,   Bart Hanson,   Mark Vos

Hour Two

Jun 23, '07

Randy Jensen Strikes Back
Shortly after getting quartered in a pot by John Guth, Randy Jensen battled for his tournament life against Mike Pollowitz.  On a flop of 1066, Jensen bet and Pollowitz called.  The turn came 7 and both players checked.  The river was the 4, Jensen bet and Pollowitz put him all in.  Jensen insta-call and tabled AJ-A-2 for the flush and the nut low.  Pollowitz showed down A-2 for the nut low with a straight.  Jensen takes three quarters of the pot and stays alive.

Break and Color Up
The players are on a 15 minute break.  Tournament staff are removing the yellow $1,000 chips.  The blinds have been raised to $10,000-$20,000 with $20,000-$40,000 betting.

Bart Hanson Eliminated 8th ($32,900)
Bart Hanson has been eliminated in 8th place.  Due to the setup of the final table, we were unable to see the specifics of the hand.

Player Tags: Bart Hanson

Final Table Set

Jun 22, '07

Considering how long it took to get into the money, getting to the final table happened relatively quickly. 

18.  David Eller
17.  Anthony Reategui
16.  Prince of Docness
15.  Mike Matusow

Matusow found himself extremely short stacked, with his $5,000 small blind being a quarter of his stack. A player in early middle position raised to $20,000 with A A Q 10, Matusow called all-in and the bib blind called with J-J-2-8.  The board came down 10 7 4 7 3, with both players checking the whole way down. Matusow revealed A-K-3-x, but te 3 on the river counterfeited his low draw and the other two players chopped the pot, with aces taking the high and 2-8 making an 8-7-4-3-2 low.  

14.  Todd Brunson
13.  Annie Duke
12.  Michael Henrich
11.  Marcus Golser
10.  Bobby Kirkwood


Here is the final table players with their chip counts.

Seat 1 - Reynaud Max - $529,000
Seat 2 - Bart Hanson - $191,000
Seat 3 - John "SirScoopalot" Guth - $387,000
Seat 4 - Randy Jensen - $283,000
Seat 5 - Greg Jamison - $223,000
Seat 6 - Michael Pollowitz - $189,000
Seat 7 - David Flores - $450,000
Seat 8 - Robert Stevanovski - $384,000
Seat 9 - Jim Grove - $163,000

Player Tags: Randy Jensen,   Mike Matusow,   Bart Hanson

Hour Two

Jun 23, '07

Randy Jensen Strikes Back
Shortly after getting quartered in a pot by John Guth, Randy Jensen battled for his tournament life against Mike Pollowitz.  On a flop of 1066, Jensen bet and Pollowitz called.  The turn came 7 and both players checked.  The river was the 4, Jensen bet and Pollowitz put him all in.  Jensen insta-call and tabled AJ-A-2 for the flush and the nut low.  Pollowitz showed down A-2 for the nut low with a straight.  Jensen takes three quarters of the pot and stays alive.

Break and Color Up
The players are on a 15 minute break.  Tournament staff are removing the yellow $1,000 chips.  The blinds have been raised to $10,000-$20,000 with $20,000-$40,000 betting.

Bart Hanson Eliminated 8th ($32,900)
Bart Hanson has been eliminated in 8th place.  Due to the setup of the final table, we were unable to see the specifics of the hand.

Player Tags: Bart Hanson

Final Table Set

Jun 22, '07

Considering how long it took to get into the money, getting to the final table happened relatively quickly. 

18.  David Eller
17.  Anthony Reategui
16.  Prince of Docness
15.  Mike Matusow

Matusow found himself extremely short stacked, with his $5,000 small blind being a quarter of his stack. A player in early middle position raised to $20,000 with A A Q 10, Matusow called all-in and the bib blind called with J-J-2-8.  The board came down 10 7 4 7 3, with both players checking the whole way down. Matusow revealed A-K-3-x, but te 3 on the river counterfeited his low draw and the other two players chopped the pot, with aces taking the high and 2-8 making an 8-7-4-3-2 low.  

14.  Todd Brunson
13.  Annie Duke
12.  Michael Henrich
11.  Marcus Golser
10.  Bobby Kirkwood


Here is the final table players with their chip counts.

