WSOP 50k H.O.R.S.E ....updated now day 5, final table

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Nothing much to report on apart from the chipcounts as they move onto Razz.

Chip Counts
Seat 3 - Bruno Fitoussi - 6,000,000
Seat 4 - John Hanson - 4,180,000
Seat 5 - Freddy Deeb - 4,690,000

Looks like my nightmare scenario is still on!

EDIT: PokerNews adds...

Play Resumes w/Razz

The players return from their break to start playing razz. If anything can wake these guys up ... well, it's not razz.

The antes are big (50,000), the bring in is bigger (70,000), and the completion is outrageously high (250,000). The limits are 250,000-500,000.

There is 220,000 in the pot before anybody acts. If someone completes on third street, and there is a bet on every street without raises, it costs 2,050,000 each to get to a showdown.

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Not quite WPT final table/shove-and-hope tactics yet but we're getting gradually closer!

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Last 10 Hands: #291-300

Here's a rundown of who won the last ten hands:

Omaha 8
Hand #291 - John Hanson
Hand #292 - John Hanson

Razz
Hand #293 - John Hanson
Hand #294 - John Hanson
Hand #295 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #296 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #297 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #298 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #299 - John Hanson
Hand #300 - John Hanson

John Hanson picked up four consecutive pots before Deeb ran off four straight in Razz. Deeb is still the chipleader.

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Chip Counts

Seat 3 - Bruno Fitoussi - 4,570,000
Seat 4 - John Hanson - 4,950,000
Seat 5 - Freddy Deeb - 5,350,000

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The Edge?

At this point, with the chips evenly dispersed among the players, does any of them hold an edge? Freddy Deeb might have the most experience and more impressive poker resume. Plus, the one thing that he might be able to do better than Joh Hanson is to be able to endure a long session that lasts until 5 or 6 o'clock in the morning. When poker players get tired, they tend to make bad decisions and that's the difference between third place and winning a bracelet in HORSE.

Whoever is the least tired might be able to take advantage of the impatient and undisciplined play from their exhausted counterparts.

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Last 10 Hands: #301-310

Here's a rundown of who won the last ten hands:

Hand #301 - Bruno Fitoussi
Hand #302 - Bruno Fitoussi
Hand #303 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #304 - John Hanson
Hand #305 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #306 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #307 - John Hanson
Hand #308 - John Hanson
Hand #309 - Bruno Fitoussi
Hand #310 - Bruno Fitoussi

Fitoussi won the largest pot on Hand #309. Aside from that, there was not much major chip movement since the start of Razz. Deeb still leads.


Chip Counts

Seat 3 - Bruno Fitoussi - 4,890,000
Seat 4 - John Hanson - 3,150,000
Seat 5 - Freddy Deeb - 5,830,000

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Hand #311 - Freddy Deeb

Hand #311 - (Razz)

Bruno Fitoussi: 7-2-7-K
John Hanson: 8-3
Freddy Deeb: 3-10-A-2

3rd: Hanson brings it in for 70,000, Deeb limps, and Fitoussi limps.

4th: Fitoussi bets 250,000, Hanson folds, and Deeb calls.

5th: Deeb bets 500,000, and Fitoussi calls.

6th: Deeb bets 500,000, and Fitoussi stretches, leans back in his chair, and then stands up to get a better look at Deeb's cards. Fitoussi asks, "No ace? No deuce?" Deeb remains silent and still. Fitoussi counts out the chips for the bet, and then sits back down to think with his hands on his head. After about three minutes, Fitoussi calls.

7th: Deeb bets 500,000, and Fitoussi says, "I call." Deeb shows 5-4-A for a perfect 5 low, and Fitoussi mucks. Freddy Deeb wins the pot.

Fitoussi asks Deeb when he got it, and Deeb says he started with the 5-4 in the hole, making a wheel on sixth street.

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Deeb is being extremely charitable as to what's he's got, whether or not he's telling the truth...TOO charitable.

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NNNNNNNNOOOOOO!! I'm having to rely on Deeb now!

Hand #315 - John Hanson Eliminated in 3rd Place ($852,480)

Hand #315 - (Razz)

Bruno Fitoussi: 10
John Hanson: 8-7-3-5
Freddy Deeb: 6-A-J-4

3rd: Fitoussi brings it in for 70,000, Hanson completes to 250,000, Deeb raises to 500,000, Fitoussi folds, and Hanson calls.

