2023 World Series of Poker

Event #80: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠q♦4♦2♥
Prize
$711,313
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$2,632,000
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
98
Players Left
56
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Event #80: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller

Day 1 Completed

Josh Arieh Bags the Lead in Event #80: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 10
Josh Arieh in an earlier event
Josh Arieh in an earlier event

Day 1 of Event #80: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller at the 2023 World Series of Poker, held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, has come to an end with Josh Arieh (621,500) bagging up the chip lead as he hunts for a sixth career bracelet.

Motoyoshi Okamura finished among the chip leaders after bagging 565,000. Also bagging big were Yehuda Buchalter (511,000) and Nacho Barbero (504,000), who were able to clear the half-million chip mark.

End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Josh AriehUnited States621,500
2Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan565,000
3Yehuda BuchalterUnited States511,000
4Nacho BarberoArgentina504,000
5Hal RotholzUnited States478,000
6Matt GlantzUnited States463,000
7Andres KornUnited States461,000
8Max HoffmanUnited States451,000
9Michael NooriUnited States445,000
10Michael MoncekUnited States415,000

Arieh is one of the best all-around poker players of all time and a future Hall of Famer. The popular pro captured his fifth bracelet earlier this series when he came out on top in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship. Should Arieh at least make the money in this event, which looks likely, it will be his 15th cash of the 2023 WSOP, which will help close the gap on Ian Matakis in the Player of the Year race.

Okamura has over $1.2 million in live-tournament earnings and won his first bracelet in a No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha event back in 2021. The Japanese poker pro already has several cashes from this year's World Series of Poker and is in pole position to make a serious run at his second gold bracelet.

So far, there have been 98 entrants in the tournament, which has already surpassed the 78 runners from the last time this event was held back in 2021. Of those players, 56 managed to bag and more are expected to register tomorrow as late registration remains open until the start of Day 2. One reentry is allowed, so there could be some return appearances.

There was no shortage of notables who managed to earn a Day-2 berth, including but not limited to Hal Rotholz (478,000), Matt Glantz (463,000), Ralph Perry (404,500), Paul Volpe (326,000), Viktor Blom (319,500), Mike Matusow (309,000), Brian Hastings, (254,000), and three-time Poker Player's Championship winner Brian Rast (183,000).

Defending champion Jesse Klein didn’t have the best day but managed to bag 63,500 in his quest for a second bracelet.

Some less fortunate players who busted before the day’s end included Mori Eskandani, Wil Wilkinson, Wooram Cho, Max Pescatori, Patrick Leonard, and Jen Harman, who fired two bullets but was unable to gain any momentum throughout the day.

Day 2 is set to begin on July 11 at 1:00 p.m. local time. Play will begin on Level 11, which features 3,000/6,000 blinds for limit flop games and a 1,500 ante with a 2,000 bring-in and 6,000/12,000 limits for stud games. Play will continue for an additional ten 60-minute levels, and players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels. A 60-minute dinner break will be held after Level 16 (~7:30 p.m.)

Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action leading to the next H.O.R.S.E. champion here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas!

Tags: Brian HastingsBrian RastHal RotholzJen HarmanJesse KleinMatt GlantzMax PescatoriMike MatusowMori EskandaniMotoyoshi OkamuraNacho BarberoPatrick LeonardPaul VolpeRalph PerryViktor BlomWil WilkinsonWooram Cho

Seat Draw for Day 2

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Level 10
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Paris1351Jesse KleinUnited States63,500
Paris1352Christopher ChungUnited States162,000
Paris1353Brian RastUnited States183,000
Paris1354Yueqi ZhuCanada170,000
Paris1355Michael NooriUnited States445,000
Paris1358Eli ElezraIsrael113,000
      
Paris1362Yehuda BuchalterUnited States511,000
Paris1364Scott BohlmanUnited States273,500
Paris1365Motoyoshi OkamuraJapan565,000
Paris1366Max HoffmanUnited States451,000
Paris1367Scott LakeUnited States146,000
Paris1368Andres KornUnited States461,000
      
Paris1371Marco JohnsonUnited States373,500
Paris1372Dan HeimillerUnited States401,500
Paris1374Michael MoncekUnited States415,000
Paris1376Paul VolpeUnited States326,000
Paris1377Roland IsraelashviliUnited States377,000
Paris1378Yingui LiChina396,000
      
Paris1382Rob HollinkNetherlands66,000
Paris1383Aaron KatzUnited States73,500
Paris1384Philip SternheimerUnited States383,000
Paris1385Brad RubenUnited States202,500
Paris1386Ray DehkharghaniUnited States207,500
Paris1388Matt GlantzUnited States463,000
      
Paris1401Eric WassersonUnited States301,000
Paris1402Allen KesslerUnited States341,500
Paris1403Phil HellmuthUnited States213,000
Paris1404Jeff MadsenUnited States23,000
Paris1405Brian HastingsUnited States254,500
Paris1407David "ODB" BakerUnited States302,500
Paris1408Todd BrunsonUnited States121,500
      
