Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-05-2019 20:33 UTC-7

Loikkanea Climbs Back Over Starting Through Gerhart

MartianNews

Level 8

Stud Hi-Lo

Alto Loikkanea: / /
Kevin Gerhart: / /

Kevin Gerhart completed and continued to bet on every street until showdown. Alo Loikkanea called all the way until showdown and the two turned over their hands.

Gerhart showed for two pair and Loikkanea tabled for a higher two pair with his tens over nines, scooping in the pot from Gerhart.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	15,400	-9,600
Alto Loikkanea	11,000

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06-05-2019 20:26 UTC-7

Shack-Harris Takes Puchkov Off the Hand

MartianNews

Level 8

Razz

Brandon Shack-Harris: /
Konstantine Puchkov: /

Brandon Shack-Harris completed, Konstantin Puchkov called and the rest of the table ducked out. Shack-Harris bet the next two streets, Puchkov called the first but thought and hard about fifth street.

Shack-Harris smiled and said "Flush draw," as Puchkov was thinking. ultimately Puchkov threw his hand into the muck and Shack-Harris scooped the pot with his "Flush Draw."

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	17,000	500
Konstantin Puchkov	15,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Konstantin Puchkov

06-05-2019 20:16 UTC-7

Another Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Tryba	30,000	20,000
Nick Burris	29,000	19,000
Valentin Vornicu	29,000	2,000
Matt Savage	28,500	17,500
Jeff Shulman	25,000
Kevin Gerhart	25,000	5,000
Don Zewin	24,000	14,000
Sasha Liu	23,000	5,000
Andre Akkari	22,000	2,500
Scott Bohlman	22,000	12,000
Chris Grigorian	20,000	10,000
Norman Chad	20,000
Roland Israelashvili	20,000	2,000
Ron Ware	20,000	5,400
Greg Raymer	20,000	3,000
Victor Ramdin	18,000	7,500
Calvin Anderson	17,000	-9,200
Bill Tracy	17,000	3,000
Lee Markholt	16,000	6,000
Allen Kessler	15,000	7,600
Dan Heimiller	13,000	9,000
Chip Jett	12,000	2,000
Tony Cousineau	12,000	2,000
James Van Alstyne	11,000	1,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	9,500

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06-05-2019 20:04 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

MartianNews

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	27,000	8,000
Carol Fuchs	23,000	3,500
Calen McNeil	22,000	11,000
Michael Mizrachi	14,500
Bradley Smith	14,000	7,200
James Obst	12,000	5,600
Tim Burt	10,000	-11,000
Bart Lybaert	10,000
Timothy Frazin	8,000	-1,100
Jeff Madsen	3,700	1,100
Barry Greenstein	3,000	-11,000

Level: 8

Limit Flop - 300/500 (Limits 500/1,000)
Stud Games - 100 ante - 200 bring-in - 500 completion (Limits 500/1,000)

06-05-2019 19:56 UTC-7

Liu Continues to Blast on Every Street

MartianNews

Level 7

Stud

Sasha Liu: / /
Dzmitry Urbanovich: / /

Sasha Liu completed and fired on every street. Dzmitry Urbanovich called the whole way but released on seventh, sending the pot to Liu without having to show any down cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sasha Liu	18,000	2,900
Dzmitry Urbanovich	9,500

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Sasha Liu

06-05-2019 19:38 UTC-7

Stavrakis Takes Over on Fifth

MartianNews

Level 7

Stud Hi-Lo

Filippos Stavrakis: / /
Adam Owen: / /

Filippos Stavrakis completed but was instantly raised by Adam Owen, Stavrakis elected to call. Owen bet and was called by Stavrakis until Fifth street when Stavrakis took over.

Owen called on fifth but would immediately surrender his hand on sixth, shipping another pot to the PLO bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filippos Stavrakis	17,000	5,000
Adam Owen	4,300	-12,700

Tags: Adam Owen Filippos Stavrakis

06-05-2019 19:29 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

MartianNews

Level 7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Sylvia	21,000	21,000
Andre Akkari	19,500	19,500
Colin McHugh	19,000	1,200
Brandon Shack-Harris	16,500	100
Konstantin Puchkov	15,000	9,000
David "ODB" Baker	12,000	12,000
Will Berry	11,000	3,800
Alexander Livingston	9,700	9,700
Allen Kessler	7,400	-2,400
Anthony Zinno	5,000	-4,500
Allyn Shulman	4,000	-4,000
Dan Heimiller	4,000	-6,000

06-05-2019 19:27 UTC-7

Over $4,000,000 in Prize Pool Guarantees at the Merit Poker RETRO (September 3-16)

Yori Epskamp

Level 7

The Merit Poker RETRO Cup has over $4,000,000 in guarantees and runs September 3-16. It features a $5,000 Main Event with $2,000,000 guaranteed!

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06-05-2019 19:15 UTC-7

Anderson Drops One, Continues to Climb

MartianNews

Level 7

Stud

Opponent: / /
Calvin Anderson: / /

Calvin Anderson completed on his nine, an opponent raised and Anderson called. Anderson check-called his opponent until fifth street. His opponent moved all in and Anderson called, both players turned over their hands.

His opponent tabled for a pair of aces and Anderson showed for a smaller pair of tens. Anderson received a on sixth and his opponent pulled a .

Both players were dealt their last cards facedown. Anderson tabled his card first, showing the for two pair and his opponent instantly mucked, sending the pot to Anderson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	26,200	4,200

Tags: Calvin Anderson