Level: 6
Hold’em / O8 - 800/1,500 1,500/3,000
Razz/Stud/Stud 8 - 300 BI 500 1,500 1,500-3,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 1
One Royal and Two Full Houses
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
On the three-way turn of 
, one bet each went into the middle between Brandon Shack-Harris, Christopher Claassen and Ron Ware and Shack-Harris also bet the 
on the river. Claassen raised and Ware made it three bets to force a fold from Shack-Harris. Claassen double-checked his cards high and folded, but Aron Dermer could see his cards.
Ware rolled over 
for a royal flush and Dermer said "one royal flush and two full houses, you won't see any better than this today."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 10,000 |
|
75,000 | -9,900 |
|
45,000 | -15,000 |
|
40,000 | -40,000 |
Updated Counts
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
80,000 | 30,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
45,000 | -10,000 |
|
28,000 | -32,000 |
|
25,000 | -5,000 |
|
15,000 | -20,000 |
|
5,400 | -54,600 |
Zinno on Fumes
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Anthony Zinno was already short-stacked heading into the latest hand and lost that one too to get into the danger zone. One bet each went in after the 
turn with Kyle Montgomery also involved and the river was checked. Zinno in the blinds was first to show and revealed 
, which Montgomery had beat with 
for trips deuces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | -25,000 |
|
7,000 | -18,000 |
Brunson Takes Fronm Gronvik
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Mikael Gronvik: 
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Todd Brunson: / 
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Third Player: / 
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In three-way action, Mikael Gronvik bet fifth to seventh and faced resistance by Todd Brunson and a third player. Only Brunson reluctantly called the final bet and Gronvk rolled over the 
for ace-high and no low. Brunson had 
for aces and fives, and scooped the entire pot against no qualifying low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | -6,000 |
|
19,000 | 19,000 |
Hastings Wins Battle of Short Stacks
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Hold'em
Chris Hunichen raised the button and Jared Bleznick three-bet out of the small blind. Brian Hastings made it four bets from the big blind and both called. The flop came 
and Bleznick was the only one to check-call a bet by Hastings before check-folding the turn.
All three remain well below the starting stack and Hastings has the most chips of the trio right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | -2,000 |
|
20,000 | -55,000 |
|
16,000 | -10,000 |
Kassela Among Early Casualties
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
"Seat open on 425," the announcement came and Frank Kassela walked out towards the tournament area. A quick chat with Richard Sklar followed and Kassela said "I think the first one out is actually an achievement" before heading out of the Amazon room.
Recent entries include Cary Katz and Daniel Negreanu, assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
68,000 | -32,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
57,000 | -3,000 |
|
55,000 | |
|
45,000 | -15,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Cousineau Very Short in Chips
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Razz
In a Razz hand, Tony Cousineau was involved in a bigger pot against table neighbor James Obst and ended up tabling 
for a neighty-eight. Obst had that beat with 
and scooped the pot to leave Cousineau short in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 4,000 |
|
12,000 | -12,000 |
Schreiber and Yeh Chop; Ospina Takes From Bronstein
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
On the three-way turn of 
, Matthew Schreiber checked in the small blind and Jen Harman bet from the big blind, which Andrew Yeh called. The river was checked and Schreiber tabled 
for the nut low and a pair. Harman flashed the for top pair, but mucked her remaining cards as soon as Yeh had shown 
for a pair of kings with ace kicker.
Soon after, still in Omaha Hi-Lo, Daniel Ospina rivered a full house with 
on a board of 
and got value from big stack Noah Bronstein to chip up some.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 15,000 |
|
90,000 | -15,000 |
|
78,000 | -7,000 |
|
65,000 | 5,000 |
|
49,000 | -11,000 |
Pots for Benyamine and Rosario
Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Hold'em
David Benyamine raised first to act and was called by Sampo Ryynanen in the blinds. Ryynanen check-called a bet on the 
flop, but quickly folded to a second bet on the turn.
One table over, Shirley Rosario three-bet in the small blind and Richard Bai in late position made the call. Rosario immediately bet the 
flop and that was all it took to force a fold from Bai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 5,000 |
|
55,000 | -25,000 |
|
48,000 | -2,000 |