07-11-2008 21:39 UTC-7

Here Comes Hansen

Shamus

In the very last hand before the dinner break, Gus Hansen was involved in a big hand that extended a good seven or eight minutes into the break.

We picked it up on the flop, with the board showing {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{10-Clubs}

{A-Spades}

. Joseph Ward bet 100,000, and Hansen tanked for a long time before making the call. The turn was the {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

. Ward checked quickly, and Hansen bet 200,000. Ward check-raised all in with his last 385,000, and Hansen called.

Ward showed {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{Q-Hearts}

for top pair, but Hansen had {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{10-Diamonds}

for two pair. The river was the {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

, and Ward was out.

Hansen has about 1.3 million chips with which to work when we begin our last level of the night.

Tags: Gus Hansen