Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-16-2012 21:08 UTC-7

PokerStars Presents Half Price Sunday

Donnie Peters

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The buy-ins for several major PokerStars tournaments are being cut in half on Sunday, June 17 for Half Price Sunday, including the most affordable Sunday Million that PokerStars has ever run. The huge prize pool guarantees stay fixed, so you get to play for a share of millions in cash prizes for less than ever before!

We have 10 tickets to give away for the Sunday Million in the following tournament:

Tourney ID #573942652 (Live now)

Name: PokerNews - Half Price Sunday Million
Date: June 16
Time: 14:00 ET
Buy-In: $3 + .30
Password: StarsHPSM
Prizes: 10 Bonus Half Price Sunday Million tickets (for June 17 only) will be awarded to the top 10 finishers on top of the cash payout.

All players are eligible who pay the buy-in fee and register with the password, which will be distributed in PokerNews editorials and the live reporting pages.

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06-16-2012 21:08 UTC-7

Late Registrants

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Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Young	51,000 21,000	21,000
Layne Flack	40,000 10,000	10,000

Joe Tehan	39,000 9,000	9,000
Bryn Kenney	37,000 7,000	7,000

John D'Agostino	35,000 5,000	5,000
Shawn Buchanan	34,000 4,000	4,000

Steve Zolotow	34,000 4,000	4,000

Tommy Vedes	32,000 2,000	2,000
Scotty Nguyen	31,000 1,000	1,000

Jennifer Harman	27,000 3,000	3,000

Marco Johnson	23,000 7,000	7,000

Hasan Habib	22,000 8,000	8,000

Scott Fischman	22,000 8,000	8,000
Farzad Bonyadi	22,000 8,000	8,000

Paul Volpe	18,000 12,000	12,000

Jon Turner	17,000 13,000	13,000

Eli Elezra	15,000 15,000	15,000

Stephen Chidwick	8,000 22,000	22,000

06-16-2012 20:53 UTC-7

No Doyle

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Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. was one of the few events Doyle Brunson was planning on playing, but unfortunately he wound up in the emergency room this evening due to high blood pressure.

TexDolly Doyle Brunson At the.emergency room because my blood pressure went sky high. No Horse tournament tonight:-( June 16 2012

Fortunately, it doesn't appear to be anything too serious.

TexDolly Doyle Brunson Doctor says I can go home from emergency room I'n a hour. Must have drawn a quart of blood. June 16 2012

From all of us at the PokerNews team, we'd like to wish Texas Dolly a speedy recovery!

Tags: Doyle Brunson

06-16-2012 20:49 UTC-7

Some Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Bari	68,000 21,000	21,000

John Monnette	55,000 17,000	17,000

Stephen Su	50,000 15,000	15,000
Bruno Fitoussi	47,000 5,000	5,000
Allen Kessler	46,000 6,000	6,000
John Racener	40,000 4,000	4,000

Scott Clements	40,000 12,000	12,000

Corey Zeidman	39,000 14,000	14,000
Pat Pezzin	37,000 5,000	5,000
Phil Ivey	37,000 6,000	6,000

Xuan Liu	36,000 2,000	2,000
David Singer	35,000 1,000	1,000
Viktor Blom	35,000 3,000	3,000

Alexander Kuzmin	35,000 12,000	12,000
Brett Richey	35,000 5,000	5,000
David "Bakes" Baker	34,000 1,000	1,000

Roland Israelvishi	34,000 6,000	6,000
Freddy Deeb	34,000 12,000	12,000

Brendan Taylor	32,000 10,000	10,000

Mike Wattel	32,000 5,000	5,000

Chris Bell	31,000 13,000	13,000
Mike Matusow	30,000 19,000	19,000

Huck Seed	27,000 2,000	2,000

Chris Klodnicki	23,000 3,000	3,000

Eric Buchman	23,000 1,000	1,000

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06-16-2012 20:28 UTC-7

It's a Miracle

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"What you got?" Luke Schwartz shouted to Viktor Blom moments ago.

