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

06-30-2009 18:28 UTC-12

Take a Little, Give a Little for Lunkin

Hold'em

John Hanson raised from the cutoff, with a dead button behind him, before Vitaly Lunkin three-bet from the small blind. David Bach folded his big blind and Hanson made the call. The flop landed {7-Hearts}

and Lunkin fired out a bet to take it down.

Next hand Lunkin raised from the button and Erik Sagstrom put in the three-bet from the big blind. Lunkin made the call. The flop landed {K-Clubs}

and Sagstrom's flop-bet was enough to win the pot as Lunkin gives some chips back.

06-30-2009 18:26 UTC-12

Huck Seed Eliminated in 5th Place ($276,610)

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Hold'em

Vitaly Lunkin limped in, Erik Sagstrom raised from the button, John Hanson called from the small blind and Huck Seed called all in for 195,000 from the big blind.

The flop came down {A-Clubs}

. Hanson and Lunkin checked to Sagstrom, who bet. Hanson raised, Lunkin called and Sagstrom called. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

. The action was checked to Lunkin, who bet. Hanson called and Sagstrom called. Everyone checked the {5-Diamonds}

on the river.

Lunkin had {8-Clubs}

for a busted flush draw, Hanson showed the {A-Spades}

for top pair, Sagstrom mucked and Seed mucked, his tournament at an end. He exited in fifth place, collecting $276,610.

06-30-2009 18:20 UTC-12

Triple Up For Seed

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Hold'em

Huck Seed opened the action by moving all in for his last 65,000 chips. David Bach called in the small blind and Erik Sagstrom checked in the big blind.

The two live players checked down a board of {A-Spades}

and Seed tabled {8-Clubs}

for the best hand to collect the triple up.

He's hanging in there with over 200,000 chips.

06-30-2009 18:18 UTC-12

Sagstrom's Wheel Cripples Seed

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Stud-8

Vitaly Lunkin (X)(X) {3-Hearts}

Erik Sagstrom (X)(X) {A-Diamonds}

(X)
Huck Seed (X)(X) {7-Diamonds}

(X)

Vitaly Lunkin had the bring-in, Erik Sagstrom completed, Huck Seed called and Lunkin called. Sagstrom led out on fourth street, Seed called and Lunkin folded. Sagstrom led again on fifth and Seed called, then check-called Seed's sixth street bet. Sagstrom bet the river and Seed called.

Sagstrom showed {4-Hearts}

for a wheel and Seed mucked. He's down to only 65,000 in chips, while Sagstrom is up to 5.3 million.

06-30-2009 18:10 UTC-12

Time To Ignite

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This time last year the atmosphere at the ESPN feature table was electric with Scotty Nguyen cooking up a storm in a way that only he can.

That night Scotty also cooked up some controversy for some of his colorful comments and drunken antics at the final table, but those who were fortunate enough to witness the evening's entertainment in person certainly went home with plenty of memories and a story to tell back home.

Whether you liked him or hated him that evening, Scotty was able to grab your attention.

These five players are certainly polar opposites to Scotty Nguyen and the atmosphere is about as far removed from the 2008 HORSE World Championship as you can get. Water and coffee are the only beverages of choice, and the players have hardly spoken a word between them.

Without a big name TV personality to attract the fans, there are still plenty of empty seats here, and the fans are struggling to give a holla as this final table appears stuck in second gear.

Hopefully something will ignite this final table very soon!

06-30-2009 18:01 UTC-12

Sagstrom Folds to Lunkin's Kings

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Stud

David Bach (X)(X) {9-Spades}

Erik Sagstron (X)(X) {Q-Spades}

Vitaly Lunkin (X)(X) {K-Clubs}

David Bach brought it in and both Erik Sagstrom and Vitaly Lunkin called. Lunkin had the high board and led out on fourth street, Bach folded and Sagstrom called. Lunkin made an open pair of kings on fifth street and bet out, chasing Sagstrom away. Lunkin took it down.

06-30-2009 17:57 UTC-12

Seed Commits It All

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Lunkin: (X-X) {3-Spades}

Seed: (X-X) {9-Spades}

Vitaly Lunkin was the bring in and called the completion of Huck Seed.

Seed fired on fourth street before Lunkin led on fifth. Seed thought for a moment and made the call before catching a pair of kings on sixth. He bet all in for his last 200,000 and Lunkin thought for a minute or two before folding ( {Q-Spades}

) face up.

06-30-2009 17:52 UTC-12