Three players took a flop of , including Eugene Katchalov, Mori Eskandani, and Daniel Negreanu. Katchalov checked, Eskandani bet, and only Negreanu called.
The turned, and Eskandani led out. Negreanu raised, and Eskandani called.
The completed the board, and Eskandani checked. Negreanu bet, and Eskandani quickly check-raised. Negreanu started laughing, then picked up his cards, flashed the and mucked.
"I had diamonds and hearts," Negreanu lamented.
"I had hearts too," Eskandani responded, tabling .
Phil Hellmuth and John Racener battled in this Seven Card Stud pot that saw Hellmuth win it on sixth street with a raise.
We picked up the action on fourth with Racener betting and Hellmuth making the call. On fifth street, Racener bet again and Hellmuth called. On sixth, Racener bet and Hellmuth raised. Racener gave it up and Hellmuth showed the for two pair, jacks and sevens.
A total of 178 players entered Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. — nearly seventy less than last year — generating a total prize pool of $1,673,200. The top 24 players will received a minimum of $16,245, and the winner will take home a total of $451,779 along with a WSOP gold bracelet.
From the hijack seat, Andrew Brown raised. David Oppenheim called in the cutoff seat and Andy Bloch called from the big blind. The flop came down and Bloch checked to Brown. He fired a bet and Oppenheim called. Bloch also called.
The turn card was the and Bloch checked. Brown bet again and Oppenheim called. Bloch gave it up.
The river was the and paired the board. Brown paused for a few seconds then checked. Oppenheim checked behind.
Brown showed the for two pair, jacks and eights. Oppenheim showed the . Brown won the high and Oppenheim took the low, chopping up the money Bloch put in the pot.