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2017 48th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Thursday, June 22, 2017 to Saturday, June 24, 2017

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

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  • Buy-in: $3,000
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Friday, June 23, 2017 2:27 AM Local Time
Player of the Year Frontrunners Negreanu and Obst Into Day 2 of Event #44

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
Friday, June 23, 2017 1:24 AM Local Time
End-of-Day Chip Counts
Andre Akkari110,10050,100
Christopher Sensoli91,2000
Nikolay Fal90,5000
Matthew Honig88,0000
Hani Awad85,4000
Scotty Nguyen84,3000
Marcus Mizzi83,2000
Mark Gregorich82,5000
Jeff Madsen81,7000
Alexey Makarov81,1000
Dmitry Chop78,0000
Jason Mercier76,4000
Brendan Taylor73,9000
Josh Arieh72,2000
Ryan Miller72,2000
David Wells71,5000
Ronald Schiffman69,3000
John Crisp64,6000
Matthew Smith64,1000
Jesse Simonelli63,7000
Matthew Davidow63,6000
Tom West63,3000
James Obst62,1000
Chris Bjorin61,1000
DJ Buckley60,0000
Tom McCormick59,3000
Andy Black59,1000
Jim Collopy58,7000
Justin Vold57,9000
Cole Jackson57,3000
Per Hildebrand54,1000
Arash Ghaneian52,4000
Mike Matusow50,0000
Aaron Steury50,0000
Joe Tehan49,3000
Brandon Cantu48,0000
Steve Sung47,9000
Gary Benson47,2000
Shawn Buchanan47,1000
Hal Rotholz46,4000
Kevin Iacofano45,7000
Paul Sokoloff45,6000
Stephen Chidwick45,3000
Adam Friedman45,1000
Tommy Hang45,0000
Daniel Negreanu44,9000
Ben Yu44,3000
Cary Aronson43,5000
Aditya Prasetyo43,4000
Shaun Deeb43,0000
John Holley42,9000
Ashish Gupta42,8000
Don Zewin42,4000
Richard Bai42,0000
Brock Parker41,4000
Greg Raymer41,2000
Matthew Schultz40,3000
Anthony Macnamara39,6000
Alex Livingston39,5000
Christian Nolte39,4000
Scott Horowitz39,3000
John Cernuto38,7000
Ylon Schwartz37,8000
Scott Bohlman37,6000
Joseph Weinberger37,0000
Bruno Fitoussi36,9000
Ernst Stoller36,3000
Christopher Korent36,3000
Phil Hellmuth36,1000
John Monnette36,0000
David Steicke35,6000
Daniel Ratigan35,3000
Mikhail Tulchinskiy35,3000
Long Tran34,0000
Michael Ma33,5000
Thomas Hammers33,2000
Norman Chad33,0000
Steven Albini32,7000
Gennady Shimelfarb32,6000
Kurt Wildin32,5000
Gabe Paul32,4000
Christian Pereira32,4000
John Urpsis32,3000
Eric Buchman32,1000
Jason Berilgen32,1000
Valentin Vornicu32,1000
Tyler Groth31,5000
Christopher Chung31,2000
Usman Siddique31,0000
David Benyamine31,0000
Christopher McHugh30,7000
Phil Hui [Phillip Hui]30,0000
Yong Wang29,9000
Bradley Snider29,7000
Luis Velador29,5000
Jean Gaspard29,4000
Ryan Hughes29,3000
George Rechnitzer29,2000
Matt Vengrin29,1000
Jean Montury29,0000
Frank Athey28,8000
Tom Chambers28,4000
Alexander Lukyanov28,3000
Thao Thiem28,1000
Konstantin Puchkov27,6000
Jim Balestrere27,5000
Chris Klodnicki27,2000
Kyle Welsh27,2000
Seamus Cahill26,8000
Matheus Mendes26,8000
Al Barbieri26,7000
Brian Brubaker26,4000
Cory Zeidman25,6000
Frank Digiorgio24,8000
Daniel Lowe24,6000
Tom Koral24,5000
Harold Klein24,1000
Tony Ma23,8000
Joseph Couden23,3000
Shannon Petluck23,0000
Todd Bui23,0000
Brian Scholl23,0000
Justin Bonomo21,4000
Natasha Mercier21,2000
Lamont Davis20,4000
Ismael Bojang20,2000
Pascal Leyo19,2000
Jyri Merivirta19,0000
Toma Kalaj18,2000
Christopher Vitch17,7000
Barry Levy17,5000
Mark Klecan17,4000
Peter Levine16,8000
Ralph Perry16,7000
Robert Slezak16,5000
Dave Stann16,1000
Filippos Stavrakis15,9000
Nick Schulman15,7000
David Levi15,3000
Ryan Himes13,1000
James Mcwhorter11,8000
Mike Schneider (MN)11,5000
Tom Schneider10,3000
Dustin Lee9,9000
Matthew Schreiber9,7000
Mike Krasienko [Michael Krasienko]9,3000
Joe Aronesty9,0000
Blair Rodman9,0000
Marcel Luske8,4000
Mike Puskarich8,2000
Steven Loube4,0000
Gina Hecht3,5000
Jason Riesenberg2,9000
Andrey Pateychuk2,2000
Jesse Sylvia10
DID NOT REPORT 110
Friday, June 23, 2017 1:18 AM Local Time
Andre Akkari Hits Perfect and Eliminates Paul Volpe

