Event 27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day 3 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
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
Schwartz Leads as Final 18 Will Charge to a Champion!
The 2012 World Series of Poker will continue today with the third and final day of Event #27 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., which will see the final 18 of an 889-player field battle down to a champion. Leading the way is Ylon Schwartz, who sits on the big stack of 416,000 and has already improved upon last year’s 33rd-place finish in this tournament.
While Schwartz is the Day 3 favorite, others are still in contention for the $267,081 top prize and the gold bracelet including Brandon Guss, Bryce Yockey, Cliff Josephy, Stephen Chidwick, Zimnan Ziyard, Allen Cunningham, Rep Porter, and David Chiu.
Who will be the next to add their name to the list of H.O.R.S.E. winners?
Post 2004 H.O.R.S.E. Winners
| Year | Winner | Entrants | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Aaron Steury | 963 | $289,283 |
| 2010 | Konstantin Puchkov | 828 | $256,820 |
| 2009** | Zachary Fellows | 452 | $311,899 |
| 2009 | James Van Alstyne | 770 | $247,033 |
| 2008** | Jens Voertmann | 414 | $298,253 |
| 2008 | James Schaaf | 803 | $256,412 |
| 2007*** | James Richberg | 382 | $238,881 |
| 2007**** | Ralph Schwartz | 192 | $275,683 |
| 2004* | Scott Fischman | 166 | $100,200 |
*Featured $2,000 buy-in.
**Featured $3,000 buy-in.
***Featured $2,500 buy-in.
****Featured $5,000 buy-in.
Action is scheduled for 1:00 PM PST, which is less than an hour from now. Join us then as we play a full day of Limit Hold’em, Omaha Eight or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Eight or better on our way to a $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. champion.
Level: 21
Blinds: /
Ante:
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 21
The cards are back in the air here in Event #27 H.O.R.S.E. We're currently situated in the Purple Section of the Amazon Room, which is packed thanks to the 4,100+ players in the Senior event. Needless to say, it's a busy day here at the Rio and the World Series of Poker feels electric!
Current Lineup
Level 21
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 439 | 1 | Sanjay Pandya |
| 439 | 2 | Dave Rogers |
| 439 | 3 | -empty- |
| 439 | 4 | Ylon Schwartz |
| 439 | 5 | Robby Rasmussen |
| 439 | 6 | -empty- |
| 439 | 7 | Rep Porter |
| 439 | 8 | Zimnan Ziyard |
| 440 | 1 | Ben Lukas |
| 440 | 2 | -empty- |
| 440 | 3 | -empty- |
| 440 | 4 | Michael Chow |
| 440 | 5 | David Chiu |
| 440 | 6 | Marlon Milne |
| 440 | 7 | Allen Cunningham |
| 440 | 8 | Jason Brown |
| 441 | 1 | Charlie Ng |
| 441 | 2 | Bryce Yockey |
| 441 | 3 | Cliff Josephy |
| 441 | 4 | -empty- |
| 441 | 5 | Elior Sion |
| 441 | 6 | Stephen Chidwick |
| 441 | 7 | Brandon Guss |
| 441 | 8 | -empty- |
Chow Dented Early
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Stud Hi/Lo:
We didn't see many details of the hand, only glancing over to see Michael Chow calling bets against Ben Lukas. We looked back just in time to see Chow call one last bet on seventh, and Lukas liked his hand.
The cards were rolled over and quickly collected, but it looks like Lukas made a straight to the eight with a seven-six low. Chow knew it was bad as soon as he saw it, and he slapped his cards into the muck, dropping more than half his stack in that exchange.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000 | 100,000 |
|
55,000 | -86,000 |
Lukas Takes One from Cunningham
Limit Hold'em:
Action folded to Allen Cunningham in the cutoff and he raised. Both the button and small blind got out of the way, but Benjamin Lukas opted to more than defend as he three-bet from the big blind.
Cunningham made the call and then called a bet on the 
flop. Lukas didn't slow down though as he fired on the 
turn, which proved too much for Cunningham.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
355,000 | 35,000 |
|
72,000 | -59,000 |
Chidwick Gets There
Limit Hold'em:
We didn't see most of this hand play out, but we did catch the result. Charlie Ng was in middle position, and he was mixed up with big blind Stephen Chidwick in this hand.
The board showed 
when we walked up to the turn, and we can infer that Chidwick check-called a bet on the flop. On fourth, he check-called again, but he liked the river 
enough to bet it himself. Ng quickly called.
Chidwick tabled 
for Broadway, and Ng just shook his head. He eventually mucked, then pounded his knuckles on the felt in frustration.
Ng had a productive start to his day, but he's right back to where he began with about 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 60,000 |
|
70,000 | -2,000 |
Chow Sticks Around
Omaha Hi/Lo:
Allen Cunningham opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Michael Chow called all in for 11,000. Marlon Milne called from the big blind, too, and he bet the 
flop. That folded Cunningham, and the cards were tabled. Chow had flopped a good one.
Showdown
Chow: 
Milne: 
Chow's straight had him poised for the pot, and he asked the dealer for a couple blanks. He needed to fade the sixes and sevens primarily, and the turn and river 
keeps him in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | 32,000 |
Chow Time
Razz:
A short-stacked Michael Chow managed to get his stack in right off the bat with the best hand against Benjamin Lukas.
Chow: 
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Lukas: 
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Lukas immediately showed that he failed to improve on seventh, which meant Chow locked up the double without even looking at the last card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | -165,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 27,000 |