Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Day 3 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-28-2009 17:54 UTC-12

John Hennigan Eliminated

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Omaha-8

David Bach raised from the cutoff, John Hennigan three-bet from the small blind, Bach made it four bets and Hennigan called. The flop came down {J-Spades}

. Hennigan checked, Bach bet and Hennigan called. Both players checked the {7-Diamonds}

on the turn. The river was the {K-Clubs}

and Hennigan led out. Bach made the call.

"I have jacks up," said Hennigan as he tabled {A-Spades}

, but Bach had the better two pair with {A-Diamonds}

for kings up. Bach scooped the pot and Hennigan was left with only 43,000.

On a subsequent hand, Mike Wattel opened from UTG and Hennigan called from the button. The last of his chips went in on the {K-Hearts}

flop.

Wattel showed {A-Hearts}

having flopped the nut flush. Hennigan had {7-Diamonds}

for a lower flush and was drawing dead. He hit the rail and Wattel chipped up to 515,000.

06-28-2009 17:55 UTC-12

Final Three Tables

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With the elimination of John Hennigan in 25th place, the players are now redrawing for the final three tables of this event.

We'll have the redraw for you shortly.

06-28-2009 17:58 UTC-12

Re-Draw to Three Tables

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Our remaining 24 players just re-drew for new seats on three tables. Here's a look at the new lineup:

Table 58

Seat 1 - Erik Sagstrom
Seat 2 - Erik Seidel
Seat 3 - Steve Billirakis
Seat 4 - Mikhail Tulchinskiy
Seat 5 - David Chiu
Seat 6 - Mike Wattel
Seat 7 - Chau Giang
Seat 8 - Matt Glantz

Table 62

Seat 1 - Tony G
Seat 2 - David Bach
Seat 3 - John Hanson
Seat 4 - Ray Dehkharghani
Seat 5 - Ville Wahlbeck
Seat 6 - John Kabbaj
Seat 7 - Freddy Deeb
Seat 8 - Gus Hansen

Table 64

Seat 1 - Huck Seed
Seat 2 - Thor Hansen
Seat 3 - Scotty Nguyen
Seat 4 - Brett Richey
Seat 5 - Bill Chen
Seat 6 - Todd Brunson
Seat 7 - Vitaly Lunkin
Seat 8 - Frank Kassela

06-28-2009 18:04 UTC-12

Lunkin Powers On

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Stud-8

Seed: (X-X) {8-Clubs}

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

(X)
Kassela: (X-X) {2-Clubs}

Frank Kassela brought in and Huck Seed completed. Vitaly Lunkin called as did Kassela.

On fourth, Kassela checked, Seed bet and both opponents called.

Lunkin had first action with a pair on fifth street and checked, as did Kassela with Seed firing a bet. Lunkin called and Kassela folded.

On sixth street, Kassela had improved to two pair on board and bet with Seed making the call.

Lunkin checked the river in the dark and Seed checked behind. Lunkin revealed ( {8-Hearts}

) and couldn't improve on the two pair showing and Seed mucked his hand.

Seed - 655,000
Lunkin - 980,000

Tags: Huck Seed Vitaly Lunkin

06-28-2009 18:11 UTC-12

Ville, Ville Nice!

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Stud-8

Freddy Deeb (X)(X) {4-Hearts}

(X)
David Bach (X)(X) {K-Clubs}

Ville Wahlbeck (X)(X) {2-Clubs}

(X)

Freddy Deeb completed on third street and both David Bach and Ville Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck checked on fourth street, Deeb bet, Bach folded and Wahlbeck called. Both players checked on fifth street. Wahlbeck led out on sixth, Deeb raised and Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck bet the river and Deeb called.

Wahlbeck showed {2-?}

for deuces full of aces. Deeb mucked and Wahlbeck took it down. He's now up to 1.3 million in chips.

06-28-2009 18:13 UTC-12

Glantz Chiu'd Up

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Stud-8

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

(X)
Chiu: (X-X) {Q-Spades}

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

(X)

Steve Billirakis led the betting action on fourth, fifth and sixth streets with Matt Glantz all in for his last chips by fifth street.

On the river Billirakis checked to David Chiu who threw out one more bet but Billirakis let it go.

Chiu tabled {A-Spades}

for the nut flush, and with no player able to show a low, he scooped the pot. Chiu is up to 370,000 with Glantz sent to the rail in 24th place.

Tags: David Chiu Matt Glantz Steve Billirakis

06-28-2009 18:17 UTC-12

Scotty Nguyen Doubles through Frank Kassela

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Stud-8

Scotty Nguyen ( {10-Clubs}

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Vitaly Lunkin (X)(X) {6-Spades}

Frank Kassela ( {6-Hearts}

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Scotty Nguyen had the bring-in, Vitaly Lunkin called, Frank Kassela completed, Nguyen raised all in for 41,000, Lunkin folded and Kassela called.

Nguyen rivered a ten for trips while Kassela missed his straight, flush and low draws. Nguyen scooped and doubled to 120,000 in chips. Kassela slipped to 430,000.

06-28-2009 18:18 UTC-12

Mikhail Tulchinskiy Eliminated

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Stud-8

Mikhail Tulchinskiy has been sent to the rail with Erik Seidel collecting his chips.

Tulchinskiy: {4-Spades}

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Seidel: {8-Hearts}

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Tulchinskiy would consider himself unlucky as he made a full house, threes full of kings, but Seidel showed eights full of sixes for a bigger full house to collect the pot.

Seidel is up to 600,000 with Tulchinskiy eliminated in 23rd place.

Tags: Erik Seidel Mikhail Tulchinskiy

06-28-2009 18:22 UTC-12

Kassela Scoops Hansen

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Stud-8

Thor Hansen (X)(X) {A-Diamonds}

(X)
Bill Chen (X)(X) {5-Clubs}

Frank Kassela (X)(X) {6-Clubs}

(X)

Frank Kassela limped in, Thor Hansen completed, Bill Chen called and Kassela called. Hansen and Chen checked fourth street over to Kassela, who bet. Both players called. On fifth the action was again checked to Kassela. He bet, Hansen called and Chen folded. Hansen check-called another bet from Kassela on sixth street, then checked dark on the river. Kassela bet dark and Hansen called.

Kassela showed {7-Clubs}

for a seven-high straight and a 6-5 low to scoop the pot and take his stack up to 660,000. Hansen was left with 150,000.

06-28-2009 18:27 UTC-12

Aces Up for Kabbaj

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Stud-8

Tony G (X)(X) {6-Clubs}

(X)
John Hanson (X)(X) {3-Spades}

(X)
John Kabbaj (X)(X) {2-Diamonds}

(X)

Tony G completed on third street and both John Hanson and John Kabbaj called. Tony G led on fourth and both players called. The G checked his open pair of sixes on fifth street, Kabbaj bet, Hanson called and Tony G called. Tony G reassumed the lead on sixth and led out, both players looking him up. Everyone checked the river.

Kabbaj showed {A-?}

(X) for aces up, besting Tony G's kings up with {K-?}

(X) in the hole. Kabbaj is now up to 600,000.