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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Wednesday, July 01, 2015 to Friday, July 03, 2015

Event #63: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $1,917,000
  • Entries: 204
  • Remaining: 0

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Friday, July 3, 2015 6:09 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

Viacheslav Zhukov completes and Daniel Ospina raises. Andrew Barber makes it three bets to force Zhukov out as Ospina calls.

Barber bets fourth and fifth with Ospina calling before he takes the betting lead on sixth and Barber calls.

Ospina: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Barber: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Before seventh street is dealt, Ospina bets 50,000 in the dark.

Barber raises and Ospina throws in his last 2,000.

Barber tables his     for trips while Ospina reveals his     for two pair to be forced to the rail in 10th place.

Friday, July 3, 2015 6:08 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

On fourth street, Daniel Ospina bets and Viatcheslav Zhukov calls. The same action happens on fifth and their boards are completed on sixth.

Ospina: (x-x)/    
Zhukov: (x-x)/    

Both players check sixth street and on the river, Ospina checks again. Zhukov bets 50,000 and Ospina check-raises to 100,000. Zhukov calls and tables    , giving him tens and threes. Ospina shows    , showing a missed draw and Zhukov scoops the pot.

Viatcheslav Zhukov - 1,105,000
Daniel Ospina - 300,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:08 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

Arash Ghaneian completes on third and Frank Kassela makes it three bets. Ghaneian calls and both players check on fourth. Ghaneian bets fifth and Kassela calls. The same thing happens on sixth with their boards looking like this:

Ghaneian: (x-x)/    
Kassela: (x-x)/    

On the river, Ghaneian checks and begins to shake his head as Kassela reaches for chips. Kassela bets and Ghaneian folds, leaving himself with less than two big bets.

Frank Kassela - 820,000
Arash Ghaneian - 88,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:54 PM Local Time

Razz

A short-stacked Phillip Hui found himself all in against Daniel Ospina on third street.

Hui wound up making a         for a jack-nine low, but it would be Ospina's         for a seven-six low that would send Hui to the rail.

Daniel Ospina - 520,000
Phillip Hui - Eliminated in 11th place

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:52 PM Local Time

Razz

Jared Bleznick completes and Eli Elezra calls, as does Joe Hachem. Elezra bets out on fourth as both players call before Elezra's bet on fifth is called by only Hachem.

On sixth, Elezra bets 50,000 once again and Hachem calls before Elezra checks seventh street dark.

Bleznick: (X)(X) /     (folded on fifth)
Elezra: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Hachem: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Hachem bets, Elezra calls, and Hachem tables his    /   and Elezra mucks.

Joe Hachem - 1,185,000
Eli Elezra - 260,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, July 3, 2015 5:46 PM Local Time
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Razz

Barry Greenstein completes with   and Daniel Ospina makes it 50,000 with  . Andrew Barber folds   from the bring-in and Greenstein calls off his last 5,000 chips.

Greenstein shows a pair of tens in the hole and is up against Ospina's   . Their board run out like this.

Greenstein: (  )/    
Ospina: (  )/   2x]

Ospina makes a six-low on sixth and after checking his hole card, he announces a wheel shows  . Greenstein flips up   on the river, making him a seven-low and he is eliminated in 12th place.

Daniel Ospina - 330,000
Barry Greenstein - Eliminated

Barry Greenstein

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:43 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

Andrew Barber limps in under the gun and Viacheslav Zhukov raises to 50,000 next to speak. Barry Greenstein calls in the small blind, as does Daniel Ospina in the big as Barber comes along also.

The flop falls     and Zhukov continues for 25,000 with only Greenstein folding as the turn lands the   and Zhukov bets out again.

Ospina calls but Barber folds before both players check the   on the river.

Ospina tables his      for two pair, but it would be Zhukov's      for a flush that would scoop the pot.

Viacheslav Zhukov - 840,000
Andrew Barber - 490,000
Daniel Ospina - 290,000
Barry Greenstein - 35,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:39 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

Andrew Barber raises under-the-gun and Phil Hui calls from the cutoff. They are heads-up to a flop of     and Barber bets 25,000. Hui calls and the turn is the  . Barber checks and Hui bets 50,000. Barber check-calls and the river is the  .

Barber checks and Hui bets 50,000. Barber quickly announces a check-raise to 100,000 and Hui snap-calls.

"Aces full," said Barber as he shows     .

Hui flashes Ah7d to the table, giving him a smaller full house as he mucks his other two cards.

Andrew Barber - 385,000
Phil Hui - 265,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:35 PM Local Time

Limit Hold'em

Eli Elezra raises and Joe Hachem three-bets. Elezra calls as the flop falls     and he leads out.

Hachem calls as the [Qs lands on the turn and Elezra bets again. Hachem opts to raise on this occasion and Elezra calls as the   completes the board on the river.

Elezra checks, Hachem bets and Elezra calls.

Hachem tables his    for a straight as Elezra flashes his    for kings-up and folds.

Joe Hachem - 1,005,000
Eli Elezra - 420,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:34 PM Local Time
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Limit Hold'em

George Rechnitzer raises from under-the-gun and action folds around to Scotty Nguyen in the big blind, who makes it three bets from the big blind. Rechnitzer calls off his remaining stack and the cards are tabled. Nguyen shows    and needs help against Rechnitzer's   .

