2009 World Series of Poker

Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$1,276,802
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
95
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Kravchenko Busto

Alex Kravchenko Eliminated
Alex Kravchenko Eliminated
Razz

Kabbaj: (X-X) {2-?}{K-?}{2-?}
Kravchenko: (X-X) {8-?}{Q-?}{6-?}{J-?} (X)
Perry: (X-X) {6-?}{Q-?}{8-?}{A-?} (X)

Alex Kravchenko completed, Ralph Perry raised and John Kabbaj called. Kravchenko then moved all in for his last 22,000. Perry raised again and Kabbaj came along.

All players bricked on fourth with Perry betting and Kabbaj calling in the side pot.

On fifth Perry fired again and Kabbaj paired up and released his hand. In the end the boards ran out:

Kravchenko: ({4-?}{6-?}) {8-?}{Q-?}{6-?}{J-?} (X)
Perry: ({2-?}{3-?}) {6-?}{Q-?}{8-?}{A-?} ({5-?})

Perry made a six-low which was too good as Kravchenko was sent to the rail.

Tags: Alex KravchenkoJohn KabbajRalph Perry

Phil Ivey Eliminated

Phil Ivey, caught in a rare smiling moment
Phil Ivey, caught in a rare smiling moment
Omaha-8

Phil Ivey was all in for his last 5,000 from the small blind against Hasan Habib and Erik Sagstrom, who continued betting on the side.

Sagstrom led out and Habib called on every street on the {K-Spades} {8-Clubs} {4-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} board.

Sagstrom {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}
Ivey {J-Spades} {9-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {3-Clubs}
Habib {A-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {3-Spades}

Sagstrom scooped the side pot and got half the main pot with his set of aces. Ivey got the low half of the main pot with a 8-7-4-3-A, while Habib was shut out.

Razz

The game changed to Razz on the next hand and Ivey was all in on third street against Habib and Huck Seed. Habib led out on fourth street and Seed folded.

Habib ({2-?})({3-?}) {7-?} {A-?} {4-?} {2-?} ({4-?})
Ivey ({A-?})({10-?}){3-?} {8-?} {8-?} {K-?} ({10-?})
Seed (X)(X) {6-?} {J-?}

Habib made a seven low by fifth street. Ivey was drawing dead and he was eliminated.

Doyle Doubles

Stud

Doyle Brunson was all in on fourth street for his last chips in a Stud hand against John Hennigan. The board ran out:

Brunson: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}-X
Hennigan: {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}-X-X

The cards were mucked as Hennigan couldn't improve to better Brunson's trip threes. Brunson gets himself back to 110,000.

Tags: Doyle BrunsonJohn Hennigan

Tony G Cripples Martin Vallo

Tony G
Tony G
Razz

Tony G (X)(X) {3-?} {Q-?} {6-?} {10-?} (X)
Martin Vallo (X)(X) {4-?} {7-?} {A-?} {J-?} (X)

Tony G completed on third street and Martin Vallo called. Vallo led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, Tony G calling him down. Vallo check-called a bet on the river.

Tony G showed {2-?} {5-?} {8-?} for a 8-6-5-3-2 low while Vallo tabled {8-?} {3-?} {K-?} for a 8-7-4-3-A low. The G-Man took down the pot and increased his stack to 401,000 while Vallo was left on fumes with 26,000.

Seidel Stuns Perry

Stud

Kabbaj: (X-X) {9-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{8-Spades} (X)
Perry: (X-X) {Q-Spades}{A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{J-Spades} (X)
Seidel: (X-X) {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} (X)

Catching the action on fifth street, Ralph Perry led the betting with Erik Seidel and John Kabbaj calling as David Benyamine stepped aside.

On sixth it was Seidel who led, with Perry and Kabbaj calling once more.

When the river was dealt Seidel bet, Kabbaj folded but Perry looked him up.

Seidel tabled ({7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}) {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} ({6-Clubs}) for the flush as Perry mucked.

Seidel - 300,000
Perry - 370,000
Kabbaj - 350,000

Tags: Erik SeidelJohn KabbajRalph Perry

Another Hansen Doing Well

Thor Hansen
Thor Hansen
Stud-8

David Bach check-called on every street as Thor Hansen led the betting. Bach called him down as the boards are spread as follows:

Bach: {Q-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades} (X-X-X)
Hansen: {3-Clubs}{A-Spades}{J-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} ({7-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{5-Clubs})

Aces up were good for Hansen to scoop as neither could muster up a low. Hansen moves to 400,000 with Bach back to 350,000.

Tags: David BachThor Hansen

Jason Gray Eliminated

Stud

Mikhail Tulchinskiy (X)(X){9-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {6-Spades} (X)
Jason Gray (X)(X) {9-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {3-Spades} (X)
John Monnette (X)(X) {2-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {7-Spades} (X)

John Monnette brought it in on third street, Mikhail Tulchinskiy completed, Jason Gray called all in and Monnette called as well. Monnette and Tulchinskiy continued betting on the side.

Tulchinskiy led out on fourth and fifth streets, Monnette making the calls. Monnette, however, folded to Tulchinskiy's sixth street lead bet.

After the river cards were dealt, Gray showed {A-Spades} {J-Spades} {K-Spades} for a pair of jacks, but Tulchinsky had him with {7-Clubs} {9-Spades} {3-Clubs} for two pair, sending him to the rail.

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Rivered again
Rivered again
Stud

Both Justin Smith and Barry Greenstein were all in against Erick Lindgren.

Smith {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {10-Spades}
Greenstein {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {7-Diamonds}
Lindgren {7-Spades} {7-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {A-Spades} (?)

Though Greenstein started with buried aces and made aces up by the river, Justin Smith made a Broadway straight on seventh street to send him to the rail.

Benyamine Busts

David Benyamine Eliminated
David Benyamine Eliminated
Stud

David Benyamine completed, Gus Hansen raised and Benyamine made the call. On fourth, Benyamine moved all in and Hansen made the call. The boards fell...

Benyamine: ({K-Spades}{4-Clubs}) {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} ({3-Hearts})
Hansen: ({K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}) {K-Hearts}{4-Spades}{A-Spades}{8-Spades} (X)

Hansen started with split kings and Benyamine never caught up. Benyamine departs as Hansen is now over 800,000 chips.

Tags: David BenyamineGus Hansen

Daniel Alaei Eliminated

Stud

Patrik Antonius (X)(X){J-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {A-Spades} {J-Hearts} (X)
Daniel Alaei (X)(X) {10-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}
Gus Hansen (X)(X) {2-Spades} {3-Clubs} {8-Spades} {5-Hearts} (X)

Gus Hansen had the bring-in, Antonius completed, Alaei raised, Hansen called, Antonius reraised, Alaei called, Hansen four-bet, and both Antonius and Alaei called. Antonius led out on fourth street and Alaei made a rather disciplined fold, saving his last 21,000 in chips. Hansen called. Antonius led on fifth street, Hansen called, and Antonius led again on sixth.

"Hmmm. This is hi/low right?" asked Hansen, half-joking, half-serious. He made the call.

Antonius bet in the dark on the river. Hansen hemmed and hawed a bit before giving up his hand and conceding the pot to Antonius.

Alaei was eliminated on the next hand, while Hansen fell to 740,000 in chips.