Seat 1 - Reynaud Max - $529,000
Seat 2 - Bart Hanson - $191,000
Seat 3 - John "SirScoopalot" Guth - $387,000
Seat 4 - Randy Jensen - $283,000
Seat 5 - Greg Jamison - $223,000
Seat 6 - Michael Pollowitz - $189,000
Seat 7 - David Flores - $450,000
Seat 8 - Robert Stevanovski - $384,000
Seat 9 - Jim Grove - $163,000

Player Tags: Randy Jensen,   Mike Matusow,   Bart Hanson

Hour One - Three Bust Outs!

Jun 04, '07

Suck Out City

The fist half dozen hands went by rather quietly, and then things got rather interesting. Craig Crivello bet preflop and Bart Hanson called. Hanson had about $50,000 remaining at this point and he pushed all in, in the dark. The flop was dealt KQ9 and Crivello made the call. Crivello flipped over A10 and Hanson flipped over J2. Hanson nearly jumped off the stage when a spade was dealt on the turn, the 8. The A followed suit on the river and Hanson made a runner-runner flush draw to survive.

On the very next hand Andreas Krause moved all in and Matt Vengrin reraised all in over the top of Krause. Everyone else folded and Vengrin flipped over pocket nines. Krause showed AQ and the flop was dealt 832. The train to suck out city would leave the station one more time though, and 45 were dealt on the turn and river. Krause raised both his fists into the air and let out a barbaric yell in celebration of his runner-runner straight draw. This could be a long final table.

Matt Vengrin Eliminated in 9^th Place ($43,378)

For the third hand in a row a player pushed all in when Matt Vengrin reraised all in after Alex Jacob opened the pot for $150,000. Jacob called and Vengrin turned over his opponents’ initials in the form of AJ. Jacob, whose hair might have its own field of gravity at this point flipped over KQ. The board was dealt Q8349 and Vengrin was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $43,378 in prize money and Jacob increased his chip lead on the hand.

Bart Hanson Eliminated in 8^th Place ($55,246)

Two more all in bets took place during the next three hands after Vengrin was eliminated, but they received no calls. Then Hanson pushed all in preflop before Krause moved all in over the top of him. Hanson turned over A10 and Krause showed a pair of ladies. The board was dealt J4424 and Krause won the pot with fours full of queens. Hanson is eliminated in eighth place and he will take home $55,246 in prize money.

Thad Smith Eliminated in 7^th Place ($73,661)

Only two more hands transpired before U.S. soldier Thad Smith moved all in preflop for $290,000. Crivello made the call and had Smith covered. Smith turned over KQ and Crivello flipped over pocket fives. The flop was dealt 995 and gave Crivello a full house. The turn and river cards were no help to Smith and he was eliminated in seventh place. Smith will take home $73,661 in prize money.

What a first hour here at the final table. After a plethora of all in bets and two energetic double ups we are already down to six players. Jacob still retains the chip lead after busting Vengrin in ninth place.

Player Tags: Craig Crivello,   Bart Hanson,   Alex Jacob,   Andreas Krause,   Matthew Vengrin,   Thad Smith

Final Table Set

Jun 03, '07

The final 9 are set in the $1,500 NLHE event, with the final elimination of the night coming at 4:40am.  Alex Jacob is the chip leader with over $3 million is chips.  Former host of Live at the Bike, Bart Hanson has also made the televised nine.

Chad Davis was eliminated in 13th place by Craig Cirvello.  Cirvello raised to $125,000 and Davis reraised all in for $190,000 more.  This sent Cirvello into the tank for several minutes.  He finally made the call with KJ and Davis tabled A10.  The board came 1022J2, sending Davis home with $31,290.  The next two players eliminated were sent home by Alex Jacob.

Alex Jacob opened for $150,000 and Artin Panossian reraised all in.  Jacob called with AK and Panossian showed 88.  The board came A9534, Jacob's spiked his ace and send Panossian packing for $36,012.  Jacob wasted no time, and tangled with Miguel Londono shortly thereafter.  Jacob raised to $140,000 and Londono pushed all in from the button.  Jacobs called with JJ, and Londono flipped over AK.  The board came 1074Q5 and Londono bubbled the final table for $36,012. 

Early in the final table Eric Baldwin was eliminated 10th and the last nine standing were set. 

Here are the final table players and chip counts by seating assignment:

1. Craig Cirvello - $495,000
2. Jeff Yoak -- $965,000
3. Alex Jacob - $3,100,000
4. Andreas Krause - $490,000
5. Paul Evans - $1,690,000
6. Thad Smith - $555,000
7. Ciaran O'Leary -  $610,000
8. Matt Vengren - $930,000
9. Bart Hanson - $210,000

The final table is scheduled to begin at 3pm tomorrow, stay tuned to Cardplayer.com for all your WSOP Coverage. 