4th: Deeb bets 250,000, and Hanson calls.

5th: Hanson bets 500,000, and Deeb calls.

6th: Hanson bets 500,000, Deeb raises to 1 million, and Hanson goes into the tank for several minutes, with a little over 600,000 left. Hanson eventually calls.

7th: Hanson checks in the dark, Deeb bets 500,000, and Hanson calls all in. Deeb shows 5-2-x for a 6-5 low, and Hanson mucks.

John Hanson is eliminated in third place, earning $852,480.

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Chip Counts
Freddy Deeb - 10,800,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 4,070,000

The game switches to seven card stud for the final two players. The antes are 50,000, the bring in is 70,000, and the completion is 250,000. The limits are 250,000-500,000.

EDIT: PokerNews adds...

Chip Counts
Freddy Deeb - 11,230,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 3,7400,000

Last Bird on the Rail

The crowd at the HORSE final table is a bit sparse. The only pro left in the stands is... Isabelle Mercier. She's sweating her good friend Bruno Fitoussi and has been cheering for him over the last few hours.

Over fourteen hours ago, the entire final table area was jam packed with spectators. It was standing room only. But now as it approaches 4:20 PDT, there are only a handful of die hards around checking out the heads up match up between Freddy Deeb and Bruno Fitoussi.

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Freddy will either have to be careless or unlucky to lose from here now, surely!?

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Sing when you're winning...well why the hell not!?

Hand #340 - Freddy Deeb Cripples Bruno Fitoussi

Hand #340 - (7 Card Stud Eight or Better)

Bruno Fitoussi:
Freddy Deeb:

3rd: Deeb brings it in for 70,000, Fitoussi completes to 250,000, and Deeb calls.

4th: Deeb bets 250,000, Fitoussi raises to 500,000, Deeb reraises to 750,000, and Fitoussi calls.

5th: Fitoussi checks, Deeb bets 500,000, and Fitoussi calls.

6th: Fitoussi checks, Deeb bets 500,000, and Fitoussi calls.

7th: Fitoussi checks, Deeb bets 500,000, and Fitoussi goes into the tank. He does something funny as he lets out a big sigh, and Deeb laughs, saying, "Do that again!" Fitoussi smiles at Isabelle Mercier in the stands, and she just smiles back and shrugs. Deeb asks, "Is that all you have, the deuces?" Fitoussi shrugs.

Fitoussi eventually folds, showing that he had nothing but the pair of deuces. Deeb lets him off the hook, showing that he had two pair, sevens up, and that it was a good laydown. Freddy Deeb takes the pot.

Chip Counts
Freddy Deeb - 14,410,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 560,000

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FREDDY DEEB WINS!!

http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...vent-39-horse/

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Hand #341 - Freddy Deeb Wins $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. ($2,276,832)

Hand #341 - (7 Card Stud Eight or Better)

Bruno Fitoussi:
Freddy Deeb:

3rd: Fitoussi brings it in for 70,000, Deeb completes to 250,000, and Fitoussi is all in for about 140,000. They show:

Bruno Fitoussi:
Freddy Deeb:

Deeb says, "Good luck, buddy." And Bruno replies, "Thank you. I need it!"

Bruno Fitoussi:
Freddy Deeb:

On fourth street, Fitoussi says, "I have plenty of outs to hit a pair," and the crowd laughs.

Bruno Fitoussi:
Freddy Deeb:

On fifth street, Deeb takes the lead with a pair of fives.

Bruno Fitoussi:
Freddy Deeb:

On sixth street, Fitoussi picks up a low draw, and has the ace, jack, ten and eight for outs to a higher pair.

Bruno Fitoussi:
Freddy Deeb:

Deeb's last card gives him an 8-7-5-4-A for the low, and a pair of fives for the high. Fitoussi's last card gives him no help, and he finishes with ace high.

Bruno Fitoussi is eliminated in second place, earning $1,278,720.

Freddy Deeb wins Event #39 ($50,000 H.O.R.S.E.), earning $2,276,832, a Corum watch, and the second-most coveted WSOP bracelet