Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-21-2021 16:45 UTC-8

Racener Takes One from Benyamine

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DougChase

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

On a board of John Racener check-called the bet of David Benyamine.

The river card was the and Racener checked again. This time Benyamine checked back and mucked after Racener tabled for ace-king high and was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	285,000 -51,000	-51,000

John Racener	160,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: David Benyamine John Racener

10-21-2021 16:28 UTC-8

Chip Leaders At Second Break

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Mike Patrick

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Qinghai Pan continues to pace the field, with Bryce Yockey and several others in hot pursuit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	591,500 -1,500	-1,500

Bryce Yockey	445,500 -4,500	-4,500

Todd Ivens	399,500 209,500	209,500
Chris Bell	361,500 6,500	6,500
David Benyamine	336,000 135,500	135,500

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	336,000 226,000	226,000

Randy Ohel	279,000 -111,000	-111,000

Ray Henson	276,000 36,000	36,000

10-21-2021 16:14 UTC-8

Yockey Scores a Double Knockout; Montgomery and O'Dell Eliminated

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DougChase

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Stud

Kyle Montgomery: //
Frankie O'Dell: //
Bryce Yockey: //

With Montgomery already all-in, O'Dell pushed the last of the rest of his chips into the middle and Yockey made the call. Next, the cards were all turned face-up and it was O'Dell that was in the lead with two pairs, jacks and treys, Mongomery second with a pair of kings, and the pair of nines of Yockey's were in last place.

Seventh street was dealt face down to each player and changed nothing for Mongomery and O'Dell, respectively. For Yockey, however, the gave him trips which catapulted him into the lead and eliminated both Mongomery and O'Dell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	450,000 167,000	167,000

Kyle Montgomery	Busted
Frankie O'Dell	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Frankie O'Dell Kyle Montgomery

10-21-2021 15:20 UTC-8

Pan Extends His Chip Lead Against Ivens

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DougChase

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

The action was picked up on a board of and Qinghai Pan had check-raised Todd Ivens who called.

The river was the and this time Pan led out. Ivens called and was shown the bad news when Pan tabled for top set of jacks and was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	600,000 192,000	192,000

Todd Ivens	190,000 -108,500	-108,500

Tags: Qinghai Pan Todd Ivens

10-21-2021 15:08 UTC-8

Silver Takes One from Hammers and Sammartino

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DougChase

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Stud

Dario Sammartino: //
Thomas Hammers: //
Nate Silver: //

The hand was discovered on seventh street and Silver had tossed out a bet after Sammartino and Hammers had checked. The latter two folded, and Silver picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Hammers	250,000 69,500	69,500
Nate Silver	160,000 -30,000	-30,000
Dario Sammartino	155,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Thomas Hammers Nate Silver

10-21-2021 14:48 UTC-8

Chip Leaders at First Break

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Mike Patrick

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Qinghai Pan maintains the chip lead after the first 90 minutes of play, with Randy Ohel making a charge for Pan's chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	408,000 -16,000	-16,000

Randy Ohel	390,000 100,000	100,000

Todd Ivens	298,500 88,500	88,500
Marco Johnson	290,000 72,000	72,000

Bryce Yockey	283,000 127,000	127,000

Eric Rodawig	251,000 101,000	101,000

Tom Hammers	249,500 249,500	249,500
Brandon Shack-Harris	230,000 52,500	52,500

Scott Bohlman	227,000 -13,000	-13,000

David Benyamine	200,500 500	500

Andrew Yeh	177,000 -52,500	-52,500

Tags: Randy Ohel Qinghai Pan

10-21-2021 14:39 UTC-8

Seiver Wins One Against Hampton

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DougChase

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Stud

Scott Seiver: //
Jesse Hampton: //

The action was discovered as Hampton checked on seventh street and Seiver checked back. Seiver turned his hole cards face up which revealed two pairs kings and tens and he was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	200,000 -61,000	-61,000

Jesse Hampton	75,000 6,500	6,500

Tags: Jesse Hampton Scott Seiver

10-21-2021 14:08 UTC-8

Zolotow Gets the Fold from Sammatino

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DougChase

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

On a completed board of Steve Zolotow placed a big bet out and after a few moments of deliberation, Dario Sammartino opted to fold.

As he mucked, Zolotow asked jokingly, "Are we playing royal royalties?", as he showed the with a smile for a rivered royal club flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Zolotow	140,000 80,000	80,000

Dario Sammartino	65,000 -108,500	-108,500

Tags: Dario Sammartino Steve Zolotow

10-21-2021 13:49 UTC-8

Pescatori Eliminates Friedman

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DougChase

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

The action was picked up as Adam Friedman moved all-in on a board of and was quickly called by Max Pescatori.

The cards were turned face-up and it was Friedman's ace-high against the pocket of Pescatori's.

The river card was a blank , and Pescatori was awarded the pot and that eliminated Friedman from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Pescatori	115,000 -10,500	-10,500

Adam Friedman	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Max Pescatori

10-21-2021 12:23 UTC-8

Seiver Second in Chips Heading into Day 2 of Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

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DougChase

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Today, the 71 remaining players plus any new entrants (as late registration is open until the start of the day), will be returning to the Amazon Room at The Rio Hotel and Casino where they will play seven 90-minute levels. There will be a 10-minute break after each level, with a 60-minute dinner break after level 14 (~8:30 p.m. local time (PST)).

This championship event is packed with many notables each looking to make a run at the coveted WSOP gold championship bracelet, along with the first place cash that comes along with it. Top pros Scott Seiver (261,000), Randy Ohel (219,500), David Benyamine (219,000), and Nate Silver (197,000) are all currently in the top ten in chips and positioned to make a deep run in this event.

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Qinghai Pan	United States	373,000
2	Scott Seiver	United States	261,000
3	Andrew Yeh	United States	229,500
4	Randy Ohel	United States	219,500
5	David Benyamine	France	219,000
6	Marco Johnson	United States	218,000
7	Jerry Wong	United States	217,500
8	Brett Richey	United States	215,500
9	Jesse Klein	United States	199,500
10	Nate Silver	United States	197,000

Reigning Champion Greg Mueller (30,500) made it to day 2 and will be hoping to run his stack up and repeat his 2019 performance. The competition will be fast and fierce and expect non-stop action of highly skilled poker at its best from the start to the very end of this $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship event.

Please stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action and live updates, or live here at The Rio in the Amazon Room where the cards will be back in the air at 2:00 p.m. local time (PST).

Tags: David Benyamine Greg Mueller Scott Seiver Randy Ohel Nate Silver