Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-20-2022 23:39 UTC-7

Jett Celebrates Early for a Chop; Busts to Rodawig

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Chip Jett: / /
Eric Rodawig: / /

Chip Jett was all-in with a very short stack and celebrated a split pot when his dominated pair of treys spiked a low. Eric Rodawig, however, spiked a deuce on seventh to make the superior low and earn the entire pot.

Several players at the table then chimed in that one shall not celebrate early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Mayoh	140,000 -10,000	-10,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	130,000 12,000	12,000

Eric Rodawig	115,000 25,000	25,000

Tamon Nakamura	110,000 48,000	48,000

Jeff Madsen	80,000 -30,000	-30,000
Nick Pupillo	58,000 -12,000	-12,000

Chip Jett	Busted

Tags: Chip Jett Eric Rodawig

06-20-2022 23:41 UTC-7

Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup This Weekend!

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.

The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

Find out all about this can't-miss event!

06-21-2022 00:50 UTC-7

Bui Sends Chad to the Rail; Leaves Hachem Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Todd Bui: /
Norman Chad: / /
Joe Hachem: /

Four ways to fifth street, the action forced out a fourth player while Norman Chad was already all-in. Side action between Joe Hachem and Todd Bui emerged with the former betting and the latter calling. Hachem then check-called twice when Bui bet and was shown the for a flush and a seven-low.

Hachem was not quite pleased as he flashed the for a worse low while Chad slowly tabled his in the hole. He then squeezed the final card, which was the to end his run in the penultimate level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	160,000 48,000	48,000
Esther Taylor	150,000 95,000	95,000
Todd Bui	135,000 135,000	135,000

Jeremy Ausmus	100,000 22,000	22,000

Joe Hachem	20,000 -60,000	-60,000

Norman Chad	Busted

Tags: Joe Hachem Norman Chad Todd Bui

06-21-2022 02:02 UTC-7

Hellmuth Eliminated in Final Hand of the Night

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Roberto Reyna: / /
Phil Hellmuth: / /

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: / /
Michael Trivett: / /

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
Michael Trivett	128,000 33,000	33,000
Roberto Reyna	114,000 34,000	34,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Michael Trivett Phil Hellmuth Roberto Reyna

06-21-2022 03:00 UTC-7

Long Leads Strong Field in Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Josh Noy

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.