Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-21-2023 14:20 UTC-7

Yoroi Takes From Liu

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

Stud Eight or Better

Itsuko Yoroi: K♠K♦2♠/Q♠3♣6♦4♥
Xuan Liu: XxXx/Q♦2♦3♦8♦/Xx

Xuan Liu called the bring in and Itsuko Yoroi completed. Action folded back to Liu, who called.

Liu called bets from Itsuko on fourth and fifth street and then action checked down the rest of the way.

Yoroi showed K♠K♦2♠, which got a muck from Liu — awarding the pot to Yoroi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itsuko Yoroi	150,000 13,500	13,500
Xuan Liu	115,000 34,500	34,500

Tags: Itsuko Yoroi Xuan Liu

06-21-2023 14:19 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Geoff Paul

Level 17

Player	Chips	Progress
Feliz Granados	Busted
Miles Barnum	Busted
Michelle Konig	Busted
Robert Michel	Busted
David Funkhouser	Busted

Level: 17

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits, 1,000 Ante

06-21-2023 13:59 UTC-7

"Bucket List Event": Moneymaker Makes WSOP $50k Poker Players Championship Debut

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Connor Richards

Level 16

Twenty years after his defining victory in the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event that ignited the Poker Boom, Chris Moneymaker came to Las Vegas looking to further his already cemented status as one of the most important figures in poker history.

Only 27 years old at the time, Moneymaker spun a $40 satellite victory into $2.5 million in perhaps the most memorable and consequential WSOP victory of all time. Now a household name in poker, Moneymaker has now put up a $50,000 buy-in — the biggest of his two-decade poker career — to play the prestigious WSOP Poker Players Championship for the first time at the 2023 WSOP.

PokerNews spoke with Moneymaker during Day 1 on June 18 as he battled against the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh and two-time defending champion Dan "Jungleman" Cates, all of whom were seated at the 2003 Main Event champion's table.

Read About Moneymaker in the 2023 PPC

06-21-2023 13:56 UTC-7

Distenfeld Raises Zhu Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16

Seven Card Stud

Gershon Distenfeld: XxXx/5♦10♦4♠6♣
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx/K♠2♠3♥J♥ - folded on sixth street

Yueqi Zhu completed and Gershon Distenfeld called.

Distenfeld called bets from Zhu on fourth and fifth street, but then raised a bet from Zhu on sixth. Zhu thought for a while before deciding to let his hand go.

Distenfeld, a poker philanthropist, is up to 190,000 in the early part of Day 2 and will be looking to make a run at his second WSOP bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gershon Distenfeld	190,000 74,500	74,500

Yueqi Zhu	180,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Gershon Distenfeld Yueqi Zhu

06-21-2023 13:55 UTC-7

Short's Stack Grows Big

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Geoff Paul

Level 16

Stud Eight or Better

Serhii Popovych: XxXx/7♣A♠J♥K♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
William Short: XxXx/Q♣4♠9♠9♣/Xx

Action was picked up on fourth street with both players checking.

Fifth street began with a check from Popovych. Short bet, and received a call.

Short led out on sixth street with his paired nines. Popovych thought for about a minute before tossing in a call.

Short bet again on seventh street, but Popovych mucked his cards, giving Short the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Short	265,000 71,000	71,000
Serhii Popovych	85,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Serhii Popovych William Short

06-21-2023 13:41 UTC-7

Arnold Forces Fold

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Geoff Paul

Level 16

Pearce Arnold: XxXx/10♥K♠A♠Xx/Xx
Michael Bernat: XxXx/9♠6♦3♠ - folded on fifth street

Bernat completed before calling Arnold's raise.

Fourth street saw Arnold bet, with Bernat coming along. Arnold's bet on fifth street, though, received no call as Bernat mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pearce Arnold	145,000 63,500	63,500
Michael Bernat	31,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Michael Bernat Pearce Arnold

06-21-2023 13:36 UTC-7

Stewart Takes From Pais

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Geoff Paul

Level 16

Razz

Cole Stewart: XxXx/5xQx8x6x/Xx
Mauricio Ferreira Pais: XxXx/AxJxQx10x/Xx

Stewart completed before Pais raised. Stewart came along.

Fourth street saw Pais lead out into his opponent's queen, but Stewart made the call.

Fifth street gave Pais a queen as well. Stewart bet and received a call.

Stewart bet again on sixth street, leading to a fold from Pais.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cole Stewart	155,000 11,000	11,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	82,000 16,500	16,500

06-21-2023 13:31 UTC-7

Berkenfeld Leaves Turner Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16

Razz

Jon Turner: XxXx/5x6x10x9♦/Xx
Brandon Berkenfeld: Jx7x5x/2x6xQx3x

Jon Turner was heads-up against Brandon Berkenfeld on fourth street. Berkenfeld called bets from Turner on fourth and fifth and then both players checked down on sixth and seventh.

Berkenfeld announced, "Seventy-six," as he turned over Jx7x5x and Turner mucked — conceding the pot to Berkenfeld.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Berkenfeld	120,000 4,000	4,000
Jon Turner	20,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Brandon Berkenfeld Jon Turner

06-21-2023 13:20 UTC-7

Abitbol Gets the Best of It

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Geoff Paul

Level 16

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Action was picked up in a three-way pot with Steven Abitbol in middle position, Michael Filipiak in the hijack, and David Funkhouser in the cutoff all having put in four bets on a 5♣7♠2♥ flop.

The turn came 7♥. Abitbol bet and the other two players called. The 8♣ river followed the same pattern.

Filipiak turned over A♥10♠3♠2♦ for the nut low, although he shared the same low with Funkhouser's A♦A♣Q♦3♣; they each got a quarter of the pot.

Abitbol turned over A♠Q♥6♣4♥ for the eight-high straight, awarding him the high half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Filipiak	74,000 7,500	7,500
Steven Abitbol	71,000 27,000	27,000
David Funkhouser	44,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: David Funkhouser Michael Filipiak Steven Abitbol