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

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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

Hellmuth Makes Nines Full, Gets Paid

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[user270022]
Level 8 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Hold'em

A mound of chips had been assembled in the middle of a pot between Phil Hellmuth and a heads-up opponent. The action was on the river of a {9-}{a-}{10-}{a-}{j-} board and Hellmuth's bet had been called. Hellmuth table {9-}{9-} for nines full of aces and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
37,000 20,800

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Ron Ware Flops a Set and Doesn't Share

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Brentharrington
Level 4 : 300/600, 75 ante
Ron Ware
Ron Ware

Omaha Hi-Lo

A player limped from middle position, and Naoya Kihara raised on the button. Ron Ware reraised from the big bind, and both his opponents called.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, and Ware bet. The preflop limper called, and Kihara raised. Ware and the other player called. The turn was the {7-Spades}, and the action checked to Kihara on the button. He bet, and Ware raised. Kihara was the lone caller. The river was the {j-Hearts}, and both Ware and Kihara checked.

Ware showed {4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Spades} for a set of aces, and Kihara mucked.

Below are some other counts from around the room.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi 		24,000 9,000
Ron Ware us
Ron Ware 		24,000 -500
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson 		17,600 2,800
Gina Hecht us
Gina Hecht
15,700 15,700
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson 		13,600 1,400
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
WSOP 1X Winner
3,600 -2,400

Tags: Naoya KiharaRon Ware

Johns Scoops ODB

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[user270022]
Level 3 : 250/500, 50 ante
Ian Johns
Ian Johns

Stud Hi-Lo

A sizeable pot was brewing on fifth street of a three-way pot between Ian Johns, David "ODB" Baker, and an opponent.

Johns led with a bet on each of the rest of the streets, getting calls from both Baker and their opponent.

Johns: {x-}{x-}/{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}/{x-}
Baker: {x-}{x-}/{6-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}/{x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-}/{a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Clubs}/{x-}

Johns tabled {6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for trip deuces and a seven-low and scooped the post after his opponents mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Johns us
Ian Johns
WSOP 3X Winner
23,000 -1,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
16,300 -200

Tags: David "ODB" BakerIan Johns

The Pot No One Wanted

Brentharrington
Brentharrington
Level 1 : 150/300, 25 ante
Marco Johnson
Marco Johnson

There aren't too many huge pots this early in a limit tournament, but here's a fun one worth a mention.

Razz

Marco Johnson: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{6-}{6-}{9-} / {x-}
Noaya Kihara: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{q-}{a-}{10-} / {x-}

There was almost no action while the players checked through to seventh street amidst some giggles from the table at the runout for both players. Johnson ended up winning the pot when he showed {10-}{8-}{2-} for a ten-low. Kihara could not come close, showing a king in his hand and then mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
17,400 2,400
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
WSOP 1X Winner
14,400 14,400

Tags: Marco JohnsonNaoya Kihara

They're at the Gates! It's Time to Race! Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Begins Today

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The third and final stage of the 2017 World Series of Poker’s unofficial "Triple Crown" of H.O.R.S.E. events kicks off today with the "Belmont Stakes" of the summer, or rather Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. With two separate winners in the first two runnings, we'll see who among the mixed-game playing thoroughbreds claims the title in this one.

The defending champion Marco Johnson will most likely be in the field. In 2016, Johnson topped 400 to claim his second bracelet and a first-place prize of $259,730. What made Johnson’s victory even more special was a newlywed wife in his corner, six months pregnant with their first child.

Earlier this series, the most prestigious H.O.R.S.E. title was taken down by David Bach. Bach won the "Kentucky Derby" of H.O.R.S.E. races earning a victory in the $10,000 event for $383,208. A little more than a week before that the "Preakness Stakes" or $1,500 running was shipped by David Singer. Singer earned a prize of $203,709.

Former Champions:

YearNameEntriesPrize
2016Marco Johnson400$259,730
2015Dan Idema376$261,774

Another top-billed cast will flood the felt of the Amazon room this afternoon when the action gets underway at 3:00 p.m. local time. Play is scheduled for 10 hour-long levels on Day 1 with a 15-minute break every second level. Players start with 15,000 in chips and late registration will remain open until the end of the break following the eighth level, approximately midnight.

Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the event as we bring you live coverage until a new WSOP champion is crowned.

Tags: David BachDavid SingerMarco Johnson

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