2017 World Series of Poker

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

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matthew Schreiber
Winning Hand
478k262
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

Tom Koral Leads into Final Day of H.O.R.S.E., Matusow in Hunt for Fifth Bracelet

Level 20 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

On Day 2 of Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E., a field of 156 players was reduced to just 18.

Tom Koral leads the remaining players with 770,000 chips after what he called the hottest run he's ever had in a limit tournament at the World Series of Poker. After taking about 20 big bets into the dinner break, Koral came back to his heater, making a wheel against Josh Arieh in razz.

Then, Koral busted Tom West in crushing fashion, first making a flush in stud when he put in a check-raise with his draw on fourth and then finishing West off improbably with just a small pair against rolled up jacks. Koral has had plenty of success in live poker tournaments, with almost $1.8 million in cashes, but has yet to bank his first bracelet.

One player with plenty of gold hardware who advanced is Mike "The Mouth" Matusow. Matusow, at one point down to 4,500 after being bluffed in devastating fashion by Scotty Nguyen, crawled his way out of the depths. He kept singing about how he played so much better with a nub, and he did indeed make his short stack last.

"They couldn't bust me when I had 4,500, how the f*** are they gonna bust me now?" he kept asking.

Matusow is seeking his fifth bracelet.

"I'm the best short-stack player in the world!" he crowed after bagging. "I've got all the confidence in the world. You can't beat confidence.

"They just don't understand how good I play! They can't beat me!"

Others remaining in contention are David Steicke, Phil Hui, Don Zewin and Valentin Vornicu.

Some players who busted among the 60 paid places included Stephen Chidwick, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Mercier, Nguyen and Shaun Deeb.

The 18 remaining will meet at 2 p.m. in Brasilia for the final day of the event. Come back to PokerNews for more coverage.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Brasilia7001Seamus CahillIreland287,000
Brasilia7003Don ZewinUnited States155,000
Brasilia7004Matthew HonigUnited States240,000
Brasilia7005Brendan TaylorUnited States312,000
Brasilia7006Nikolay FalRussia222,000
Brasilia7007Valentin VornicuUnited States62,000
Brasilia7008Matthew SchreiberUnited States388,000
      
Brasilia7011Ryan HughesUnited States288,000
Brasilia7012Gabe PaulUnited States484,000
Brasilia7013Ryan HimesUnited States219,000
Brasilia7015Mike MatusowUnited States212,000
Brasilia7017Alex LivingstonCanada146,000
Brasilia7018Richard BaiUnited States371,000
      
Brasilia7021Marcus MizziCanada485,000
Brasilia7023Dmitry ChopUkraine346,000
Brasilia7024Tom KoralUnited States770,000
Brasilia7025Phillip HuiUnited States516,000
Brasilia7026David SteickeHong Kong441,000

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