An unknown player in Seat 8 completed showing and received a call from Barry Greenstein, who was displaying an . The turn seemed to give Seat 8 a decent card while pairing Greenstein, but the action still went check-check. On fifth street, Seat 8 check-called a bet from Greenstein before check-folding on sixth.
Greenstein: (x-x) /
Seat 8: (x-x) /
It wasn't much of a hand, but it does give us the opportunity to tell you Greenstein is up to 6,500. Additionally, Table 22 is featuring quite the lineup. Aside from Greenstein, who is in Seat 4, you'll also find John Monnette (two-time bracelet winner and currently second on 2012 WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard) in Seat 1; stud specialist Maxwell Troy in Seat 2; and 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event winner Barry Shulman in Seat 5.
With the blinds and limit so slow, catching notable hands is a challenge. We just canvassed the tournament floor trying to catch something, but to no avail; nonetheless, we did discover some new faces in the field.
Rep Porter was seen sitting at Table 28. If you recall, Porter missed Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz, the event he had won in 2011, in order to attend his daughter's ballet recital. It was a fine example of having one's priorities in order, but clearly today Porter is focused on nothing but H.O.R.S.E.
Another man we spotted was David Arsht, who recently captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet in Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em for $221,921. The former urologist proved his poker chops that day, though you might figure him for a veterinarian today as dabbles in the H.O.R.S.E. arena.
Other players we've found out and about include Jon Turner, Maria Ho, Michael Mizrachi, Shaun Deeb, Jeff Madsen, Allen Cunningham, Cary Katz and Joe Serock.
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We've spotted some more notables trickling in as of late, including two former World Series of Poker Main Event champions in Greg Raymer (2004) and Carlos Mortensen (2001). Other latecomers include:
Brandon Shack-Harris
Marco Traniello
Bryan Micon
Max Stern
Sam Barnhart
John Juanda
Ben Logan
Yarron Bendor
Chris Wallace
James Van Alstyne is no stranger to H.O.R.S.E.; in fact, his last three World Series of Poker cashes, of which he has 14, have come in the game. Back in 2010, Van Alstyne took 14th in this very event for $10,282, which was pretty impressive considering he was the defending champ. That’s right, Van Alstyne won this tournament back in 2009 for $247,033 and his first WSOP bracelet.
What’s even more amazing, less than a week before that win he finished runner-up to Zach Fellows in Event #21 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. for $192,866. Given that more than half of his $736,357 WSOP earnings have come in H.O.R.S.E. events, Van Alstyne has to be one of the favorites in today’s field.
We just completed a pass through the Bronze and Red sections of the Brasilia Room, and needless to say we've found some more names in this huge field. They include:
Tom McEvoy
Erick Lindgren
Rich Ryan
"Cowboy" John Land
Kevin Calenzo
Eric Baldwin
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri
Bill Chen
David Williams
Ed Brogdan
Mel Judah
Allen Bari
Daniel Negreanu
Xuan Liu
David "ODB" Baker
Ryan Tepen
Chris Bjorin
Tom Schneider
James Van Alstyne
Frankie O'Dell
David Benyamine
Kami "Dr. Kamikaze" Chisholm
Tommy Vedes
Justin Young
Joe Kuether
"Miami" John Cernuto
Linda Johnson
Mickey Petersen
Maria Mayrinck
Martin Staszko
and received a call from Barry Greenstein, who was displaying an 
. The turn seemed to give Seat 8 a decent card while pairing Greenstein, but the action still went check-check. On fifth street, Seat 8 check-called a bet from Greenstein before check-folding on sixth.