Paul Volpe

Razz

Andre Akkari:    /      /  
Paul Volpe:    /      /  

Andre Akkari bet on all streets against Paul Volpe and another opponent. Eventually Akkari was heads up with Volpe and Volpe raised all in.

"I gotta hope you don't have it," Volpe said raising all in.

Akkari let him know that he did have it and called the bet then turned over a made six, holding    in his hand. Volpe had a chance but drew a seven and was eliminated.

Andre Akkari60,00025,000
Paul Volpe00
Friday, June 23, 2017 1:10 AM Local Time
Updated Counts
Mark Gregorich87,80070,800
Aditya Prasetyo60,00027,000
Natasha Mercier58,00046,000
Chris Vitch50,80023,800
Norman Chad40,0008,200
Nick Schulman37,50026,700
Adam Friedman34,200-3,800
Shaun Deeb32,8004,800
Ben Yu30,000
Shawn Buchanan23,0009,000
Jason Mercier18,600-5,800
Bruno Fitoussi15,1002,100
Michael Mizrachi14,000
Barry Greenstein12,000-2,700
Tom Schneider11,000-12,000
David Benyamine8,100
Dzmitry Urbanovich7,100-900
Bryce Yockey0-6,900
Friday, June 23, 2017 1:00 AM Local Time
Level 10 started
Level: 10
Blinds: 1200/2400
Ante: 300
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, June 23, 2017 12:51 AM Local Time
Updated Counts
Jeff Madsen100,00040,000
Chris Bjorin50,0005,000
Brandon Cantu48,000
John Cernuto43,500
Cole Jackson42,600
John Monnette42,10013,100
Justin Bonomo35,000
Mike Matusow35,00016,000
Joe Teehan33,000
Phil Hellmuth27,4001,800
Stephen Chidwick27,00012,000
Phil Hui24,100-22,900
Ylon Schwartz23,0009,000
Brendan Taylor20,800
Tony Ma20,000
Chino Rheem12,800
Chris Ferguson9,500-5,500
Brian Brubaker9,500-10,500
Mike Sexton9,000-6,000
Gina Hecht7,500-2,900
Bryce Yockey6,900
Friday, June 23, 2017 12:28 AM Local Time
As Usual, Phil Hellmuth Will Take This One You Can Take the Next One

Phil Hellmuth

Stud Hi-Lo

If you have ever railed or played against Phil Hellmuth, you've probably heard him use this line.

"I'll take this one, you take the next one."

On this hand, the action started three-handed and Hellmuth had the betting lead. By sixth street Bradley Snider was in the tank and Hellmuth gave him "the line."

Phil Hellmuth:    /     
Bradley Snider:    /     
Opponent:    /     folded on fifth

On fourth street Hellmuth bet and both opponents called. On fifth he bet again and Snider was the lone caller. On sixth he bet quickly having just paired his king. Snider took a few moments before folding, but not before hearing one of Hellmuth's trademark lines.

