2014 World Series of Poker

Event #22: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
23522q3
Prize
$507,614
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,880,000
Entries
200
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Ben Yu Eliminated in 20th Place ($18,254)

Level 21
Ben Yu
Ben Yu

Razz

Richard Ashby completed and Ben Yu raised. The action got back to Ashby who called, then on fourth street Ashby bet out and Yu called. Yu then folded on fifth, leaving himself with just 19,000 chips.

Ashby: {X-}{X-} / {7-}{8-}{2-}
Yu: {X-}{X-} / {A-}{Q-}{8-} --fold

Two hands later Calvin Anderson had the bring-in and Daniel Negreanu completed. Richard Sklar and Ashby called and Yu tossed in the call as well, keeping just 2,000 chips left behind. On fourth street Negreanu and Sklar checked to Ashby who bet, Yu called all in, and both Negreanu and Sklar called as well.

On fifth Ashby bet again and that got the two other players to fold.

Negreanu: {X-}{X-} / {A-}{4-}{K-} --fold
Sklar: {X-}{X-} / {8-}{6-}{10-} --fold
Ashby: {A-}{9-} / {4-}{3-}{6-}{7-} / {Q-}
Yu: {5-}{2-} / {7-}{10-}{Q-}{2-} / {A-}

Yu was drawing dead on sixth street against Ashby's seven-six when his deuce paired up, and Ashby raked in the pot to cut the field to 19 players.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Ashby
450,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Daniel Negreanu
295,000
114,000
114,000
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Richard Sklar
115,000
-35,000
-35,000
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Ben Yu
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben YuCalvin AndersonDaniel NegreanuRichard AshbyRichard Sklar

More For Sklar

Level 21

Omaha 8

On a flop of {Q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Richard Sklar checked over to Richard Ashby who tapped the table as well. Ben Yu fired out a bet and both players called. Fourth street was the {6-Diamonds} and Sklar moved all in for his last 15,000. Both Ashby and Yu moved out a call.

The {Q-Diamonds} paired the board on the river and both Ashby and Yu checked.

"Ace-queen!" boomed Sklar, standing up from his chair and slapping {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} down on the table.

Yu rolled over {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts} before his cards were pulled into the muck. Ashby's cards were mucked as well and Sklar scooped up the pot. He's now sitting at 150,000 in chips. Ashby has fallen to 340,000 while Yu has dropped to 90,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Ashby
340,000
-168,000
-168,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Richard Sklar
150,000
60,000
60,000
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Ben Yu
90,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben YuRichard AshbyRichard Sklar

Glenn Cozen Eliminated in 21st Place ($18,254)

Level 21
Glenn Cozen
Glenn Cozen

Omaha 8

Calvin Anderson raised under the gun and Glenn Cozen, on his immediate left, moved all in for just 7,000 chips. Cozen, who finished second in the 1993 WSOP Main Event, had been on the losing side of many hands, and now he was up against two players for his tournament life as Ben Yu called from the big blind.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Yu check-called a bet from Anderson. The {9-Spades} turn and {7-Spades} river were then both checked.

Yu showed {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}, Anderson tabled {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{X-Hearts}, and Cozen did not win the hand as he showed {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Calvin Anderson
440,000
139,000
139,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Ben Yu
115,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Glenn Cozen
Busted

Tags: Ben YuCalvin AndersonGlenn Cozen

Gregorich Doubles

Level 21

Omaha 8

Bruno Fitoussi raised from his button and Mark Gregorich reraised all in from the big blind. The two got it all in before the flop for Gregorich's tournament life.

Fitoussi: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Gregorich: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, giving Gregorich a winning straight with his queen-ten. He doubled and now sits around 55,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Bruno Fitoussi
310,000
-20,000
-20,000
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Mark Gregorich
55,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Bruno FitoussiMark Gregorich

A Wheel For ElkY

Level 21
Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

Omaha 8

Christopher Wallace raised, Bertrand Grospellier called, and Nick Kost called from the big blind creating three-way action on the flop. The flop brought out {2-Spades}{K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Kost checked, Wallace bet, Grospellier called, and Kost folded.

