Stud
Daniel Ospina had the bring-in and Dario Sammartino completed. Ospina called, and then called a bet on fourth.
On fifth, Sammartino bet 40,000 and Ospina raised to 80,000. Sammartino folded, and Ospina flashed the 
.
Ospina: 
/ 
Sammartino: / 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,135,000 | -115,000 |
|
920,000 | 80,000 |
Stud
Tom Koral: / 
fold
Phil Galfond: / 
/
Daniel Ospina: / 
/
Tom Koral completed with a ten and Phil Galfond raised. Daniel Ospina made it three bets and Koral folded, Galfond called. Ospina bet fourth and Galfond called before Galfond check-called fifth and sixth. Ospina checked behind seventh and was shown the 
for queens and jacks by Galfond, which won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000 | 186,000 |
|
|
840,000 | -280,000 |
|
360,000 | -65,000 |
Stud
David Brookshire had the bring-in and Greg Mueller completed.
Fourth and fifth streets checked through, and when Brookshire made open aces, he bet 40,000 and Mueller folded.
Brookshire: / 
Mueller: / 
After the hand, Brookshire stated he had nines in the hole.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
735,000 | 1,000 |
|
650,000 | 39,000 |
Razz
Dario Sammartino: 
/ 
/
Sampo Ryynanen: 
/ 
/
Dario Sammartino completed and Sampo Ryynanen made it three bets, which Sammartino called. They got it in after fifth when Ryynanen called off the rest of it and he was behind. Sammartino squeezed the and Ryynanen peeled a king to become the first casualty of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | 130,000 |
|
Busted |
The cards are in the air for Day 3.
Players will continue to play 90-minute levels, and the schedule is to play down to the final six players who will return on Friday for the live-streamed final table on CBS All Access and PokerGO.
Level: 18
Hold’em / O8 - 10,000/20,000 20,000/40,000
Razz/Stud/Stud 8 - 5,000 BI 5,000 20,000 20,000-40,000
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 3 of the Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.
Following two full days of intense poker action, the 172-strong field is down to the final 20 players who will all be eyeing the final six seats and a live final table on Friday. A total of 11 new players entered on Day 2 to see the field surpass last year's mark of 166. With a prize pool of $1,616,800 created, the top 26 players would finish in the money with a guaranteed $15,176 payday.
As just 83 players returned on Day 2, plus the newly seated 11 late entrants, there was a fast start to the day as players saw their hopes dashed upon busting. The likes of WSOP bracelet winners Jesse Martin, John Racener, Tommy Hang, Freddy Deeb, Phil Ivey, Steven Wolansky, Paul Volpe, Daniel Negreanu, Robert Mizrachi, Ian Johns, Daniel Idema, Chris Ferguson, Nick Schulman, Randy Ohel, and defending champion John Hennigan all found themselves on the rail before the money was reached.
David "ODB" Baker was left with just with one big bet after folding to Greg Mueller in Stud. On the next hand, Baker started with rolled up tens, but Yueqi Zhu found the case king to improve to trip kings. And when Baker was unable to improve by seventh, he was eliminated on the money bubble of the H.O.R.S.E. Championship. With players now in the money, Daniel Alaei (26th), Chris Vitch (25th), Chip Jett (24th), Zhu (23rd), Tim Marsters (22nd), and Phillip Hui (21st) were eliminated before play ended after seven 90-minute levels as just 20 players remained.
Leading those 20 players is four-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Hastings who finished with 1,125,000 in chips. Sitting on his his heels is Daniel Ospina (1,120,000) and Dario Sammartino (1,120,000) as the only players in the seven-figure club. Three players that registered on Day 2 also survived with Phil Galfond (734,000), Matthew Gonzales (551,000), and Justin Bonomo (200,000) all flirting with the chip lead throughout the day.
The schedule for Day 2 is for 90-minute levels with limits beginning at 20,000-40,000. With this final table being streamed on CBS All Access and PokerGO, the tournament will continue for seven levels, or until six players remain.
Play resumes at 3 p.m. (PDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the H.O.R.S.E. Championship action. So stay tuned for PokerNews.com for all the Event #29 action, along with all the live updates and news from the 2019 World Series of Poker.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 409 | 1 | Ville Haavisto | Finland | 332,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 2 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 734,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 3 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 551,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 5 | Jen Harman | United States | 126,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 6 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 537,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 7 | David Brookshire | United States | 611,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 1,120,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 3 | Sampo Ryynanen | Finland | 106,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 4 | Tom Koral | United States | 425,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 5 | Phil Galfond | United States | 734,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 6 | Marco Johnson | United States | 631,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 7 | Daniel Ospina | Colombia | 1,120,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 8 | Craig Chait | United States | 295,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 1 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 369,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 2 | Mike Ross | United States | 300,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 3 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 390,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 5 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 200,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 6 | Scott Clements | United States | 343,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 7 | Mikhail Semin | Russia | 242,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 8 | Brian Hastings | United States | 1,125,000 |
Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 3 Started