2023 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jjq8a86
Prize
$422,747
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,720,500
Entries
185
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
112
Players Left
17

Maxx Coleman Eliminated in 20th Place ($20,442)

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Maxx Coleman
Maxx Coleman

Limit Hold'em

Maxx Coleman was all in from under the gun and up against Connor Drinan in the cutoff.

Maxx Coleman: Q10
Connor Drinan: A2

Coleman needed help heading to the flop but he found none as the board came K735J, keeping Drinan's ace-high in the lead and sending Coleman off to collect his 20th place payout.

Player Chips Progress
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Connor Drinan
1,300,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Maxx Coleman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Ben Diebold Eliminated in 19th Place ($20,442)

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Ben Diebold
Ben Diebold

Limit Hold'em

Scott Seiver raised in the cutoff before Ben Diebold three-bet from the small blind. Seiver called to see the J910 flop.

Diebold continued with a bet and Seiver called. Both players checked the 4 turn and A river. "Eights," Diebold announced, but Seiver had 107 for a pair of tens to take the pot.

The next hand, Diebold three-bet again over a Seiver open, and Seiver called. Both players checked the K38 flop.

The turn came the 2 and Seiver bet. Diebold threw in his last chips and turned over A9, but Seiver had him beat with KQ for top pair.

The 4 came on the river and Diebold made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Seiver
1,170,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 7X Winner
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Benjamin Diebold
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Hellmuth Continues to Rebuild

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold 'em

After Phil Hellmuth limped in the small blind, Esther Taylor checked her big blind.

Hellmuth check-called a bet from Taylor on the 659 flop to see the 7 on the turn. The players then checked to the 3 river.

Hellmuth fired out a bet and after some deliberation, Taylor mucked her hand, sending the pot to Hellmuth who has rebuilt his stack nicely since being all in on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Hellmuth
465,000
465,000
465,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Esther Taylor
260,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Esther TaylorPhil Hellmuth

Seiver Drops a Pot To Verenko, Hears It From Other Tables

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Heads-up on a board of 10485, Roman Verenko bet and Scott Seiver called.

The river came the K and Verenko continued with a bet. Seiver tanked for a few moments before he tossed in a call.

Verenko turned over 10533 for two pair that was enough to win the pot.

"Scott, I just put you in my top 25 poker players of all time," Alex Livingston called out from another table.

"Why am I catching strays from other tables now? You should've said top two, comma five," Seiver replied.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Seiver
1,150,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 7X Winner
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Roman Verenko
800,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Roman VerenkoScott Seiver

Fuchs Bets Out Toledo, Livingston Keeping Things Lively

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Delmiro Toledo: XxXx/7AJK/Xx
Carol Fuchs: XxXx/98Q9/Xx
Brian Yoon: XxXx/93 -folded

Delmiro Toledo bet on fourth street and was called by Brian Yoon before Carol Fuchs raised. Toledo reraised and Yoon folded, while Fuchs called.

Toledo bet again on fifth and Fuchs put in a raise. Toledo called, then called another bet on sixth.

Fuchs bet again on seventh and this time Toledo threw his cards away.

Alex Livingston was begun a conversation about the best poker players in the world, one that naturally drew Phil Hellmuth in.

"Phil, you can't possibly think in a $100K you're the best player," Livingston asked.

"I do," Hellmuth replied. "In the One Drops, I have more top 10s than anybody and I've only played half of them."

"The only reason Phil is talking is because he's won a few pots. If he lost he would be silent right now," John Racener added.

"That's the truest thing you've ever said," Hellmuth replied.

Even the tournament official had to comment that, more than halfway through the WSOP, this is the most fun he's experienced in a tournament so far.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
1,350,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 5X Winner
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Carol Fuchs
600,000
330,000
330,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Delmiro Toledo
400,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Brian YoonCarol FuchsDelmiro Toledo

Phil Hui Eliminated in 18th Place ($20,442)

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Phil Hui
Phil Hui

Seven Card Stud

Phil Hui was all in on third street and up against Roman Verenko.

Hui had AJ9963 for a pair of nines showing by seventh, while Verenko made two pair with AK107722.

Hui needed to improve and peeled his last card, but turned over the Q as the 2019 PPC champion was sent to the rail in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Roman Verenko
980,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Phil Hui
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Phil HuiRoman Verenko

Drinan Decides to Call Down Hellmuth

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Razz

Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/2x6x4x5x/Xx
Connor Drinan: XxXx/2x2xAx8x/Xx

After Connor Drinan completed, he got a call from Phil Hellmuth. Despite pairing his door card, Drinan called a bet from Hellmuth to see fifth street.

Hellmuth continued to improve, now showing three babies on fifth, but after another Hellmuth bet, Drinan said "for most people I'd fold, but you, I'm calling down."

Drinan then spiked in his call and sixth street was dealt. While Drinan did improve with an eight, Hellmuth now showed four to a six and bet again.

Drinan thought audibly about how Hellmuth could have a three and then called again.

Hellmuth then bet seventh street blind, which led Drinan to think some more then say, "I've never seen you blind bet with nothing, so I just fold."

Hellmuth quickly shoved his cards to the muck after Drinan's and dragged the healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Connor Drinan
1,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Phil Hellmuth
600,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings

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Fuchs Keeps Building

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Carol Fuchs
Carol Fuchs

Seven Card Stud

Carol Fuchs: XxXx/K52
Brad Ruben: 109/AQ3 - folded fifth street
Alex Livingston: XxXx/6J - folded fourth street

Picking the action up three-way on fourth street, Brad Ruben bet and got a call from Carol Fuchs. Alex Livingston folded to leave the pot heads-up.

Ruben slowed down on fifth street and checked, which led to a bet from Fuchs. Ruben showed that he had started with three to a flush, but pulled bricks on fourth and fifth then sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Brad Ruben
925,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Carol Fuchs
760,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Alex Livingston
400,000
-355,000
-355,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Alex LivingstonBrad RubenCarol Fuchs

Livingston Bets Dark, Misses Everything

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Alex Livingston: XxXx/Q65Q/Xx
Brian Yoon: XxXx/78K2/Xx

Alex Livingston bet on fifth street before Brian Yoon raised. Livingston called as they headed to sixth.

"The tension is rising," Brad Ruben said.

"We're just having fun. Just playing a card game," Livingston said as he bet again. Yoon just called this time and Livingston bet in the dark before receiving his last card.

Yoon peeked at his last card and put in a raise. "I bet dark because I could make a lot of hands," Livingston said as he mucked 43, having missed his flush and straight draws.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
1,500,000
150,000
150,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 5X Winner
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Alex Livingston
150,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Alex LivingstonBrian Yoon

Claassen Stuns Seiver

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Christopher Claassen: XxXx/7A34/Xx
Scott Seiver: XxXx/3A85/Xx
Wil Wilkinson: XxXx/6339/Xx

Three-handed on sixth street, Christopher Claassen put in a bet and both Scott Seiver and Wil Wilkinson called.

Claassen bet again on seventh and Wilkinson got out of the way, while Seiver called.

"Aces with a 7-5," Seiver said. However, Claassen turned over 665 for a straight and a low to scoop the big pot and put a big dent in Seiver's stack near the end of the night.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Claassen
1,100,000
500,000
500,000
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Scott Seiver
650,000
-500,000
-500,000
WSOP 7X Winner
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Wil Wilkinson
450,000

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