WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table

[NoflopsHomer]

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On a board, Barry was too short to pass against Amnon Fillipi

Barry:



Amnon:



So Barry needed a heart otherwise Amnon's Ace Queen high would scoop.

River:



Barry Greenstein is OUT in 7th place winning $259,256

6 people left.

[NoflopsHomer]

Best shot I could get of the horse final table.

[Djinn]

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The last few hands before the fifteen minute break started:

Amnon Filippi raises on the button, called by Bruno Fitoussi in the big blind.  Flop:  .  Check-check.
Turn:    check-check
River:    Bruno bets out 120k and Amnon passes; the small but fervent pack of French supporters clap, whether he wins a small pot or a big one, whether there was tension or nail-examining tedium.  The two main clapping-factions seem to be for Bruno and Freddy, I believe there's someone in the audience who came with a home-made 'GO FREDDY' sign...
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Kenny Tran raises on the cutoff, called by big blind John Hanson.  They check the flop.
Turn:    John bets 120k, call from Kenny.
River:    John bets 120k, call from Kenny, who shows the 5-3 low, while John Hanson takes the high with a turned set of fours (his hand:  A-4-4-5).
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Kenny Tran flat calls under the gun, small blind Freddy Deeb makes it up and big blind Amnon Filippi checks.
Flop:    Check to Kenny, who bets 60k, double call.
Turn:    Check to Kenny, who bets 120k, again, double call.
River:  Check to Kenny, who declines to bet, showing instead A-3-4-4 which ends up winning the high somehow with two pair...
...while Freddy takes the low with J-5-5-4  [6-5-4-3-A his low]
and Amnon doesn't win anything with his A-2-7-Q.

[Djinn]

Chip counts, courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com

Freddy Deeb -- 4,030,000
Amnon Filippi -- 3,585,000   
Kenny Tran -- 2,540,000   
John Hanson -- 2,235,000   
Bruno Fitoussi -- 1,340,000   
David Singer -- 1,140,000

[hlmsdog]

is this televised liev anywhere?

[Wardonkey]

is this televised liev anywhere?

No, but there is live audio on the WSOP site.

[Djinn]

is this televised liev anywhere?

No, but there is live audio on the WSOP site.

Correct - the ESPN crew are busy filming it from every conceivable angle for broadcast according to their schedule (you can find it on their page or the WSOP one)...you just have to wait a bit.

[NoflopsHomer]

S

Stonking 20k ante with 20k bring-in and 80k/160k

First hand, Freddy raises when last to act with a after Amnon had brought in with the . Amnon doesn't give it up, betting 80k on the and then 160k on the getting Freddy to fold his .

Amnon takes the next one too, raising the and betting the and at which point Bruno, who had called the raise, folds his board.

John Hanson raises the to 80k and Freddy re-raises to 160k with a , John picks up the and check calls Freddy's 80k bet, the latter picking up the . But when Freddy gets the and bets 160k, John folded his .

[NoflopsHomer]

S

John Hanson, Freddy Deeb and Kenny Tran get involved.

John:

(?) (?)

Freddy:

(?) (?) (?)

Kenny:

(?) (?) (?)

Hanson folds on 4th street when Kenny bets his Ace, Freddy called Kenny down though all the way, before both checked the river and Kenny won almost a million chip pot with just a pair of Aces.

[NoflopsHomer]

S

Bruno raises with the , John Hason re-raises with the . Bruno quickly mucks.

Next hand:

John:

(?) (?) (?)

Freddy Deeb:

(?) (?) (?)

John raised it up and Freddy Deeb called. John check/raised on 4th street but then both checked the hand down til the river when John bet 160k, Freddy made it 320k and John instantly mucked.

[Djinn]

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Kenny Tran brings in for 20k, it's completed by John Hanson showing the , called by Amnon Filippi with the and Bruno showing something which wasn't announced and I couldn't see...
Fourth street, it was Amnon's bet with Ace-high and he did so, with both his opponents calling. On fifth street:

Bruno Fitoussi:  X X ?
John Hanson:  X X
Amnon Filippi:  X X  

This time Amnon checked, and it was Bruno who bet the 160k with both calling.

Bruno Fitoussi:  X X  ?
John Hanson:  X X ?
Amnon Filippi:  X X

Both checked to John Hanson this time, who dwelled for a while before betting 160k.  Again, two callers (such being the nature of limit...)
The river was checked round and Bruno found to his delight that his King-high flush and 7-5-4-3-2 low scooped.

[Djinn]

David Singer is OUT in 6th place - his prize $337,440...

[Djinn]

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Back to Hold'em, on the rollercoaster of limit poker that is H.O.R.S.E...  a few hands from this last hour:

John Hanson raises preflop to 200k, with Amnon Filippi calling.  Amnon check calls the flop and the turn as well.  The river, , is checked by both players.  Amnon shows - no good against the out-flopping of Hanson.
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Short stack Bruno Fitoussi has had a good hold'em level, firstly getting a few hundred thousand off Kenny Tran, who called his preflop raise and flop ( ) bet but folded on the turn, and then check-raising another flop seen with John Hanson.
It was:  .  John called his checkraise, and his bet on the turn.  The river saw Bruno betting out once more, called again...he showed only the , picking up some much needed chips.

[Djinn]

John Hanson -- 4,095,000   
Amnon Filippi -- 3,465,000   
Freddy Deeb -- 2,585,000   
Bruno Fitoussi -- 2,380,000   
Kenny Tran -- 2,340,000   

These are some more uptodate chip counts, from worldseriesofpoker.com...

I have to say that until the last few hands it really looked like Fitoussi was struggling around the 1.5 mil mark, but now the chips are evening out.  I am delighted to have estimated these stacks around these numbers (oh what two years' practise will do for you) for a lady who was studiously texting someone the latest from the beer stall at the top of the viewer stand.  I was surprised to find the Official Beer of the WSOP right there up some stairs overlooking the Final Table, but there it was, cheap, chilled and foamy and in lots of people's hands.  I think the GUKPT could benefit from an Official Beer.  Any suggestions?

[NoflopsHomer]

John Hanson -- 4,095,000   
Amnon Filippi -- 3,465,000   
Freddy Deeb -- 2,585,000   
Bruno Fitoussi -- 2,380,000   
Kenny Tran -- 2,340,000   

These are some more uptodate chip counts, from worldseriesofpoker.com...

I have to say that until the last few hands it really looked like Fitoussi was struggling around the 1.5 mil mark, but now the chips are evening out.  I am delighted to have estimated these stacks around these numbers (oh what two years' practise will do for you) for a lady who was studiously texting someone the latest from the beer stall at the top of the viewer stand.  I was surprised to find the Official Beer of the WSOP right there up some stairs overlooking the Final Table, but there it was, cheap, chilled and foamy and in lots of people's hands.  I think the GUKPT could benefit from an Official Beer.  Any suggestions?

Beer that'll knock you out...