Level: 10
Limits: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 10
Limits: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Stud
Tom Hammers has eliminated another opponent. During a hand of stud, Hammers had an opponent commit their final bet on seventh street.
We didn't catch Hammers' opponent's hand but Hammers tabled /, making a flush and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Hammers |
228,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Omaha Hi-Lo
Brian Rast opened in the cutoff to 8,000 and both blinds called; one of which was Owais Ahmed in the big blind.
The flop was checked through as the landed on the turn and Ahmed bet 8,000. Rast folded, but the small blind called as the landed on the river.
The small blind checked, Ahmed bet 8,000, and the small blind called.
Ahmed tabled his 6s] for a flush and low, while the small blind tabled his for a higher flush to see the pot chopped up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Owais Ahmed |
105,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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Brian Rast |
45,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
Razz
With Chris Vitch all-in, Ben Yu and Anthony Zinno played with Yu betting each street and Zinno calling until Zinno folded on sixth street.
Yu: //
Zinno: // (folded on sixth)
Vitch: //
Yu tabled for his down cards and Vitch mucked saying he made two-pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Zinno |
130,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
Ben Yu |
126,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
Chris Vitch | Busted |
Stud
Catching the action on fifth street with a huge pot already sitting in the middle, Philip Sternheimer bet 8,000 and Andrew Brown called.
Yuval Bronshtein raised to 16,000 and Tom McCormick called before Sternheimer made it 24,000. Brown folded, Bronshtein called all-in for his last 16,700 total, and McCormick called also.
On sixth street, McCormick bet 8,000 and Sternheimer called.
Sternheimer: / /
Brown: / (folded on fifth)
Bronshtein: / /
McCormick: / /
Both Sternheimer and McCormick checked and McCormick tabled his for a flush.
Sternheimer revealed his / for rolled-up queens and a busted straight draw as McCormick scooped the entire pot once Bronshtein tabled his and mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom McCormick |
210,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Andrew Brown |
120,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Philip Sternheimer |
63,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
||
Yuval Bronshtein | Busted | |
|
The clock has been paused for the night and each table will play four more hands before bagging up their chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
384,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
||
Mack Lee |
347,500
347,500
|
347,500 |
David Bach |
278,500
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
||
Tom McCormick |
224,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
Mark Gregorich |
222,500
102,500
|
102,500 |
Ted Woolridge |
210,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Eric Rodawig |
204,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
Esther Taylor |
201,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
Thomas Hammers |
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Aron Dermer |
197,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Albert Daher |
188,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
Aditya Prasetyo |
178,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Randy Ohel |
173,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
Craig Chait |
172,500
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
||
Don Zewin |
172,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Brandon Shack-Harris |
171,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
||
Jerry Wong |
159,500
159,500
|
159,500 |
|
||
Jean Montury |
151,500
151,500
|
151,500 |
Brian Rast |
150,500
105,500
|
105,500 |
|
||
Howard Lederer |
149,500
109,500
|
109,500 |
|
||
Phillip Wallace |
149,500
149,500
|
149,500 |
Anthony Zinno |
146,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
Eric Wasserson |
140,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
Felipe Ramos |
136,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Pat Pezzin |
133,500
133,500
|
133,500 |
The best horses in the game took to the track today for their shot at the coveted $10k H.O.R.S.E Championship gold bracelet. A total of 150 hopefuls joined the field throughout play today and after ten hour-long levels on Day 1 of Event #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship only 57 remain.
The top horse as the clock ran out on Day 1 was the defending champion, Jason Mercier. Mercier bagged an impressive 384,500 to claim the top spot. Mercier was a late addition to the field but it clearly didn't hinder the five-time WSOP gold bracelet winner.
Joining Mercier on top of the counts were Mack Lee (347,500), David Bach (278,500), Tom McCormick (224,500), and Mark Gregorich (222,500)
As expected in the Championship events, the field was star-studded. A bunch of the game’s best made it through to Day 2 including Esther Taylor (201,500), Brandon Shack-Harris (171,500), Anthony Zinno (146,000), Felipe Ramos (136,000), Maria Ho (90,000), Mike Sexton (74,000), Daniel Negreanu (61,500), and Phil Hellmuth (33,500).
When registration closed at the beginning of Level 9, the prize pool capped off at $1,410,000. The top 23 spots will leave with a prize. A min-cash will be worth $15,000 and the largest share sitting up top is a first-place prize of $383,208.
