Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-22-2017 18:28 UTC-7

Assorted Stack Updates

[user270022]

Level 4 : 300/600, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Sung	31,000	16,000
Aaron Steury	20,000	5,000
Frank Kassela	18,000	7,800
Phil Hui	15,500	-3,100
Jesse Sylvia	15,000
Mike Matusow	15,000
Norman Chad	14,000	-1,200
Natasha Mercier	14,000	-200
Mike Wattel	14,000	1,400
Dan Shak	13,000
Barry Greenstein	12,500	-500
John Racener	11,000	-4,700
Shirley Rosario	10,000	-3,300
Fabrice Soulier	7,000	-8,000

Level: 4

Limits: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-22-2017 18:16 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	23,000	8,000
Brian Brubaker	22,200	7,200
Mark Gregorich	22,200	7,200
Phil Hui	18,600	3,600
Anthony Zinno	17,000	-900
Chris Bjorin	16,200
Benny Glaser	12,800
Mike Wattel	12,600
Dan Heimiller	12,200	-2,800
David Bach	9,000	-6,000
Shaun Deeb	8,200
Greg Raymer	8,200	-6,800
Eli Elezra	7,000	-8,000
Naoya Kihara	6,000	-8,400
Adam Friedman	2,700	-12,300
Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Johns Scoops ODB

[user270022]

Level 3 : 250/500, 50 ante

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: //
Baker: //
Opponent: //

Johns tabled for trip deuces and a seven-low and scooped the post after his opponents mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Johns	23,000	-1,000
David "ODB" Baker	16,300	-200

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Ian Johns

06-22-2017 17:58 UTC-7

A Mike Leah Sighting

Brentharrington

Level 3 : 250/500, 50 ante

It is a sight seldom seen on Day 1 of any tournament that Mike Leah is playing. He is actually in his seat for the $3,000 HORSE. This event started a 3 p.m., and the only other event that started today was the $1,500 No-Limit SHOOTOUT, so Leah gets to enjoy a Day 1 without having to check updates on his temporarily abandoned stacks via Twitter.

Leah is currently number two on the WSOP Player of the Year rankings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	8,900	-6,100

Tags: Mike Leah

06-22-2017 17:50 UTC-7

"He's Playing Great, Too"

Brentharrington

Level 3 : 250/500, 50 ante

Shawn Buchanan has been making his rounds through the $3,000 HORSE field and gathering players for a last-longer bet. Jason Mercier and Christopher Vitch are not involved but were jokingly petitioning to get in.

"I got a lot of chips now, Shawn. Can I get in?" asked Vitch.

Buchanan responded with what was likely a no.

"I didn't have a bunch of chips then," Vitch offered an explanation to why he didn't join earlier.

"You can have both of us," Mercier chimed in, sitting with about 7,000.

"Yeah, you can have a big stack and a short stack," Vitch said.

While this discussion was going on, the table was playing a Stud 8-or-Better hand.

Mercier's door card was the . He looked around the table. "All these low cards, I'm gonna raise."