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2012 43rd 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 3:29 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

Matt Glantz completes and Arash Ghaneian calls. On fourth, Ghaneian double bets to 30,000 and Glantz calls all-in as each player's board runs out as follows:

Glantz:    /      /  
Ghaneian:    /      /  

With Glantz unable to beat Ghaneian's trip tens, he headed to the rail in 18th place for a $18,619 payday.

Arash Ghaneian - 260,000
Matt Glantz - Eliminated in 18th place

Friday, July 3, 2015 3:27 PM Local Time

Razz

Joe Hachem bets every street from fourth through seventh and Georgios Sotiropoulos calls down as their boards run out like this.

Hachem: (x-x)/    /(x)
Sotiropoulos: (x-x)/    /(x)

After Sotiropoulos calls the river, Hachem announces "Ten-Eight" and shows     in the hole. Sotiropoulos mucks his hand and Hachem takes the pot.

Joe Hachem - 340,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos - 390,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 3:23 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

Randy Ohel is in the big blind and gets the last of his chips into the middle on the turn with the board reading     . Brandon Shack-Harris gives him action from the cutoff and the cards are tabled.

Shack-Harris shows     , giving him the nut straight and Ohel shows     , giving him the second nut straight. The river is the   and Ohel is eliminated.

Brandon Shack-Harris - 375,000
Randy Ohel - Eliminated

Friday, July 3, 2015 3:18 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

Barry Greenstein completes and Arash Ghaneian calls. Both players check fourth before Ghaneian checks fifth and Greenstein bets 30,000. Ghaneian check-raises to 60,000 and Greenstein calls before Ghaneian bets 30,000 on sixth and Greenstein raises. Ghaneian calls all-in for his last 37,000 total and the cards are tabled.

Greenstein:    /     
Ghaneian:    /     

Ghaneian finds the   on seventh to improve to aces-up while Greenstein catches the   and slips to 210,000 as Ghaneian doubles to 240,000 in chips.

Friday, July 3, 2015 3:15 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

Phillip Hui raises to 30,000 and Randy Ohel makes it 45,000. Hui four-bets and Ohel calls all-in for his last 46,000.

Hui:     
Ohel:     

The board runs out       to see Ohel scoop the double to move to 115,000 as Hui drops to 486,000.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, July 3, 2015 3:11 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

Phil Hui raises in the cutoff to 30,000 and Randy Ohel makes it 45,000 on the button. Action folds back to Hui, who calls and they see a flop of    . Both players check and the turn is the  .

Hui bets 30,000 and Ohel ges into the tank for a bit before sending his hand into the muck. Hui tables     , giving him a full house and he scoops the pot as Ohel is left with just a few bets.

Phil Hui - 530,000
Randy Ohel - 50,000

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

Razz

George Rechnitzer completes and Arash Ghaneian calls. Ghaneian bets on fourth and Rechnitzer calls. Rechnitzer checks fifth and Ghaneian bets out.

Rechnitzer: (X)(X) /    
Ghaneian: (X)(X) /    

Rechnitzer folds and Ghaneian tables his    in the hole.

Arash Ghaneian - 190,000
George Rechnitzer - 53,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 3:01 PM Local Time

Level:17Limits:15,000/30,000Ante:3,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 3:00 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Randy Ohel has the bring-in and Joe Hachem completes. Brandon Shack-Harris calls, as does Ohel. Hachem bets on fourth and both players call before Hachem's 24,000-chip bet on fifth is met with a fold from Shack-Harris before Ohel raises all-in for his last 46,000. Hachem calls and each player's board runs out as follows:

Ohel:    /      /  
Hachem:    /      /  
Shack-Harris: (X)(X) /     (folded on fifth)

With Hachem making a six-five low and Ohel holding with his pair of sixes, the pot was chopped up.

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:57 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Phillip Hui completes and Randy Ohel raises. Hui calls and then check-calls a bet on fourth before he takes the lead on fifth and sixth. Ohel calls fifth, but folds to Hui's 24,000-chip bet on sixth.

Hui: (X)(X) /     
Ohel: (X)(X) /     

Phillip Hui - 515,000
Randy Ohel - 70,000

Gorilla Gaming
Friday, July 3, 2015 2:56 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Randy Ohel completes and Georgios Sotiropoulos calls. Sotiropoulos bets fourth and Ohel calls before that action is flip-flopped on fifth. On sixth, Sotiropoulos bets out 24,000 and Ohel calls before both players check seventh.

Ohel: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Sotiropoulos: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Sotiropoulos tables his     for one-pair and Ohel mucks.

Georgios Sotiropoulos - 395,000
Randy Ohel - 75,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:52 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

Frank Kassela bets fourth street and Andrew Barber calls. Eli Elezra raises and Kassela makes it three bets. Barber folds and Elezra puts in a fourth bet.

