2022 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aakk
Prize
$487,129
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,948,925
Entries
209
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
192
Players Left
97

Wattel Scoops Zinno

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Mike Wattel: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} / {4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Anthony Zinno: {j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} / {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}

Mike Wattel led out on fifth and sixth streets, with Anthony Zinno making the calls. Both players then checked the river, with Wattel seemingly surprised to see his pair of queens hold up as the best hand to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
64,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
48,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Anthony ZinnoMike Wattel

Kessler Denied a Scoop As Omaha Board Has Five Cards

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Shirley Rosario
Shirley Rosario

Omaha Hi-Lo

Picking up the action on the {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} turn, three players invested one full bet including Allen Kessler, Shirley Rosario and Christina Hill out of the blinds. Hill checked the {4-Diamonds} on the river and Kessler bet, Rosario raised and Hill folded while Kessler called.

Rosario tabled the {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades} for a straight with the second low. Kessler showed his {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for the nut low and won half the pot, then rumbled on "that cost me half the pot ... oh wait, that cost me the entire pot after the turn".

Rosario instantly replied back "there are five cards on the board, Allen" while collecting her share of the pot. Near the end of level two, Rosario is already up to a decent profit while Kessler sits right below the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Shirley Rosario us
Shirley Rosario
87,000
4,000
4,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
58,000
Christina Hill us
Christina Hill
53,000
53,000
53,000

Tags: Allen KesslerChristina HillShirley Rosario

Strelitz Scoops Silver With a Straight Flush

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Daniel Strelitz
Daniel Strelitz

Omaha Hi-Lo

Several bets each went into the middle between Nate Silver and Daniel Strelitz throughout a board of {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} on which Silver ended up losing a bigger chunk of chips in showdown. He had the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{x-}{x-} for aces full of fours but Strelitz tabled the {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for the nut nut, a straight flush.

He didn't even realise it at first only when it was pointed out to him by the other players at the table. "I knew I had a wheel and a flush," Strelitz responded in table chat.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Strelitz us
Daniel Strelitz
68,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nate Silver us
Nate Silver
49,000
-11,000
-11,000

Tags: Nate SilverDaniel Strelitz

Eslami Forces Fold From Michael

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Ali Eslami
Ali Eslami

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Ali Eslami: {x-}{x-} / {3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{j-Clubs}{3-Spades} / {x-}
Joseph Michael: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{2-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Hearts} / {x-}

On fifth street, four bets went in between Ali Eslami and Joseph Michael as confirmed by Andrew Barber. Eslami then bet sixth and seventh street as he was first called by Michael and then forced a fold on the final street.

Player Chips Progress
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
64,000
4,000
4,000
Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
62,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrew Barber us
Andrew Barber
59,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joseph Michael us
Joseph Michael
48,100
-11,900
-11,900

Tags: Ali EslamiAndrew BarberJoseph Michael

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Kevin Gerhart
Kevin Gerhart

The 2022 WSOP in its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas is in full swing and the start of the fourth week of the series brings with it one of the most-decorated mixed game contests.

Some of the biggest names in the international poker scene are expected to enter the fray when Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship gets underway at 3 p.m. local time. The tournament will also be the perfect opportunity for many to showcase their mixed game skills ahead of the crown jewel on the schedule, the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

Defending champion of the event is American mixed-game specialist Kevin Gerhart, who won his third career gold bracelet after outlasting a field of 149 entries and defeating Marco Johnson in heads-up play. Both earned the biggest slices of the $1,389,425 prize pool in 2021 with Gerhart taking home $361,124 for his efforts. He then added a fourth WSOP gold bracelet to his collection later in the series at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Other H.O.R.S.E. winners of previous years such as Jesse Klein, Anthony Zinno, and Jim Collopy are expected among the entries. The only H.O.R.S.E. competition during the 2022 WSOP so far was won by music producer Steve Albini, who claimed his second gold bracelet in Event #32: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. a few days ago.

The field will play through a five-game rotation throughout the tournament including Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.

All players receive 60,000 in chips to start and they will play ten 60-minute levels on Day 1. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and the action is set to conclude around 2 a.m. local time. Registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2, scheduled for Tuesday, June 21st at 2:00 p.m. PDT.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the scene bringing updates throughout the tournament, so keep your browser pointed here for all the latest!

Tags: Anthony ZinnoJesse KleinJim CollopyKevin GerhartMarco JohnsonParis Las VegasSteve Albini