2017 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
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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 2 Started

Andre Akkari Leads the Returning 154 in Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari

Welcome back to Day 2 of Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Yesterday the field was cut from 399 runners down to just 154, but plenty of big names are still alive in the field. Two in particular worth keeping an eye on today are James Obst (62,100) and Daniel Negreanu (44,900). Both men are in the top five of the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race, with Negreanu sitting in fifth and Obst holding the top spot for now.

They will join Andre Akkari who bagged up the chip lead last night with 110,100. Also returning are Phil Hellmuth (36,100), Jason Mercier (76,400), Natasha Mercier, (21,000), Ben Yu (44,900), Jeff Madsen (85,000) and Scotty Nguyen (84,300), to name a few.

Action is set to kick off at 2 p.m. PDT with a plan to play 10 levels to complete the day. Of the returning field, 60 players will make the money with a min-cash being worth $4,523 and a final table appearance being worth at least $21,007. The eventual champion of the event will lock up $256,226, 167.1 Player of the Year points, and of course, a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

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Full Table Draw:

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 ObstJason MercierJeff MadsenNatasha MercierPhil HellmuthScotty Nguyen

Level: 11

Limits: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

Early Scoop For Obst

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

With a slew of bets already laid out in front of James Obst and Christopher McHugh, Obst had checked over to McHugh. McHugh made a bet and Obst was thinking about the decision. The board read {2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Obst eventually decided on a call and showed his {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. McHugh mucked and Obst was able to take down the pot with the flush.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
92,000 29,900
Christopher McHugh us
Christopher McHugh 		20,200 -10,500

Tags: James Obst

Natasha Mercier Over Cantu

mnuwwarah
mnuwwarah
Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Natasha Mercier bet the turn and the river from under the gun as the board ran out {4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} against Brandon Cantu in middle position. Cantu took some time before calling the river bet, but he mucked as soon as he saw Mercier's {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{q-Spades}{3-Spades} for kings full of threes.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
74,000 26,000
Natasha Mercier lb
Natasha Mercier 		39,200 18,200

Tags: Brandon CantuNatasha Mercier

Good Start for Team Mercier

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Razz

As Natasha Mercier was taking a pot off Brandon Cantu a few tables over, Jason Mercier was also finding ways to take down his own pots at his table. In a recent hand of razz he was able to take some from Alex Livingston to his right.

Mercier: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{3-}{A-}{9-} / {x-}
Livingston: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{7-}{A-}{K-} / {x-}

Livingston called the bring-in, then Mercier raised. Livingston was the only caller. On fourth, Mercier bet and Livingston called. Mercier bet again on fifth, and sixth, and Livingston called twice.

On seventh, Mercier led once more, but this time Livingston folded and Mercier was able to take the pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
93,500 17,100
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
WSOP 1X Winner
63,000 23,500

Tags: Alexander LivingstonJason Mercier

Akkari Folds to Trips on Board

Shamus
Shamus
Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Razz

We found Andre Akkari betting into an opponent with a pair of eights on board, but Ashish Gupta wasn't deterred. He called a bet and then took the lead on fifth when Akkari caught a king.

Gupta: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{8-}{a-}{8-}
Akkari: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{j-}{k-}{10-}

Both players checked sixth, when Gupta found himself sporting trips, and Akkari checked the river as well. Gupta fired in a bet, and Akkari thought briefly before folding. Gupta showed {9-}{5-}{4-} for a nine-eight, so Akkari's fold was a good one.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerStars
120,300 10,200
Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta 		55,000 12,200

Tags: Andre AkkariAshish Gupta

"Miami John" Sends One Packing

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Stud

James Mcwhorter: {x-}{x-} / {3-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}
John Cernuto: {x-}{x-} / {6-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Joe Tehan: {x-}{x-} / {4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} — Folded

James Mcwhorter completed the action. "Miami John" Cernuto raised. Joe Tehan called. Mcwhorter made it three bets and both Cernuto and Tehan called.

On fourth street Cernuto and Tehan both checked to Mcwhorter who bet. Both players called. On fifth, Cernuto decided to use the betting lead and bet. Tehan got out while Mcwhorter called all in for the rest of his stack.

Cernuto showed {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} under for a pair of sixes, while Mcwhorter showed {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. McWhorter completed with the {9-Spades} and {4-Clubs} and as he wasn't able to improve his hand against Cernuto and he was sent to the rail

Player Chips Progress
John Cernuto us
John Cernuto
WSOP 3X Winner
43,000 4,300
James Mcwhorter us
James Mcwhorter 		Busted

Tags: Joe TehanJohn Cernuto

Madsen Loses One, Then Wins One

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen

Hold'em

We caught up with Jeff Madsen on a board of {7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts} with more than 10,000 in the middle already. Madsen was under the gun and he was facing off against Michael Krasienko on the button. On the river, Madsen checked over to Krasienko. Krasienko bet and Madsen called. Krasienko showed {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and his full house was good to take down the pot.

On the very next hand, Ralph Perry opened from the hijack and was called by Madsen in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Madsen check-raised a bet from Perry. Perry moved all in and Madsen quickly called. Madsen was holding {A-Spades}{6-Clubs} and he was well ahead of Perry's {K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

The board completed with the {3-Spades} on the turn and the {6-Diamonds} on the river and that was good enough to give Madsen the win. With that, Madsen evened out his stack a bit and is close to where he started the day.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
75,000 -10,000
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jeff Madsen

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