Some notables no longer in contention include Jon Turner, Jeff Lisandro, Jared Bleznick, David Benyamine, Mike Leah, Matt Grapenthien, Mike Matusow, Mike Gorodinsky, Jesse Martin, John Monnette, and Jennifer Harman.
Play will resume at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon with another ten hour-long levels on the schedule. Follow along live as PokerNews will be on the floor providing updates and full coverage until a champion is crowned.
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brasilia | 722 | 1 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 140,000 |
Brasilia | 722 | 2 | Mack Lee | United States | 347,500 |
Brasilia | 722 | 3 | Jonathan Drane | United States | 42,500 |
Brasilia | 722 | 4 | Philip Sternheimer | United States | 70,000 |
Brasilia | 722 | 5 | Gary Benson | Australia | 55,500 |
Brasilia | 722 | 6 | Mike Sexton | United States | 74,000 |
Brasilia | 722 | 7 | Howard Lederer | United States | 149,500 |
Brasilia | 722 | 8 | David Bach | United States | 278,500 |
Brasilia | 723 | 1 | Andrew Brown | United States | 128,500 |
Brasilia | 723 | 2 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russia | 66,000 |
Brasilia | 723 | 3 | Chris George (NY) | United States | 118,000 |
Brasilia | 723 | 4 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 132,000 |
Brasilia | 723 | 5 | Andrew Barber | United States | 74,000 |
Brasilia | 723 | 6 | Adam Friedman | United States | 82,500 |
Brasilia | 723 | 7 | Don Zewin | United States | 172,000 |
Brasilia | 723 | 8 | Thao Thiem | United States | 82,500 |
Brasilia | 724 | 1 | Jean Montury | France | 151,500 |
Brasilia | 724 | 2 | Jerry Wong | United States | 159,500 |
Brasilia | 724 | 3 | Randy Ohel | United States | 173,000 |
Brasilia | 724 | 4 | Eric Rodawig | United States | 204,000 |
Brasilia | 724 | 5 | Owais Ahmed | United States | 126,000 |
Brasilia | 724 | 6 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 62,000 |
Brasilia | 724 | 7 | Yuebin Guo | United States | 133,000 |
Brasilia | 724 | 8 | Phillip Wallace | United States | 149,500 |
Brasilia | 725 | 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 61,500 |
Brasilia | 725 | 2 | Pat Pezzin | Canada | 133,500 |
Brasilia | 725 | 3 | Ben Yu | United States | 126,000 |
Brasilia | 725 | 4 | Tom McCormick | United States | 224,500 |
Brasilia | 725 | 6 | Jason Mercier | United States | 384,500 |
Brasilia | 725 | 7 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 188,000 |
Brasilia | 725 | 8 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 121,500 |
Brasilia | 726 | 1 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 136,000 |
Brasilia | 726 | 2 | Scott Mauer | United States | 12,500 |
Brasilia | 726 | 4 | Richard Chase | United States | 102,000 |
Brasilia | 726 | 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 48,000 |
Brasilia | 726 | 7 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 146,000 |
Brasilia | 726 | 8 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 47,000 |
Brasilia | 727 | 1 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 33,500 |
Brasilia | 727 | 2 | John Racener | United States | 26,000 |
Brasilia | 727 | 3 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 77,800 |
Brasilia | 727 | 4 | Esther Taylor-Brady | United States | 201,500 |
Brasilia | 727 | 5 | Brian Rast | United States | 150,500 |
Brasilia | 727 | 6 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 222,500 |
Brasilia | 727 | 7 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 64,500 |
Brasilia | 727 | 8 | Aditya Prasetyo | United States | 178,000 |
Brasilia | 728 | 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 126,500 |
Brasilia | 728 | 2 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 100,000 |
Brasilia | 728 | 4 | Thomas Hammers | United States | 200,000 |
Brasilia | 728 | 5 | Greg Mascio | United States | 118,500 |
Brasilia | 728 | 6 | Richard Sklar | United States | 100,500 |
Brasilia | 728 | 7 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 171,500 |
Brasilia | 729 | 2 | Ted Woolridge | United States | 210,000 |
Brasilia | 729 | 3 | Maria Ho | United States | 90,000 |
Brasilia | 729 | 5 | Aron Dermer | United States | 197,000 |
Brasilia | 729 | 6 | Craig Chait | United States | 172,500 |
Brasilia | 729 | 7 | Ryan Turner | United States | 119,500 |
Brasilia | 729 | 8 | Laurence Kantor | United States | 94,500 |
Event #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 1 Completed