Break Time
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
On This Episode of Who's Sitting Next to Norman Chad ...
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Norman Chad has been sitting next to Barry Greenstein all day and, for a time, Felipe Ramos was to his right.
WSOP 3k HORSE: Felipe Ramos to my left, Barry Greenstein to my right. I have made 6:45 dinner reservations. #AndIWillEatAlone
— Norman Chad (@NormanChad)
Now he has 30,000 and Ramos has been moved to a different table, but has been replaced by someone Chad might have more than a little reason to fear.
WSOP 3k HORSE: Now the incomparable Nick Schulman sits next to me - first he tries to take my job, now he tries to take my chips. #YoungPunk
— Norman Chad (@NormanChad)
Chad has three cashes in Stud Hi-Lo events and one in Omaha Hi-Lo, but has yet to cash a World Series of Poker HORSE tournament. Chad might not think it, but perhaps this is his year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,800 | 7,800 |
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24,000 | 4,000 |
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14,700 | 1,700 |
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10,800 | 2,800 |
Updated Counts and Eliminations
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Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 36,000 |
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38,000 | 33,000 |
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25,000 | 16,000 |
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21,000 | -7,000 |
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10,000 | -5,000 |
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8,000 | -7,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Wilden Youraush Scoops Big Stud 8 Pot
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Wilden Youraush: 
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Daniel Negreanu: / 
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Ryan Hughes: / 
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Five players saw fourth on this hand, but three made it to showdown. Ryan Hughes has the betting lead on fourth and bet. Three players called. On fifth, Wilden Youraush took the betting lead with a pair of tens and he checked. Hughes was the first to bet and Youraush raised. Negreanu and Hughes called.
On sixth street, all three players checked and on seventh street, Youraush bet again. Negreanu and Hughes both called, but mucked when they saw the trip tens of Youraush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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47,000 | |
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40,000 | 8,000 |
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29,600 |
Hellmuth Makes Nines Full, Gets Paid
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
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 
board and Hellmuth's bet had been called. Hellmuth table for nines full of aces and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | 20,800 |
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 5,000 |
|
58,000 | 28,000 |
|
34,000 | 18,000 |
|
29,000 | |
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28,000 | -1,000 |
|
26,000 | -7,000 |
|
26,000 | 12,000 |
|
25,000 | 10,000 |
|
23,000 | -2,000 |
|
15,000 | 5,000 |
|
14,000 | -7,000 |
|
14,000 | -6,000 |
|
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13,000 | 4,000 |
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8,000 | -4,600 |
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8,000 | 1,500 |
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7,000 | -10,000 |
Level: 8
Limits: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Jason Mercier Flops a Pair
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Hold'em
Jason Mercier raised from late position, and Bruno Fitoussi three-bet from the small blind.
Mercier called, and the flop came 
. Fitoussi bet, Mercier raised, and Fitoussi called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked. The action repeated on the river when the 
hit, and Mercier showed 
for a pair of nines to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,400 | 5,400 |
|
13,000 | -5,000 |
Livingston Busts Bleznick
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Stud
Jared Bleznick: /
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Alex Livingston: /
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Chris Vitch: /
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Opponent: /
(folded on fifth)
Jared Bleznick three-bet jammed on fifth street, getting a call from Chris Vitch. Alex Livingston four-bet, getting a fold from one opponent, and Vitch called. Vitch check-called a bet from Livingston on sixth street and check-folded on seventh.
Livingston table 
for aces full of deuces, and Bleznick stood up, mucking 
and exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | 9,000 |
|
27,000 | 3,000 |
|
Busted |
Fresh Batch of Counts
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | 16,000 |
|
35,000 | 15,600 |
|
33,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 13,000 |
|
31,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
24,000 | -4,400 |
|
23,000 | -1,000 |
|
21,000 | -8,000 |
|
20,000 | -1,000 |
|
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20,000 | 3,500 |
|
19,000 | |
|
17,000 | -2,000 |
|
17,000 | 500 |
|
17,000 | -12,000 |
|
14,000 | -1,000 |
|
14,000 | -1,000 |
|
13,000 | -3,200 |