Event #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-12-2018 12:56 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

AaronMcBride

Welcome to the first day's coverage of Event #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

Today, at 3 p.m., the players will start their three-day run for the gold bracelet as they look to emulate the achievement of last year's winner, David Bach, who came through a 150-player field to win $383,208. The entrants last year included Daniel Negreanu, Brian Rast, Stephen Chidwick, Phil Hellmuth, and Jason Mercier, who won this event in 2016, so the field is likely to be strong once again.

Five different game types will be played during this tournament and change every orbit: limit hold'em, Omaha hi-lo, razz, seven-card stud, and seven-card stud hi-lo. Each player will receive 50,000 starting chips with ten 60-minute levels being played out. There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels, and late registration is open until the start of Day 2.

Hold'em and Omaha will begin with blinds of 300/500 and limits of 500/1,000, while the three stud games will start with a 100 ante, a 200 bring-in, and the same 500/1,000 limits.

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Tags: Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu David Bach Jason Mercier Phil Hellmuth Stephen Chidwick

06-12-2018 15:24 UTC-7

Negreanu and Fuchs Enter

AaronMcBride

Level 1

Daniel Negreanu, fresh off his third-place finish for $59,788 in Event #22: $1,500 Eight Game Mix, has entered the field alongside Carol Fuchs, who most recently played Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, with both players receiving 50,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	50,000 50,000	50,000

Carol Fuchs	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Carol Fuchs Daniel Negreanu

06-12-2018 16:14 UTC-7

Suchanek Chops with Shack-Harris

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo

Jan Suchanek: / /
Brandon Shack-Harris: / /

Picking up the action on fourth street, Brandon Shack-Harris bet and Jan Suchanek called before doing so again on fifth street and sixth street. Both then elected to check seventh and Shack-Harris rolled over the for a low and a pair of deuces. Suchanek revealed for a pair of nines and took the high pot.

Suchanek is third on New Zealand's all-time money list and a mixed-game aficionado, who can be seen regularly seen during the Aussie Millions at the start of the year and in Las Vegas during the WSOP.

The early chip leader on the very same table appears to be Robert Campbell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Campbell	60,000 10,000	10,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	51,000 1,000	1,000

Jan Suchanek	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Jan Suchanek Robert Campbell

06-12-2018 16:42 UTC-7

Ian Johns Starts Well

AaronMcBride

Level 2

Ian Johns, the three-time bracelet winner and champion of 2016 Event #8 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for $212,604, has started well and is up to 67,000.

In Stud Hi-Lo, he won the pot with / / and revealed and was also able to take down two hold'em hands in a row just minutes later to continue his momentum.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Johns	67,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Ian Johns

06-12-2018 18:27 UTC-7

Gathy Gets Scooped by McKenna

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

Seven-Card Stud

Michael Gathy: / /
Michael McKenna: / /

Michael Gathy called bets on fourth to sixth streets before the action checked to him on seventh street. Gathy bet and Michael McKenna called to get shown for eights and fours by the Belgian. McKenna had that beat with for tens and fives, which won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael McKenna	70,000 70,000	70,000
Michael Gathy	58,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Michael Gathy Michael McKenna

06-12-2018 19:52 UTC-7

Ryynanen Fights Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5

Limit Hold'em

Brock Parker raised in the hijack and short stack Sampo Ryynanen made it three bets on the button, which Parker called. On the flop, Parker checked and folded to a bet.

Soon after, Adam Friedman raised and John Esposito three-bet, Friedman called. The flop came and Friedman checked, Esposito bet, Friedman check-raised and then folded to a reraise. Esposito flashed the .

Parker limped in and Ryynanen raised, Friedman called and Parker came along. On the flop, action checked to Ryynanen and his bet was called by Parker only. The turn brought a check by Parker, a bet by Ryynanen and a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Parker	60,000 12,000	12,000
John Esposito	45,000 45,000	45,000

Adam Friedman	43,000 43,000	43,000

Sampo Ryynanen	20,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Brock Parker John Esposito Sampo Ryynanen

06-12-2018 21:22 UTC-7

Vitch Keeps Winning

AaronMcBride

Level 6

Limit Hold'em

Christopher Vitch has just won two pots on the river after putting the pressure on his opponents.

In the first hand, he called a raise from Eric Kurtzman while in the big blind and saw a flop of , before his check-raise was called and the turn was revealed to be the . Kurtzman called Vitch's bet, but when the river came the , Vitch's pressure worked as he got his opponent to fold with a bet.

And it was to be a similar situation just a couple of hands later. Vitch raised from the button and was three-bet by George Alexander. Vitch made the call and stuck around on the flop to see the turn. Alexander continued, Vitche called and the former checked on the river. Vitch decided to put Alexander to the test with a bet and after a minutes thought, the latter folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	80,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Eric Kurtzman George Alexander

06-12-2018 23:04 UTC-7

Guo Scoops Friedman

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Omaha Hi-Lo

Richard Ashby raised from under the gun and was called three ways by Perry Friedman in the cutoff, Andrew Kelsall in the small blind and Yuebin Guo in the big blind. The flop of was checked to Ashby and he bet, Friedman raised and Kelsall folded, Guo called and Ashby came along.

The on the turn was checked through and Guo bet the river, forcing a fold from Ashby. Friedman called, but mucked when Guo turned over his for aces and eights, as well as the nut low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	125,000 125,000	125,000

Yuebin Guo	78,000 8,000	8,000
Perry Friedman	63,000 25,900	25,900

Richard Ashby	55,000

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Perry Friedman Richard Ashby Yuebin Guo

06-12-2018 23:47 UTC-7

Gathy Flushes Bonomo

AaronMcBride

Level 8

Limit Holdem

Justin Bonomo joined the action half-way through Day 1 but hasn't been able to capitalize on his late registration just yet as he is down to 15,000.

Bonomo, Michael Gathy, and Michael McKenna were in the hand as the flop read and all three players went to the turn of the . Bonomo, who was under the gun, checked and Gathy bet which both his opponents called.

On the river, Gathy once again bet after being checked to, and only Bonomo made the call. Gathy tabled for the nut flush, and Heads-up Championship winner Bonomo mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	120,000 65,000	65,000

Michael McKenna	117,000 47,000	47,000
Justin Bonomo	15,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Michael Gathy Michael McKenna

06-13-2018 00:34 UTC-7

Zhukov Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Seven Card Stud

Viacheslav Zhukov:
Randy Ohel:
Richard Bai:

On fourth street, Viacheslav Zhukov and Richard Bai were all in against big stack Randy Ohel. Zhukov had a massive draw with four clubs, however, he would run out blank with the as remaining cards. Bai picked up the for aces and tens, and Ohel's could not send two players to the rail.