Can Freddy Do it Again?
19 will return, 16 will cash, and eight will go to sleep tonight knowing they made the final table of the 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. In about forty minutes' time, Day 4 action will get underway with Vitaly Lunkin returning to play as the chip leader with 1,527,000 in his stack. Right behind him are Erik "Erik123" Sagstrom and Freddy Deeb, who is making a second run at a $50K H.O.R.S.E. title after winning the bracelet in 2007.
Join us at 2 p.m. as we prepare to burst the money bubble and play down until our eight final tablists emerge.
David Bach completed and fired bets on fourth and fifth streets, before John Hanson took over the lead on sixth. Bach paired up on board and let his hand go. Hanson collects an early pot.
Todd Brunson completed before Vitaly Lunkin led on fourth. Brunson took over on fifth and sixth, firing bets before he was all in by the river. Lunkin called him down.
Brunson: ()
Lunkin: (-X)
Brunson held a straight and low draw but bricked the river to end up with just a pair of sevens. Lunkin already held a pair of eights which was enough to collect the pot and send Brunson to an early elimination on Day 4 of play.
John Kabbaj (X)(X)
Freddy Deeb (X)(X) (X)
Tony G (X)(X) (X)
John Kabbaj completed on third street, Freddy Deeb called and Tony G called behind him. Deeb led out on fourth street with the high board and both Deeb and Tony G called. Deeb caught a king on fifth and bet, Tony G called and Kabbaj folded. Sixth street brought another bet from Deeb, a raise from Tony G and a call from Deeb. Both players checked the river.
Tony G showed for two pair, sixes and threes and took it down. He's up to 760,000 while Deeb is on 1,080,000.
Some verbal fireworks went off between the two after the hand, which concluded in Deeb unleashing a torrent of "F-bombs." His choice of language resulted in a one-orbit penalty.
Erik Sagstrom raised from the cutoff and David Chiu called. The flop came down . Chiu led out and Sagstrom called. Chiu fired again on the turn, which fell the . Sagstrom called again. The river was the and Chiu fired a third time. Sagstrom called.
Chiu tabled for trips and Sagstrom mucked. He's still near the top of the leaderboard, however with 1,360,000 while Chiu chipped up to 375,000.
Erik Sagstrom raised from early position, Mike Wattel three-bet from the small blind and Sagstrom called. Watte led out on the flop and Sagstrom called. The came on the turn and Wattel bet again, recieving a call from Sagstrom. The river was the and Wattel put out another bet. Sagstrom looked him up.
Wattel rolled over and Sagstrom mucked. Wattel is up to 760,000 while Sagstrom fell to 890,000.