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

06-12-2018 14:40 UTC-8

The Field is Growing

Christian Zetzsche

Level 1

According to the screens, the field has grown to 82 entries halfway through Level 1 and the latest additions to the field include WSOP bracelet winners Rep Porter, Phillip Hui, Chris Tryba, Andrey Zhigalov, Michael Gathy, and Andrew Brown. Zhigalov just won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., and the mixed-game specialist from Russia is aiming for more glory in the Championship Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rep Porter	50,000 50,000	50,000

Michael Gathy	50,000 50,000	50,000

Chris Tryba	50,000 50,000	50,000

Allen Kessler	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andrey Zhigalov	50,000 50,000	50,000

Phillip Hui	50,000 50,000	50,000

Matthew Kelly	50,000 50,000	50,000
Randy Ohel	50,000 50,000	50,000

Kyle Miaso	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Krasienko	50,000 50,000	50,000
Carol Fuchs	50,000

Andrew Brown	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Andrey Zhigalov Chris Tryba Michael Gathy Phillip Hui Rep Porter

06-12-2018 14:46 UTC-8

Zaichenko Forces Folds from Hui and Guo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1

Razz

Phillip Hui: / - fold on fifth street
Yuebin Guo: / / - fold on seventh street
Andrey Zaichenko: / /

Andrey Zaichenko completed with an eight showing and picked up calls by Yuebin Guo and Phillip Hui. Zaichenko bet all further streets. While Hui folded on fifth street, and Guo also did so on seventh street to award the pot to Zaichenko without showdown. Guo finished seventh in this very event one year ago, while both of his opponents already have one WSOP bracelet to their names.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zaichenko	55,000 55,000	55,000

Phillip Hui	52,000 2,000	2,000

Yuebin Guo	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Phillip Hui Yuebin Guo

06-12-2018 14:57 UTC-8

Patel Forces Fold from Bach

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1

Seven Card Stud

Suketu Patel: /
David Bach / (folded on fifth street

Suketu Patel completed and defending champion David Bach called with a king showing before doing so again on fourth street. Patel paired his ace on fifth street and Bach folded, flashing the with the words "I had one of those, too."

Player	Chips	Progress
Suketu Patel	51,000 51,000	51,000
David Bach	47,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: David Bach Suketu Patel

Level: 2

Hold’em / O8 - 300/600 600/1,200
Razz/Stud/Stud - 8 100 BI 200 600 600-1,200

06-12-2018 15:05 UTC-8

Brunson Joins the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

After busting in Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship in 10th place, Todd Brunson entered the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Champion and took a seat on a table that also includes Brock Parker, Tom Koral, and Mike Ross.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	55,000 55,000	55,000
Todd Brunson	51,000 51,000	51,000

Dewey Tomko	50,000 50,000	50,000

Robert Campbell	50,000 50,000	50,000

Katja Thater	50,000 50,000	50,000

Mike Sexton	50,000 50,000	50,000

John Racener	50,000 50,000	50,000

Stuart Rutter	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Ross	50,000 50,000	50,000
Brock Parker	48,000 48,000	48,000
Max Kruse	45,000 5,000	5,000

Randy Ohel	38,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Brock Parker Mike Ross Todd Brunson Tom Koral

06-12-2018 15:14 UTC-8

Suchanek Chops with Shack-Harris

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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 15:25 UTC-8

More Faces In the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo

Matt Glantz: / /
Georgii Belianin: / /

Matt Glantz completed with a six and Georgii Belianin raised with a king. Glantz called. Both players checked on fourth and fifth streets, Glantz then bet sixth street, and was called before check-folding on seventh street.

Other new faces in the field include James Obst, Viacheslav Zhukov, Walter Treccarichi, and Sampo Ryynanen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashish Gupta	70,000 20,000	20,000
Andrew Brown	62,000 12,000	12,000

Georgii Belianin	53,000 53,000	53,000
Sampo Ryynanen	50,000 50,000	50,000
Walter Treccarichi	50,000 50,000	50,000
Matt Glantz	50,000 50,000	50,000

Viacheslav Zhukov	45,000 45,000	45,000
James Obst	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Georgii Belianin Matt Glantz

06-12-2018 15:30 UTC-8

Parvizi Takes from Schulman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

Seven-Card Stud

Iraj Parvizi: / /
Nick Schulman: / /

On fourth street, Iraj Parvizi checked and called a bet by table neighbor Nick Schulman before pairing his seven on fifth street. Parvizi bet and Schulman called. Parvizi bet both remaining streets to pick up a call by Schulman and rolled over the for tens and sevens, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iraj Parvizi	54,000 9,000	9,000
Nick Schulman	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Iraj Parvizi Nick Schulman

06-12-2018 15:42 UTC-8

Ian Johns Starts Well

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Aaron McBride

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 15:50 UTC-8

Kelly Takes from Shack-Harris

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

Omaha Hi-Lo

Fresh off chopping a pot with Robert Campbell, Matthew Kelly called out of the small blind when facing a button raise by Jan Suchanek and Matt Grapenthien also came along in the big blind to head three-ways to the flop. Action checked to Suchanek and he bet, which just Grapenthien called. On the turn, Grapenthien checked and folded to a second bet of Suchanek.

One hand later, Brandon Shack-Harris raised and Kelly called on the button, as did Grapenthien in the big blind. The flop fell and action checked to Kelly, who bet. Grapenthien called and Shack-Harris raised, prompting three bets from Kelly. This time, Grapenthien folded and Shack-Harris called.

The on the turn paired the board and Shack-Harris checked before folding to a bet of Kelly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Grapenthien	60,000 1,000	1,000

Robert Campbell	60,000

Matthew Kelly	52,000 2,000	2,000
Jan Suchanek	44,000 4,000	4,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	31,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Jan Suchanek Matt Grapenthien Matthew Kelly Robert Campbell