1st Generation Online Player Takes 3rd In 50K HORSE
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In a grueling 4 day tournament, now turned five with the amazing heads-up play between John Hanson and David Bach, a 1st generation online player, Erik Sagstrom is out in 3rd place taking home $522,394 in the 50K H.O.R.S.E. WSOP tournament.
This Swedish professional poker player first came into the scene back when he was only 17 years old, playing at Paradise Poker. Accidentally stumbling upon the sport, Erik Sagstrom has easily become one of the most successful poker players from the online circuit. Eric has ties to to corporations in the poker world, one with pro Gus Hanson, PokerChamps.com and his own Erik123.com, which is on the Boss Media network.
Talk of Erik started earlier this week, when it seemed that Vitaly Lunkin and himself were at the top of the leader board and intended on staying there, until unforeseen events, which often happen in poker occurred. Upon entering the final table on day 4, both Lunkin and Sagstrom were the two chip leaders.
Half way throughout the day both players kept their lead, until John Hanson took a huge jump after scooping Sagstrom. At 9pm last night, they both still had the lead until Sagstrom took down Lunkin in a huge pot and it continued to grow more gruesome for Lunkin afterwards, leaving him the 4th place finisher and taking home, $368,813.00.
Sagstrom stayed strong deep into the morning until, he continued to lose pot after pot eventually crippling him and sending him home with a little over a half a mill. The tournament still going strong right now in its 20th hour of play for the day. Hats off to the players, dealers, tournament staff, cameramen, TV crew and media alike.
According to the research provided, the 2006 $50k HORSE final table lasted just over 19 hours, with heads-up play lasting a record seven hours and ten minutes between Andy Bloch and Chip Reese. We are currently at the same length of time for the final table, however we’ve only been heads up for six hours. As of right now it seems Bach is taking a commanding lead, but it is not over until it it over. Congratulations to online pro, Sagstrom for finishing in 3rd place.
