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

06-28-2009 23:02 UTC-12

Day 4 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

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Play resumes at 2:00pm.

(Table 58)
Seat 1: Erik Sagstrom - 1315000
Seat 2: Erik Seidel - 464000
Seat 3: Steve Billirakis - 576000
Seat 5: David Chiu - 397000
Seat 6: Mike Wattel - 779000
Seat 7: Chau Giang - 616000

(Table 60)
Seat 1: Huck Seed - 672000
Seat 2: Ray Dehkharghani - 262000
Seat 4: Brett Richey - 671000
Seat 6: Todd Brunson - 145000
Seat 7: Vitaly Lunkin - 1527000
Seat 8: Frank Kassela - 499000

(Table 62)
Seat 1: Tony G - 642000
Seat 2: David Bach - 1265000
Seat 3: John Hanson - 815000
Seat 5: Ville Wahlbeck - 842000
Seat 6: John Kabbaj - 678000
Seat 7: Freddy Deeb - 1300000
Seat 8: Gus Hansen - 801000

06-29-2009 08:26 UTC-12

Day 4 to Commence at 2 p.m.

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19 will return, 16 will cash, and eight will go to sleep tonight knowing they made the final table of the 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. In about forty minutes' time, Day 4 action will get underway with Vitaly Lunkin returning to play as the chip leader with 1,527,000 in his stack. Right behind him are Erik "Erik123" Sagstrom and Freddy Deeb, who is making a second run at a $50K H.O.R.S.E. title after winning the bracelet in 2007.

Join us at 2 p.m. as we prepare to burst the money bubble and play down until our eight final tablists emerge.

Level: 17

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-29-2009 09:04 UTC-12

Cards Are In The Air!

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The players have taken their seats, unbagged their chips and the cards are back in the air!

06-29-2009 09:11 UTC-12

Hanson Starts Well

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Razz

Bach: (X-X) {5-?}

Hanson: (X-X) {2-?}

David Bach completed and fired bets on fourth and fifth streets, before John Hanson took over the lead on sixth. Bach paired up on board and let his hand go. Hanson collects an early pot.

Tags: David Bach John Hanson

06-29-2009 09:17 UTC-12

Todd Brunson Eliminated

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Stud-8

Brunson: (X-X) {4-Clubs}

(X)
Lunkin: (X-X) {2-Hearts}

(X)

Todd Brunson completed before Vitaly Lunkin led on fourth. Brunson took over on fifth and sixth, firing bets before he was all in by the river. Lunkin called him down.

Brunson: {4-Clubs}

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Lunkin: {2-Hearts}

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-X)

Brunson held a straight and low draw but bricked the river to end up with just a pair of sevens. Lunkin already held a pair of eights which was enough to collect the pot and send Brunson to an early elimination on Day 4 of play.

Tags: Todd Brunson Vitaly Lunkin

06-29-2009 09:26 UTC-12

Dehkharghani Chips Up

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Stud-8

Dehkharghani: (X-X) {2-Diamonds}

(X)
Lunkin: (X-X) {A-Diamonds}

(X)

Vitaly Lunkin completed and Ray Dehkharghani made the call. Lunkin then fired a bet on fourth street, before check-calling on fifth.

Sixth and seventh streets were checked down.

Dehkharghani: {2-Diamonds}

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Lunkin: {A-Diamonds}

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Dehkharghani showed down a pair of queens to collect the pot. He's up to 385,000.

Tags: Ray Dehkharghani Vitaly Lunkin

06-29-2009 09:27 UTC-12

Tony G vs. Freddy Deeb

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Stud

John Kabbaj (X)(X) {Q-Diamonds}

Freddy Deeb (X)(X) {10-Hearts}

(X)
Tony G (X)(X) {5-Diamonds}

(X)

John Kabbaj completed on third street, Freddy Deeb called and Tony G called behind him. Deeb led out on fourth street with the high board and both Deeb and Tony G called. Deeb caught a king on fifth and bet, Tony G called and Kabbaj folded. Sixth street brought another bet from Deeb, a raise from Tony G and a call from Deeb. Both players checked the river.

Tony G showed {6-Hearts}

for two pair, sixes and threes and took it down. He's up to 760,000 while Deeb is on 1,080,000.

Some verbal fireworks went off between the two after the hand, which concluded in Deeb unleashing a torrent of "F-bombs." His choice of language resulted in a one-orbit penalty.

Tags: Freddy Deeb

06-29-2009 09:30 UTC-12

Sagstrom Chiu-ed Up

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Hold'em

Erik Sagstrom raised from the cutoff and David Chiu called. The flop came down {10-Clubs}

. Chiu led out and Sagstrom called. Chiu fired again on the turn, which fell the {5-Spades}

. Sagstrom called again. The river was the {2-Hearts}

and Chiu fired a third time. Sagstrom called.

Chiu tabled {8-Diamonds}

for trips and Sagstrom mucked. He's still near the top of the leaderboard, however with 1,360,000 while Chiu chipped up to 375,000.

06-29-2009 09:32 UTC-12

Sagstrom Slides Some More

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Hold'em

Erik Sagstrom raised from early position, Mike Wattel three-bet from the small blind and Sagstrom called. Watte led out on the {J-Hearts}

flop and Sagstrom called. The {A-Clubs}

came on the turn and Wattel bet again, recieving a call from Sagstrom. The river was the {5-Clubs}