Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-14-2019 13:56 UTC-8

Ospina Picks Up Vital Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino: / - fold
Daniel Ospina: /

Daniel Ospina was the bring in with a trey and Dario Sammartino completed with a six, Ospina raised and Sammartino called. Ospina bet fourth and fifth, picking up a call on former and a fold on the latter street.

All four bottom stacks are bunched closely together with just three big bets separating them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	4,000,000 -400,000	-400,000

Greg Mueller	1,800,000

Scott Clements	1,700,000 -200,000	-200,000

Craig Chait	1,500,000 -300,000	-300,000
Daniel Ospina	1,300,000

Tags: Daniel Ospina Dario Sammartino

06-14-2019 13:49 UTC-8

Chait Dominates Stud Round

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Stud

Not much had been going Craig Chait's way in the first level of the day, but Chait is now laddering through the provisional leaderboard, thanks to a streak of hands in stud. The last one came when he completed and Scott Clements raised. Chait called and then called on fourth before he led out on fifth with three spade cards out. Clements took nearly a minute to figure out what to do, and then he opted to fold.

Chait: /
Clements: / - folded on fifth

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	1,900,000 200,000	200,000

Craig Chait	1,800,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Craig Chait Scott Clements

06-14-2019 13:43 UTC-8

Chait Gets Some Wind in His Sails

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Stud

Craig Chait completed wíth an ace and Dario Sammartino called with a nine. Chait fired on fourth, fifith, and then on sixth again, having his ace paired from fifth. Sammartino called all the bets and the river was checked. Chait showed three aces and Sammartino flashed what looked like a missed open-ender.

Sammartino: /
Chait: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	4,400,000 -400,000	-400,000

Craig Chait	1,200,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Craig Chait Dario Sammartino

06-14-2019 13:41 UTC-8

Mikhail Semin Eliminated in 6th Place ($96,378)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Stud

The two short stacks went at war as Mikhail Semin completed and Craig Chait raised, Semin called all in for 130,000 in total.

Mikhail Semin: / /
Craig Chait: / /

Semin was ahead with his jacks and picked up another diamond and king blocker until fifth. However, Chait paired his ace on sixth to take the lead. Semin peeled the and was eventually eliminated, the for Chait was a mere formality.

Having been at risk for more than two dozen times throughout the last two tournament days, Semin ends up in 6th place and takes home $96,378.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	615,000 50,000	50,000
Mikhail Semin	Busted

Tags: Craig Chait Mikhail Semin

06-14-2019 13:32 UTC-8

Standard Semin

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Razz

Scott Clements completed and Mikhail Semin called. They checked to sixth street where Clements fired and Semin called before they checked the river. Clements finished with a nine and took it down while Semin was once again downed to 230,000.

Clements: /
Semin: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	1,700,000 500,000	500,000

Mikhail Semin	230,000 -360,000	-360,000

Tags: Mikhail Semin Scott Clements

06-14-2019 13:24 UTC-8

Semin Dodges Deadly Bullet Again

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Razz

Dario Sammartino was the bring in, Greg Mueller completed, and Mikhail Semin raised all in for 150,000. Craig Chait called and so did Mueller and the remaining action was checked all the way to the end.

Mueller: /
Semin: /
Chait: /

Semin finished with a nine and Mueller and Chait couldn't squeeze anything lower, leaving Semin the winner again. Semin now eclipsed Chait in the standings but they both play under four big bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Mueller	1,800,000 -335,000	-335,000

Mikhail Semin	590,000 360,000	360,000
Craig Chait	565,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: Craig Chait Dario Sammartino Greg Mueller Mikhail Semin

06-14-2019 13:14 UTC-8

Semin Chops With Sammartino

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino raised and called the all in of Mikhail Semin for 210,000 total.

Semin tabled the and Sammartino had the .

Semin was freerolling after the turn and needed a seven or nine to scoop. Instead, the came on the river and they chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	4,800,000

Mikhail Semin	230,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Mikhail Semin

06-14-2019 13:08 UTC-8

Bad Flop for Semin

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Mikhail Semin raised under the gun, Scott Clements reraised out of the small blind, and Semin called. They continued to the flop where Clements bet. Semin paused for a moment but then he let his hand go, leaving himself with 210,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	1,200,000 315,000	315,000

Mikhail Semin	210,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: Mikhail Semin Scott Clements

06-14-2019 13:07 UTC-8

Sammartino Scoops Again

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino raised from the button and was called by Scott Clements in the big blind. Clements check-called a bet on and led the turn, Sammartino called. On the river, Clements checked and called a bet of Sammartino to get shown the nuts in .

Sammartino had flopped a wheel draw and turned the second nut flush draw before improving to the nut straight. That was the second scoop in a row for Sammartino, who cemented his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	4,800,000 600,000	600,000

Scott Clements	885,000 -560,000	-560,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Scott Clements

06-14-2019 13:04 UTC-8

Sammartino Scoops in O8

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Jan_Kores

Level 24 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino raised in the small blind, Daniel Ospina called in the big and Sammartino fired three shells on the board of . Ospina called him down but he mucked upon seeing Sammartino roll over for a nine-high straight and the second nut low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	4,200,000 570,000	570,000

Daniel Ospina	1,300,000 -595,000	-595,000

Tags: Daniel Ospina Dario Sammartino