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

06-20-2022 23:40 UTC-7

Gerhart Rivers a Straight

Christian Zetzsche

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

Limit Hold'em

Kevin Gerhart defended his big blind and then bet the turn and river of a board. His sole remaining opponent called and Gerhart tabled the for broadway to chip up and add more ammunition to his title defense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	125,000	35,000
Kevin Gerhart	90,000	-8,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	54,000
Allen Kessler	45,000	3,000
Mark Gregorich	40,000	-25,000

Tags: Kevin Gerhart

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
Yuri Dzivielevski	130,000	12,000
Eric Rodawig	115,000	25,000
Tamon Nakamura	110,000	48,000
Jeff Madsen	80,000	-30,000
Nick Pupillo	58,000	-12,000
Chip Jett	Busted

Tags: Chip Jett Eric Rodawig

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
Bryce Yockey	128,000	6,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	118,000	61,000
Roland Israelashvili	115,000	71,000
Kevin Gerhart	98,000	-2,000
Maxx Coleman	72,000	32,000
Michael Trivett	72,000	2,000
Dario Sammartino	65,000	-10,000
Steven Albini	63,000	1,000
Michael Moncek	60,000	5,000
Norman Chad	54,000	54,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	33,000	-82,000
Cary Katz	28,000	7,000
Eli Elezra	27,000	-19,000
Andrew Kelsall	22,000	-4,000
David "ODB" Baker	14,000	-45,000

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 23:14 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

Tags: Matt Grapenthien

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

Tags: Aditya Prasetyo Andre Akkari Kosei Ichinose

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
Aaron Kupin	85,000	20,000
Joao Vieira	65,000	3,000
Daniel Weinman	57,000	-33,000
Erik Seidel	36,000	8,000
Daniel Negreanu	35,000	-13,000
Greg Mueller	30,000	6,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Daniel Weinman

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
Randy Ohel	Busted

Tags: Craig Chait Randy Ohel

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
Greg Mueller	24,000	-36,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Greg Mueller Joao Vieira

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
John Veltri	105,000	105,000
Calvin Anderson	53,000	-7,000
Craig Chait	52,000	4,000
Cary Katz	21,000	-27,500
Felipe Ramos	15,000

Tags: Cary Katz Felipe Ramos