Event #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 3 Started
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,265,400
Entries
241
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Into The Home Straight...A Champion Awaits
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Welcome back to the Rio Hotel and Casino for our continued coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker. It's day three of Event #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship and once again we've got a stacked field who are ready to return to the felt and battle it out for the title.
It was a dramatic end to the day last night as Cyndy Violette and Tommy Hang both busted on the same hand at around 3:30am, to burst the extended bubble and jump us into the money.
The affects of the 90-minute bubble will be felt here this afternoon. While we were always expecting a long day three in this event, we're now one full level and a couple of eliminations behind schedule before we even start. The bubble was also hugely advantageous to the big stacks as Cuong Do, Marco Johnson and Brian Townsend flexed their muscle, while the likes of Scotty Nguyen, John Hennigan, Abe Mosseri and Al Barbieri should be right in the thick of the action at the start of the day, as they look to double up or die trying.
Play will resume at 3pm and after some early fireworks, play should settle into a groove that takes us into the wee hours of tomorrow morning. So sit back, relax and grab yourself a coffee or two as we look to crown a new WSOP bracelet winner!
Day 2 Table Draw
Table 370
Seat 1: Marco Johnson (626000)
Seat 2: Steve Billirakis (89000)
Seat 3: Michael Chow (180000)
Seat 4: Scotty Nguyen (1)
Seat 5: Al Barbieri (65000)
Seat 6: Pawel Andrzejewski (80000)
Seat 7: Carlos Mortensen (503000)
Seat 8: Brandon Adams (310000)
Table 373
Seat 1: Roman Yitzhaki (429100)
Seat 2: Allen Kessler (104000)
Seat 3: Brian Townsend (616000)
Seat 4: Abe Mosseri (71000)
Seat 5: John Hennigan (60000)
Seat 6: Matt Glantz (200000)
Seat 7: Richard Ashby (441000)
Seat 8: Scott Fischman (347000)
Table 375
Seat 1: Nick Schulman (402000)
Seat 3: Ian Gordon (483000)
Seat 2: Marco Traniello (323000)
Seat 4: Cuong Do (720000)
Seat 5: Robert Mizrachi (364000)
Seat 6: Eugene Katchalov (525000)
Seat 7: Todd Brunson (274000)
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Play Underway
The cards are now in the air. Most of the players have taken their seats, but we do have a couple of tardy players. We'll be starting things off with Stud-8.
Johnny World Cuts Chainsaw in Half
Stud-8
John Hennigan: (X-X) / 
(X)
Allen Kessler: (X-X) / 
(X)
John Hennigan raised, and Allen Kessler three-bet to put Johnny World all in. He called, turning up 
to go with his . Kessler showed 
for split aces. Kessler made aces-up on sixth, but Hennigan picked up a fifth heart as his last card to double through the Chainsaw with a flush. Henningan is up to 130,000 while Kessler is stuck with 45,000.
Shorties Survive
Stud-8
The short stacks are fighting back early here on day three. Scotty Nguyen and Al Barbieri were both all in against Carlos Mortensen, but Nguyen made a flush to take the high while Barbieri showed a low to collect half.
Nguyen is at 65,000 with Barbieri a little more comfortable with 100,000.
Fischman Swimming Upstream
Stud-8
Scott Fischman surged ahead, scooping a huge stud pot.
Brian Townsend: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
John Hennigan: (X-X) / 
Richard Ashby: (X-X) / 
Scott Fischman: (X-X) / 
/ (X)
We caught up with the action when Richard Ashby led with a bet on fourth. The other three called, and when Townsend bet out on fifth, Hennigan and Ashby gave up. Townsend check-called sixth and seventh and saw he'd been calling down with the worst of it when Fischman turned over 
for two pair and an eight-low. He moved up to 610k while Townsend fell to 550k.
All Rolled Up
As we arrived to the table, Steve Billirakis led the betting on sixth street with Carlos Mortensen making the call before Brandon Adam announced a raise. Billirakis called all in for his last chips, and Mortensen made the call also.
On the river, Mortensen checked and Adams fired a bet into the side pot, but Mortensen released.
Billirakis: () / 
/ ()
Mortensen: (X-X) / / (X)
Adams: (
) / 
/ ()
Billirakis was rolled up and filled up as he showed a full house to take the main pot. Adams also had a full house but it was only good for the side pot.
Billirakis triples up to 245,000, with Adams at 150,000 and Mortensen at 325,000
Allen Kessler Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,997)
Hold'em
Action folded to Allen Kessler in the small blind, and he looked down at 
. Kessler got all his chips in the middle against big blind Brian Townsend, who held . The flop was fine for Chainsaw, but the 
on the turn was enough to fell him. The river was no help, and Kessler is the day's first casualty.