"You got aces and kings?" asked Elezra. "I got kings and deuces."

Kassela calls and the rest of the hand is checked down with their boards looking like this.

Kassela: (x-x)/    /(x)
Elezra: (x-x)/    /(x)

"Just aces," said Kassela after both players checked seventh street. "But I gave you three free streets."

Kassela shows     to take the pot and Elezra mucks his hand.

Frank Kassela - 560,000
Eli Elezra - 430,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:47 PM Local Time

Limit Hold'em

Mark Gregorich raises under-the-gun and Arash Ghaneian makes it three bets from middle position. Daniel Ospina calls on the button and and Gregorich calls as well. The flop is     and Gregorich bets all in for his last 12,000. Ghaneian calls and Ospina calls as well. The turn is the   and Ghaneian checks.

Ospina bets and Ghaneian takes a moment and folds. Ospina shows    and is in bad shape against Gregorich's   . The river is the   and Gregorich doubles up through Ospina.

Mark Gregorich - 135,000
Daniel Ospina - 430,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:40 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

Catching the action on fifth street, Scotty Nguyen bets, Georgios Sotiropoulos folds and Brandon Shack-Harris calls.

On sixth, Nguyen bets and says, "You can be a hero baby!"

Shack-Harris makes the call and Nguyen bets his last 23,000 in the dark.

Nguyen: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Shack-Harris: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Shack-Harris folds and Nguyen tables his     for kings-full to virtually double to 220,000 as Shack-Harris slips to 370,000.

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:38 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

After making a big fold against Don Zewin the hand previously to be left with his last 51,000, Mark Gregorich completes and George Richnitzer raises. Gregorich calls and then sees the last of his chips enter the pot on fourth as each player's boards run out as follows:

Gregorich:    /      /  
Richnitzer:    /      /  

Gregorich stays alive by taking the low as Richnitzer takes the high with his pair of aces.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, July 3, 2015 2:35 PM Local Time

Razz

Eli Elezra completes and Brock Parker calls. Parker bets fourth and Elezra calls before Elezra bets out on fifth, sixth and seventh with Parker calling him down.

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

Elezra tables his     for a six-five and scoops the pot.

"We don't have a chance!" announces Andrew Barber.

Eli Elezra - 450,000
Brock Parker - 280,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:33 PM Local Time

Seven Card Stud

Don Zewin is the bring-in with   and Daniel Ospina completes with the  . Zewin completes and they are heads-up to fourth street. Ospina catches   and Zewin catches the  . Ospina bets and Zewin raises. On fifth, Zewin pairs his deuce and Ospina catches the  . Zewin bets and Ospina calls. On sixth street, their boards look like this:

Zewin: (x-x)/    
Ospina: (x-x)/    

Zewin bets again on sixth and Ospina calls. Zewin checks the river and Ospina checks back before showing     in the hole, giving him kings-up and the pot.

Daniel Ospina - 410,000
Don Zewin - 245,000

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:29 PM Local Time
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Razz

Jens Lakemeier gets in the last of his chips on third street against Phil Hui and Joe Hachem. Lakemeier is showing  , Hui has   and Hachem has  . On fourth street, Lakemeier catches  , Hachem  , and Hui  . Hui bets and Hachem calls with Lakemeier already all in on third.

On fifth, Hui catches  , Hachem catches  , and Lakemeier catches more paint with  . Hui bets and Hachem folds and the cards are tabled.

Hui: (  )/   
Lakemeier: (  )/   

"Maybe you double paired," said Lakemeier. "You got an eight?"

Hui does already have an eight and leaves Lakemeier drawing dead as he can only hit running cards to make a ten-low. Lakemeier gets up and heads to the exits without even looking at his sixth and seventh street card, while Hui scoops the pot.

Phil Hui - 348,000
Jens Lakemeier - Eliminated

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:17 PM Local Time

Razz

Joe Hachem completes and Jens Lakemeier raises. Hachem calls, and then calls a bet on fourth before taking the betting lead on the remaining three streets with Lakemeier calling him down.

Hachem: (X)(X) /      / (X)
Lakemeier: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Hachem tables his     for a seven-six low to scoop the pot and move to 445,000 as Lakemeier slips to 36,000 in chips.

Friday, July 3, 2015 2:15 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

Scotty Nguyen raises to 24,000 and Randy Ohel three-bets the button. Nguyen calls and checks a     flop before Ohel bets 12,000.

Nguyen calls, and then both players check the   on the turn before the   lands on the river.

Nguyen checks, Ohel bets 24,000 and Nguyen folds.

Randy Ohel - 405,000
Scotty Nguyen - 135,000

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