"Thirty-two," he responded, laughing.

"Thirty-two?" Schwartz echoed. "It's a miracle."

Blom is still a bit green when it comes to mixed games. In fact, Daniel Negreanu gave him a quick lesson before the event:

RealKidPoker Daniel Negreanu Giving Viktor Blom a crash course in HORSE starting with the rules... This should be interesting he is playing the 10k! June 16 2012

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	32,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Luke Schwartz Viktor Blom

06-16-2012 20:23 UTC-7

Eskandani Takes One

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Razz

Mori Eskandani	/ /
Viacheslav Zhukov	/ /

We caught up with the action on fourth street, where Zhukov led out. Eskandani called. Zhukov led again on fifth, Eskandani called, and when Eskandani made a better board on sixth, he led out. Zhukov called.

Eskandani fired once more on seventh, and Zhukov folded his hand. Eskandani raked in the pot, and now has more than the starting stack of 30,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mori Eskandani	32,000 2,000	2,000

Viacheslav Zhukov	17,000

Tags: Mori Eskandani Viacheslav Zhukov

06-16-2012 20:20 UTC-7

Brown Chopped

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Omaha 8

Andrew Brown, David Oppenheim, and Alexander Kravchenko took a flop of {6-Clubs} {2-Spades} {5-Spades} . Oppenheim checked, Kravchenko bet, and Brown raised. Both Oppenheim and Kravchenko called. The {q-Hearts} turned, and Oppenheim checked to Kravchenko, who bet again. Brown just called, and Oppenheim called again.

The {j-Hearts} completed the board, and Oppenheim checked a third time. Kravchenko bet, and Brown and Oppenheim called.

Oppenheim	(Hi)
Kravchenko	(Low)
Brown	(Nada)

Tags: Andrew Brown David Oppenheim Alexander Kravchenko

06-16-2012 19:59 UTC-7

The Hidden Camera Show on Table 364

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Stud 8

No table is having more fun in event Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. than Table 364. Every five minutes or so, all eight players burst into hysterical laughter, and a few minutes ago was no exception.

Tom Koral, who is apparently being needled by Ali Eslami, was in a pot against Bill Chen.

Koral	/ /
Chen	/ /

The two were heads up heading to fourth street, where Koral check-called a bet. Chen made a pair of sevens of fifth, and led out, and Koral raised. Chen called. Chen led again on sixth, Koral just called this time, and both players were dealt seventh street face down. Chen bet, and Koral called.

"Three sevens," Chen announced. "And actually a low too."

Chen tabled {a-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {3-Spades} for trip sevens and an eighty-seven low. Koral mucked, while the entire table broke out into laughter.

"Actually a low," Scott Seiver repeated. "I actually have the nuts."

"I feel like I'm on some sort of hidden camera show," Koral said. "He catches the one-outer seven, you [Eslami] keep needling me."

The table erupted once more, while Chen pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Chen	34,000 11,000	11,000

Tom Koral	15,500 14,500	14,500

Tags: Ali Eslami Bill Chen Scott Seiver Tom Koral

06-16-2012 19:38 UTC-7

Scotty Nguyen is On His Way, Baby

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TheScottyNguyen Scotty Nguyen getting ready to go play baby! running late but it's all good baby! my best wishes to all of you baby! June 16 2012

Baby.

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06-16-2012 19:37 UTC-7

Deeb's River Raise

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Stud

David Baker	/ (FOLDED)
David Benyamine	/ /
Freddy Deeb	/ /

Deeb led out on fifth street, Baker tank-folded, and Benyamine quickly called. When Benyamine paired on sixth, he decided to lead out, and Deeb quickly called. On seventh, Benyamine led again, but this time Deeb raised. Benyamine tank-folded and Deeb flashed two of his cards while folding.

One of them looked like the six or eight of diamonds, but we're not positive. What we do know however, is that Deeb raked in the pot.

Tags: Freddy Deeb David Benyamine David Baker