The flop is     and Nguyen takes the lead, leaving Rechnitzer drawing to an ace.The turn is the  , keeping Nguyen in the lead and the   falls on the river to send Rechnitzer to the rail in 13th place, while Nguyen chips up.

Scotty Nguyen - 570,000
George Rechnitzer - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, July 3, 2015 5:32 PM Local Time

Limit Hold'em

Viatcheslav Zhukov raises on the button and Don Zewin defends his big blind. The flop is     and Zewin checks. Zhukov bets and Zewin check-raises. Zhukov calls and they watch the   fall on the turn.

Zewin bets and Zhukov calls. The river is the   and Zewin bets one more time. Zhukov takes a few moments and then pushes forward a call. Zewin shows   , giving him trip queens and Zhukov mucks his hand.

Don Zewin - 470,000
Viatcheslav Zhukov - 750,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:25 PM Local Time

Level:19Limits:25,000/50,000Ante:7,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:20 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Scotty Nguyen has the bring-in and Eli Elezra completes with Joe Hachem and Nguyen both calling. Elezra bets fourth and Hachem calls before Nguyen makes it 40,000 to go. Elezra raises to three bets and Hachem folds as Nguyen calls.

On fifth, Elezra checks and Nguyen bets. Elezra calls and checks sixth as Nguyen bets again and Elezra calls before checking seventh street.

Nguyen: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Elezra: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Hachem: (X)(X) /    (folded on fourth)

As Nguyen is squeezing out his last card he says, "Oh I made the wheel!" and reaches for chips to bet out before revealing his hand as the    /   for just the low.

"Oh you scared me Scotty!" responded Elezra as he tables his     to see the pot chopped up.

"It's ok to slowroll the chop, just never the scoop!" adds Arash Ghaneian.

Eli Elezra - 600,000
Scotty Nguyen - 495,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:17 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hui, Don Zewin, and Frank Kassela all check sixth street with their boards looking like this:

Hui: (x-x)/    
Zewin: (x-x)/    
Kassela: (x-x)/    

After the river is dealt face-down, Hui bets and only Kassela calls. Hui shows     and Kassela mucks his hand. Hui's rail cheers as he collects the pot.

Phil Hui - 420,000
Frank Kassela - 595,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 5:10 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

George Rechnitzer completes and Jared Bleznick raises. Rechnitzer calls and Bleznick leads the betting on every street before betting seventh street dark.

Rechnitzer: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Bleznick: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Rechnitzer calls and Bleznick tables his    /   for quads as Rechnitzer announces he had a full house.

"At what point did you feel comfortable with your hand?" asks Joe Hachem to Bleznick.

Jared Bleznick - 560,000
George Rechnitzer - 85,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, July 3, 2015 5:09 PM Local Time

After getting three bets in on third, Viatcheslav Zhukov is heads-up with Don Zewin. On fourth, Zhukov check-calls a bet from Zewin and they go to fifth street. Zewin's board takes the lead and he bets 40,000. Zhkov calls and their boards are completed.

Zewin: (x-x)/    
Zhukov: (x-x)/    

Zhukov bets 40,000 and Zewin folds to give the pot to Zhukov and he moves over the 1 million chip mark. 

Viatcheslav Zhukov - 1,100,000
Don Zewin - 300,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 5:05 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

On fourth street, Daniel Ospina bets and Andrew Barber calls. On fifth, Barber's board takes the lead and he check-calls a bet from Ospina. On sixth, their boards look like this:

Ospina: (x-x)/    
Barber: (x-x)/    

Both players check seventh street and Barber shows     in the hole, but Ospina shows a nine in the hole to give him nines and threes to take the pot.

Daniel Ospina - 430,000
Andrew Barber - 90,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 5:01 PM Local Time

Razz

Mark Gregorich completes and Frank Kassela raises. Gregorich raises his last 56,000 all-in and Kassela calls as each player's board runs out as follows:

Gregorich:    /      /  
Kassela:    /      /  

With Gregorich's king-eight low no good against Kassela's jack-nine, he headed to the rail in 14th place for a $26,961 payday.

Frank Kassela - 620,000
Mark Gregorich - Eliminated in 14th place

Friday, July 3, 2015 4:58 PM Local Time

Razz

While Daniel Ospina was doubling up, a massive three-way all-in was occurring on the adjacent table that saw Brock Parker and Georgios Sotiropoulos all-in against Eli Elezra.

Sotiropoulos:    /      / (X)
Elezra:    /      /  
Parker:    /      / (X)

With Sotiropoulos and Parker unable to improve to beat Elezra's seven-five low, both Parker and Sotiropoulos were both eliminated.

Eli Elezra - 540,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos - Eliminated in 15th place
Brock Parker - Eliminated in 16th place

Friday, July 3, 2015 4:54 PM Local Time

Razz

Daniel Ospina got his last 103,000 in on fourth street against Phillip Hui as each player's board ran out as follows:

Ospina:    /      /  
Hui:    /      /  

Daniel Ospina - 285,000
Phillip Hui - 220,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander