Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.

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Omaha 8

Brandon Guss raised from the button and Tommy Hang called from the big blind. The flop came down     and Hang instantly bet out 20,000 - enough to put Guss all in. Guss called for his tournament life and the cards were turned on their backs.

Hang:     
Guss:     

The community cards finished off with the   and the  , giving Hang jacks and deuces for the elimination. Guss will take home $67,435 in prize money for his fourth-place finish. Hang, on the other hand, is up to about 1.8 million in chips for over half of the chips in play.

Tommy Hang	1,800,000	100,000
Brandon Guss	0	-95,000

Limit Hold'em

Brandon Guss was under the gun and cut out a raise. Action folded to Tommy Hang in the small blind and he made it three bets to go. Guss was his only caller and the two saw     hit the felt. Hang checked and Guss rapped the table back. The   turned, prompting Hang to fire out a bet. Guss went into the tank for over a minute before releasing his cards. Hang picked up the pot and now has about 1.9 million in chips. Guss, on the other hand, has dropped to 145,000.

Tommy Hang	1,900,000	385,000
Brandon Guss	145,000	-75,000

Hold 'Em

Brandon Guss raised from the button and was three-bet by Jim Collopy from the small blind. Joe Villella called all in for less out of the big blind and Guss called Collopy's raise. The flop came     and Guss folded to Collopy's bet. Collopy turned over    for middle pair and Villella was in trouble with   . The turn of   and river   would change nothing and Villella was eliminated in fifth place.

Jim Collopy	1,100,000	260,000
Joe Villella	0	-172,000

Stud

Brandon Guss would get his last 63,000 in chips in on third street and find a taker in Tommy Hang. The cards were turned over:

Guss:    
Hang:    

The next three cards would come out as follows:

Guss:       
Hang:       

Hang would turn over his seventh street card stating "I'm a favorite" as he had the   for two pair, fours and twos. Guss would need a jack, queen, ten, king, ace, or eight to stay alive. A ton of outs and he would hit one of them... the   to hit a Broadway straight. He survived and doubled up to 150,000 in chips.

Tommy Hang	1,515,000	-72,000
Brandon Guss	150,000	80,000

Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day. Tommy Hang leads the table with 1.587 million.

Tommy Hang	1,587,000	87,000
Jim Collopy	1,057,000	7,000
Kristan Lord	453,000	213,000
Joe Villella	172,000	42,000
Brandon Guss	70,000	-170,000

Razz

Villella:    /      /  
Hang:    /      /  

Action came around to Joe Villella and he brought it in. Tommy Hang made it two bets and it came back around to Villella who called. On fourth street, Villella continued out and Hang stuck around. Hang paired his nines on fifth, prompting another bet from Villella. Hang stayed the course, though, and both players checked sixth street.

On seventh, Villella fired out one last bet. Hang thought for about 20 seconds before putting forward a call. Villella instantly mucked his hand and Hang rolled over     for a winning eighty-seven. Hang picked up the pot and now has about 1.5 million in chips. Villela's stack has dropped down to 130,000.

Tommy Hang	1,500,000	50,000
Joe Villella	130,000	-140,000

Omaha 8

It was folded to Jim Collopy in the small blind who raised. Chris George in the big blind made the call. The dealer fanned a flop of     and Collopy bet. George made the call. The turn was the   and Collopy bet and was called by George again. The river was the   and the action repeated itself with Collopy betting and George calling.

Collopy turned over      for the nut flush and the second nut low. George could only look at his cards in frustration as he turned them face up. He had      for a flopped set that was unable to best Collopy's flush. Collopy scooped the pot moving back over the million chip mark and George is slipping dangerously low.

Jim Collopy	1,050,000	190,000
Chris George	215,000	-140,000

Hold 'Em

After losing 100,000 in the previous hand with    against Tommy Hang's    on a       board run out, Stewart Yancik would get his last 30,000 in the very next hand. Kristan Lord, Jim Collopy, and Tommy Hang would all see the flop of    . It was checked to Lord who had been the original pre-flop raiser and he bet. Collopy raised, Hang folded, and Lord re-raised putting himself all in. Collopy made the call and the three hands were turned face up.

Collopy:    for top pair
Yancik:    for two overs
Lord:    for an overpair

Lord was in the lead and it would stay that way on the   turn and   river. Lord stood up, did a quiet fist pump in celebration, and Yancik was eliminated in seventh place.

Jim Collopy	860,000	-90,000
Kristan Lord	250,000	150,000
Stewart Yancik	0	-130,000

Stud 8

Yancik:    /      /  
Hang:    /      /  

Picking up with the action on sixth street, we found Tommy Hang move forward a bet and Stewart Yancik call to see seventh. Both players looked at their final cards and Hang bet out one last time. Yancik heaved a sigh and plopped calling chips forward.

"Full house," said Hang, rolling over     for eights full of aces.

Yancik shook his head and threw away his cards, awarding Hang the pot. Hang has now crossed the million-chip mark with about 1.05 million to Yancik's 160,000.

Tommy Hang	1,050,000	120,000
Stewart Yancik	160,000	-135,000