Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-21-2022 22:45 UTC-7

Matusow Dishes Out Gross Beat to Johns

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Mike Matusow: / /
Ian Johns: / /

Ian Johns and Mike Matusow got their chips in with Johns at risk. Both had aces right from the get-go and it was Johns who improved to aces and tens on sixth. Matusow only had a king as out to scoop and spiked it on the final card to send Johns to the rail in daunting fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	430,000	70,000
Ian Johns	Busted

Tags: Ian Johns Mike Matusow

06-21-2022 22:39 UTC-7

Aldemir Eliminated by Ruben

Josh Noy

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Koray Aldemir: / /
Brad Ruben: / /

Kristijonas Andrulis opened to see Brad Ruben quickly three-bet. Koray Aldemir followed with a four-bet, and only Ruben called. By fifth street, the remainder of Aldemir's stack was in the middle.

Aldemir was unable to improve on sixth or seventh, ending his run just short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	535,000	35,000
Kristijonas Andrulis	410,000	55,000
Koray Aldemir	Busted

Tags: Brad Ruben Koray Aldemir Kristijonas Andrulis

06-21-2022 22:05 UTC-7

Henson Eliminated by Wong

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

With the ante denting his very short stack every hand, it was just a matter of time until Ray Henson was to get his chips in and that happened almost immediately after the action resumed.

Jerry Wong: / /
Ray Henson: / /

Wong improved on every street to leave Henson drawing dead after sixth to further boost his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	630,000	93,000
Ray Henson	Busted

Tags: Jerry Wong Ray Henson

06-21-2022 20:18 UTC-7

Matusow Wins Healthy Pot Against Yockey

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Mike Matusow: /
Bryce Yockey: / /

Picking up the action on fifth street right when Jeff Madsen folded to a bet by Mike Matusow, Bryce Yockey called. On sixth street, Yockey had the lead with an ace and check-raised for Matusow to call. Seventh street brought a bet by Yockey and Matusow quickly raised with just a handful of chips behind.

"Take it," Yockey said and mucked his for aces and nines alongside a busted nut flush draw. Matusow smashed his cards on the felt and exposed for sevens full of eights before stacking up the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	510,000	-75,000
Brad Ruben	430,000	15,000
Mike Matusow	315,000	85,000
Christina Hill	315,000	-5,000
Jeff Madsen	290,000	-38,000
Shirley Rosario	260,000	-10,000
Eugene Katchalov	255,000	-5,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jeff Madsen Mike Matusow

06-21-2022 19:51 UTC-7

A Chop and a Double for Aldemir

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Four ways to the flop, Craig Chait checked in the small blind and Koray Aldemir bet in the big blind out of a short stack. Mike Gorodinsky called from under the gun and Kristijonas Andrulis raised, Chait called and Aldemir went all-in- Gorodinsky tank-folded while Andrulis reraised to 31,000 for Chait to call.

On the turn, Chait check-called a bet and did so again on the river. Aldemir tabled the for the nut low, which Andrulis also had with the . Chait had the for a straight and won the high pot.

Aldemir was then all-in after the flop against Hansu Chu and turned over the . Chu had the and the turn as well as river improved Aldemir on each street to scoop a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	575,000	35,000
Craig Chait	280,000	165,000
Kristijonas Andrulis	255,000	-5,000
Hansu Chu	100,000	-110,000
Koray Aldemir	80,000	-118,000

Tags: Craig Chait Hansu Chu Koray Aldemir Kristijonas Andrulis Mike Gorodinsky

06-21-2022 18:58 UTC-7

Rodawig Hits Straight Flush

Josh Noy

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

With plenty of chips already in the middle, Carol Fuchs and Eric Rodawig were heads up on the runout.

Fuchs bet on the river, only to be raised by Rodawig. Fuchs made the call and was shown the as Rodawig had made a straight flush. Fuchs flipped over her while saying "nice hand".

