Wednesday, July 1, 2009 7:06 AM Local Time
Hold'em
David Bach limped on the button, John Hanson raised and Bach called. Hanson led out on the
flop, Bach raised and Hanson called. Both players checked the
on the turn. Hanson bet out when the
hit the river and Bach made the call.
Hanson showed
for the nut straight and took it down.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 7:00 AM Local Time
Hold'em
John Hanson raised it up from the button and David Bach called in the big blind.
The flop was
and both players checked. The turn brought the
and Bach took a stab with a bet, but Hanson came back with a raise. Bach rested his chin on his hands and shook his head a little before deciding to make the call.
The river was the
. Bach reached for chips and slid a bet into the middle. Hanson quickly called. Bach had rivered a straight with his
.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:56 AM Local Time
John Hanson 7,530,000
David Bach 6,875,000
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:55 AM Local Time
Stud-8
David Bach (X)(X)
(X)
John Hanson (X)(X)
(X)
David Bach brought it in, John Hanson completed. Bach raised and Hanson called. Hanson check-called a bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth with an open pair of sevens. Bach called. Sixth street brought another bet from Hanson and a called from Bach. Hanson bet the river and Bach looked him up.
Hanson showed
for trip sevens and a 8-7-6-2-A low to scoop the pot and take the chip lead.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:53 AM Local Time
Stud-8
Hanson: (X-X)
(X)
Bach: (X-X)
(X)
John Hanson was the bring in and David Bach completed. Hanson announced a raise and Bach made the call.
On fourth, Bach checked and then raised the bet from Hanson, who made the call. On fifth, Bach checked and Hanson bet. Bach called.
On sixth, Bach led with a bet and Hanson raised. Bach tanked for a long time before making the call.
On the river, Bach checked and Hanson bet. Bach insta-called.
Hanson:
(
)
Bach:
(
)
Hanson showed a king-high flush and only low as Bach tabled a jack-high flush. Hanson scooped and is now back in contention!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:45 AM Local Time
Stud
Bach: (X-X)
Hanson: (X-X)
David Bach was the bring in, John Hanson completed and Bach raised. Hanson made the call.
On fourth street, Bach picked up a pair and fired a double-sized bet of 400,000. Hanson was in pain as he removed his hat and put his head in his hands. He eventually found a fold and Bach took it down.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:45 AM Local Time
David Bach 10,175,000
John Hanson 4,230,000
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:44 AM Local Time
Stud
David Bach (X)(X)
(
)
John Hanson (X)(X)
(
)
David Bach had the bring-in, John Hanson completed, Bach raised, Hanson reraised and Bach called. Hanson led on fourth street and Bach called. He led again on fifth, Bach raised, Hanson reraised all in for 265,000 and Bach called.
Hanson showed
for a pair of queens while Bach showed
for a pair of nines. Hanson's hand held up through sixth and seventh streets and he won the pot, sending his stack back up to 4.2 million.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:36 AM Local Time
David Bach - 12,600,000
John Hanson - 1,865,000
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:30 AM Local Time
Stud
Bach: (X-X)
Hanson: (X-X)
David Bach was the bring in and called when John Hanson completed. On fourth street Hanson fired, but he check-folded to the bet of Bach on fifth.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:20 AM Local Time
Omaha-8
Catching the action on a board of
, John Hanson led out with a bet from the big blind and David Bach made the call on the button.
The river brought the
and Hanson checked to Bach, who fired a bet. Hanson called.
Bach tabled
for a straight and low to scoop and extend his chip lead.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:19 AM Local Time
Each player has a small table next to their seat where they're setting down their personal items.
On Bach's table: One empty water bottle, one half-full water bottle, coffee, beef jerky
On Hanson's table: One water bottle, cup of tea, empty container of 5-hour energy, unidentifiable small vial, beef jerky
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:17 AM Local Time
Omaha-8
Yes, as we tick past 7 a.m local time, the second hand of the Omaha-8 round is the 400th hand of this final table which puts us in rarified territory as far as major tournament final tables go.
The hand itself was totally uninspiring and not blog worthy.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:16 AM Local Time
Omaha-8
John Hanson raised from the button and David Bach called. The flop came down
. Bach checked, Hanson bet and Bach called. The turn was the
and Bach check-called another bet. Both players checked the
on the river.
Bach
Hanson
Hanson made the high with two pair sevens and sixes. Both players made the same low and Hanson got 3/4 of the pot while Bach got 1/4.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:12 AM Local Time
Hold'em
David Bach raised the button and John Hanson called in the big blind.
The flop fell
. Hanson checked and Bach bet. Hanson made the call.
The turn brought the
and both players checked. The river was the
and Hanson led out with a bet. Bach made the call.
Hanson tabled
for just king-high as Bach tabled
for an impressive call with ace-high.
Bach - 11 million
Hanson - 3.2 million
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:11 AM Local Time
David Bach - 9,800,000
John Hanson - 4,605,000
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:10 AM Local Time
Hold'em
David Bach raised from the button, John Hanson three-bet and Bach called.
Hanson led out on the
flop and Bach called. Both players checked the
on the turn. The river was the
. Hanson checked, Bach bet, and Hanson folded.
Bach is back up to 9.8 million.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:05 AM Local Time
Number of spectators: 3
Number of men fixing Jack Link's Beef Jerky signage in the final table area: 3
Number of camera operators: 3
Number of sleeping camera operators: 1
Number of caffeinated beverage containers on media table: 11
Number of hours at this final table so far: 17
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:02 AM Local Time
Hold'em
David Bach raised the button and John Hanson called in the big blind.
The flop was
and Hanson checked to Bach, who fired a bet. Hanson then check-raised, but Bach wasn't fazed as he put in another raise. Hanson made the call.
The turn brought an innocent looking
and both players checked.
The river was the
and Hanson checked to Bach, who thought for a moment before committing a bet. Hanson tanked for a long time. Many of us thought he'd fallen asleep and wondered whether we should prod him with a stick. In the end, he folded and Bach won a nice pot.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 5:58 AM Local Time
Stud-8
David Bach (X)(X)
John Hanson (X)(X)
Bach brought it in, Hanson completed, Bach raised and Hanson called. Hanson checked on fourth street, Bach bet out and Hanson called. Hanson checked again on fifth street, Bach bet and Hanson gave it up.