The turn brought the {4-Diamonds}. Wallace checked and Grospellier took over the betting lead. Wallace made the call and the {5-Spades} hit on the river. Wallace took his time but check-called another bet, only to see that the Frenchman had made the wheel holding {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Wallace
405,000
-101,000
-101,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bertrand Grospellier
285,000
108,000
108,000

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierChristopher WallaceNick Kost

Sklar Triples Then Doubles

Level 21

Limit Hold'em

Calvin Anderson raised from early position and Richard Sklar moved all in from the button for his last 12,000. Sergey Altbregin tagged along from the small blind and the three saw a flop of {8-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}.

Altbregin checked and Anderson fired into the side pot. Altbregin called and the the dealer put out the {8-Diamonds} on the turn. The action went check-check and the {7-Hearts} finished off the board. Both players checked again and the hands were tabled.

Altbregin showed {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} to best Anderson's {a-Spades}{10-Spades}. Sklar showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and his nines held as the best hand.

Two hands later, Sklar was all in against Glenn Cozen. The board read {K-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} when Sklar moved his last 6,000 into the middle and Cozen called. Sklar showed {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and was crushing Cozen's {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. The board finished with the {q-Hearts} and the {7-Diamonds}, ensuring Sklar another double.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Sklar
90,000
37,000
37,000

Tags: Glenn CozenRichard SklarSergei Altbregin

First Blood For Fitoussi

Level 21

Limit Hold'em

Bill Chen raised and Bruno Fitoussi called from the small blind. The flop came {J-Spades}{4-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, Chen checked, Fitoussi check-raised, and Chen called.

On the turn the {7-Clubs} hit and Fitoussi bet again. Chen put in the call. The river was the {9-Clubs}, and both players checked.

Fitoussi showed {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and took down the pot as Chen flashed {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for an inferior top-pair hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Bruno Fitoussi
260,000
71,000
71,000
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Bill Chen
116,000
-77,000
-77,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bill ChenBruno Fitoussi

Level: 21

Hold'em - Omaha 8 6,000/12,000 blinds 12,000-24,000 limits
Razz - Stud - Stud 8 3,000 ante 3,000 BI 12,000-24,000 limits

Who Will Become The H.O.R.S.E. Champion?

Number 7 Looms For Daniel Negreanu
Number 7 Looms For Daniel Negreanu

That is the big question today as the 21 hopefuls remain with a chance to win one of the most coveted bracelets of the summer. The $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship is led by high-stakes cash game player Tommy Hang who has come close to winning a bracelet almost every year since 2007. Hang has five World Series of Poker final tables under his belt and today he's one of the favorites to take this one down.

Hang's competition is fierce with mixed game specialist Randy Ohel in second place. Ohel's last eight WSOP cashes came in seven different variations of the game and with a Limit 2-7 Triple Draw bracelet under his belt he knows what it takes to be the last one standing.

One of the contenders today is Glenn Cozen. While Cozen might not be the most recognizable face in poker, he got closer than any of the remaining players to winning the WSOP Main Event. Back in 1993 Cozen finished second to Jim Bechtel for $420,000 in the Main Event that had 220 entries that year.

Christopher Wallace, currently in third place, eyes his first WSOP final table, while the only other player left in the field who has never made it that far in a tournament here is Richard Sklar. Sklar is in last place, but anything can happen with the volatility of limit games.

Out of the 21 players that remain, 11 of them already have one or more bracelets. Daniel Negreanu leads the way with six bracelets while Nick Kost, one of the short stacks coming into today, won his first gold just a week ago in the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo.

So there you have it ladies and gentleman! Watch out for all the aforementioned but don't count out top pros David Benyamine, Bertrand Grospellier, Nick Schulman, Richard Ashby, Max Pescatori, Bill Chen, Bruno Fitoussi and John Cerntuo who have all been there before.

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