Gus Hansen opened for a raise from middle position, Erik Seidel called on the button, John Kabbaj called from the small blind and Bill Chen called from the big blind.
The flop came down . The action was checked to Hansen, who bet. Seidel folded, Kabbaj folded, Chen raised and Hansen called. Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the and Chen check-called a bet from Hansen.
Hansen turned over , his pair of kings good enough to take the pot. He's up to 800,000 while Chen is all the way down to 130,000.
After leading for the best part of two days, Hasan Habib was recently eliminated from the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event and will go home empty-handed for his troubles.
Scotty Nguyen completed and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. Nguyen continued to lead the betting action, firing on fourth, fifth and sixth streets.
On the river, Nguyen checked, Wahlbeck bet and Nguyen called.
Wahlbeck tabled () for the nut flush and best low to scoop the pot and leave Nguyen on the short stack with 167,000. Wahlbeck is up to a healthy 955,000.
Antonius was crippled on a hand vs. Chau Giang, where Giang made a 6-5-4-3-A low to leave Antonius on only 36,000 in chips.
Patrik Antonius (X)(X) (X)
Gus Hansen (X)(X) (X)
Erik Seidel (X)(X) (X)
A few hands later, Erik Seidel brought it in, Gus Hansen completed, Antonius bet his last 24,000, Seidel called and Hansen called. Seidel led out on fourth street and Hansen called. The lead switched to the Great Dane on fifth street and he bet out, Seidel making the call. Hansen hit a pair of sixes on sixth street and called Seidel's bet. Seidel then bet the river and Hansen gave up his hand.
Seidel showed for a wheel. Antonius mucked and headed for the rail... but not before being stopped by some autograph hounds.