Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 3 Started
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,256,000
Entries
240
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Day 3 Seating Draw
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 1 | Chau Giang | 262,000 |
| 280 | 2 | Kyle Loman | 388,000 |
| 280 | 3 | John Monnette | 479,000 |
| 280 | 4 | Shawn Buchanan | 325,000 |
| 280 | 5 | Frankie O'Dell | 295,000 |
| 280 | 6 | Michael Binger | 742,000 |
| 280 | 7 | Chris Klodnicki | 243,000 |
| 280 | 8 | Max Pescatori | 41,000 |
| 286 | 1 | Joe Cassidy | 184,000 |
| 286 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 286 | 3 | Daniel Ospina | 532,000 |
| 286 | 4 | Tom Dwan | 135,000 |
| 286 | 5 | Erik Sagstrom | 273,000 |
| 286 | 6 | Yuval Bronshtein | 135,000 |
| 286 | 7 | Andrey Zaichenko | 243,000 |
| 286 | 8 | Tommy Hang | 440,000 |
| 292 | 1 | Brett Richey | 142,000 |
| 292 | 2 | Fabrice Soulier | 560,000 |
| 292 | 3 | Tom McCormick | 136,000 |
| 292 | 4 | Ram Vaswani | 505,000 |
| 292 | 5 | Fu Wong | 398,000 |
| 292 | 6 | Jacobo Fernandez | 526,000 |
| 292 | 7 | Robert Williamson III | 22,000 |
| 292 | 8 | Matthew Ashton | 242,000 |
Day 3 Upon Us; Binger In The Lead
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2011 World Series of Poker for day three of Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship!
The 240-player starting field has been reduced to just 23 players with today expecting to be the final day in one of the last $10,000 buy-in championship events. Players are already guaranteed a $21,905 payday, but each and everyone of the remaining players will have their sights set on the $609,130 first prize, coveted gold bracelet and title of H.O.R.S.E. Champion.
The story that received the most attention yesterday was the controversy that occurred between Daniel Negreanu and Michael Binger over a possible angle shoot, and whether or not a particular player should be bound to a raise. With that particular hand lasting close to ten minutes, Binger eventually tank-folded the turn to keep just a handful of big bets in his stack. Although severely rattled and short-stacked, Binger managed to regain his composure and fight hard to eventually bag an amassed 742,000 in chips to be our overnight chip leader.
Fabrice Soulier (560,000), Daniel Ospina (532,000), Jacobo Fernandez (526,000) and Ram Vaswani (505,000) along racelet winners John Monnette (325,000), Chau Giang (262,000) and Max Pescatori (243,000) still remain, while youngsters Brett Richey (142,000), Yuval Bronshtein (135,000) and Tom Dwan (135,000) are still in the mix.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be reporting all day long providing continuous live coverage from 3:00 p.m. PDT as we aim to crown the Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship winner!
Level: 19
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Dwan Slips Early
Hold'em
Tom Dwan took his seat and was instantly confronted with a Tommy Hang raise to 24,000. Dwan made the call before check-calling bets on every street as the board was spread 
.
Hang tabled his 
, and once Dwan mucked, he slipped to 51,000 in chips as Hang moved to 520,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | 80,000 |
|
51,000 | -84,000 |
Chris Klodnicki Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,905)
Level 19
Hold'em
Chau Giang raised from middle position and Shawn Buchanan called from the cutoff seat. Chris Klodnicki was in the big blind and reraised. Klodnicki had just 5,000 behind after he raised and both Giang and Buchanan called to see the flop.
The flop came down 
and Klodnicki bet all in. Giang folded and Buchanan called.
Klodnicki: 
Buchanan: 
The hit the turn and the 
fell on the river. Both were no improvement to Klodnicki's hand and he was eliminated in 23rd place. He was the first player to hit the rail today and earned $21,905 for his finish.
Robert Williamson III Eliminated in 22nd Place ($21,905)
Hold'em
Robert Williamson III was all in preflop against Ram Vaswani. Williamson held the 
and was acting from the big blind with a severe short stack. Vaswani held the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Williamson was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000 | 90,000 |
|
Busted |
Set for Ospina
Level 19
Hold'em
Joe Cassidy opened to 24,000 only to have Daniel Ospina three-bet next to act. Cassidy made the call, and then proceeded to check-call every street as the 
board was spread.
When Ospina tabled his 
for a full house, Cassidy mucked while slipping to 160,000 as Ospina moves to roughly 500,000 in chips.
Binger Slips
Omaha-8
With the board reading 
and several bets entering the pot between Michael Binger and Kyle Loman, Loman would table his 
on the river to scoop the pot and move to 460,000 as Binger takes a dive to 655,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
655,000 | -87,000 |
|
460,000 | 72,000 |
Fernandez Quarters Ashton
Omaha-8
On the board of 
, Ram Vaswani checked and Jacobo Fernandez bet. Matthew Ashton was the third player in the hand and called before Vaswani folded.
The river completed the board with the 
and Fernandez bet. Ashton made the call.
Fernandez turned over the 
for the club flush and the nut low. Ashton held the 
for the same nut low. Fernandez was able to win three-quarters of the pot while Ashton only got a quarter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
552,000 | 26,000 |
|
240,000 | -2,000 |