Player Tags: Bart Hanson,   Alex Jacob

Hour One - Three Bust Outs!

Jun 04, '07

Suck Out City

The fist half dozen hands went by rather quietly, and then things got rather interesting. Craig Crivello bet preflop and Bart Hanson called. Hanson had about $50,000 remaining at this point and he pushed all in, in the dark. The flop was dealt KQ9 and Crivello made the call. Crivello flipped over A10 and Hanson flipped over J2. Hanson nearly jumped off the stage when a spade was dealt on the turn, the 8. The A followed suit on the river and Hanson made a runner-runner flush draw to survive.

On the very next hand Andreas Krause moved all in and Matt Vengrin reraised all in over the top of Krause. Everyone else folded and Vengrin flipped over pocket nines. Krause showed AQ and the flop was dealt 832. The train to suck out city would leave the station one more time though, and 45 were dealt on the turn and river. Krause raised both his fists into the air and let out a barbaric yell in celebration of his runner-runner straight draw. This could be a long final table.

Matt Vengrin Eliminated in 9^th Place ($43,378)

For the third hand in a row a player pushed all in when Matt Vengrin reraised all in after Alex Jacob opened the pot for $150,000. Jacob called and Vengrin turned over his opponents’ initials in the form of AJ. Jacob, whose hair might have its own field of gravity at this point flipped over KQ. The board was dealt Q8349 and Vengrin was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $43,378 in prize money and Jacob increased his chip lead on the hand.

Bart Hanson Eliminated in 8^th Place ($55,246)

Two more all in bets took place during the next three hands after Vengrin was eliminated, but they received no calls. Then Hanson pushed all in preflop before Krause moved all in over the top of him. Hanson turned over A10 and Krause showed a pair of ladies. The board was dealt J4424 and Krause won the pot with fours full of queens. Hanson is eliminated in eighth place and he will take home $55,246 in prize money.

Thad Smith Eliminated in 7^th Place ($73,661)

Only two more hands transpired before U.S. soldier Thad Smith moved all in preflop for $290,000. Crivello made the call and had Smith covered. Smith turned over KQ and Crivello flipped over pocket fives. The flop was dealt 995 and gave Crivello a full house. The turn and river cards were no help to Smith and he was eliminated in seventh place. Smith will take home $73,661 in prize money.

What a first hour here at the final table. After a plethora of all in bets and two energetic double ups we are already down to six players. Jacob still retains the chip lead after busting Vengrin in ninth place.

Player Tags: Craig Crivello,   Bart Hanson,   Alex Jacob,   Andreas Krause,   Matthew Vengrin,   Thad Smith

Final Table Set

Jun 03, '07

The final 9 are set in the $1,500 NLHE event, with the final elimination of the night coming at 4:40am.  Alex Jacob is the chip leader with over $3 million is chips.  Former host of Live at the Bike, Bart Hanson has also made the televised nine.

Chad Davis was eliminated in 13th place by Craig Cirvello.  Cirvello raised to $125,000 and Davis reraised all in for $190,000 more.  This sent Cirvello into the tank for several minutes.  He finally made the call with KJ and Davis tabled A10.  The board came 1022J2, sending Davis home with $31,290.  The next two players eliminated were sent home by Alex Jacob.

Alex Jacob opened for $150,000 and Artin Panossian reraised all in.  Jacob called with AK and Panossian showed 88.  The board came A9534, Jacob's spiked his ace and send Panossian packing for $36,012.  Jacob wasted no time, and tangled with Miguel Londono shortly thereafter.  Jacob raised to $140,000 and Londono pushed all in from the button.  Jacobs called with JJ, and Londono flipped over AK.  The board came 1074Q5 and Londono bubbled the final table for $36,012. 

Early in the final table Eric Baldwin was eliminated 10th and the last nine standing were set. 

Here are the final table players and chip counts by seating assignment:

1. Craig Cirvello - $495,000
2. Jeff Yoak -- $965,000
3. Alex Jacob - $3,100,000
4. Andreas Krause - $490,000
5. Paul Evans - $1,690,000
6. Thad Smith - $555,000
7. Ciaran O'Leary -  $610,000
8. Matt Vengren - $930,000
9. Bart Hanson - $210,000

The final table is scheduled to begin at 3pm tomorrow, stay tuned to Cardplayer.com for all your WSOP Coverage. 

Player Tags: Bart Hanson,   Alex Jacob