2007 World Series of Poker
Event 39 - $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 5
Seat 4 - John Hanson - 2,280,000
Seat 5 - Freddy Deeb - 1,715,000
After that incident, Deeb and Hanson went on the offensive as they attempted to stop Fitoussi's aggression. They really didn't gain too much on Fitoussi, but as short stacks they also avoided elimination to stay alive.
Level: 67
Blinds: 80,000/150,000
Ante: 0
Hold'em
Hand #171 - John Hanson
Hand #172 - Bruno Fitoussi
Hand #173 - John Hanson
Hand #174 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #175 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #176 - Freddy Deeb
Hand #177 - Bruno Fitoussi
Hand #178 - Bruno Fitoussi
Hand #179 - Bruno Fitoussi
Hand #180 - John Hanson
Instead of backing down, both of the short stacks attacked Bruno Fitoussi's big stack. Deeb and Hanson won four out of the first six hands as they slowly chipped away at Fitoussi's lead. Hanson even doubled up. They were still way behind but if anything, they slowed down his march towards first place. By Hand #176, they cut Fitoussi's stack down to 9.2M.
Fitoussi ran off three straight before Hanson won a small pot on Hand #180.