Ville Wahlbeck raised from the hijack position before Gus Hansen popped it up from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call.
The flop fell and Wahlbeck checked to Hansen who fired a bet. Wahlbeck made the call.
On the turn, again Wahlbeck checked and then called the bet from Hansen. The river landed the and once again Wahlbeck checked the action over to Hansen who tossed out a bet. Wahlbeck called but mucked when Hansen revealed for a straight.
Hansen moves up to 1.48 million to be back amongst the leaders as Wahlbeck is down to 1.09 million.
John Kabbaj raised from the button before Vitaly Lunkin three-bet out of the small blind. Kabbaj made the call and they saw the flop land . Lunkin led out with a bet and Kabbaj made the call.
The turn was the to put four diamonds on board and both players slowed and checked to see the brick the river. Lunkin bet again and Kabbaj made the call.
Lunkin tabled for the second-nut flush to take it down. He's up to 1.9 million with Kabbaj now in deep trouble.
John Kabbaj opened from late position, kicking off a raising war with Ray Dehkharghani that would end with the rest of Kabbaj's chips in the pot pre-flop.
Kabbaj
Dehkharghani
The board ran out , Kabbaj's ace-high holding up to double his stack to 200,000. Dehkharghani is down to 700,000.
Ville Wahlbeck raised from UTG, Gus Hansen reraised from UTG+1, and the action folded back around to Wahlbeck, who made the call.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Wahlbeck led out. Hansen called and they went to the river, the , which paired the board. Wahlbeck fired again and Hansen called.
Wahlbeck turned up for a wheel and scooped the pot. He's up to 1,230,000 while Hansen is on 1,460,000.
Round two in the Tony G versus Gus Hansen duel has gone the way of the "G" after scooping an Omaha-8 hand against the "Great Dane".
Guoga raised preflop from the hijack position and Hansen again defended out of the big blind.
The flop landed and Hansen led with a bet. Guoga made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked before the landed on the river. Hansen bet and Guoga raised with Hansen making the call.
Guoga showed for aces and sixes to take down the pot.
"You've got to have some guts to go all in on the river!" exclaimed Guoga. He wasn't all in, but very close to it, as he's now back with head above water on 445,000.
Catching the action on fifth street, Erik Seidel led out with a bet before John Kabbaj raised. Seidel called and then fired out a bet on sixth when Kabbaj bricked a queen. Kabbaj made the call.
On the river, Seidel bet and Kabbaj raised all in for the last of his chips, with Seidel making the call.
Seidel: ()
Kabbaj: (-X)
Seidel tabled a seven-four low as Kabbaj found himself drawing dead on the river. Seidel takes it down to move up to 830,000 as Kabbaj is eliminated in 16th place to collect $72,914 in prize money.
Freddy Deeb (X)(X) (X)
John Hanson (X)(X)
Ville Wahlbeck (X)(X) (X)
We caught up with this hand on fourth street, where the action was checked over to Ville Wahlbeck. Wahlbeck bet, Deeb called and Hanson folded. Wahlbeck continued to lead all the way to the river and Deeb called him down.
Wahlbeck showed for a 6-5-4-3-A low. Deeb missed his wheel draw with , ending up with a 9-5-4-2-A low. Wahlbeck won the pot, increasing his stack to 1,410,000 while Deeb fell to 250,000.
Erik Seidel completed with Steve Billirakis making the call on third street. Seidel checked on fourth and Billirakis bet. Seidel made the call and both players checked fifth.
On sixth street, Billirakis fired with a pair on board but Seidel made the call. Both players then checked the river.
Seidel tabled () for two pair, jacks and tens, which was too good for Billirakis, who mucked.
Seidel now sits with 930,000 chips as Billirakis is now on the short stack with just 163,000.
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and Wahlbeck checked to Hansen who fired a bet. Wahlbeck made the call.
turn, again Wahlbeck checked and then called the bet from Hansen. The river landed the 
and once again Wahlbeck checked the action over to Hansen who tossed out a bet. Wahlbeck called but mucked when Hansen revealed 
for a straight.
. Lunkin led out with a bet and Kabbaj made the call.
to put four diamonds on board and both players slowed and checked to see the 
brick the river. Lunkin bet again and Kabbaj made the call.
for the second-nut flush to take it down. He's up to 1.9 million with Kabbaj now in deep trouble.
, Kabbaj's ace-high holding up to double his stack to 200,000. Dehkharghani is down to 700,000.
to provide a very pretty board as Hansen checked to Guoga who tossed out a bet. Hansen made the call.
river both players checked it down.
.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Wahlbeck led out. Hansen called and they went to the river, the 
for a wheel and scooped the pot. He's up to 1,230,000 while Hansen is on 1,460,000.
and Hansen led with a bet. Guoga made the call.
and both players checked before the 
(X)
) for a nine-low to take it down. Seed is at 1.39 million with Deeb struggling on 560,000.
(X)
(X)
(X)
) for two pair, jacks and tens, which was too good for Billirakis, who mucked.