Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Day 4 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

Day 4 Completed

06-29-2009 17:44 UTC-12

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Set, Action Resumes Tuesday at 2 p.m.

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After four full days playing five different games, the final table of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event is set. Erik Sagstrom, David Bach, Vitaly Lunkin, John Hanson, Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Seidel and Chau Giang will all return tomorrow at 2 p.m. and play down to the next winner of the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.

Leading the pack is Swedish online pro Erik Sagstrom, aka "Erik123" with 3,675,000 in chips, over a million more than his closest competition, Vitaly Lunkin, with 2,490,000. Ville Wahlbeck, who along with Lunkin is already a bracelet winner this year, is the short stack with 645,000.

The money bubble burst earlier this afternoon with Frank Kassela hitting the rail just outside the money. 2007 $50K H.O.R.S.E. champion Freddy Deeb went out in 14th place while Gus Hansen ended the evening as the final table bubble boy.

Here's a look at the final table chip counts and seating assignments

Seat 1 - Ville Wahlbeck 645,000
Seat 2 - Erik Sagstrom 3,675,000
Seat 3 - John Hanson 1,700,000
Seat 4 - Huck Seed 1,380,000
Seat 5 - Vitaly Lunkin 2,490,000
Seat 6 - David Bach 2,345,000
Seat 7 - Erik Seidel 965,000
Seat 8 - Chau Giang 1,075,000

Join us again tomorrow at 2 p.m. for wall-to-wall coverage of the final table. From all of us here at the Rio in Las Vegas, that's a wrap.

06-29-2009 17:34 UTC-12

Gus Hansen Eliminated in 9th Place ($123,895)

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Omaha-8

Vitaly Lunkin raised from middle position and found four callers in Chau Giang, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom and Gus Hansen.

They saw a flop of {K-Clubs}

and the action checked to Giang who fired a bet, Wahlbeck and Sagstrom folded, before Hansen called all in for his last 30,000 chips. Lunkin also made the call.

The turn was the {J-Clubs}

and Lunkin checked, Giang fired again and Lunkin decided to give it up.

Giang tabled {A-Hearts}

for trip kings as Hansen sighed, "Looks like I need a three," as he tabled {3-Hearts}

.

It wasn't to be for Hansen as the {A-Clubs}

landed on the river and with that our final table is set.

Gus Hansen becomes our final table bubble, eliminated in 9th place for a collect of $123,895.

Tags: Chau Giang Gus Hansen

06-29-2009 17:30 UTC-12

Lunkin Scoops

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Omaha-8

Gus Hansen raised from UTG+1, Vitaly Lunkin called from the hijack, David Bach called from the cutoff and Ville Wahlbeck came along from the big blind.

The flop was {K-Clubs}

. The action was checked to Lunkin, who bet. Bach called, Wahlbeck folded and Hansen called. The turn was the {8-Clubs}

. Hansen checked to Lunkin, who bet. Bach called and Hansen folded. Lunkin bet a third time on the river, which fell the {8-Hearts}

. Bach made the call.

Lunkin showed {K-Diamonds}

, scooping the pot with kings full and a 8-5-4-3-2 low.

Hansen= 110,000
Lunkin= 2.5 million
Bach= 2.5 million

06-29-2009 17:21 UTC-12

Hope They're Not Claustrophobic!

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There has been a strong rail contingent for this event for most of the past few days as the fans have been out in force to catch a glimpse of their favorite players. Even today where we've been tucked away in the corner of the Amazon Room with limited viewing space, the fans have been three and four deep on the rail all day, clinging to every vantage point.

Now as we've hit our final table, the various other media outlets have reappeared to grab a famous photo or two of the final nine. The table is currently surrounded by people in all directions.

The hype is starting to grow as the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. reaches its climax!

06-29-2009 17:15 UTC-12

Hansen Down to 160K

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Hold'em

Erik Sagstrom raised from the small blind and Gus Hansen called from the big blind. The flop came down {10-Spades}

. Sagstrom led out and Hansen called. The turn was the {6-Diamonds}

and Sagstrom fired again. Hansen folded and Sagstrom took down the pot.

Hansen is on fumes with only 160,000 in chips.

06-29-2009 17:10 UTC-12

Re-Draw to One Table

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Our remaining nine players have condensed to one table. Here's the new lineup:

Seat 1 - Ville Wahlbeck
Seat 2 - Erik Sagstrom
Seat 3 - Gus Hansen
Seat 4 - John Hanson
Seat 5 - Huck Seed
Seat 6 - Vitaly Lunkin
Seat 7 - David Bach
Seat 8 - Erik Seidel
Seat 9 - Chau Giang

06-29-2009 17:09 UTC-12

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

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Omaha-8

Chau Giang raised from middle position and Mike Wattel made the call in the big blind.

The flop fell {A-Spades}

and Wattel moved all in for his last 30,000. Giang made the call.

Giang: {A-Diamonds}

Wattel:

Giang had Wattel in trouble after flopping two pair. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

and river the {2-Clubs}

to leave Wattel unimproved and eliminated in 10th place for a collect of $123,895.

With that elimination the players will now be redrawing for the final table. We need to lose one more player before the official final table is formed and we are finished for the day.

Tags: Chau Giang Mike Wattel

06-29-2009 17:05 UTC-12

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

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Omaha-8

Vitaly Lunkin made a button raise, Ray Dehkharghani reraised all in from the small blind, Huck Seed called from the big blind and Lunkin called. Seed and Lunkin checked down the {A-Hearts}

board.

Lunkin {K-Hearts}

Dehkharghani {A-Spades}

Seed

Seed scooped the pot with aces and threes with a ten kicker and sent Dehkharghani home in 11th place.

06-29-2009 17:01 UTC-12

Gus Hangs On

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Omaha-8

John Hanson raised the cutoff and Gus Hansen made the obligatory call from the big blind. The flop fell {6-Clubs}

and Hanson bet to force a fold from Gus.

Gus recovered some chips in subsequent hands after raising preflop and then taking down the pot with a flop continuation bet.

After being down to just 160,000 in chips, Hansen now has some breathing room with 350,000.

Tags: Gus Hansen