2017 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matthew Schreiber
Winning Hand
4♣7♦8♣k♦2♦6♥2♥
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

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

Day 1 Completed

Player of the Year Frontrunners Negreanu and Obst Into Day 2 of Event #44

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu (5th) and James Obst (1st) are both in the top five of the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race. Both players have had a great series already and have now made Day 2 of Event #44. They will join the 154 other players in Day 2, starting at 2 p.m. Friday.

Negreanu and Obst both joined around level four and Negreanu bagged 44,900, while Obst bagged 62,100.

Andre Akkari bagged the unofficial chip lead with 110,100. He went on a roll after busting Paul Volpe and gained about 50,000 in the last level of play.

Phil Hellmuth bagged 36,100 in his quest for the so-far elusive bracelet number 15. Ben Yu has had a solid couple days since winning his second bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw tournament and finishing fourth in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship. He also finished 40th in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Championship right before registering for this event. He bagged 44,900.

Jason Mercier (76,400) and Natasha Mercier (21,000) each bagged as well. Jason fell short early, getting to half of the starting stack in the early levels, but managed to bag one of the bigger stacks in the remaining field.

Brandon Shack-Harris also had trouble early, but he was unable to run it back up and was eliminated early in play today. James Woods, Esther Taylor, and Jared Bleznick all fired today and missed the Day 2 cut.

You can follow all the Day 2 action right here on PokerNews as Negreanu, Obst, and the rest of this star-studded field compete for a spot in Day 3 and take another step closer to WSOP gold.

RoomtableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon651Adam FriedmanUnited States45,100
Amazon652Dmitry ChopUkraine78,000
Amazon653Phil HellmuthUnited States36,100
Amazon654Daniel NegreanuCanada44,900
Amazon655Hal RotholzUnited States46,400
Amazon656Eric BuchmanUnited States32,100
Amazon657Brian SchollUnited States23,000
Amazon658Christopher SensoliUnited States91,200
      
Amazon661Kurt WildinUnited States32,500
Amazon662Konstantin PuchkovRussia27,600
Amazon663Blair RodmanUnited States9,000
Amazon664Chris BjorinSweden61,100
Amazon665Christopher KorentUnited States36,300
Amazon666Tom McCormickUnited States59,300
Amazon667Todd BuiUnited States23,000
Amazon668Tom SchneiderUnited States10,300
      
Amazon671Matthew DavidowUnited States63,600
Amazon672Shawn BuchananCanada47,100
Amazon673Mark KlecanBrantford, ON, CA17,400
Amazon674Cole JacksonUnited States57,300
Amazon675Aaron SteuryUnited States50,000
Amazon676Usman SiddiqueUnited Kingdom31,000
Amazon677Bruno FitoussiFrance36,900
Amazon678Hani AwadUnited States85,400
      
Amazon681Bradley SniderUnited States29,700
Amazon682David BenyamineUnited States31,000
Amazon683Alexander LukyanovRussia28,300
Amazon684Aditya PrasetyoUnited States43,400
Amazon685Shannon PetluckUnited States23,000
Amazon686Mike MatusowUnited States50,000
Amazon687Toma KalajUnited States18,200
Amazon688David LeviUnited States15,300
      
Amazon691Jean GaspardUnited States29,400
Amazon692Al BarbieriUnited States26,700
Amazon693Matthew SchreiberUnited States9,700
Amazon694Joe TehanUnited States49,300
Amazon695Michael MaCanada33,500
Amazon696Dustin LeeUnited States9,900
Amazon697Ryan MillerUnited States72,200
Amazon698Brendan TaylorUnited States73,900
      
Amazon731Gina HechtUnited States3,500
Amazon732Mike PuskarichUnited States8,200
Amazon733Brock ParkerUnited States41,400
Amazon734Gary BensonAustralia47,200
Amazon735Phillip HuiUnited States30,000
Amazon736Chris KlodnickiUnited States27,200
Amazon737Mikhail TulchinskiyRussia35,300
Amazon738Joe AronestyUnited States9,000
      
Amazon742Ryan HimesUnited States13,100
Amazon743James McwhorterUnited States11,800
Amazon744Brian BrubakerUnited States26,400
Amazon745John CernutoUnited States38,700
Amazon747Jyri MerivirtaFinland19,000
Amazon748Ylon SchwartzUnited States37,800
      
Amazon751Arash GhaneianUnited States52,400
Amazon752Christopher VitchUnited States17,700
Amazon753Don ZewinUnited States42,400
Amazon754Justin VoldUnited States57,900
Amazon755Matthew SchultzUnited States40,300
Amazon756Peter LevineUnited States16,800
Amazon757Jim BalestrereUnited States27,500
Amazon758Thomas HammersUnited States33,200
      
