Bart Hanson raised from the cutoff only to find Christopher George three-bet from the small blind. Hanson called and the flop came . George led and Hanson raised all in. George called the bet.
The turn was the and the river the , ensuring that Hanson would be our 9th place finisher, a victim of George's deuces full of kings.
Ryan Lenaghan raised from his button and Arthur Kargen called from the small blind. Jeff Lisandro called all in for his last 27,000 and the three saw a flop.
The flop came and both Kargen and Lenaghan checked. The board paired with the on the turn and Kargen fired a bet. Lenaghan folded and the hands were turned up.
Kargen:
Lisandro:
The river brought the , giving Lisandro a full house of queens full of sevens for the high. He also won the low with his eight-seven and was able to secure the triple.
Prior to this hand, Ryan Lenaghan lost a sizable pot to prior Hastings after Hastings made Broadway against him.
In this hand, Lenaghan called all in from under the gun and Arthur Kargen raised from the next seat over. Brian Hastings called from the small blind and Christopher George called from the big blind.
Four players took a flop of and Hastings led with a bet. George folded and Kargen called. The hit the turn and both players checked to see the complete the board. Hastings fired another bet and this time Kargen folded.
Hastings showed for a straight and the nut low. Lenaghan tabled before the cards were picked up and placed into the muck. Hastings was able to scoop and eliminate Lenaghan from play.
Brian Hastings had the button and raised only to have Christopher George three-bet from the small blind. It came back to Hastings who cut out a four-bet that was called.
The flop brought and George check-called a bet from Hastings. The turn was the and George checked again. Hastings fired once more and George called. The hit the river and it went check, bet, call once more.
Hastings rolled over with a pair of aces which was good for the high. George showed for the same low and the two chopped the low, resulting in George being quartered. With this win, Hastings is now up to 735,000.
Last year, Brian Hastings earned his first WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em event. Hastings also has two previous cashes in Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better events, finishing 16th in the $5,000 buy-in last year and 37th in the $1,500 buy-in just last week. With previous success in Omaha tournaments, it's no surprise that Hastings sits near the top of the leaderboard at the final table of this event. PokerNews' Pamela Maldonado spoke with Hastings during the break.
In May you cashed mostly in no-limit Hold’em events online but have had more success at the World Series of Poker with Omaha events. Which game do you prefer and do you prefer live or online?
I think these days I like playing mixed games more than I like playing hold’em. I’ve just played so much no-limit hold’em in my life that it’s become repetitive. I’ve probably played a couple million hands in just hold’em so right now I prefer mixed games. The other games are just newer and fresher and additionally I generally other players are worse at those games. You know, they are just games that people have spent as much time learning compared to no-limit hold’em. There is a lot of strategy content for no limit: training sites, books, and forums. There’s significantly less on mixed games. It’s the kind of thing where few people put in a lot of work off the tables, therefore not too many people know how to play at optimum level.
You have a pretty stacked table. How comfortable do you feel playing against some of the toughest competitors?
I feel very, very comfortable. I’ve played a lot of cash games with Rob Mizrachi back in Florida. He’s a very good player but there aren’t really any issues there. Otherwise, I feel pretty good about myself against the field.
Do you think an amateur winning the event is more or less impactful than a professional winning?
It depends what event. It’s a cooler story that gets more attention if Phil Ivey wins three bracelets than if three different amateurs win one bracelet. It depends on the situation, the event, and who it is. Either way, both can be good for the game.
Brian Hastings raised from the hijack and Jeff Lisandro was automatically all in for his last 6,000 from the small blind. Viacheslav Zhukov was all in for his last 12,000 from the big blind and all three hands were turned over.
Jeff Lisandro:
Viacheslav Zhukov:
Brian Hastings:
The board ran out and Hastings was able to take the high with his ace-high flush. Zhukov dragged in the low by playing his four and his deuce. Lisandro had no piece of it and was sent to the rail in 7th place. He made a quick exit from the tournament area after the elimination was official.
Brian Hastings opened with a raise from UTG+1 and Arthur Kargen called all in from the cutoff. Danny Fuhs called from the big blind and the three players took a flop.
The dealer fanned and both Fuhs and Hastings checked it down. They did the same as the turned and one last time when the rivered.
Hastings showed for a heart flush and Fuhs mucked his cards. Kargen showed to the table before it was picked up and tossed into the muck. Kargen was eliminated in 6th place and will collect $55,423 in tournament winnings.
Christopher George opened with a raise from the small blind and Viacheslav Zhukov was already all in for his last 6,000. The hands were turned up as the two were about to witness five community cards that would determine Zhukov's life.
Zhukov:
George:
The board fell down which led to George playing his ace and trey to make two pair for the high and his seven and deuce to take the low. Zhukov was officially eliminated from play in fifth place.
. George led and Hanson raised all in. George called the bet.
and the river the 
, ensuring that Hanson would be our 9th place finisher, a victim of George's deuces full of kings.
and both Kargen and Lenaghan checked. The board paired with the 
on the turn and Kargen fired a bet. Lenaghan folded and the hands were turned up.
, giving Lisandro a full house of queens full of sevens for the high. He also won the low with his eight-seven and was able to secure the triple.
and Hastings led with a bet. George folded and Kargen called. The 
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turned and one last time when the 
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