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

06-20-2022 22:53 UTC-7

Schwartz Staying Afloat

Josh Noy

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

Limit Hold'em

Kristijonas Andrulis raised under the gun and called a three-bet from Jake Schwartz on the button. Andrulis check-called the flop, and both players tapped the table after the turn.

Schwartz bet the river, and Andrulis slid his hand to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis	58,000
Jake Schwartz	28,000 -44,000	-44,000

Tags: Kristijonas Andrulis Jake Schwartz

06-20-2022 22:58 UTC-7

Miracle Escape for Ramos

Christian Zetzsche

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

In the last hand of Omaha Hi-Lo, the board was just mucked and Felipe Ramos was all smiles. "If I win this tournament, you gotta talk about this hand."

Ramos' had a gutterball on the flop and instead made a wheel on the river to double through Cary Katz with the for all the pairs. However, there was no low for Katz and Ramos scooped to pull Katz into more misery.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael McKenna	115,000
Brad Ruben	110,000 70,000	70,000

John Veltri	105,000 105,000	105,000
Calvin Anderson	53,000 -7,000	-7,000

Craig Chait	52,000 4,000	4,000

Cary Katz	21,000 -27,500	-27,500

Felipe Ramos	15,000

Tags: Cary Katz Felipe Ramos

06-20-2022 23:02 UTC-7

Seidel Doubles Through Mueller

Josh Noy

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

Razz

Erik Seidel: [5] /
Greg Mueller: /

Erik Seidel's chips were in the middle, and the hand was heads up after Greg Mueller bet Joao Vieira out of the pot.

Seidel was leading the entire way as Mueller was unable to improve saying, "I paired all of my cards".

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	28,000 -7,200	-7,200

Greg Mueller	24,000 -36,000	-36,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Greg Mueller Joao Vieira

06-20-2022 23:07 UTC-7

Ohel Eliminated by Chait

Christian Zetzsche

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

Razz

Randy Ohel: / /
Craig Chait: / /

A short-stacked Randy Ohel was all in after fourth street and had a ten-draw, while Craig Chait had an eighty-seven draw. While Chait caught some point, things got much worse for Ohel as he paired the ace and then got another king. Chait spiked a nine eventually and Ohel caught another ace.

"Have fun guys," he wished everyone before grabbing his belongings and heading to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	73,000 21,000	21,000

Randy Ohel	Busted

Tags: Craig Chait Randy Ohel

06-20-2022 23:08 UTC-7

Kupin Beats Weinman in Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

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

Razz

Daniel Weinman: / /
Aaron Kupin: / /

Daniel Weinman was pained by the final bet of Aaron Kupin and talked through possible hands for a while with a pair of fives and a queen-ten showing. Kupin had sixes and ten-five on his board and was eventually paid off to reveal the for the scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	145,000 55,000	55,000

Aaron Kupin	85,000 20,000	20,000

Joao Vieira	65,000 3,000	3,000

Daniel Weinman	57,000 -33,000	-33,000

Erik Seidel	36,000 8,000	8,000

Daniel Negreanu	35,000 -13,000	-13,000

Greg Mueller	30,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Daniel Weinman

06-20-2022 23:09 UTC-7

Akkari Adding to his Stack

Josh Noy

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

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Andre Akkari: / /
Aditya Prasetyo: /
Kosei Ichinose: /

Aditya Prasetyo and Kosei Ichinose called a raise from Andre Akkari, and did the same facing a bet on fifth and sixth street.

Akkari continued to apply the pressure, betting seventh street after a pair of checks. Prasetyo and Ichinose both folded, as Akkari added a nice pot to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Akkari	158,000 38,000	38,000

Kosei Ichinose	120,000 -15,000	-15,000
Aditya Prasetyo	62,000 -33,000	-33,000

Tags: Aditya Prasetyo Andre Akkari Kosei Ichinose

06-20-2022 23:14 UTC-7

Grapenthien Back Above the Starting Stack

Christian Zetzsche

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

Seven Card Stud

In a heads-up pot that had already reached seventh street, a short stack was all in with the board showing. Matt Grapenthien mulled it over for more than a minute and eventually called with his board showing only .

The all-in player announced just a pair of jacks as they played their board. Grapenthien was relieved and tabled the for a pair of kings to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Grapenthien	68,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Matt Grapenthien

06-20-2022 23:15 UTC-7

Barber Among Most Recent Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

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

Andrew Barber was last spotted with a short stack but his seat is now open. The elimination was confirmed via social media, as Barber posted the following update on Twitter.

Short in the 10k HORSE, I get KK utg on the last hand of hold ‘em. I raise and it folds around to the BB who is dec… https://t.co/jWuCh8mXh5
— Andrew Barber 🌐 (@abarber1)

Brian Hastings was also spotted for just a very short time in the tournament area, as his late entry turned into a very short shift and he quickly ran out of chips. The 2019 champion Greg Mueller has likewise vanished after he became a short stack not long ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Barber	Busted

Greg Mueller	Busted

Brian Hastings	Busted

Tags: Andrew Barber Brian Hastings Greg Mueller

06-20-2022 23:26 UTC-7

Notable Chip Counts

Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	165,000 55,000	55,000

Bryce Yockey	128,000 6,000	6,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	118,000 61,000	61,000

Roland Israelashvili	115,000 71,000	71,000
Kevin Gerhart	98,000 -2,000	-2,000

Maxx Coleman	72,000 32,000	32,000

Michael Trivett	72,000 2,000	2,000
Dario Sammartino	65,000 -10,000	-10,000

Steven Albini	63,000 1,000	1,000

Michael Moncek	60,000 5,000	5,000

Norman Chad	54,000 54,000	54,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	33,000 -82,000	-82,000
Cary Katz	28,000 7,000	7,000

Eli Elezra	27,000 -19,000	-19,000

Andrew Kelsall	22,000 -4,000	-4,000

David "ODB" Baker	14,000 -45,000	-45,000

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