Amazon761Matthew HonigUnited States88,000
Amazon762Kevin IacofanoUnited States45,700
Amazon763Dave StannUnited States16,100
Amazon764Valentin VornicuUnited States32,100
Amazon765Robert SlezakUnited States16,500
Amazon766Jason BerilgenUnited States32,100
Amazon767Ben YuUnited States44,300
Amazon768Matthew SmithUnited States64,100
      
Amazon771Scotty NguyenUnited States84,300
Amazon772Joseph CoudenUnited States23,300
Amazon773Justin BonomoUnited States21,400
Amazon774Christopher ChungUnited States31,200
Amazon775Pascal LeyoUnited States19,200
Amazon776Cary AronsonUnited States43,500
Amazon777Steven AlbiniUnited States32,700
Amazon778John UrpsisUnited States32,300
      
Amazon811Jean MonturyFrance29,000
Amazon812Steve SungUnited States47,900
Amazon813Lamont DavisUnited States20,400
Amazon814Seamus CahillIreland26,800
Amazon815Scott HorowitzUnited States39,300
Amazon816Andrey PateychukRussia2,200
Amazon817DJ BuckleyUnited States60,000
Amazon818Christian PereiraArgentina32,400
      
Amazon821Tommy HangUnited States45,000
Amazon822Alex LivingstonCanada39,500
Amazon823Jason MercierUnited States76,400
Amazon824Jesse SylviaUnited States1
Amazon825Gennady ShimelfarbUnited States32,600
Amazon826Shaun DeebUnited States43,000
Amazon827Filippos StavrakisUnited States15,900
Amazon828Paul SokoloffCanada45,600
      
Amazon831Gabe PaulUnited States32,400
Amazon832Marcus MizziCanada83,200
Amazon833Greg RaymerUnited States41,200
Amazon834Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom45,300
Amazon835Thao ThiemUnited States28,100
Amazon836John CrispUnited States64,600
Amazon837Jason RiesenbergUnited States2,900
Amazon838Harold KleinUnited States24,100
      
Amazon841Christian NolteAustria39,400
Amazon842DID NOT REPORT 1United States1
Amazon843Nick SchulmanUnited States15,700
Amazon844Joseph WeinbergerUnited States37,000
Amazon845Alexey MakarovRussia81,100
Amazon846Barry LevyUnited States17,500
Amazon847Richard BaiUnited States42,000
Amazon848Tom ChambersUnited States28,400
      
Amazon851Long TranUnited States34,000
Amazon852Cory ZeidmanUnited States25,600
Amazon853Frank DigiorgioUnited States24,800
Amazon854Daniel LoweUnited States24,600
Amazon855James ObstAustralia62,100
Amazon856Nikolay FalRussia90,500
Amazon857Christopher McHughUnited States30,700
Amazon858Scott BohlmanUnited States37,600
      
Amazon891Jesse SimonelliUnited States63,700
Amazon892David WellsUnited States71,500
Amazon893Natasha MercierUnited States21,200
Amazon894Luis VeladorUnited States29,500
Amazon895Yong WangUnited States29,900
Amazon896Brandon CantuUnited States48,000
Amazon897Marcel LuskeNetherlands8,400
Amazon898Matheus MendesBrazil26,800
      
Amazon901Mark GregorichUnited States82,500
Amazon902Tony MaUnited States23,800
Amazon903Daniel RatiganUnited States35,300
Amazon905George RechnitzerUnited States29,200
Amazon906Steven LoubeUnited States4,000
Amazon907Kyle WelshUnited States27,200
Amazon908Josh AriehUnited States72,200
      
Amazon911Mike Schneider (MN)United States11,500
Amazon912Tyler GrothUnited States31,500
Amazon913Ralph PerryUnited States16,700
Amazon914Michael KrasienkoUnited States9,300
Amazon915Tom KoralUnited States24,500
Amazon916Ronald SchiffmanUnited States69,300
Amazon917Jeff MadsenUnited States81,700
Amazon918Per HildebrandSweden54,100
      
Amazon921David SteickeHong Kong35,600
Amazon923Ismael BojangGermany20,200
Amazon924Ryan HughesUnited States29,300
Amazon925Andy BlackIreland59,100
Amazon926Ernst StollerSwitzerland36,300
Amazon927Norman ChadUnited States33,000
Amazon928Matt VengrinUnited States29,100
      
