2017 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matthew Schreiber
Winning Hand
478k262
Prize
$256,226
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,077,300
Entries
399
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Careful Start

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

The first 10 minutes of the day haven't brought any major tangles. A few pots in stud looked to get interesting, but several players spiked an open pair on fourth or fifth street, and it shut further action in all cases so far.

Level: 21

Limits: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

Koral Leads Final Eighteen Players in Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.; Matusow, Hughes in Contention

Tom Koral
Tom Koral

Eighteen players will return at 2 p.m. local time for Day 3 and the final day of Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.. They're all guaranteed at least $7,141 for making their way through a stacked field of 399 of the best mixed-game players. However, all eyes are on the first-place prize of $256,226 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet that awaits the winner at the end of the night.

Tom Koral starts the day as the chip leader with 770,000 in chips. Koral has already racked up over $1.7 million in lifetime winnings, including three deep runs in the WSOP Main Event. However, a WSOP bracelet is still missing on his impressive poker résumé, and Koral will start from pole position to try and cross that one off his bucket list.

In the hunt are Phil Hui (516,000), Marcus Mizzi (485,000), Gabe Paul (485,000), and David Steicke (441,000). Multiple bracelet winners are left as well; two-time winner Ryan Hughes sits in 10th with 288,000, four-time champion Mike Matusow returns with 212,000 and is in 15th place.

After being severely short stacked on Day 2, Matusow was able to climb out of the hole and keep himself in contention. Brimming with confidence, Matusow said: "They couldn't bust me when I had 4,500, how the f*** are they gonna bust me now? I'm the best short-stack player in the world! I've got all the confidence in the world. You can't beat confidence."

It's been quite the summer for "The Mouth" who's looking to make his fourth final table of the 2017 series and a shot at another piece of hardware. The four-time bracelet winner has set his sights on breaking Phil Ivey's final table record set in 2010 [five] and needs to make just two more to tie.

The 18 remaining players will return as follows to Brasilia for the final day of the event.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Brasilia7001Seamus CahillIreland287,000
Brasilia7003Don ZewinUnited States155,000
Brasilia7004Matthew HonigUnited States240,000
Brasilia7006Nikolay FalRussia222,000
Brasilia7007Valentin VornicuUnited States62,000
Brasilia7008Matthew SchreiberUnited States388,000
      
Brasilia7011Ryan HughesUnited States288,000
Brasilia7012Gabe PaulUnited States484,000
Brasilia7013Ryan HimesUnited States219,000
Brasilia7015Mike MatusowUnited States212,000
Brasilia7017Alex LivingstonCanada146,000
Brasilia7018Richard BaiUnited States371,000
      
Brasilia7021Marcus MizziCanada485,000
Brasilia7023Dmitry ChopUkraine346,000
Brasilia7024Tom KoralUnited States770,000
Brasilia7025Phillip HuiUnited States516,000
Brasilia7026David SteickeHong Kong441,000
Brasilia7027Brendan TaylorUnited States312,000

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Tags: Mike MatusowTom Koral

Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Day 3 Started