2021 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♠6♠4♥3♣
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 1
Entries
139
Players Left
71
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Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Day 1 Completed

Qinghai Pan Leads Field After Day 1 of $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10
Quinghai Pan
Quinghai Pan

The top of the field heading to Day 2 of Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. will be tightly packed, but Qinghai Pan vaulted above everyone in the last two levels of the night to take the biggest of the big stacks into Thursday’s play with 373,000 chips.

Several others were in contention for the chip lead before Pan soared past the field including Scott Seiver (261,000), Andrew Yeh (229,500), Randy Ohel (219,500), David Benyamine (219,000), and Brett Richey (215,000).

Pan started his run to the top earlier in the day by eliminating Daniel Negreanu in a hand of Razz. He’ll be looking to improve on his recent 7th place finish in the $3,000 version of this discipline in Event #32.

Wednesday’s event drew 139 entries through the first 10 levels of play, with 71 surviving, and late registration still open until Day 2.

Adam Friedman and Phil Hellmuth could be among the last entrants after they did battle in Event #36: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice, with Friedman defeating Hellmuth to become a three-time defending champion of that event.

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Qinghai PanUnited States373,000
2Scott SeiverUnited States261,000
3Andrew YehUnited States229,500
4Randy OhelUnited States219,500
5David BenyamineFrance219,000
6Marco JohnsonUnited States218,000
7Jerry WongUnited States217,500
8Brett RicheyUnited States215,500
9Jesse KleinUnited States199,500
10Nate SilverUnited States197,000
Greg Mueller
Defending champion Greg Mueller made it to Day 2

Elite Field Shows Up

The $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship always draws an elite field of mixed-game superstars, and this year was no exception, with 2019 WSOP Player of the Year Robert Campbell (181,500), Scott Bohlman (180,000), Max Pescatori (125,500), Yuri Dzivielevski (100,000) and defending champion Greg Mueller (30,500) among those surviving the day.

Others such as Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu, Brian Rast, Matt Glantz, David “ODB”, Baker, and David “Bakes” Baker were not as fortunate.

The atmosphere in the room was generally light as well, with plenty of conversation and an interesting table involving mixed-games star Brandon Shack-Harris (177,500) keeping things playful in the early stages of this battle for a bracelet.

Business will get far more serious Thursday however, as the players battle into the money, beginning at 2:00 pm local time with level 11, which comes with limits of 4,000 and 8,000. The levels also move from 60 minutes to 90, and the players will take a 60-minute dinner break after level 14.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this and every World Series of Poker Event live from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Tags: Adam FriedmanAndrew YehBrett RicheyBrian RastDaniel NegreanuDavid BenyamineEli ElezraGreg MuellerMatt GlantzMax PescatoriPhil HellmuthQinghai PanRandy OhelRobert CampbellScott BohlmanScott SeiverYuri Dzivielevski

Day 2 Seat Draw - Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Level 10
RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon4272Peiwen WangUnited States189,000
Amazon4273Shaun DeebUnited States71,000
Amazon4274Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom184,500
Amazon4275Jerry WongUnited States217,500
Amazon4276Randy OhelUnited States219,500
Amazon4277Christopher VitchUnited States155,000
Amazon4278Marco JohnsonUnited States218,000
      
Amazon4281Kyle MontgomeryUnited States51,000
Amazon4283John RacenerUnited States29,000
Amazon4284William KlevitzUnited States45,500
Amazon4285Ryan LaplanteUnited States39,000
Amazon4286Tommy HangUnited States168,500
Amazon4287Derek McMasterUnited States6,500
Amazon4288Tom McCormickUnited States19,000
      
Amazon4291Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States177,500
Amazon4292Yehuda BuchalterUnited States149,500
Amazon4293Allen KesslerUnited States19,000
Amazon4294Richard SklarUnited States196,500
Amazon4295Kevin GerhartUnited States110,000
Amazon4297Jesse KleinUnited States199,500
Amazon4298Ryan BoyleUnited States36,000
      
Amazon4301James WoodsUnited States189,000
Amazon4302Qinghai PanUnited States373,000
Amazon4303Raymond HensonUnited States192,000
Amazon4304Felipe RamosBrazil28,500
Amazon4305Hansu ChuUnited States46,000
Amazon4307Matt GrapenthienUnited States113,000
Amazon4308Perry FriedmanUnited States87,500
      
Amazon4361Bertrand GrospellierFrance58,000
Amazon4362Aaron KupinUnited States28,000
Amazon4364Johannes BeckerGermany95,500
Amazon4365Scott SeiverUnited States261,000
Amazon4366Eddie BlumenthalUnited States65,500
Amazon4367Kevin SongUnited States111,000
Amazon4368Christopher ChungUnited States165,000
      
Amazon4372Greg MuellerCanada30,500
Amazon4373Nate SilverUnited States197,000
Amazon4374Brock ParkerUnited States24,500
Amazon4375Dario SammartinoItaly173,500
Amazon4377Scott BohlmanUnited States180,000
Amazon4378Thomas HammersUnited States180,500
      
