EugeneKatchalov Eugene KatchalovWell shoved 6bbs w q8hh got called by AJ ...board ran out 4TQKA :(. Time for 1.5k Horse . Good luck to @elkypoker !!June 13 2012
With the blinds and limit so slow, catching notable hands is a challenge. We just canvassed the tournament floor trying to catch something, but to no avail; nonetheless, we did discover some new faces in the field.
Rep Porter was seen sitting at Table 28. If you recall, Porter missed Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz, the event he had won in 2011, in order to attend his daughter's ballet recital. It was a fine example of having one's priorities in order, but clearly today Porter is focused on nothing but H.O.R.S.E.
Another man we spotted was David Arsht, who recently captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet in Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em for $221,921. The former urologist proved his poker chops that day, though you might figure him for a veterinarian today as dabbles in the H.O.R.S.E. arena.
Other players we've found out and about include Jon Turner, Maria Ho, Michael Mizrachi, Shaun Deeb, Jeff Madsen, Allen Cunningham, Cary Katz and Joe Serock.
An unknown player in Seat 8 completed showing and received a call from Barry Greenstein, who was displaying an . The turn seemed to give Seat 8 a decent card while pairing Greenstein, but the action still went check-check. On fifth street, Seat 8 check-called a bet from Greenstein before check-folding on sixth.
Greenstein: (x-x) /
Seat 8: (x-x) /
It wasn't much of a hand, but it does give us the opportunity to tell you Greenstein is up to 6,500. Additionally, Table 22 is featuring quite the lineup. Aside from Greenstein, who is in Seat 4, you'll also find John Monnette (two-time bracelet winner and currently second on 2012 WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard) in Seat 1; stud specialist Maxwell Troy in Seat 2; and 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event winner Barry Shulman in Seat 5.
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
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 SteuryDefending the belt in the $1500 HORSE today, off to a shaky start with a mediocre starting tableJune 13 2012
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.