Saturday, July 19, 2008

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Gus goes gambling

By Sean Lind

Since the WSOP has wrapped up save its final table, online action has become a little more regular, with more players getting chips in play.

The stacks in the latest PLO nosebleed session were smaller than seen in the past, with a couple of players taking a shot at making a quick buck. The only player with a stack over $100k starting this hand is the PLO regular OnTheRize.

Gus Hansen has been a regular in nosebleed-stakes poker for the last decade, both live and online. He was allegedly the first player to lose and win over a million dollars in one session of the Big Game ($4,000/$8,000 Limit mixed game in Bobby's room).

In this online session, Gus goes for broke with a flush draw, multiway all-in gamble:

Full Tilt Poker 7281857583 TABLE : Ano (six-max) $200/$400 - Pot-Limit Omaha Hi - Sat Jul 19 2008 - 1:07am ET

Table Setup

Seat 1: John Juanda ($53,389) is sitting out
Seat 2: Doesburg ($6,093)
Seat 3: Genius28 ($8,000)
Seat 4: KObyTAPOUT ($40,000)
Seat 5: OnTheRize ($128,361)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($49,113)
Gus Hansen posts the small blind of $200
Doesburg posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #5

Pre-flop

Genius28 folds
Genius28 stands up
KObyTAPOUT raises to $1,400
John Juanda has returned
OnTheRize calls $1,400
applsgirl adds $12,000
Gus Hansen raises to $6,000
Doesburg folds
KObyTAPOUT calls $4,600
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize calls $4,600

Flop [4J6]

Gus Hansen has 15 seconds left to act
Gus Hansen bets $18,400
KObyTAPOUT raises to $34,000, and is all-in
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize raises to $122,361, and is all-in
Gus Hansen has 15 seconds left to act
Gus Hansen has requested TIME
Gus Hansen calls $24,713, and is all-in
OnTheRize shows [A66Q]
Gus Hansen shows [AK2Q]
KObyTAPOUT shows [4AK6]
Uncalled bet of $79,248 returned to OnTheRize

Turn [4J6] [5]

River [4J65] [4]

OnTheRize shows a full house, sixes full of fours
Gus Hansen shows a flush, king-high
OnTheRize wins the side pot ($18,226) with a full house, sixes full of fours
KObyTAPOUT shows a full house, fours full of sixes
OnTheRize wins the main pot ($120,398) with a full house, sixes full of fours

In a dynamic sometimes referred to as a suck/resuck, Gus made the flush for the best hand on the turn, only to lose to the rivered full house. As is not always the case, the best hand when the money went in won the pot.

With the break in major tournaments over the next little while, expect to see some regular nosebleed action on Full Tilt.

To check out the action and watch the hands for yourself, hit up our MarketPulse section.

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