A new champion emerged from the 2009 WSOP the H.O.R.S.E. competition. David Bach, a professional poker online player from Georgia in the U.S. won the event after a grueling battle. The victory seems appropriate to Bach’s nickname, which is “Gunslinger.”

The World Champion H.O.R.S.E. tournament has a buy-in of $50,000 and mixes up five different games, which tests each player’s all-around online poker skills. It is generally considered the most prestigious WSOP title besides the Main Event. Bach took home the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy along with $1,276,802 in prize money. John Hanson from New York finished in second place and won $789,199.

There were 94 contestants who started out in the casino online tournament. The final table proved a tough one that lasted almost 19 hours. Five champion bracelet holders made it to the final table, including Erik Seidel, and Huck Seed. The heads-up action went on for seven hours, until Bach finally won with a 9-high Razz hand.

Bach’s win dethroned the reigning champion, multiple bracelet holder, Scotty Nguyen. His winning of the event last year raised considerable controversy since he appeared to be drunk and laced his game with a lot of obscenities.

Congratulations to Gunslinger David Bach!

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