After losing half his stack to a gutshot straight draw at the start of player, Todd Brunson just lost the remainder to David Benyamine. We didn't catch the hand as it unfolded, but we do know that Brunson made sevens while Benyamine won with tens and nines.
Brunson missed out on the three-table redraw, which he would have been a part of had he stayed alive. With that said, he did finish in 24th place and will take home $10,304.
Brett Richey had the bring in before Craig McKinnon completed and Adam Friedman called; Sabyl Landrum was all in for her ante, and when McKinnon bet out on fourth to force Friedman out as both player's board ran out as follows.
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Landrum: {Ks] / /
With Landrum out in 25th, we will now be doing a full redraw once all hands are complete on the remaining tables.
We unfortunately missed the hand as it occurred simultaneously with Miriam Morton's elimination, but Thomas Hammers has been eliminated at the hands of Adam Friedman in a Stud hand.
Miriam Morton had the bring-in before Rick Schwartz completed. Benjamin Scholl made the call before Morton committed her final few thousand to be at risk. Scholl bet out on fourth and Schwartz immediately mucked as both Scholl's and Morton's boards ran out as follows.
Morton: / /
Scholl: / /
With Scholl making a wheel, Morton was sent to the rail in 27th place.
Gus Hansen: / /
Rick Schwartz: / Fold
Benjamin Scholl: / /
After action was brought in, a short-stacked Gus Hansen completed showing a . Rick Schwartz then raised, Benjamin Scholl flatted and Hansen called. Hansen took the lead on fourth and he said, "I don't see getting away from this now," before betting. Schwartz folded, Scholl raised and Hansen called off for 11,500 total.
"That's a good card," Hansen continued when he caught a on fifth. Indeed it was as he took the lead. He kept it on sixth, but then Scholl caught a on seventh to make a 6-5-4-3-A low. Hansen's on seventh was no help and his 7-5-4-3-2 was bested.
Hansen was eliminated in 28th place and will take home $8,525.
Welcome back to the 2013 World Series of Poker Event #29: $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. What started with 261 players is now down to the final 28. Among those still in contention for the $318,955 first-place prize are some poker nobility in Tom Schneider, Greg Mueller and Dan Kelly, just to name a few.
As far as Schneider is concerned, the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year is hunting for his second bracelet of 2013. What's more, it'd be his second H.O.R.S.E. bracelet! Just a few days ago, Schneider was able to best a field of 862 runners in Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. and claim his third gold bracelet. Schneider, who was featured in PokerNews’ popular Where Are They Now? series two months back, starts the day fourth in chips with 292,000.
Speaking of chips, no one will start today with more of them than two-time bracelet winner Greg "FBT" Mueller, who enters with 430,500. Last year, Mueller finished runner-up to David "ODB" Baker at the 2012 WSOP in Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix , and this year Mueller continued his mixed game domination and once again came close to a bracelet when he final tabled and ultimately finished third in the very same event: Event #8: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix.
Third, but certainly not least, is bracelet winner Dan Kelly, who begins the day with 88,500. Last night Kelly scored his eighth cash of the series by making the money in this event. If Kelly can place second or first in today's tournament, he will take the top spot from Daniel Negreanu on the 2013 WSOP Player of the Year Leader Board. Either way, he'll be adding to his point total.
Other notables who will return include David Benyamine (373,500), David Bach (179,000), Marcel Luske (175,000) Chris Klodnicki (165,500), Todd Brunson (163,500) Adam Friedman (117,000), Brett Richey (74,000) and Gus Hansen (58,000).
Play is set to kick off at 2:00 PM PST, which is just over an hour from now. The plan is to play to a winner, but the chances of ten levels passing before then are good, so don't be surprised if things spill over into an impromptu Day 4. Only time will tell if that happens or not.
Be sure to check back in an hour for all the latest and greatest as we look to crown a Event #29: $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. champion. In the meantime, check out Sarah Grant's WSOP June 15 update:
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