Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 3 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,389,425
Entries
149
Level
26
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
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
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
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 540,000 | 5 |
| 2 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 2,400,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 1,445,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Marco Johnson | United States | 1,840,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | 2,720,000 | 23 |
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
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $361,124 | ||
| 2 | $223,194 | ||
| 3 | $155,971 | ||
| 4 | $111,701 | ||
| 5 | $82,033 | ||
| 6 | Chris Vitch | United States | $61,819 |
| 7 | Jake Schwartz | United States | $47,835 |
| 8 | David Benyamine | France | $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.
End-of-Day 3 Chip Counts
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,720,000 | |
|
2,400,000 | -75,000 |
|
1,840,000 | |
|
1,445,000 | 415,000 |
|
540,000 | -460,000 |
Chris Vitch Eliminated in 6th Place ($61,819)
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Chris Vitch raised and Kevin Gerhart three-bet in the small blind, Brandon Shack-Harris called in the big blind and Vitch called. On the 
flop, Gerhart bet and earned two folds to reveal the 
for a pair of queens.
One hand later, Vitch raised once more out of a stack of 255,000. Marco Johnson three-bet and Vitch then said "I don't think I am getting away from it" before getting it in preflop, Johnson looked him up.
Chris Vitch: 
Marco Johnson: 
Vitch spiked a gutshot on the 
flop but the 
turn and river were both blanks to oust Vitch in 6th place. The remaining five players are now bagging up for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,720,000 | -580,000 |
|
|
1,840,000 | 315,000 |
|
Busted |
Yockey Chips Up on Gerhart Fold
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Marco Johnson: 
/ 
/ fold
Kevin Gerhart: / 
/
Bryce Yockey: / 
/
Marco Johnson brought it in and Kevin Gerhart completed. Bryce Yockey called and Johnson folded.
Yockey bet fourth, fifth, and sixth streets and got a call from Gerhart on each.
"You win," Gerhart said as Yockey fired at seventh street. Gerhart folded and Yockey chipped up just over 1 million late in Day 3 play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000 | -800,000 |
|
|
1,030,000 | 480,000 |
Jake Schwartz Eliminated in 7th Place ($47,835)
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Jake Schwartz: / 
/
Eddie Blumenthal: / 
/
Jake Schwartz brought it in and Eddie Blumenthal completed it. Schwartz called.
Blumenthal bet fourth street and Schwartz called. On fifth street, Blumenthal put out a bet and Schwartz raised with a little less than two bets. Blumenthal called.
Schwartz turned over 
and Blumenthal had 
. Schwartz got a 
and a but it was not enough to beat Blumenthal's pair of eights and Schwartz was out of the tournament in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,475,000 | 275,000 |
|
Busted |
Yockey Doubles Through Johnson
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Bryce Yockey: 
/ 
/ 
Marco Johnson: 
/ 
/
Bryce Yockey was at risk for 225,000 as he got it in with buried queens while Johnson had a low draw. Until sixth, the low draw was still alive but Johnson bricked seventh for Yockey to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,525,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
550,000 | 300,000 |
David Benyamine Eliminated in 8th Place ($38,035)
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Jake Schwartz: / 
/ 
David Benyamine: / /
Eddie Blumenthal: 
/ 
/
Jake Schwartz and David Benyamine got it in on third street and Eddie Blumenthal looked them both up. As the tides changed back and fourth, Schwartz ended up with two pair. Blumenthal had a par of aces and low draw to improve to an eight-seven low and Benyamine caught nothing whatsoever to depart in 8th place for $38,035.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
370,000 | 90,000 |
|
Busted |
Blumenthal Charging; Yockey Getting Short
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Jake Schwartz: / 
/
Eddie Blumenthal: / 
/
David Benyamine: / / fold
Bryce Yockey: / 
/
Jake Schwartz brought it in and Eddie Blumenthal completed it. David Benyamine came along and Bryce Yockey raised. Schwartz folded while Blumenthal and Benyamine called the raise.
Yockey bet fourth street and both players called. Benyamine and Yockey checked fifth street and Blumenthal bet. Benyamine folded and Yockey called.
Yockey fired at sixth street and Blumenthal called.
Both players checked seventh street. Yockey turned over 
for a pair of aces, but Blumenthal turned over to scoop the pot with threes and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -590,000 |
|
|
225,000 | -370,000 |
Benyamine More Than Doubles
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Seven Card Stud
David Benyamine: / / 
Eddie Blumenthal: / /
David Benyamine was all-in after third street for 205,000 total and Eddie Blumenthal had his jacks in the hole crushed with split kings. However, Benyamine nailed running cards to a full house and more than doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | -165,000 |
|
|
800,000 | -260,000 |
|
|
595,000 | 195,000 |