Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:49 PM Local Time
Saro Getzoyan called a preflop raise by William Thorsson and then, after the
flop, check-raised Thorsson, who called. Getzoyan bet out after the
on the turn and the
on the river but couldn't lose Thorsson, who flipped over
for the flush.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:41 PM Local Time
The blinds are so big now than any confrontation leaves a scar. Geoff Sanford raised before the flop and was three-bet by Saro Getzoyan. The flop came
and both players checked. They also both checked the
on the turn, but Getzoyan led out after the
fell on the river. Getzoyan showed the
and Sanford mucked.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:35 PM Local Time
After William Thorsson raised and Saro Getzoyan called, Geoff Sanford reraised, leaving him with just 60,000 behind. The other two players called and they saw a flop of
. Saro checked and Sanford bet 40K, only to be raised by Thorsson. Getzoyan called and Sanford tossed in his last 20,000.
Thorsson and Getzoyan checked down the
on the turn and the
on the river. Saro turned over
but Sanford had the overpair in
. Thorsson couldn't beat that and Sanford boosted his stack to 500K.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:28 PM Local Time
WIth the board reading
Saro Getzoyan's A-8 pipped Geoff Sanford's A-2 and left Sanford with only about 150K behind.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:18 PM Local Time
We have three players left, and here's how their stacks look:
Saro Getzoyan: 1.2 milion
William Thorsson: 750,000
Geoff Sanford: 650,000
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:14 PM Local Time
After losing the that big hand to Geoff Sanborn, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Thor Hansen re-raised all-in from the big blind against Saro Getzoyan. Hansen had the lead with
vs.
, but the
flop gave Getzoyan the lead. Hansen picked up a wheel draw when the
turned, but the river was the
and Getzoyan won with trip sevens. Thor Hansen wins $93,008 for finishing in fourth place.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:08 PM Local Time
After Thor Hansen called Geoff Sanford's preflop raise the two saw a
flop. Sanford bet, Hansen raised and Sanford called. The turn was the
and this time when Hansen bet, Sanford bet nearly the rest of his chips. Hansen took a long while to decide what to do. He stacked and re-stacked his chips over and over, checking his cards and frowning at the board.
Finally he raised the last of Sanford's chips and Sanford showed
for the pair on the turn. Hansen nodded grimly as he turned over the
, and when the
fell on the river Geoff Sanford doubled up and stayed alive.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:57 PM Local Time
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:52 PM Local Time
Before the flop Saro Getzoyan raised and Geoff Sanford re-raised to 90K. After Saro called they saw a flop of
and Getzoyan check-raised Sanford and was called. The
fell on the turn, Getzoyan bet and was called, and when the
hit on the river Saro through in his last 5K.
Getzoyan turned over
and the pair of Eights he flopped were good enough to keep him alive in the today's event.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:42 PM Local Time
The players are on a 15-minute break and will resume play at 7pm PDT.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:31 PM Local Time
When, on a board showing
, Getzoyan wasn't able to beat Hansen's
.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:26 PM Local Time
With the board showing
Saro Getzoyan bet out and, when Thor Hansen called, immediately mucked his cards. Hansen never showed his own hand so we don't know what he had, but what we do know is that after falling short on chips early on Thor Hansen is now very close to the chip lead.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:12 PM Local Time
After he won a huge pot from Geoff Sanford. Thorsson raised and Sanford and Thor Hansen both called in the blinds. The flop came
and Thorsson led out. Hansen called, Sanford raised and, after Thorsson called, Hanson chose to get out of the way.
The turn brought the
and Sanford led out for 60K. Thorsson raised and Sanford called. The
fell on the river and this time Sanford check-called Thorsson's bet. Thorsson turned over the
for the full house and Sanford mucked his cards.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:04 PM Local Time
After losing that cruel hand where his pocket Kings ran into pocket Aces, David Gee was eliminated in 5th place by Thor Hansen. Gee moved in the last of his chips with
and Hansen called with
. The flop provided no help but the
on the turn gave Gee a few extra outs, but the
on the river gave Hansen a set. Gee receives $68,850 for his fifth-place finish.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:01 PM Local Time
Just as things slowed down a bit, the biggest pot of the day. Before the flop David Gee raised and Saro Getzoyan re-raised. Gee called and they saw a flop of
. Getzoyan bet and Gee called, and then after the
hit on the turn Gee raised Getzoyan, who just called. He also just called Gee's bet on the river when the
fell.
When the cards were flipped over Getzoyan's
had beaten Gee's
. Gee slammed his fist on the table as he saw how unlucky he'd been to run into the only hand bigger than his Kings. That pot sent Getzoyan up to nearly 880K and Gee down to 100,000.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:37 PM Local Time
On the button Geoff Sanford raised and Thor Hansen called in the big blind. Hansen called Sanford down to the river as the board ran out
, and when Sanford turned over
, making two pair on the river, Hansen mucked.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:24 PM Local Time
David Gee raised to 40K and Tom Koral called in the big blind. The flop came
, Koral checked, Gee bet, and Koral came in with the check-raise. Gee called and the two players saw the
hit on the turn. Koral bet the last of his chips and Gee called. Gee filled in a gutshot straight draw with that Nine on the turn and that left Koral drawing dead with pocket Sevens. Tom Koral finished in 6th place and won $54,356.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:18 PM Local Time
Thor Hansen has two World Series of Poker bracelets and he seems to be enjoying himself as he tries to win his third. Most of the time he has a bemused smile on his face, he's gotten the other players to laugh a few times, and he seems perfectly relaxed.
Until...he's watching two other players involved in a hand. Then he leans forward and intently observes the action, picking up whatever information is out there to be learned.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:03 PM Local Time
The spectators lining the rail just a few feet from today's final table are a quiet lot, not a lot of noise or commotion to bother the players, just subdued chatter and occasional words of support for their friends fighting for the bracelet. Almost like the spectators at a golf tournament--quiet, reserved, polite.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:59 PM Local Time
Tom Koral limped into a pot and David Gee checked in the big blind. The flop fell
and Gee check-raised Koral, who called. After the
hit on the turn Gee bet the rest of his chips, Koral called, and Gee turned over
for two pair. But Koral had an open-ended straight draw with
, a draw that failed to come in when the
appeared on the river.