Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:36 PM Local Time
Chau Giang is currently talking up a storm. We've yet to see him be too active here at this final table but that hasn't stopped him from chattering away to his opponents.
We're unable to decipher exactly what Chau is saying but according to our announcer, "He said it's game on...roughly translated."
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:34 PM Local Time
Stud
Lunkin: (X-X)
(X)
Bach: (X-X)
(X)
Ville Wahlbeck was the bring in with the
and Vitaly Lunkin completed. David Bach made the call and Wahlbeck folded.
Lunkin fired bets on every street with Bach calling him down the whole way.
Lunkin revealed (
) for an ace-high flush which was good as Bach mucked his hand.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:33 PM Local Time
Stud
Wahlbeck: (X-X)
Seed: (X-X)
Vitaly Lunkin was the bring in with the
and Ville Wahlbeck completed. Huck Seed made the call as Lunkin folded.
On fourth street, Wahlbeck fired out a bet and Seed gave it up.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:30 PM Local Time
Stud
John Hanson (X)(X)
(X)
Huck Seed (X)(X)
(X)
Erik Seidel had the bring-in with the
, John Hanson completed, Huck Seed raised, Seidel folded and Hanson called.
Hanson check-called a bet from Seed on fourth street. Seed made an open pair of kings on fifth and led out, Hanson making the call. Hanson called another bet from Seed on sixth. Seed then bet the river.
Hanson let out a long sigh as he contemplated the call. Several minutes later as he continued to tank and the clock ticked down, Erik Sagstrom got bored, pulled out his phone and started texting. Finally, Hanson gave up his hand, Seed took down the pot, Sagstrom put away his phone, and we can finally play another hand.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:23 PM Local Time
Stud
Seed: (X-X)
(X)
Bach: (X-X)
(X)
Ville Wahlbeck was the bring in with the
and Huck Seed completed. David Bach raised and the table folded back to Seed who made the call.
Bach led on fourth before Seed put in a raise. Bach made the call before firing again on fifth. Seed made the call.
Bach once again fired 80,000 on sixth and Seed called but the final barrel by Bach on the river was enough to take it down as Seed finally gave it up.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:21 PM Local Time
Stud
Huck Seed (X)(X)
(X)
Vitaly Lunkin (X)(X)
David Bach (X)(X)
Erik Seidel (X)(X)
(X)
Huck Seed had the bring-in, Lunkin called, David Bach completed, Erik Seidel raised, Seed called, Lunkin folded and Bach called.
Bach checked to Seidel on fourth street. He led out, Seed raised, Bach folded and Seidel called. Seidel bet out on fifth and sixth streets, earning calls from Seed each time. Seidel checked dark on the river and Seed checked behind.
Seidel showed
(X) for a pair of kings. Seed mucked and Seidel won the pot.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:17 PM Local Time
Razz
Wahlbeck: (X-X)
(X)
Lunkin: (X-X)
(X)
Eric Seidel was the bring in with the
before Ville Wahlbeck completed. Vitaly Lunkin made the call and Seidel folded.
Ville Wahlbeck fired the whole way with Lunkin slowly and deliberately calling him down despite the scary looking board of his opponent.
At showdown Wahlbeck tabled (
-x) but Lunkin took it down with (
) for an eighty-six low.
Meanwhile Chau Giang gave his thoughts on Razz..."I hate this game!"
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:14 PM Local Time
Razz
Chau Giang (X)(X)
John Hanson (X)(X)
Huck Seed (X)(X)
Vitaly Lunkin (X)(X)
Chau Giang had the bring-in, John Hanson completed, Huck Seed called, Vitaly Lunkin raised, Giang folded, Hanson made it three bets, Seed called and Lunkin called.
Lunkin led out on fourth street and both players called. He checked fifth when he caught a jack, Hanson bet out, Seed called and Lunkin called. Lunkin checked again on sixth street, Hanson bet, Seed folded, and after a bit of a think, Lunkin gave up his hand, conceding the pot to Hanson.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 2:02 PM Local Time
Razz
Huck Seed has taken down one of the first significant Razz pots after firing bets on all streets before checking the river against Ville Wahlbeck.
Seed showed
(
) for an eighty-seven low to take it down.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:57 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Erik Sagstrom raised it up from middle position and Vitaly Lunkin called on the button. Both blinds folded and they took a heads-up flop of
.