Paris1411Hal RotholzUnited States478,000
Paris1414Scott SeiverUnited States175,000
Paris1415Ralph PerryUnited States404,500
Paris1416Andrew KelsallUnited States373,500
Paris1417John HenniganUnited States215,000
Paris1418Benjamin DieboldUnited States140,000
      
Paris1421Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland178,000
Paris1424Jason MercierUnited States262,000
Paris1425Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom194,000
Paris1426Ben YuUnited States209,500
Paris1427Shaun DeebUnited States54,000
Paris1428Viktor BlomSweden319,500
      
Paris1431Kevin GerhartUnited States37,500
Paris1433Josh AriehUnited States621,500
Paris1434Mike MatusowUnited States309,000
Paris1435Michael RodriguesPortugal193,000
Paris1436Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States187,500
Paris1438Matt GrapenthienUnited States372,000
      
Paris1441Johannes BeckerGermany193,500
Paris1442Nacho BarberoArgentina504,000
Paris1444Jerry WongUnited States142,500
Paris1445Mike GorodinskyUnited States135,000
Paris1446Alex LivingstonCanada72,500
Paris1447David ProciakUnited States120,000
Paris1448Daniel NegreanuCanada209,000

Official End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Geoff Paul
Geoff Paul
Level 10
Player Chips Progress
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh 		621,500
106,500
 106,500
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 6X Winner
Motoyoshi Okamura jp
Motoyoshi Okamura 		565,000
145,000
 145,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yehuda Buchalter us
Yehuda Buchalter 		511,000
226,000
 226,000
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero 		504,000
-31,000
 -31,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz 		478,000
48,000
 48,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz 		463,000
-7,000
 -7,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn 		461,000
146,000
 146,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Max Hoffman us
Max Hoffman 		451,000
46,000
 46,000
Michael Noori us
Michael Noori 		445,000
135,000
 135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek 		415,000
226,000
 226,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry 		404,500
164,500
 164,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller 		401,500
63,500
 63,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Yingui Li cn
Yingui Li 		396,000
5,500
 5,500
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer 		383,000
58,000
 58,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili 		377,000
117,000
 117,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson 		373,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall 		373,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien 		372,000
42,000
 42,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler 		341,500
81,500
 81,500
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe 		326,000
-64,000
 -64,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom 		319,500
-500
 -500
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow 		309,000
134,000
 134,000
WSOP 4X Winner
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker 		302,500
117,500
 117,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson 		301,000
6,000
 6,000
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman 		273,500
-66,500
 -66,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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Becker Chips Up Before the Night Ends

Geoff Paul
Geoff Paul
Level 10

Seven Card Stud

Johannes Becker: XxXx/4♣A♦3♣10♠/Xx
Ben Yu: XxXx/J♦K♠A♣ - folded on fifth street
Shaun Deeb: XxXx/7♦K♥3♥2♥/Xx

Yu completed before Deeb raised, with Becker and Yu both calling.

Fourth street saw action checked to Deeb, who bet. Both of his opponents came along.

Fifth street saw action checked to Deeb once more, and again he bet. This time only Becker called.

Sixth and seventh streets both saw Becker check-call Deeb. Deeb showed Q♦Q♣ initially for a pair of queens, but Becker turned over 10♣8♣8♠ for two pair to take the win.

Player Chips Progress
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker 		245,000
55,000
 55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu 		186,000
-39,000
 -39,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb 		54,500
-80,500
 -80,500
WSOP 6X Winner

Rotholz Scoops Katz

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 10

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Cary Katz raised from early position and was called by Hal Rotholz in middle position, Jesse Klein on the button, and Brad Ruben in the big blind.

Action checked to Rotholz on the 6♥2♠10♠ flop and he bet. Only Katz called.

Both players checked on the 9♦ turn and Katz check-called a bet from Rotholz when the 8♣ completed the board.

Rotholz showed A♠6♠5♣2♣ for two pair and a low and Katz sent his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz 		430,000
45,000
 45,000
Brad Ruben us
Brad Ruben 		170,000
100,000
 100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jesse Klein us
Jesse Klein 		135,000
-100,000
 -100,000
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz 		100,000
20,000
 20,000

Tags: Brad RubenCary KatzHal RotholzJesse Klein

Some Recent Counts

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 10
Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz 		470,000
-110,000
 -110,000
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom 		320,000
70,000
 70,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler 		260,000
-80,000
 -80,000
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry 		240,000
-75,000
 -75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow 		175,000
-20,000
 -20,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier 		170,000
80,000
 80,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		165,000
-50,000
 -50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Michael Rodrigues pt
Michael Rodrigues 		155,000
-140,000
 -140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb 		135,000
59,000
 59,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Scott Lake us
Scott Lake 		63,000
-165,000
 -165,000
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