Amazon931John MonnetteUnited States36,000
Amazon932Tom WestUnited States63,300
Amazon933Ashish GuptaAustralia42,800
Amazon934Andre AkkariBrazil110,100
Amazon935John HolleyUnited States42,900
Amazon936Anthony MacnamaraAustralia39,600
Amazon937Frank AtheyUnited States28,800
Amazon938Jim CollopyUnited States58,700

Tags: Andre AkkariDaniel NegreanuJames ObstJared BleznickJason MercierNatasha MercierPaul VolpePhil Hellmuth

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

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Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerStars
110,100 50,100
Christopher Sensoli us
Christopher Sensoli 		91,200
Nikolay Fal ru
Nikolay Fal 		90,500
Hanks Honig us
Hanks Honig 		88,000
Hani Awad us
Hani Awad
WSOP 1X Winner
85,400
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
84,300
Marcus Mizzi ca
Marcus Mizzi 		83,200
Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich 		82,500
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
81,700
Alexey Makarov ru
Alexey Makarov 		81,100
Dmitry Chop ua
Dmitry Chop 		78,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
76,400
Brendan Taylor us
Brendan Taylor
WSOP 1X Winner
73,900
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
72,200
Ryan Miller us
Ryan Miller
WSOP 2X Winner
72,200
David Wells us
David Wells 		71,500
Ronald Schiffman us
Ronald Schiffman 		69,300
John Crisp us
John Crisp 		64,600
Matthew Smith us
Matthew Smith 		64,100
Jesse Simonelli us
Jesse Simonelli 		63,700
Matthew Davidow nz
Matthew Davidow 		63,600
Tom West us
Tom West 		63,300
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
62,100
Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
WSOP 2X Winner
61,100
DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley 		60,000

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Andre Akkari Hits Perfect and Eliminates Paul Volpe

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe

Razz

Andre Akkari: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{2-}{a-}{k-} / {x-}
Paul Volpe: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{9-}{2-}{4-} / {x-}

Andre Akkari bet on all streets against Paul Volpe and another opponent. Eventually Akkari was heads up with Volpe and Volpe raised all in.

"I gotta hope you don't have it," Volpe said raising all in.

Akkari let him know that he did have it and called the bet then turned over a made six, holding {5-}{6-} in his hand. Volpe had a chance but drew a seven and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerStars
60,000 25,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Andre AkkariPaul Volpe

Updated Counts

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich 		87,800 70,800
Aditya Prasetyo us
Aditya Prasetyo 		60,000 27,000
Natasha Mercier lb
Natasha Mercier 		58,000 46,000
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch 		50,800 23,800
Norman Chad us
Norman Chad 		40,000 8,200
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
37,500 26,700
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
34,200 -3,800
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
32,800 4,800
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
30,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000 9,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
18,600 -5,800
Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi 		15,100 2,100
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
14,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
12,000 -2,700
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
WSOP 4X Winner
11,000 -12,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
8,100
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich 		7,100 -900
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Level: 10

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Updated Counts

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
100,000 40,000
Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 5,000
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
48,000
John Cernuto us
John Cernuto
WSOP 3X Winner
43,500
Cole Jackson us
Cole Jackson 		42,600
John Monnette us
John Monnette
WSOP 5X Winner
42,100 13,100
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
35,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
35,000 16,000
Joe Teehan us
Joe Teehan
33,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
27,400 1,800
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 12,000
Phil Hui us
Phil Hui 		24,100 -22,900
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000 9,000
Brendan Taylor us
Brendan Taylor
WSOP 1X Winner
20,800
Tony Ma us
Tony Ma
WSOP 2X Winner
20,000
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem 		12,800
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
WSOP 6X Winner
9,500 -5,500
Brian Brubaker us
Brian Brubaker
WSOP 1X Winner
9,500 -10,500
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
9,000 -6,000
Gina Hecht us
Gina Hecht
7,500 -2,900
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
6,900

As Usual, Phil Hellmuth Will Take This One You Can Take the Next One

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Stud Hi-Lo

If you have ever railed or played against Phil Hellmuth, you've probably heard him use this line.

"I'll take this one, you take the next one."

On this hand, the action started three-handed and Hellmuth had the betting lead. By sixth street Bradley Snider was in the tank and Hellmuth gave him "the line."

Phil Hellmuth: {x-}{x-} / {3-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Bradley Snider: {x-}{x-} / {8-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {2-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades} folded on fifth

On fourth street Hellmuth bet and both opponents called. On fifth he bet again and Snider was the lone caller. On sixth he bet quickly having just paired his king. Snider took a few moments before folding, but not before hearing one of Hellmuth's trademark lines.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
25,600 -11,400
Bradley Snider us
Bradley Snider 		20,000 20,000

Tags: Bradley SniderPhil Hellmuth

Level: 9

Limits: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

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