Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-23-2022 19:59 UTC-7

Yeh Hits a Perfect River to Scoop, Yockey Short Stack

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Level 26 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Bryce Yockey raised from the button with and Andrew Yeh made the call from the big blind with .

The flop brought . Yockey continued with a bet. Yeh decided to check-raise after he flopped a set. Yockey made the call in position.

A landed on the turn and Yeh continued with a bet. Yockey made a better low than Yeh on the turn and made the call.

Both players had outs to scoop as the river landed. Neither played had a flush, though Yeh improved to a straight.

Both players checked and Yeh showed the scoop, while Yockey became the new short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	5,990,000 960,000	960,000

Bryce Yockey	1,755,000 -780,000	-780,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Bryce Yockey

06-23-2022 20:35 UTC-7

Yockey Bricks, Long Chips Up

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Level 26 : 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Philip Long: //
Bryce Yockey: //

Philip Long completed with split jacks and Yockey made the call from the bring in.

On fourth, both players checked the street.

On fifth, Yockey bet when he picked up a low draw and Long made the call.

Yockey hit a nine on sixth which gave him an open-ender to go with his low draw. Long assessed the boards and put in the bet, which Yockey called.

Yockey found a disappointing queen on the river to miss everything and both players checked. Long took down the pot with his lone pair of jacks.

"You got me for the stone maximum," lamented Yockey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Long	1,715,000 480,000	480,000

Bryce Yockey	1,365,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Philip Long

06-23-2022 21:06 UTC-7

Bryce Yockey Eliminated in 4th Place ($148,896)

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Level 27 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Craig Chait raised from the cutoff with and Andrew Yeh made the call on the button with .

Bryce Yockey found most of his stack in the middle in the big blind and committed his 420,000 by going all in blind with . Both Yeh and Chait made the call.

The flop brought , making top pair for Yockey's opponents and he was drawing to a gutshot or running cards. Chait bet and Yeh called with the worse ace.

The showed up on the turn giving Yockey a heart draw, both Yeh and Chait checked.

The river was a brick , leaving Yockey with queen high and his opponents chopping up his chips as he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	7,825,000 170,000	170,000

Craig Chait	3,555,000 170,000	170,000

Bryce Yockey	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Bryce Yockey Craig Chait

06-23-2022 21:15 UTC-7

Right Side of Cooler Results in Long-Awaited Double

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Level 27 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Andrew Yeh raised from the button before Philip Long three-bet from the small blind with , Yeh made the call and took the hands to the flop.

The board came out , giving Yeh second pair and Long a gutshot. Long continued with a bet and Yeh made the call.

The action hit the turn, bringing in both the straight for Long and two pair for Yeh. Long bet once more, Yeh went for the raise. Long three-bet holding his straight. Yeh decided to four-bet and the players got all the chips in the middle.

Needing to fill up on the river, the wasn't what Yeh was looking for, and Philip Long secured the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	5,765,000 -1,835,000	-1,835,000

Philip Long	3,820,000 1,985,000	1,985,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Philip Long

06-23-2022 21:48 UTC-7

Long's Full House Crushes Yeh

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Level 27 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Andrew Yeh: //
Philip Long: //

Philip Long raised with split deuces and Andrew Yeh decided to play with three to a straight.

Yeh hit open sevens on fourth, but Long immediately hit two pair. Yeh bet his pair, but Long raised to two bets with his two pair. Yeh called.

On fifth, Yeh picked up an open-ended striaght draw, but even if that came in it wouldn't be good since Long made a full house on fifth. Long bet and Yeh called again.

On sixth, Yeh hit a king of his own. Long bet his full house and Yeh came along with another call.

On seventh, Yeh made sevens up. Long bet into the 2,490,000 million chip pot. Yeh thought for quite some time before making the call and shipping the massive pot to Long.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Long	5,265,000 1,640,000	1,640,000

Craig Chait	4,520,000 -40,000	-40,000

Andrew Yeh	2,760,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Philip Long

06-23-2022 22:04 UTC-7

Yeh Busts Out the Check-Raise to Right the Ship

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Level 27 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Andrew Yeh: /
Philip Long: / - folded fifth street

Philip Long raised his wired aces and Andrew Yeh made the call with his five showing and two low cards in the hole.

Yeh checked when he found a fourth heart on fifth and Long bet his aces again. Yeh took the aggressive route with his low draw and flush draw and chose the check-raise option.

Long thought for a bit and folded what was currently the best hand, but was in lots of danger with all of Yeh's equity.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	5,415,000 285,000	285,000

Philip Long	3,975,000 -1,260,000	-1,260,000

Andrew Yeh	3,155,000 975,000	975,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Philip Long

06-23-2022 22:23 UTC-7

Yeh Pulls Back Into the Lead

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Level 27 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Craig Chait: //
Andrew Yeh: //

Craig Chait completed with split kings and Andrew Yeh called with three low cards and a four showing.

Yeh hit a nice five on fourth and bet, Chait check-called having not improved.

Yeh immediately hit his low on fifth when the eight hit his board. Chait picked up a low card and made the check-call of Yeh's bet.

Yeh hit an open pair of fours on sixth and bet. Chait hit the ace that gave him a low draw and a flush draw to go with his queens and made the call.

Chait didn't improve on seventh and was left with just the queens with which he started the hand. Yeh did improve to two pair, though, and bet the final street. Chait thought for about a minute before making the correct fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	5,875,000 1,920,000	1,920,000

Craig Chait	4,305,000 -960,000	-960,000

Philip Long	2,365,000 -960,000	-960,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Craig Chait

06-23-2022 23:21 UTC-7

Philip Long Eliminated in 3rd Place ($209,424)

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Level 28 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Philip Long: / /
Andrew Yeh: / /

Philip Long was not going to wait long to get his short stack and did so after completing with an ace in the hole and a queen showing. Andrew Yeh only had king-ten in the hole and failed to improve on fourth and fifth.

However, he came through with the long shot and paired a king on sixth while his rival had one overcard and a gutshot at his disposal.

Neither player improved and that spelled the end for Long in third place, for which he takes home a payday of $209,424.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	9,175,000 525,000	525,000

Craig Chait	3,375,000 250,000	250,000

Philip Long	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Philip Long

06-23-2022 23:31 UTC-7

First Hand of Heads-Up Play Goes Chait's Way

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Level 28 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Andrew Yeh: //
Craig Chait: //

Craig Chait completed with his split tens and Yeh called with an ace in the hole and a couple of spades.

Yeh led with a bet when he made open eights on fourth and Chait made the call.

Yeh made the better hand with two pair on fifth and bet again, Chait again called.

Chait made open jacks for two pair himself and bet sixth street, Yeh called.

Chait improved to kings and jacks on seventh and bet the final street. Yeh thought for a bit and made the call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	7,525,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000

Craig Chait	5,025,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Craig Chait

06-23-2022 23:41 UTC-7

Chait Nearly Evens Things Up

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Level 28 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Andrew Yeh: //
Craig Chait: //

Craig Chait was the bring in holding three spades and Andrew Yeh made the call.

Both players made pairs on fourth, Chait with eights and Yeh with fives. Chait bet and Yeh made the call.

Of fifth, Yeh found a coordinating three and bet fifth. Chait made the call with his pair.

Both players found an eight on sixth. For Yeh, it brought it a low draw. For Chait, he made trips. Chait bet and Yeh made the call to go to the final street.

On seventh, Yeh couldn't make a low and both players checked. Chait revealed his trips and scooped the pot.