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

06-07-2017 13:19 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Allyn Shulman	17,500 10,000	10,000

Gary Benson	12,000 12,000	12,000

Randy Ohel	11,000 3,500	3,500

Chris Tryba	10,000 2,500	2,500

Christopher Vitch	10,000 1,700	1,700

Ronnie Bardah	8,400 8,400	8,400

Ben Yu	8,200 8,200	8,200

Jimmy Fricke	8,200 700	700
Chris Bjorin	7,000 7,000	7,000

Dylan Linde	5,600 2,850	2,850

Kenna James	3,200 3,200	3,200
Matt Savage	2,100 5,400	5,400
James Eads	2,000 2,000	2,000

Soulier Loses Small Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 200/400, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

After a raise by the hijack, Fabrice Soulier called in the cutoff and the button also came along to see a three-way flop of . The action checked to the button, who bet and picked up two calls. The turn went check-check, and the hijack and Soulier also checked the river.

The button bet and forced one fold, while Soulier reluctantly called. The Frenchman was shown for a flush and Soulier mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Soulier	8,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Fabrice Soulier

Level: 4

Hold’em / O8 - 125/250 250/500
Razz/Stud/Stud 8 - 50 BI 75 250 250-500

06-07-2017 13:31 UTC-8

More Updated Stacks

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Harley Stoffmaker

Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante

variance in limit so much more than NL/PL games. just went from 5K to 12K in 2 hands. #wsop14 HORSE
— Greg Raymer (@FossilMan)

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Chad	12,000 3,000	3,000
Greg Raymer	11,200 3,700	3,700

John Racener	11,075 925	925

Jeff Madsen	9,500 9,500	9,500

John Cernuto	9,100 1,400	1,400

Ian Johns	9,000 1,400	1,400

Jon Turner	8,525 1,025	1,025

Jimmy Fricke	6,500 1,700	1,700
Jesse Martin	5,700 600	600

Lacey Jones	5,300 1,800	1,800
Scotty Nguyen	5,000 5,000	5,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	4,400 100	100

Bruno Fitoussi	4,300 700	700
Ben Ludlow	4,300 3,200	3,200

06-07-2017 13:40 UTC-8

Racener in Action

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante

Seven-Card Stud

Opponent: / /
John Racener: / /

A player completed with an eight and John Racener raised to pick a call. Racener paired his six on fourth street and bet, doing so again on fifth street. Then sixth and seventh streets were both checked down, and his opponent showed for tens and eights to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	12,500 1,425	1,425

Tags: John Racener

06-07-2017 13:50 UTC-8

Savage Among Early Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante

Matt Savage was last spotted with just 1,000 chips and those vanished soon after as he grabbed his belongings and headed out of the tournament area. Fabrice Soulier was also down to just 2,500 and has since recovered some losses, while Allyn and Jeff Shulman are among the early big stacks in level four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Shulman	19,000 11,500	11,500
Allyn Shulman	19,000 1,500	1,500

Allen Kessler	17,000 3,000	3,000
Barry Greenstein	14,500 14,500	14,500

Andre Akkari	12,500 5,900	5,900

Jimmy Fricke	10,000 3,500	3,500
Lacey Jones	8,100 2,800	2,800
Brandon Shack-Harris	6,500 2,100	2,100

Scotty Nguyen	6,300 1,300	1,300

Ray Henson	5,300 5,300	5,300

Fabrice Soulier	3,800 4,200	4,200

Matt Savage	Busted

Tags: Allyn Shulman Fabrice Soulier Jeff Shulman Matt Savage

06-07-2017 14:00 UTC-8

Fulcher Scoops Pot in Razz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante

Razz

Matt Grapenthien / fold
Opponent: / /
Kevin Fulcher: / /

In the last hand of Razz, the action was picked up on fourth street with a player betting while showing ace-seven. Matt Grapenthien folded while Kevin Fulcher called. The third player in the hand bet a three on fifth street and a six on sixth street with Fulcher calling on both streets. On seventh street, Fulcher raised the bet of his opponent and was called to roll over

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Fulcher	16,000
Matt Grapenthien	9,500

Tags: Matt Grapenthien Kevin Fulcher

06-07-2017 14:09 UTC-8

Semin on the Virtual Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante

Mikhail Semin pulled out his smart phone to check the updates of Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em and joked with Jon Turner and Dylan Linde. "Look guys, I am already in the last four," when showing them the screen. Kiryl Radzivonau has been doing most of the work and is still in contention for a bracelet while Semin continues with a below starting stack here on out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Semin	5,700

Tags: Kiryl Radzivonau Jon Turner Dylan Linde Mikhail Semin

06-07-2017 14:13 UTC-8

Three Bets Are Enough for Taylor

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante

Seven-Card Stud

Brendan Taylor: /
Opponent: /

Ismael Bojang joined the competition during this level and sat down on a table with Mihails Morozovs and Jan Christoph Von Halle.

In a recent seven-card stud hand, it was Brendan Taylor doing the work and he completed with an ace and kept betting until sixth street. The penultimate street eventually saw his opponent fold and Taylor raked in the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihails Morozovs	21,500 10,500	10,500
Jan Christoph Von Halle	13,500
Brendan Taylor	9,400

Ismael Bojang	8,700

Tags: Brendan Taylor Ismael Bojang Mihails Morozovs Jan Christoph Von Halle

06-07-2017 14:20 UTC-8

Clements Builds Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 250/500, 0 ante

Seven-Card Stud

Scott Clements: / /
Opponent: / /
Konstantin Puchkov: / /

Scott Clements completed with a five and picked up two callers including big stack Konstantin Puchkov. On fourth street, all three players checked before Clements bet fifth street and was called both ways. The remaining two streets were bet by Clements again, and while he picked up two calls on sixth street, two folds gollowed on seventh to award the pot to Clements without showdown.