Sagstrom fired out a bet and Lunkin made the call. The turn brought the
. Sagstrom fired again for 80,000 and this time Lunkin announced a raise. Sagstrom made the call.
The river landed the
. Sagstrom checked over to Lunkin who fired a bet with Sagstrom making the call. Lunkin tabled
-X-X for a full house to collect the high as Sagstrom took the low with
-X-X.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:57 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
The action folded to Huck Seed in the small blind who raised it up. Vitaly Lunkin made the call in the big blind.
The flop fell
and Seed led out with a bet. Lunkin made the call.
The turn landed the
and Seed fired again to take it down as Lunkin released his hand.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:52 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Erik Sagstrom raised from the button and Huck Seed called from the big blind.
The flop came down
and Seed check-raised Sagstrom's bet. Sagstrom called and they went to the turn, which fell the
. Seed bet, Sagstrom raised, Seed three-bet, and Sagstrom called. The river was the
and Sagstrom called Seed's lead bet.
Seed showed
for nines full of threes, but Sagstrom had a low with
for 8-7-3-2-A and they split the pot.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:43 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air.
We'll be starting off with a round of Omaha-8.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:35 PM Local Time
After a 30 minute delay involving preparations for Bluff's live broadcast and a pause for the daily bracelet ceremony, players are taking their seats and we should be underway shortly.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:21 PM Local Time
Chau Giang arrived in the United States with $10 in his pocket and has transformed into one of the most successful and feared cash game players in the world. A regular in the "Big Game" in Bobby's Room at the Bellagio, Giang regualrly plays mixed games at the highest limits. Despite focusing most of his energy on the cash games, Giang has still earned over $3.3 million in tournaments, made 50 WSOP cashes (five already this year), and will be looking to win his fourth bracelet today.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:21 PM Local Time
Erik Seidel is the proud owner of a staggering eight WSOP bracelets and is sixth on the list of all-time WSOP cashes with 56 in-the-money finishes. Also a WPT titleholder with his victory at the 2008 Foxwoods Poker Classic, he finished runner-up to Alexander Kostritsyn at the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event. Seidel has over $9.4 million in career tournament earnings and should he win here today, he would tie Johnny Moss with nine WSOP bracelets.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:21 PM Local Time
David Bach came tantalizingly close to making the final table of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. last year, ending his run in 11th place. The Athens, GA native is a familiar face around the tournament circuit, this being his twelfth WSOP cash and his fifth final table, his best finish at the series coming in 2007 when he made a runner-up finish in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better event. Bach also made the final table of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic in 2007, finishing in 6th place, and has made four final tables at the Aussie Millions. Bach comes into play today third in chips.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:20 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has turned in one of this year's most exceptional performances in the World Series of Poker, winning his second career bracelet in the elite $40,000 No-Limit Hold'em event and followed it up with a runner-up finish in the $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha event. Now, with a final table appearance in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., he has more than proven himself to be one of the world's finest all-around players. Lunkin is already the top money earner at the 2009 WSOP by a large margin, with $2.3 million in earnings and enters play today second in chips.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:20 PM Local Time
It’s hard write a bio of one of the greats of the game and squeeze it into just one paragraph. Las Vegas’ own Huck Seed is best known as being the 1996 World Champion in a career spanning two decades and with 36 WSOP cashes and 4 bracelets, he brings a great deal of experience to this final table. Seed’s well-rounded game has brought him bracelets in Omaha, Hold’em and Razz (twice) during his career and he secured a 5th place finish in the Mixed Event World Championship during this year’s WSOP. Just to complete the resume, Seed also won the NBC National Heads-Up Championship earlier this year for a $500,000 score, so it appears Seed has all bases covered. Seed currently sits in the middle of the pack with 1.38 million chips and will be a genuine threat here this evening.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:20 PM Local Time
John Hanson is based in New York and in a short time has already established himself as one of the premier mixed game players in the country. Hanson is best known for his 3rd place finish in the 2007 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship which was one by Freddy Deeb. Hanson secured $852,480 and since that day hasn’t managed another WSOP cash result until now. He’ll be looking to go a couple of places further here today as he starts in fourth chip position with 1.7 million chips.