Event #22: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-10-2014 16:41 UTC-7

Kost Doubles Through Ashby

Josh_Cahlik

Level 23

Limit Hold'em

Action folded around to Nick Kost in the small blind and he put out a raise. Richard Ashby three-bet the action and Kost flung all of his chips in the middle, all in for about 55,000 total.

Kost:
Ashby:

The flop came down , giving Kost a heart flush and a huge lead in the hand. The board paired on the turn with the , giving Ashby a bit of hope to make a full house, but nothing came to fruition on the river. Kost doubled and now has about 107,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ashby	510,000 -70,000	-70,000

Nick Kost	107,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Nick Kost Richard Ashby

06-10-2014 16:51 UTC-7

Sklar's Back in It

Happy_Freaked

Level 23

Omaha 8

Richard Sklar came into today as the shortest stack but he's still alive and kicking after finding a full double up against Bill Chen. Sklar raised and Chen called from the big blind after which the flop brought .

Chen check-called and on the turn the hit. Chen check-called again and on the river, the , Chen checked once more. Sklar moved all in and after some hesitation Chen called.

"No low," Sklar said, who showed .

Chen pondered for a bit before showing and Sklar's hand was good enough to take down the entire pot. Sklar was very happy with this result and he also managed to take the next hand down to put him right back into things.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Chen	540,000 -90,000	-90,000

Lee Goldman	405,000 -120,000	-120,000
Richard Sklar	360,000 220,000	220,000
Bruno Fitoussi	240,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Bill Chen Richard Sklar

06-10-2014 17:00 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Josh_Cahlik

Level 23

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	760,000

Randy Ohel	700,000 -190,000	-190,000

John Cernuto	600,000 237,000	237,000

Tommy Hang	585,000 10,000	10,000
Richard Ashby	570,000 60,000	60,000

Bill Chen	545,000 5,000	5,000

Lee Goldman	490,000 85,000	85,000
Christopher Wallace	460,000 -60,000	-60,000

Richard Sklar	385,000 25,000	25,000
David Benyamine	250,000 -235,000	-235,000

Nick Kost	215,000 108,000	108,000

Nick Schulman	145,000 70,000	70,000

Bruno Fitoussi	120,000 -120,000	-120,000
Max Pescatori	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

06-10-2014 17:05 UTC-7

Sklar Keeps Climbing

Happy_Freaked

Level 23

Stud

Richard Sklar completed on third street and Tommy Hang was his only caller. On fourth street, fifth and sixth Sklar kept betting and Hang folded on the latter. Sklar took down another pot and slowly but surely he's creeping up the ranks.

Sklar: /
Hang: / --fold

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Hang	520,000 -65,000	-65,000
Richard Sklar	500,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Richard Sklar Tommy Hang

06-10-2014 17:12 UTC-7

Wallace Over Anderson

Josh_Cahlik

Level 23

Stud

Wallace: / /
Anderson: / /

We picked up with the action to find a large pot brewing on sixth street. Christopher Wallace led out on sixth and Anderson went into the tank before plopping out a call. Both players received their final cards and Wallace tapped the table. Anderson checked it back and Wallace rolled over for a pair of kings. Anderson mucked his cards and Wallace was pushed the pot.

"I can't believe that held up," said Wallace as he stacked his new chips. He's now sitting on roughly 470,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	595,000 -165,000	-165,000

Christopher Wallace	470,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Christopher Wallace

06-10-2014 17:22 UTC-7

Huge Hand for Pescatori

Happy_Freaked

Level 23

Stud 8

Richard Ashby completed on third and Max Pescatori called. On fourth and fifth Pescatori check-called, and on sixth he hit a pair of queens. The Italian pro lead out and Ashby called. On seventh, Pescatori bet his last 40,000 and Ashby peeked down at his cards before throwing them into the muck.

Ashby: / / --fold
Pescatori: / /

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ashby	360,000 -210,000	-210,000

Max Pescatori	320,000 230,000	230,000

06-10-2014 17:29 UTC-7

Sklar Bests Fitoussi

Josh_Cahlik

Level 23

Stud 8

Sklar: / /
Fitoussi: / /

Richard Sklar checked fourth street and Fitroussi took this opportunity to bet. David Benyamine folded his hand and Sklar flatted to see fifth.

Sklar check-called once again on fifth street and both players checked sixth. Sklar led out out on seventh and Fitoussi thought for some time before letting his cards go. Sklar raked in the chips and now sits around 560,000 in chips. Fitoussi, on the other hand, has dropped to 70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	560,000 60,000	60,000
Bruno Fitoussi	70,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi Richard Sklar

06-10-2014 17:33 UTC-7

Fitoussi Finds New Life

Josh_Cahlik

Level 23

Stud 8

Fitoussi: / /
Benyamine: / /
Lee: / -fold

On fourth street, Bruno Fitoussi led out with a bet and both David Benyamine and Lee Goldman called. Fifth street saw Fitoussi pair jacks and Goldman pair deuces. Fitoussi bet all in for his last 15,000 and Benyamine called. Goldman tank-folded and the hands were turned over.

Fitoussi showed for trip jacks and Benyamine rolled over for a pair of queens. Sixth street was no help to either player and Benyamine flipped up the to complete his losing hand on seventh. Fitoussi rolled over the and scooped the double.

Fitoussi is now up to around 180,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	540,000 290,000	290,000

Bruno Fitoussi	180,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi David Benyamine Lee Goldman

Level: 24

Hold'em - Omaha 8 13,000/25,000 blinds 25,000-50,000 limits
Razz - Stud - Stud 8 5,000 ante 7,000 BI 25,000-50,000 limits

06-10-2014 17:40 UTC-7

Sklar's Hold'em Rush

Happy_Freaked

Level 24

Limit Hold'em

In the Limit Hold'em section of this rotation Richard Sklar just went on a tear. Sklar won four hands in a row, one of which went as following. Sklar raised under the gun and Tommy Hang three-bet from the button.

Sklar called and the flop brought , on which he lead out. Hang called and on the turn, when the hit, Hang folded to Sklar's bet.