Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 1 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,948,925
Entries
209
Level
30
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Entries
192
Players Left
97
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
It was a strong opening day of Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, as many of the world’s top mixed game players clashed at The 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. The field is led by several WSOP bracelet winners, headed by 2019 $1,500 Eight Game Mix champion Philip Long.
Joining Long among the chip leaders are fellow bracelet winners Yuri Dzivielevski, Andres Korn and Brad Ruben, looking to pick up his second bracelet of the series after capturing Event #4: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice just over two weeks ago.
Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | 320,000 |
| 2 | Brad Ruben | United States | 307,500 |
| 3 | Hansu Chu | United States | 289,500 |
| 4 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 270,500 |
| 5 | Gary Benson | Australia | 267,000 |
| 6 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 258,000 |
| 7 | Kristijonas Andrulis | Lithuania | 256,000 |
| 8 | John Racener | United States | 247,000 |
| 9 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 246,500 |
| 10 | Wilson Igwe | Canada | 238,000 |
The star-studded field surpassed last year’s total of 149 entries early in the fifth level and had swelled to 192 by the last hand of the night. Ninety-seven players survived the opening 10 hours, while late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
Many of the best mixed game specialists remain in the hunt, including Shaun Deeb, Jeremy Ausmus and defending champion Kevin Gerhart. Brandon Shack-Harris also has a healthy stack, thanks in part to a double knockout with a full house in Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
Phil Hellmuth took his seat during the final level of the night but was knocked out on the final hand with an inferior full house. Other notable names unable to survive the day were Daniel Negreanu, Allen Kessler, Scotty Nguyen, Cary Katz and Joe Hachem. Norman Chad was eliminated late in the night after failing to make a low hand against Todd Bui, while last year’s Day 1 chip leader Qinghai Pan was the first to be eliminated this time around.
The remaining 97 players will return Tuesday at 2 p.m. local time, along with those who register before the cards are dealt. Play is scheduled for seven levels of 90-minutes each, with an hour-long dinner break after Level 14.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates on all the exciting mixed-game action on the way to awarding the coveted gold bracelet.
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Please note that late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 131 | 2 | Roy Thung | United States | 71,500 |
| Paris | 131 | 3 | Philip Sternheimer | United States | 129,500 |
| Paris | 131 | 4 | Paul Sokoloff | United Kingdom | 56,000 |
| Paris | 131 | 5 | Dylan Linde | United States | 110,500 |
| Paris | 131 | 6 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 148,000 |
| Paris | 131 | 7 | Donny Rubinstein | United States | 26,500 |
| Paris | 131 | 8 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | 320,000 |
| Paris | 132 | 2 | Dan Shak | United States | 45,000 |
| Paris | 132 | 3 | Phil Hui | United States | 100,000 |
| Paris | 132 | 4 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 73,500 |
| Paris | 132 | 5 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 85,500 |
| Paris | 132 | 6 | Erik Sagstrom | Sweden | 88,000 |
| Paris | 132 | 7 | Ralph Perry | United States | 104,500 |
| Paris | 132 | 8 | Ray Henson | United States | 108,500 |
| Paris | 133 | 1 | Chino Rheem | United States | 85,000 |
| Paris | 133 | 2 | Brian Yoon | United States | 58,500 |
| Paris | 133 | 4 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 136,000 |
| Paris | 133 | 5 | Shirley Rosario | United States | 125,000 |
| Paris | 133 | 6 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 105,500 |
| Paris | 133 | 7 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 77,000 |
| Paris | 133 | 8 | Christopher Chung | United States | 157,000 |
| Paris | 134 | 2 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 71,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 3 | Mike Noori | United States | 144,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 4 | Hansu Chu | United States | 289,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 5 | Joshua Palmer | United States | 102,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 6 | Eric Rodawig | United States | 75,000 |
| Paris | 134 | 7 | Ben Yu | United States | 74,000 |
| Paris | 134 | 8 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 258,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 1 | Michael Trivett | United States | 128,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 2 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 143,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 3 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 104,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 4 | Matt Glantz | United States | 70,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 5 | Nate Silver | United States | 55,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 6 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 167,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 8 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 58,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 1 | Dane Coltman | Australia | 91,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 2 | Chris Tryba | United States | 145,500 |
| Paris | 136 | 3 | Christina Hill | United States | 66,500 |
| Paris | 136 | 4 | Travis Trail | United States | 54,500 |
| Paris | 136 | 5 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | 130,500 |
| Paris | 136 | 6 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 143,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 8 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 33,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 1 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | 55,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 2 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 270,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 3 | Esther Taylor-Brady | United States | 185,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 4 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 91,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 6 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 79,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 7 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 120,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 8 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 141,500 |
| Paris | 138 | 1 | Roberto Reyna | United States | 114,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 2 | Ali Eslami | United States | 75,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 4 | Brad Ruben | United States | 307,500 |
| Paris | 138 | 5 | Kane Kalas | United States | 14,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 6 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 158,500 |
| Paris | 138 | 7 | Kosei Ichinose | Japan | 89,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 8 | Matt Szymaszek | United States | 194,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 1 | Mike Matusow | United States | 206,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 2 | Aditya Prasetyo | United States | 149,500 |
| Paris | 139 | 3 | Todd Bui | United States | 90,500 |
| Paris | 139 | 4 | Marco Johnson | United States | 85,500 |