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Rodawig	295,000	45,000
Carol Fuchs	84,000	-14,000

Tags: Carol Fuchs Eric Rodawig

06-21-2022 18:49 UTC-7

Perry On the Ropes; Sagstrom and Akkari on the Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Michael McKenna in the hijack and Ralph Perry in the cutoff were involved in a heads-up pot to the river that was checked through. McKenna tabled the which was good enough to win the pot. Perry only had a few chips behind after he mucked.

One table over, Erik Sagstrom was all-in at the same time.

Seven Card Stud

Erik Sagstrom: / /
Bryce Yockey: / /

While having all the outs in the world for a straight, Sagstrom bricked and crumbled his down cards with the words "no good". The nines and eights of Bryce Yockey won it all and he lamented that it was the first pot he claimed in the level.

"Except for that one hand where you incinerated my face," Mike Matusow chimed in and several players nodded in agreement before mentioning an aces up hand right at the start of the level.

Yockey sits atop the leaderboard closely followed by Mike Gorodinsky, who had just dispatched Andre Akkari.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	550,000	15,000
Mike Gorodinsky	540,000	185,000
Jeff Madsen	400,000	68,000
Eugene Katchalov	260,000	110,000
Mike Matusow	230,000	23,000
Michael McKenna	182,000	2,000
Shirley Rosario	157,000	99,000
Ralph Perry	37,000	-101,000
Erik Sagstrom	Busted
Andre Akkari	Busted

Tags: Andre Akkari Bryce Yockey Erik Sagstrom Michael McKenna Mike Gorodinsky Mike Matusow Ralph Perry

06-21-2022 18:16 UTC-7

Szymaszek Felted by Hill

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Razz

Andrew Yeh: / folded on fifth
Travis Trail: / folded on fifth
Christina Hill: / /
Matt Szymaszek: / /

Matt Szymaszek bet on fourth street to earn three callers and then bet again fifth, which forced a fold from Andrew Yeh and Travis Trail. Christina Hill called and led sixth when Szymaszek paired his deuce, who then got the last of his chips in only to get snap-called.

Hill tabled the wheel and Szymaszek found no miracle chop after spiking a queen as final card.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christina Hill	265,000	85,000
Travis Trail	230,000	105,000
Andrew Yeh	105,000	-100,000
Matt Szymaszek	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Christina Hill Matt Szymaszek Travis Trail

06-21-2022 17:48 UTC-7

Rough Exit for Tryba Against Song

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Razz

Chris Tryba: / /
Kevin Song: / /

Donny Rubinstein got out of the way on what appeared to have been fifth street while Chris Tryba raised on sixth and Kevin Song then reraised for Tryba to get his last 25,000 into the middle. Both players had the exact identical hand until then when they flipped em over.

"Just let me know if I have to improve," Tryba demanded and Song peeled very slowly to then expose the for the gin card. Treby was left with a miracle to a chop if he caught a deuce as well but instead spiked a king to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	510,000	90,000
Eric Wasserson	365,000	65,000
Ben Yu	330,000	20,000
Kevin Song	233,000	23,000
Michael McKenna	180,000	10,000
Donny Rubinstein	16,500	-10,000
Chris Tryba	Busted

Tags: Chris Tryba Donny Rubinstein Kevin Song

06-21-2022 16:57 UTC-7

Yockey Gaining More Ground

Josh Noy

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Bryce Yockey and Shirley Rosario were in a battle of the blinds on a flop showing . Yockey check-called a bet from Rosario to the turn, and did the same to the river.

Yockey then check-raised Rosario on the river, producing a fold to take it down.

On the very next hand, Yockey got two streets of value from Mike Matusow after flopping a straight on the runout. Yockey turned over after being called on the river, adding more chips to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	435,000	208,500
Mike Matusow	255,000	49,000
Shirley Rosario	148,000	-20,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Mike Matusow Shirley Rosario