Phil Hellmuth25,600-11,400
Bradley Snider20,00020,000
Friday, June 23, 2017 12:05 AM Local Time
Late Registration is Closed

Late registration is closed for Event #44 and the field added at least two new players. Stephen Chidwick and Chris Ferguson were seen at the registration desk during the break. Mike Sexton has entered as well.

Mike Sexton15,000
Chris Ferguson15,000
Stephen Chidwick15,000
Friday, June 23, 2017 12:02 AM Local Time
Level 9 started
Level: 9
Blinds: 1000/2000
Ante: 200
Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:47 PM Local Time
Break Time

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:46 PM Local Time
On This Episode of Who's Sitting Next to Norman Chad ...

Norman Chad has been sitting next to Barry Greenstein all day and, for a time, Felipe Ramos was to his right.

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.

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.

Norman Chad31,8007,800
Felipe Ramos24,0004,000
Barry Greenstein14,7001,700
Nick Schulman10,8002,800
Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:38 PM Local Time
Updated Counts and Eliminations
Aaron Steury43,00036,000
Adam Friedman38,00033,000
Benny Glaser25,00016,000
Mike Leah21,000-7,000
Mike Gorodinskiy10,000-5,000
Nick Schulman8,000-7,000
David Bach0-4,000
Allen Kessler0-7,100
Dan Heimiller0-8,000
David "ODB" Baker0-11,000
Stuart Rutter0-13,700
Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:32 PM Local Time
Wilden Youraush Scoops Big Stud 8 Pot

Stud Hi-Lo

Wilden Youraush:    /      /  
Daniel Negreanu:    /      /  
Ryan Hughes:    /      /  

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.

Wilden Youraush47,000
Daniel Negreanu40,0008,000
Ryan Hughes29,600
Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:09 PM Local Time
Hellmuth Makes Nines Full, Gets Paid

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       board and Hellmuth's bet had been called. Hellmuth table    for nines full of aces and his opponent mucked.

Phil Hellmuth37,00020,800
Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:01 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
Jeff Madsen60,0005,000
Sorel Mizzi58,00028,000
Jerry Wong34,00018,000
John Monnette29,0000
Shaun Deeb28,000-1,000
Steve Sung26,000-7,000
Ismael Bojang26,00012,000
Jesse Sylvia25,00010,000
Tom Schneider23,000-2,000
Thomas Taylor15,0005,000
John Racener14,000-7,000
Shawn Buchanan14,000-6,000
Barry Greenstein13,0004,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich8,000-4,600
Matt Grapenthien8,0001,500
Mike Wattel7,000-10,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:47 PM Local Time
Level 8 started
Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1600
Ante: 200
Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:37 PM Local Time
Jason Mercier Flops a Pair

Jason Mercier

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.

Jason Mercier24,4005,400
Bruno Fitoussi13,000-5,000
Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:18 PM Local Time
Livingston Busts Bleznick

Stud

Jared Bleznick:   /    / 
Alex Livingston:   /    / 
Chris Vitch:   /    / 
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.

Alex Livingston31,0009,000
Chris Vitch27,0003,000
Jared Bleznick0-4,000
Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:11 PM Local Time
Fresh Batch of Counts
Phil Hui47,00016,000
Andre Akkari35,00015,600
Jon Turner33,0003,000
Daniel Negreanu32,00013,000
Ian Johns31,000-6,000
Norman Chad24,000-4,400
Talal Shakerchi23,000-1,000
Esther Taylor21,000-8,000
Brian Brubaker20,000-1,000
Felipe Ramos20,0003,500
Mike Matusow19,0000
Mark Gregorich17,000-2,000
Greg Raymer17,000500
Greg Mueller17,000-12,000
Anthony Zinno14,000-1,000
Ylon Schwartz14,000-1,000
James Obst13,000-3,200
Thursday, June 22, 2017 10:09 PM Local Time
Scotty Nguyen Improves

Stud

Scotty Nguyen:    /      /  
Gina Hecht:    /      /  

Scotty Nguyen completed with a ten, and Gina Hecht raised with a six. Nguyen called. Hecht bet fourth street, and Nguyen called. Nguyen gained the betting lead on fifth, and he bet on every street until showdown. Hecht called, and both showed aces in the hole, but Nguyen had the pair of nines on his board and won the pot.

Scotty Nguyen31,00031,000
Gina Hecht10,400-15,200
Playtika - Jason Alexander
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