2021 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7a2454
Prize
$552,182
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,842,750
Entries
78
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
53
Players Left
9

Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Day 2 Completed

Glaser Leads the Final Nine in Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.; Hellmuth Chases 16th Bracelet

Level 20
Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

The second day of the 2021 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was packed with poker action from start to finish as the first two bracelet winners have been crowned. Another tournament is just one step away from determining a winner and that's Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E., which has been whittled down to the final nine players out of 78 total entries.

The finalists have all locked up a portion of the $1,842,750 prize pool and will pad their bankroll with at least $52,211 for the efforts. However, all eyes are set on the coveted gold bracelet and the top prize of $552,182 that comes along with it.

Best-positioned after ten full levels on Day 2 is the UK's mixed game specialist Benny Glaser, who soared to the top spot in the final stages. The three-time WSOP bracelet winner cemented his top spot with the double elimination of Roland Israelashvili and Daniel Negreanu in the final hand of the night. He claimed 2,590,000 to his name, followed by four contenders closely bunched together.

Jesse Klein advanced with 1.8 million and Chad Eveslage advanced with just shy of 1.7 million. David Benyamine staged a major post bubble comeback and bagged up 1.68 million. Furthermore, Phil Hellmuth is looking to claim an unprecedented 16th victory and follows fewer than half a big bet behind with 1.64 milllion. The stacked final table line-up also includes Philip Sternheimer, Ben Yu, Matt Glantz, and DJ Buckley.

Final Table Line-Up Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig BlindsBig Bets
1Matt GlantzUnited States410,00084
2Ben YuUnited States830,000178
3David BenyamineFrance1,680,0003417
4Phil HellmuthUnited States1,640,0003316
5Chad EveslageUnited States1,695,0003417
6DJ BuckleyUnited States160,00032
7Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom2,590,0005226
8Jesse KleinUnited States1,800,0003618
9Philip SternheimerUnited Kingdom865,000179

Besides Israelashvili and Negreanu, Cary Katz was the only other player in the money. Scott Bohlman came up short two spots of a min-cash and Yuval Bronshtein was eliminated on the bubble. A slate of ore than a dozen WSOP bracelet winners in a row fell outside of the money to showcase how stacked the field in the first high-stakes contest of the festival really was.

Six players entered prior to the start of Day 2 and among them was also Yu, who made it all the way to the final nine. Jean Gaspard, who entered the penultimate day with a big stack, jumped into the top spot early on but eventually found his master in Sternheimer. It was also Sternheimer, who has an American and British passport but lived several years in Germany, who knocked out Chris Vitch and left Benyamine very short. Benny Glaser then took over the lead after scoring several knockouts including Adam Friedman and Marco Johnson while Matusow ran out of chips close to the money in an unfortunate Razz runout.

Once the bubble burst at the start of the final level, the tides changed rapidly with rising big bets and the nine-handed final table was reached in the very last hand. All remaining nine contenders will be back at 2pm local time on the secondary feature table to play down to a winner. The blinds continue at 25,000-50,000 and the big bets will be double of that.

Stay tuned who claims the gold bracelet as the PokerNews team will provide conclusive updates in what shapes up to be one of the highlights of the entire in-person festival in Las Vegas.

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Tags: Ben YuBenny GlaserCary KatzChad EveslageDaniel NegreanuDavid BenyamineDJ BuckleyJesse KleinMatt GlantzPhil HellmuthPhilip SternheimerRoland IsraelashviliScott BohlmanYuval Bronshtein

Roland Israelashvili Eliminated in 11th Place; Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 10th Place ($46,002 each)

Level 20
Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

Stud Hi-Lo

Roland Israelashvili: {5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}/{8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Daniel Negreanu: {k-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}/{k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Benny Glaser: {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}/{a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{a-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Israelashvili got all of his chips in the middle on third street, while Negreanu did the same on sixth street.

At showdown, Glaser took it all with two pair, aces and tens, notching both the two pair hands made by Israelashvili and Negreanu.

Negreanu and Israelashvili were eliminated, while Glaser added a nice chunk to his already solid chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
WSOP 5X Winner
2,590,000 -210,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
Busted

Benyamine Soars To Bigger Stack

Level 20

Seven Card Stud

David Benyamine {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Clubs} / {x-}
Matt Glantz: {x-}{x-} / {5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} / {x-}

David Benyamine earned back to back bigger pots against Matt Glantz. In the second hand, he bet fifth street and Glantz called. Benyamine check-called sixth and they checked seventh. Benyamine was the first to show and revealed the {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for jacks up, Glantz mucked.

"Poker is a lot easier when you make hands, I can tell you that," Benyamine said in table chat.

Over on the other table, Chad Eveslage earned a big pot with a full house and Roland Israelashvili was left very short.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
1,875,000 1,255,000
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage
WSOP 3X Winner
1,800,000 1,060,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
550,000 -525,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
150,000 -100,000

Tags: Chad EveslageDavid BenyamineMatt GlantzRoland Israelashvili

Cary Katz Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,162)

Level 20
Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Razz

The cards of Cary Katz were already exposed and mashed together as he drew to the six with two cards needed. However, he ended up pairing the ace and four to end up with a jack-six. Ben Yu had that drawing dead with a {8-}{4-}{3-}{5-}{8-}{10-} until sixth and made an eight with the {2-} as final card.

Katz became the first casualty in the money and received $42,162 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
850,000 120,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
Busted

Tags: Ben YuCary Katz

Hellmuth Pulls Ahead of Glantz With "Another Vicious Beat"

Level 20
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Razz

Phil Hellmuth: {k-}{3-}{a-}{q-} / {5-}{4-}{2-}
Matt Glantz: {a-}{5-} / {6-}{9-}{7-}{q-} / {x-}

Phil Hellmuth and Matt Glantz tangled once more as they had done so numerous times after the two table redraw. Hellmuth had previously given a "vicious beat" when his dominated two pair rivered a full house. This time, Hellmuth called bets by Glantz on fifth and sixth. Hellmuth bet seventh and Glantz spite-called to show he started with an ace-five-six.

Hellmuth, however, had gotten there with a wheel draw as he exposed the rivered wheel to earn the pot.

"Another vicious draw," Glantz remarked. Both continued with the chatter as Glantz than followed it up with "I owe Phil two bad beats." Both also discussed a bad beat story from six years ago. That's poker, folks.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,250,000 300,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,075,000 -475,000

Tags: Matt GlantzPhil Hellmuth