Amazon4381Alexander HarrisUnited States71,000
Amazon4383Chad CampbellUnited States189,000
Amazon4384Chris BellUnited States40,000
Amazon4385Andrew KelsallUnited States91,000
Amazon4386Max PescatoriItaly125,500
Amazon4388Wendy FreedmanUnited States116,000
      
Amazon4391Gary BensonAustralia76,000
Amazon4392Renan BruschiBrazil104,500
Amazon4394Robert CampbellAustralia181,500
Amazon4395Nick SchulmanUnited States60,000
Amazon4397Brett RicheyUnited States215,500
Amazon4398Cary KatzUnited States70,500
      
Amazon4451Yuebin GuoUnited States78,000
Amazon4453Andrew YehUnited States229,500
Amazon4455Todd IvensUnited States160,000
Amazon4456Eric RodawigUnited States151,500
Amazon4457Michael TrivettUnited States155,000
Amazon4458John MonnetteUnited States35,500
      
Amazon4462David BenyamineFrance219,000
Amazon4463Jesse HamptonUnited States68,500
Amazon4464Ismael BojangGermany34,500
Amazon4465David SingerUnited States69,500
Amazon4467Bryce YockeyUnited States156,000
Amazon4468Mark GalloUnited States46,000
      
Amazon4471Dan ShakUnited States154,500
Amazon4473Yuri DzivielevskiBrazil100,000
Amazon4475John HenniganUnited States30,000
Amazon4476Frankie O'DellUnited States47,500
Amazon4477Craig ChaitUnited States95,500
Amazon4478Andre AkkariBrazil31,000

Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 10

Play has ended for the night. The tournament clock shows 71 players remaining, with registration open until the start of day two.

A full recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Qinghai Pan us
Qinghai Pan 		373,000
168,000
 168,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver 		261,000
93,000
 93,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Yeh us
Andrew Yeh 		229,500
9,500
 9,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel 		219,500
79,500
 79,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine 		219,000
-56,000
 -56,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson 		218,000
88,000
 88,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong 		217,500
100,500
 100,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brett Richey us
Brett Richey 		215,500
155,500
 155,500
Profile photo of Jesse Klein us
Jesse Klein 		199,500
-10,500
 -10,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nate Silver us
Nate Silver 		197,000
75,000
 75,000
Profile photo of Richard Sklar us
Richard Sklar 		196,500
11,500
 11,500
Profile photo of Raymond Henson us
Raymond Henson 		192,000
Profile photo of James Woods us
James Woods 		189,000
Profile photo of Peiwen Wang us
Peiwen Wang
189,000
135,000
 135,000
Profile photo of Chad Campbell us
Chad Campbell 		189,000
129,000
 129,000
Profile photo of Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser 		184,500
119,500
 119,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Robert Campbell au
Robert Campbell 		181,500
-500
 -500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Hammers us
Thomas Hammers 		180,500
Profile photo of Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman 		180,000
3,000
 3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		177,500
60,500
 60,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino 		173,500
120,500
 120,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang 		168,500
91,500
 91,500
Profile photo of Christopher Chung us
Christopher Chung 		165,000
30,000
 30,000
Profile photo of Todd Ivens us
Todd Ivens 		160,000
16,500
 16,500
Profile photo of Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey 		156,000
93,000
 93,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Benyamine Leads Into Final Level

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10
david benyamine
david benyamine

David Benyamine has built himself a decent chip lead as the final 75 players grind through the final level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine 		275,000
138,000
 138,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Yeh us
Andrew Yeh 		220,000
160,000
 160,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jesse Klein us
Jesse Klein 		210,000
57,000
 57,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Qinghai Pan us
Qinghai Pan 		205,000
125,600
 125,600
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Yehuda Buchalter us
Yehuda Buchalter 		198,000
20,000
 20,000
Profile photo of Richard Sklar us
Richard Sklar 		185,000
185,000
 185,000
Profile photo of Robert Campbell au
Robert Campbell 		182,000
6,000
 6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver 		168,000
27,000
 27,000
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: David Benyamine

Level: 10

Limit Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Stud Blinds: 1,000/3,000 Ante: 1,000
Limits: 3,000/6,000

Ramos Finds a Triple Up

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 9

Stud Hi-Lo

After raising to begin the hand, Felipe Ramos committed his last big bet on sixth street against the calls of Richard Sklar and Hansu Chu.

Felipe Ramos: {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} / {q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} / {a-Clubs}
Richard Sklar: {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{x-} / {7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Hansu Chu: {x-}{x-}{x-} / {5-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}

Ramos was relieved to find that his two pair were good, as he tripled up ahead of the last level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Richard Sklar us
Richard Sklar 		138,000
138,000
 138,000
Profile photo of Hansu Chu us
Hansu Chu
76,000
16,000
 16,000
Profile photo of Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos 		41,500
9,500
 9,500
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Tags: Felipe RamosHansu ChuRichard Sklar

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