2021 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9643
Prize
$361,124
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,389,425
Entries
149
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
16
Players Left
5

Gerhart Leads the Final Five; Johnson, Yockey and Shack-Harris Also Eye Repeat Bracelet Win

Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Kevin Gerhart
Kevin Gerhart

After over eight hours of play in a back-and-forth Day 3, Kevin Gerhart leads the final table into Day 4 of Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The remaining players survived a penultimate day that started with 16 players and played down to the final five that will return tomorrow to play to a winner on PokerGO. The popular H.O.R.S.E. Championship attracted 149 entrants to a field that generated a prize pool of $1,389,425, of which $361,124 will go to the winner along with the WSOP gold bracelet.

Behind Gerhart are Eddie Blumenthal, two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson, and bracelet winner Bryce Yockey with Brandon Shack-Harris returning on the short stack for a chance to spin it up to win his third bracelet.

Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Final Five Seat Draw

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
1Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States540,0005
2Eddie BlumenthalUnited States2,400,00020
3Bryce YockeyUnited States1,445,00012
4Marco JohnsonUnited States1,840,00015
5Kevin GerhartUnited States2,720,00023

Day 3 Action

Eric Rodawig, Michael Trivett, Max Pescatori, Kevin Song, Jerry Wong, Randy Ohel, and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier all hit the rail in the first two levels of the day, and the remaining players were quickly down to an unofficial final table of nine.

Gerhart built his lead throughout the day at a volatile final table that took more than three hours before Benny Glaser was eliminated in ninth place by Gerhart’s two-pair. It was another three hours of lead changes and doubles before the table saw its next elimination, David Benyamine, fall in in eighth place. Just a short time later, Jake Schwartz and Chris Vitch were ousted just a few hands apart to set the final five for tomorrow’s finale. When the dust settled, Gerhart held a small chip lead over Eddie Blumenthal, who made a late charge after struggling to find traction all day.

Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (in USD)
1  $361,124
2  $223,194
3  $155,971
4  $111,701
5  $82,033
6Chris VitchUnited States$61,819
7Jake SchwartzUnited States$47,835
8David BenyamineFrance$38,035

The button will be on Shack-Harris and there is one more hand to be played in Limit Hold'em when the action resumes at 4 p.m. local time. There are 23 minutes left in level 23, which features limit blinds of 30,000/60,000 and limits of 60,000/120,000. The final table will be broadcast with hole cards exposed at 5 p.m. at PokerGO.

Be sure to join us tomorrow for live updates on the final table of Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. from the PokerNews live reporting team.

Tags: Benny GlaserBertrand GrospellierBryce YockeyChris VitchDavid BenyamineEddie BlumenthalEric RodawigJake SchwartzJerry WongKevin GerhartKevin SongMarco JohnsonMax PescatoriMichael TrivettRandy Ohel