John Monnette opened with a late position raise and Adam Friedman made it three bets from the small blind. Matthew Smith four-bet the action and Monnette folded his hand. Friedman called and the flop came down . Friedman led out with a bet and Smith called for his tournament life.
Friedman:
Smith:
Friedman led with his pocket fives and held that lead through the turn () and the river (). Smith was eliminated from play and Friedman added to his stack, which now sits around 115,000.
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Just before the break, we picked up with the action on fifth street to see Bruce Walters already all in and David "ODB" Baker and Vietezslav Pesta playing for a side pot. Pesta led out on fifth with 5-2-A showing and Baker cut out a raise. Pesta called for his tournament life and all of the hands were tabled.
Baker showed for a seven perfect and Pesta rolled over for a pair of fives with a wheel draw. Baker continued to hold his lead through sixth and extended it even further on seventh, pulling a and making a sixty-four. Pesta pulled an and was unable to best Baker's hand. Walters, on the other hand, flashed a second jack and was also eliminated from play. Baker scooped the massive pot and now has 137,000 in chips.
A flock of people gathered around Huck Seed's table. Seed sat there, a sheepish grin on his face, and said "I got the worst hand. Go away." The cards were face up and Seed's opponent was ahead but at risk:
Seed:
Short stack:
Fourth street was the for Seed to move him into the lead. The dealer would quickly put out fifth and sixth street and the hands looked as follows afterwards:
Seed:
Short stack:
No lows were possible and the at-risk player would need to pair up one of his cards in order to stay alive. He squeezed the card the dealer gave him, and with slight disgust turned the face up. That would be the end of his tournament and he would fall short of making the money. The floor announced that they were now in the money and play has resumed.
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The second day of action for the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament will get underway within the next hour. Of the 743 entrants that started play yesterday, 144 will return to try and be part of 80 who make the money. Jason Riesenberg enters play with 72,600 in chips and the chip lead and the 1996 WSOP Main Event champion, Huck Seed, is sitting in second with 59,400 in chips.
Other notables who will be returning to action include John Monnette (43,900), Dutch Boyd (43,400), Adam Friedman (36,400), Greg Raymer (30,700), Aaron Steury (27,600), Tom McEvoy (21,900), David "ODB" Baker (19,700), Allen Kessler (16,700), Joe Kuether (16,000), and Dan Heimiller (10,000). Also returning is Phil Ivey but with only 4,900 in chips, Ivey is going to have his work cut out for him if he hopes to make a run at the $230,744 first-place prize and bracelet.
Play will resume in less than an hour at 1 p.m. in the Purple section of the Amazon Room. As always, be sure to tune into PokerNews for all of the latest updates from the tournament felt.
. Friedman led out with a bet and Smith called for his tournament life.
) and the river (
). Smith was eliminated from play and Friedman added to his stack, which now sits around 115,000.
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for a seven perfect and Pesta rolled over 
and was unable to best Baker's hand. Walters, on the other hand, flashed a second jack and was also eliminated from play. Baker scooped the massive pot and now has 137,000 in chips.
for Seed to move him into the lead. The dealer would quickly put out fifth and sixth street and the hands looked as follows afterwards:
face up. That would be the end of his tournament and he would fall short of making the money. The floor announced that they were now in the money and play has resumed.
