Level: 8
Limit Blinds: 600/1,200
Stud Bring In/Complete: 300/1,200 Ante: 300
Limits: 1,200/2,400
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$873,090
Entries
328
Level
32
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
328
Players Left
179
Matusow Draws Poorly, Friedman Takes the Razz Pot
Level 8
Razz
Mike Matusow: 
/
/
Adam Friedman: 
/
Action started on fourth with Mike Matusow betting his eight-five showing, Adam Friedman calling with his eight-ace.
On fifth, Matusow bet again, Friedman called. That would happen on sixth as well.
Both players checked the final street. Matusow was reluctant to show, but implied that he paired seventh even though some of those outs were folded by other players.
Friedman turned over the seventy-five to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
86,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
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Negreanu Can't Come Up With a Hand He Can Beat
Level 8
Limit Hold'em
Daniel Negreanu raised from the cutoff, only Christina Hill called in the big blind.
The flop showed up 
. Hill checked-called a bet from Negreanu.
On the 
turn, Hill checked again, Negreanu then checked behind.
The river fell the 
and Hill led into Negreanu with a bet.
"I'm trying to think of a hand I can beat," said Negreanu. "It might take a while," he chuckled. After a few seconds, he folded.
Hill went to muck her cards.
"Come on, show him the bluff," said a tablemate. "Put him on tilt."
"I'm already on tilt," joked Negreanu. "You're not going to make it any worse."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
28,200
-14,300
|
-14,300 |
|
||
Racener Wins a Small One, Stack Still Nearing Six Digits
Level 8
Razz
John Racener: /
Brian Hastings: /
- folded fourth street
Opponent: / - folded fourth street
John Racener saw both of his opponents hit bad cards on fourth and fired out, they each folded. Not all Razz hands are complicated, Racener made this one look simple.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
Final Break of the Night
Level 8
Players are heading on their final 15-minute break of the night. They'll return to play two more levels before bagging up. Registration will close at the beginning of level nine.
Level: 9
Limit Blinds: 800/1,500
Stud Bring In/Complete: 500/1,500 Ante: 300
Limits: 1,500/3,000
It's Miller's Time...For a Four-bet
Level 9
Limit Hold'Em
Joseph Miller saw a middle position player raise and the hijack 3-bet before action made its way to him. He put in the four-bet from the small blind and both opponents called.
The flop came out 
and Miller bet. Both of his opponents again called.
The turn paired the top card when the 
showed. All three players checked.
The river was the 
, once again all three players checked.
"Queens," announced Miller, showing 
.
"You have queens?" double-checked his opponent, a little surprised. Indeed he did, and it was good enough to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Gerhart Has an Active Limit Hold'em Round
Level 9
Action picked up heading to a river in a heads-up pot between Kevin Gerhart and Nick Pupillo. The full board read 
.
From early position, Pupillo led out with a bet. Gerhart fairly quickly raised from late position. Pupillo responded with a shrug call of his own.
"Ace-queen," said Gerhart, showing . Pupillo mucked.
"Write that down," said Gerhart. "Kevin Gerhart played every single hand of the Limit Hold'em round. And I had queens, jacks, tens, eights, ace-ten, ace-three, and ace-queen. And I'm down chips."
"And he got bluffed," laughed a tablemate.
"I did get bluffed off of ace-high," clarified Gerhart.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
31,700
|
31,700 |
|
|
||
|
12,700
12,700
|
12,700 |
|
|
||
Registration Closed, Payout Information Released
Level 9
A total of 327 entries generated a prize pool of $873,090 and the top 50 spots earn a share worth at least $4,800.
The top 11 finishers will break into the five-digit mark with first-place taking home $205,139 in addition to a prestigious gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize (in USD) | Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $205,139 | 9 | $14,594 |
| 2 | $126,895 | 10-11 | $11,664 |
| 3 | $87,687 | 12-13 | $9,536 |
| 4 | $61,789 | 14-15 | $7,978 |
| 5 | $44,415 | 16-23 | $6,835 |
| 6 | $32,583 | 24-31 | $6,000 |
| 7 | $24,403 | 32-41 | $5,250 |
| 8 | $18,669 | 41-50 | $4,800 |
Level: 10
Limit Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Stud Bring In/Complete: 500/2,000 Ante: 500
Limits: 2,000/4,000