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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:20 PM Local Time
Swede Erik Sagstrom enters our final table as a commanding chip leader after a huge day 4 yesterday, and all eyes and pressure will be on the 26 year old to capture his first WSOP bracelet. Sagstrom found online poker at the age of 17 and since that time has gone on to be one of the most successful online players in the world as “Erik123”. However this is Sagstrom’s biggest ever live cash result and his first WSOP cash. He’ll no doubt have the support of the fanatical Swedes on the rail to cheer him home.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:19 PM Local Time
Ville Wahlbeck is a 33-year old professional poker player from Helsinki in Finland who rose to prominence during this year’s World Series of Poker. Today’s cash is Wahlbeck’s sixth of the series, and incredibly all have come in different poker disciplines. He proved to the world his mixed game prowess with his bracelet win in the Mixed Event World Championship, and in his five other WSOP cashes his lowest finish was 13th place. Wahlbeck asserted himself during Day 3 of the H.O.R.S.E. World Championship to be amongst the chip leaders, but enters this final table with some work to do as the short stack of the field with 645,000 chips.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:17 PM Local Time
Welcome back to the Rio Hotel and Casino here in Las Vegas for one of the most eagerly anticipated final tables of the entire World Series of Poker.
In its short history, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. has cemented its place as one of the most coveted poker titles on the planet. The winner carries the prestige and honor of being considered one of the greatest all-around players of our time.
The players are taking their seats and unbagging their chips, with the usual TV production circus likely to delay the restart for a few more minutes.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for our live coverage as our final eight play for the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:13 AM Local Time
Cards in the air at 2:00pm.
Seat 1: Ville Wahlbeck - 645,000
Seat 2: Erik Sagstrom - 3,675,000
Seat 3: John Hanson - 1,700,000
Seat 4: Huck Seed - 1,380,000
Seat 5: Vitaly Lunkin - 2,490,000
Seat 6: David Bach - 2,345,000
Seat 7: Erik Seidel - 965,000
Seat 8: Chau Giang - 1,075,000