We admittedly picked up the action on this hand a bit late, as the boards didn't look too terribly exciting. On seventh street, Ville Wahlbeck had showing for his up cards, and he checked it. His opponent was Freddie Ellis, whose board read . Ellis took the opportunity to bet, and Wahlbeck went pretty deep into the tank. He shot a glance or two across the table at his opponent, double-checked his hole cards, and sent them into the muck. He's been worked down to about 460,000, while Ellis' technicolor hill of chips is too scattered to count on the fly.
It's not looking good for the Italian Pirate. He is legitimately a short stack now after tangling with chip leader and bully, Freddie Ellis. Pescatori raised fourth street, (X-X) / , then went into check-call mode the rest of the way as Ellis came along and developed a board of (X-X) / / (X). At the river, after drawing the and , Pescatori flipped his cards into the muck when Ellis bet.
They've slowed down play a bit at this final table. For the last fifteen minutes it's mainly been an affair of passing bring-in bets and antes around the table. All of the players are still relatively deep, compared to the limits. Better settle in for the long haul.
Eric Drache completed the bring-in with the in the door. Hasan Habib was looking at the , and he made the call.
Drache: (X-X) / / (X)
Habib: (X-X) / / (X)
On fourth and fifth streets, Drache was the one doing the betting, with Habib calling along. On sixth street, Drache slowed down, and Habib put in a bet. On seventh street, Drache checked again, and Habib fired once more. Drache quickly called, turning over . Habib hadn't yet looked at his final card, and he began to very slowly squeeze it out. After a moment, he shook his head, slipped his cards under, and sent them into the muck.
Habib would go on to lose the next pot he played as well, with betting all the way to seventh street. His chip stack is hurting; he's down under 500,000 from the million he once held.
Hasan Habib brought it in with the showing. Ville Wahlbeck called, as did Eric Drache. On fourth street, Drache picked up a leading king, and he bet out. Habib folded, but Wahlbeck would stay in until the end.
Wahlbeck: (X-X) / / (X)
Drache: (X-X) / / (X)
Picking up on fifth street now, Drache continued out with another bet, and Wahlbeck called. On sixth street, Drache slowed down, allowing Wahlbeck to get in a bet. Both players checked seventh street. Drache rolled over , and his aces up were the winner.
Freddie Ellis brought it in with the , and Hasan Habib called with the . Ville Wahlbeck's was good enough to complete the bet to 20,000, and both opponents called.
On fourth and fifth streets, the two men checked and allowed Wahlbeck to bet. Both men called on fourth, but only Habib came along past fifth. On sixth street, Habib grabbed the betting lead, and Wahlbeck was the caller. Seventh street saw Habib lead out once again. This time though, Wahlbeck stuck in a raise, and Habib surrendered, tapping the table in acknowledgement.
We join Hasan Habib and Max Pescatori on fourth street, as both players check.
Habib: (X-X) / / (X)
Pescatori: (X-X) / / (X)
On fifth and sixth streets, Pescatori was the leading bettor with his open tens, and Habib called both of those bets. On seventh street, Pescatori checked, then called a bet from Habib. Hasan revealed three hearts in the hole, , having made the winning flush on the last card.
showing for his up cards, and he checked it. His opponent was Freddie Ellis, whose board read 
. Ellis took the opportunity to bet, and Wahlbeck went pretty deep into the tank. He shot a glance or two across the table at his opponent, double-checked his hole cards, and sent them into the muck. He's been worked down to about 460,000, while Ellis' technicolor hill of chips is too scattered to count on the fly.
/ (X). At the river, after drawing the 
and 
, Pescatori flipped his cards into the muck when Ellis bet.
in the door. Hasan Habib was looking at the 
, and he made the call.
/ (X)
/ (X)
. Habib hadn't yet looked at his final card, and he began to very slowly squeeze it out. After a moment, he shook his head, slipped his cards under, and sent them into the muck.
showing. Ville Wahlbeck called, as did Eric Drache. On fourth street, Drache picked up a leading king, and he bet out. Habib folded, but Wahlbeck would stay in until the end.
/ (X)
, and his aces up were the winner.
, and Hasan Habib called with the 
/ (X)
