Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-20-2021 21:08 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Matusow	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Wattel	60,000 60,000	60,000

Cory Zeidman	Busted

Andrew Barber	Busted

Chris Wallace	Busted

Tom Gity	Busted
Jorge Leon	Busted
Chip Jett	Busted
Anderson Ireland	Busted

David "Bakes" Baker	Busted

Paul Sokoloff	Busted
Michael Saltzburg	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	60,000

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Akkari Scoops a Big One

Mike Patrick

Level 7

Stud Hi-Lo

A large pot just developed between Shirley Rosario, Andre Akkari, and Tommy Hang.

The action saw Rosario raise two limps on third street, then bet on fourth, fifth and sixth streets, with both her opponents calling the whole way. Finally on seventh street, all three players checked.

Shirley Rosario: //
Andre Akkari: //
Tommy Hang: //

Akkari turned over in the hole for an eight-five low, and his pair of fives was actually the best high hand, earning him a scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Hang	77,000 17,000	17,000
Andre Akkari	57,000 40,200	40,200

Shirley Rosario	29,300 -36,200	-36,200

Tags: Andre Akkari Shirley Rosario Tommy Hang

10-20-2021 21:39 UTC-8

Elezra Eliminates Williams

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Josh Noy

Level 7

Omaha Hi-Lo

A round of preflop raising left David Williams all in against Eli Elezra and Brandon Shack-Harris. The flop of and turn saw Elezra and Shack-Harris both check, before a bet and call on the river .

Elezra revealed two pair with , which was good enough to scoop the pot as Shack-Harris and Williams mucked.

At nearby tables, Scott Lake and Thomas Taylor joined Williams on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	73,000 11,500	11,500

Brandon Shack-Harris	58,000 -8,000	-8,000

David Williams	Busted

Scott Lake	Busted
Thomas Taylor	Busted

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris David Williams Eli Elezra

10-20-2021 21:43 UTC-8

Mueller Enters to Defend His Title

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Josh Noy

Level 7

Defending event champion Greg Mueller has taken his seat. Mueller defeated a field of 172 entrants for his third WSOP bracelet and $425,347 back in 2019.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Mueller	60,000 60,000	60,000

Level: 8

Limit Blinds: 1,300/2,500
Stud Blinds: 700/2,500 Ante: 500
Limits: 2,500/5,000

10-20-2021 21:54 UTC-8

Buchalter Leads the Field

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Mike Patrick

Level 8

Yehuda Buchalter was just seen scooping a 50,000+ chip multiway Stud hi-lo pot after showing a king-high flush that neither of his opponents could beat or split with a low.

He is now the chip leader in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Buchalter	178,000 46,500	46,500
Eric Rodawig	136,000 31,000	31,000

Chris Vitch	124,000 64,000	64,000

Ian O'Hara	116,000 8,000	8,000
Michael Trivett	98,000 -14,000	-14,000

Perry Friedman	98,000 17,500	17,500

Matt Glantz	93,000 -24,000	-24,000

David Singer	64,000 4,000	4,000
Norman Chad	55,200 -18,800	-18,800
Wendy Freedman	41,200 -65,800	-65,800
David "ODB" Baker	23,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Yehuda Buchalter

10-20-2021 22:06 UTC-8

Silver Chipping Up, More Faces Join the Field

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Josh Noy

Level 8

Nate Silver knocked out John Esposito to climb over the 100,000 mark. At nearby tables, more familiar names sat down to join the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	108,000 24,500	24,500
Paul Volpe	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Ashton	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jared Bleznick	60,000 60,000	60,000

Owais Ahmed	Busted

James Chen	Busted

John Esposito	Busted

Zachary Milchman	Busted

Tags: John Esposito Nate Silver

10-20-2021 22:10 UTC-8

More Chip Counts

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Mike Patrick

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	136,000 76,000	76,000
Christopher Chung	135,000 75,000	75,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	117,000 59,000	59,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	102,000 49,000	49,000

Andre Akkari	80,000 23,000	23,000

James Woods	79,200 -1,700	-1,700
Eli Elezra	77,000 4,000	4,000

Shirley Rosario	75,000 45,700	45,700
Brian Rast	60,000

Andrew Kelsall	57,000 -3,000	-3,000

Dario Sammartino	53,000 -7,000	-7,000

Yuval Bronshtein	51,000 -11,500	-11,500

Ismael Bojang	21,000 -39,000	-39,000

Joe Hachem	20,000 -8,000	-8,000

Barbara Enright	5,000 -14,000	-14,000

Frank Kassela	Busted

10-20-2021 22:28 UTC-8

Benyamine's Stack Continues to Grow

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Josh Noy

Level 8

Stud

David Benyamine: / /
Tony Hartmann: / /

Tony Hartman committed the rest of his chips on fifth street, and revealed a set of fours after David Benyamine called. Hartmann was ahead until Benyamine hit a full house on sixth street, and could not catch up on seventh ending his run.