Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-09-2017 14:46 UTC-7

Brandon Shack-Harris Chipping Up

MrCleverFox

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

David Singer raised from the button. From the small blind, Brandon Shack-Harris made it three bets. Action folded around and Singer called.

The flop was and Shack-Harris bet. Singer called. On the turn, Shack-Harris slowed down and checked. Singer took the betting lead and Shack-Harris called.

The river was the and both players checked. Shack-Harris showed and that was good enough to take down the pot.

At the start of the final two tables, Shack-Harris was down to just 29,000, but he has now chipped up well over 700,000 and sits near the top of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	790,000	674,000
David Singer	260,000	-343,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris David Singer

Level: 24

Hold’em / O8 - 13,000/25,000 25,000/50,000
Razz/Stud/Stud 8 - 5,000 BI 7,000 25,000 25,000-50,000

06-09-2017 14:55 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin LaMonica	1,020,000	377,000
Mike Coombs	720,000	380,000
Andrew Kelsall	689,000	279,000
Kyle Loman	647,000	27,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	611,000	-179,000
David "Bakes" Baker	520,000	-399,000
Max Pescatori	354,000	-26,000
Paul Sokoloff	336,000	-489,000
Esther Taylor	255,000	-5,000
David Singer	210,000	-50,000

David "Bakes" Baker Slipping

MrCleverFox

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Razz

Baker: /
LaMonica: /

David "Bakes" Baker opened with a raise. Action folded to Wayne LaMonica who raised. Action folded back to Bakes. He raised again and LaMonica closed the action with a call. On fourth street, Baker bet and LaMonica called. On fifth street, Baker slowed down with a check. LaMonica bet and Baker called. On sixth, Baker checked again and LaMonica bet again. Baker thought for a moment, then folded.

"I don't know how you're gonna call me with a pair showing," LaMonica said. "I had a low already."

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin LaMonica	1,130,000	110,000
David "Bakes" Baker	330,000	-190,000

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker Wayne LaMonica

06-09-2017 15:25 UTC-7

David "Bakes" Baker Triples in Monster Pot

MrCleverFox

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Seven-Card Stud

Baker: / /
LaMonica: / /
Shack-Harris: / /

Brandon Shack-Harris brought in with the showing. David Baker completed. Wayne LaMonica made it two bets. With the action back on Shack-Harris, he made it three bets. Baker called. LaMonica made it four bets. Shack-Harris and Baker both called.

On fourth street, Baker checked. Lamonica bet and both players called. On fifth street, Lamonica took the betting lead and bet. Both players called. On Sixth street, Baker took first action. He moved all in for 17,000.

"Nice catch," LaMonica said. "Oh well, I guess you deserve this one. I'll double you up."

"Thank you sir," Baker said. "But I don't think I'm out of the woods yet."

Both LaMonica and Shack-Harris called. On seventh, LaMonica and Shack-Harris both checked.

Baked turned up for a flush.

"That is a monster pot," LaMonica said, then mucked. Shack-Harris also mucked. Baker scooped the monster pot and was able to climb back into the middle of the pack.

"Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if I still came tenth," Baker said as he took stacked his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin LaMonica	1,310,000	180,000
David "Bakes" Baker	560,000	230,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	415,000	-196,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris David "Bakes" Baker Wayne LaMonica

06-09-2017 15:39 UTC-7

Paul Sokoloff Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,339)

stoffmakers

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Seven-Card Stud

Paul Sokoloff: / /
Wayne LaMonica: / /

After the betting was capped on third street, Sokoloff was all in and at risk. He was ahead going into seventh street with aces and LaMonica looked at his last card and said that Sokoloff was good.

However as is the procedure with any all in, all cards must be turned up and LaMonica didn't realize that he had made a straight and Sokoloff was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin LaMonica	1,625,000	315,000
Paul Sokoloff	Busted

Tags: Paul Sokoloff Wayne LaMonica

06-09-2017 15:47 UTC-7

Unofficial Final Table

MrCleverFox

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

The final nine players have been moved to the secondary feature table. Here is an updated list of seats and chip counts:

Seat	Player	Country	Chips
1	Kyle Loman	United States	245,000
2	Esther Taylor	United States	210,000
3	Brandon Shack-Harris	United States	390,000
4	Andrew Kelsall	United States	745,000
5	Mike Coombs	United States	595,000
6	David "Bakes" Baker	United States	453,000
7	Wayne LaMonica	United States	1,550,000
8	David Singer	United States	120,000
9	Max Pescatori	Italy	1,140,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin LaMonica	1,550,000	-75,000
Max Pescatori	1,140,000	786,000
Andrew Kelsall	745,000	56,000
Mike Coombs	595,000	-125,000
David "Bakes" Baker	453,000	-107,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	390,000	-25,000
Kyle Loman	245,000	-402,000
Esther Taylor	210,000	-45,000
David Singer	120,000	-90,000

06-09-2017 16:07 UTC-7

Break

MrCleverFox

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

After several chopped pots during the seven-card stud-8 round, players are now on a 15-minute break and will return shortly.

Level: 25

Hold’em / O8 - 15,000/30,000 30,000/60,000
Razz/Stud/Stud 8 - 7,000 BI 10,000 30,000 30,000-60,000

06-09-2017 16:36 UTC-7

Monster LaMonica

stoffmakers

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Kevin LaMonica has been referred to by his fellow players as extremely aggressive.

LaMonica opened from early position and was raised by Brandon Shack-Harris on the button. Mike Coombs capped the action from the big blind and the three players saw a flop where LaMonica bet out after Coombs checked.