| Paris | 139 | 5 | Eugene Katchalov | Ukraine | 53,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 6 | Joey Couden | United States | 17,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 7 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 226,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 1 | Michael McKenna | United States | 155,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 3 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 62,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 4 | John Monnette | United States | 30,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 5 | Warwick Mirzikinian | Australia | 137,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 6 | Kevin Song | United States | 145,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 7 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 186,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 8 | Robert Campbell | Australia | 78,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 1 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 35,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 2 | Wilson Igwe | Canada | 238,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 99,500 |
| Paris | 141 | 4 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 49,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 6 | Carol Fuchs | United States | 151,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 7 | Ian Johns | United States | 188,500 |
| Paris | 141 | 8 | Jonathan Cohen | United States | 70,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 1 | Kristijonas Andrulis | Lithuania | 256,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 2 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 138,500 |
| Paris | 142 | 3 | Chris Grigorian | United States | 13,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 4 | Craig Chait | United States | 134,500 |
| Paris | 142 | 6 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 174,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 7 | Scott Lake | United States | 82,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 8 | Gary Benson | Australia | 267,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 1 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 246,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 2 | Jared Davis | United States | 13,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 3 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 151,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 4 | Tim Marsters | Australia | 130,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 5 | Paul Volpe | United States | 115,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 6 | Damjan Radanov | United States | 84,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 7 | John Veltri | United States | 161,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 2 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 126,500 |
| Paris | 144 | 3 | John Racener | United States | 247,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 4 | Ben Diebold | United States | 15,500 |
| Paris | 144 | 6 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 102,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 7 | Michael Parizon | United States | 57,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 8 | Daniel Weinman | United States | 85,500 |
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
|
307,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
||
|
289,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
270,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
||
|
267,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
258,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
||
|
256,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
247,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
||
|
246,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
238,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
226,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
|
||
|
206,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
||
|
194,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
188,500
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
||
|
186,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
||
|
185,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
174,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
||
|
167,500
107,500
|
107,500 |
|
||
|
|
161,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
158,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
157,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
155,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
151,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
||
|
151,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
|
149,500
87,500
|
87,500 |
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
With 97 players remaining out of 192 total entries, nearly half of the field has been eliminated. All those with chips at their disposal have bagged and tagged their chips for the night. They will be back at 2pm local time for level 11 and that's also when the late registration for the event officially closes.
Assorted counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
Roberto Reyna: 
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Phil Hellmuth: 
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In the penultimate hand of the night, Phil Hellmuth was all-in against Roberto Reyna on sixth street and mentioned he needed an eight or trey.
By mistake, the dealer flipped his final card face-up and his pair of fours chopped as he only had the low against Roberto Reyna with a pair of fives.
Phil Hellmuth: 
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Michael Trivett: / 
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Hellmuth had around half the starting stack left and got it into the middle against Michael Trivett in setup fashion. His rolled up fours were up against the rolled up fives of Trivett, who made fives full of tens on sixth. Hellmuth bricked the one outer and only made an inferior full house with his last card, which he flashed for a very brief moment to exit in the very last hand of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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|
114,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Kristijonas Andrulis raised Craig Chait on the 
flop, and Chait called to see the turn. Andrulis bet and was called, while Chait faced the same decision after the 
river.
Chait took some time before tossing in the chips, and Andrulis revealed 
to take down a sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
164,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Ben Diebold got his last 10,000 in from under the gun with the 
and was looked up by Paul Volpe with the 
. The 
board gave Diebold a jack-high straight and he held onto the hope of making Day 2.
In the meanwhile, DJ Buckley was eliminated by Ian Johns and Jason Papastavrou also vanished as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
145,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
|
140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
130,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
95,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
70,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
The tournament director has announced four more hands to be played tonight.
Level 10
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Ray Dehkharghani was all-in before the flop and received no fewer than four callers. The 
flop was checked around and Matt Grapenthien then bet the 
turn, Phil Hui called in the big blind and Michael Moncek raised in the cutoff. That got rid of Mike Noori on the button, while Grapenthien three-bet and received two calls.
The river was then checked all the way and Grapenthien flashed a . Hui turned over 
for fives full, which won it all as Dehkharghani near instantly mucked his cards. Moncek had the 
and also came up short.
Other late casualties include David Prociak and former big stack Daniel Mayoh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
19,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
