Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 1 Started
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
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
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!
Level: 1
Limit Blinds: 300/500
Stud Blinds: 200/500 Ante: 100
Limits: 500/1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Cards are in the air to begin Day 1 of Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.
First Entries in the Field
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
So far, the screens show a total of 31 entries but not all of them have shown up yet. There are five tables running so far and two of them are short-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
The Action Kicks Off With Stud
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Seven Card Stud
Nick Pupillo: 
/ 
fold on fifth
Kane Kalas: / 
Kane Kalas completed and Nick Pupillo raised for Kalas to call. On fourth street, Kalas check-called with his lead and checked again fifth. Pupillo fired another bet with three hearts showing and that won the pot right there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
57,000 | -3,000 |
Baker Takes an Early Pot
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Seven Card Stud
David "Bakes" Baker: 
/ 
/
Steven Albini: / 
/
Steven Albini completed and called a raise from David "Bakes" Baker, before both players checked on fourth street. Albini then called bets from Baker on each of the remaining streets, with Baker revealing two pair to take down an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000 | 7,000 |
|
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54,000 | -6,000 |
Mizrachi Scoops Benyamine
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Seven Card Stud
Robert Mizrachi: / 
/
Steven Albini: / 
fold on fifth
David Benyamine: / 
/
Robert Mizrachi completed to get called by Steve Albini and David Benyamine with the latter just joining the action. Mizrachi bet his lead all the way for Albini to bow out on fifth street while Benyamine called it down. Mizrachi tabled the 
for two pair and that won the pot, as Benyamine mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 | 64,000 |
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56,000 | 56,000 |
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52,000 | -2,000 |
More Early Entries
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 |
Eslami Forces Fold From Michael
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
Ali Eslami: / 
/
Joseph Michael: / 
/
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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64,000 | 4,000 |
|
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62,000 | 2,000 |
|
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59,000 | -1,000 |
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48,100 | -11,900 |