Level: 4
Limits: 0/0
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,200,150
Entries
889
Level
31
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Missing the Old 27 Outer to Chops
Level 3
PearlJammed Jon Turner Bricked the ol JJ2345 in stud 8 to TT33xx... Just your standard 19 outer to scoop and 27 outer for at least half :) 3400
June 13 2012
Sugar Bear Eliminated
Stud 8:
An unknown player in Seat 2 had the bring-in with the 
and was met with a completion by Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri, who was fresh off a third-place finish in Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em for $84,388. A player in Seat 7, who was showing the 
, made the call as did the bring-in and it was three-way action to the turn.
Barbieri proceeded to bet, which both his opponents called, and then he fired again on fifth street. Seat 2 got out of the way while Seat 7 called and then raised when Barbieri bet sixth. The raise was enough to cover the short-stacked Sugar Bear, and he committed his stack.
Barbieri: (2c}
/ 
/ 
Seat 7: 
/ 
/ 
Seat 2: (x-x) / 
fold
Seat 7 had a low but needed help if he was going to take the high. Unfortunately for Barbieri, the on seventh gave his opponent a pair and the scoop. "Good game guys," Barbieri said. The Sugar Bear was no doubt looking to improve on his second-place finish in this very event back in 2010, but those dreams have been dashed as he became one of the day's early eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The Elite Are Here
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Level 3
Former WSOP Player of the Year winners Allen Cunningham and Jeff Madsen are seated at the same table here in the Brasilia Room. The room hosts the banners of each of the award winners since 2004, and Cunningham is faced directly toward his banner in the back corner. 2010 Player of the Year Frank Kassela is seated at an adjacent table and is within view of his banner, as well.
Daniel Negreanu, Jeff Lisandro, Tom Schneider and Erick Lindgren are also in the house, which means the only former POY we're missing is 2011 honoree Ben Lamb.
Past WSOP Player of the Year Winners
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 2005 | Allen Cunningham |
| 2006 | Jeff Madsen |
| 2007 | Tom Schneider |
| 2008 | Erick Lindgren |
| 2009 | Jeffrey Lisandro |
| 2010 | Frank Kassela |
| 2011 | Ben Lamb |
Random H.O.R.S.E. Chatter from the Twitter Corral
Level 3
KarinaJett Karina Jett Haven't had any luck in the Horse,I finally look down and have a hand to play but then I look up and it's the wrong game. #whiningtowinning
June 13 2012
gunslingerbach david bach Slow start in the HORSE. Up 1k in the first 30 minutes, but cold afterword. 3150 finish Nivel 2. Trying for my 4th major HORSE title.
June 13 2012
LuckBoxJuanda John Juanda Playing in Event #27-- $1.5K HORSE. In Stud games, I think players shouldn't be allowed to pull in their door card on 3rd street...
June 13 2012
audavidb David Baker 1500 HORSE today. Tough table with @RealKidPoker , perry freidman and another tough player. Hoping to better last yrs 7th place finish
June 13 2012
"You Get to Rub Me"
Level 3
We spent some time over at Table 89 to try and catch some action, which didn't seem like it'd be too hard since it plays host to Daniel Negreanu, Xuan Liu, David "ODB" Baker and Perry Friedman. Unfortunately we didn't catch any notable hands, but we were there when Negreanu shouted, "Hey you, over here."
At first we thought he was walking to us, but then we saw the massage therapist approaching. "It's your lucky day," Negreanu told the young lady. "You get to rub me. You're going to love it, trust me, all this positive energy."
We've seen Negreanu shutoff in a few tournaments this summer with his headphones on, but today he seems energetic, excited and chipper.
#TitleDefense
Defending champ Aaron Steury gave his stack a nice little boost during the first two levels of the day. Steury is up to 5,225 from the original stack of 4,500 despite getting off to a "shaky" start in Level 1.
NDGrinder Aaron Steury Defending the belt in the $1500 HORSE today, off to a shaky start with a mediocre starting table
June 13 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,225 |
Welcome to the Jungle
Level 3
We were recently informed that approximately 11 tables were opened in the Amazon Room. We took a jaunt over to see who's located there, and the list is impressive.
Jason Mercier
Andy Bloch
Jeff Lisandro
Marcel Luske
Chad Brown
"Captian" Tom Franklin
Steve Landfish
Ari Engel
Kirk Morrison
Mark Dickstein
Bret Jungblut
Matt Glantz
Mike Leah
Matt Hawrilenko
Jen Harman
David Sklansky
David "Bakes" Baker
Men Nguyen
Dan Heimiller
Sam Grizzle
Dave Stann
Joe Tehan
Eugene Katchalov
Level: 3
Limits: 0/0
Ante: 0
Break Time
Level 2
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.