Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Giorno 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-25 20:12 UTC-7

Yoon Continues to Build, Leaving Baker Short

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Razz

Brian Yoon: Kx4x3x/Ax3x5x6x
David "Bakes" Baker: Kx7x2x/5x3xAxAx

After Brian Yoon completed, David "Bakes" Baker called. Yoon check-called a bet on fourth street, then called a bet on fifth from Baker when the duo made identical boards.

Yoon caught a six on sixth, while Baker paired, leading to a bet from Yoon and a call from Baker.

On seventh, Yoon check-called a bet from Baker and was best with six-five to Baker's seven-five.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Brian Yoon	2,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

David "Bakes" Baker	200,000 -385,000	-385,000

Tags: Brian Yoon David "Bakes" Baker

2023-06-25 20:02 UTC-7

Drinan in the Danger Zone After Paying Off Ruben

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

Connor Drinan: XxXx/4♦Q♦K♦Q♥/Xx
Brad Ruben: XxXx/2♣5♣7♣3♣/Xx
Carol Fuchs: XxXx/J♠4♠9♦ - folded

Three-handed to fifth street, Connor Drinan bet and only Brad Ruben called as Carol Fuchs mucked her board.

Ruben opened the betting on sixth and Drinan check-called to seventh, where Ruben bet again. Drinan spent a few minutes in the tank before he slid in a call, representing most of his remaining chips.

Ruben turned over 5♥2♠2♥ for a full house, deuces over fives, and Drinan mucked to fall down to an extreme short stack.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Brad Ruben	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Connor Drinan	100,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Connor Drinan

2023-06-25 20:00 UTC-7

Taylor Catches a Miracle River to Double

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Roman Verenko raised before Esther Taylor reraised on the button. Verenko called to see the 10♣3♥K♠ flop.

Verenko checked, Taylor bet, Verenko raised, and Taylor called off her remaining chips.

Esther Taylor: A♠A♣
Roman Verenko: K♣10♦

Taylor discovered the bad news when she found out Verenko had cracked her aces with a flopped two pair.

The 2♥ fell on the turn and Taylor was one card away from elimination, but the 3♦ on the river improved her to a better two pair and she doubled up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Roman Verenko	450,000 -200,000	-200,000

Esther Taylor	400,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Esther Taylor Roman Verenko

2023-06-25 19:56 UTC-7

Fuchs Finds a Winner After Almost Folding

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Razz

Carol Fuchs: 7x6xAx/3xKxKx4x
Scott Seiver: 2xXxXx/3xJx8x5x
Connor Drinan: XxXx/7x3xKx4x -folded sixth street

After third street bets and raises led to Carol Fuchs, Scott Seiver, and Connor Drinan each getting four bets into the middle, a sizeable pot was already brewing.

On fourth street, Drinan caught best and bet but got calls from each of his opponents. Things then got wacky on fifth street.

Fuchs and Drinan each picked up kings, with Fuchs now showing a pair of them. She was in the process of scooping her cards up to muck then, however Seiver to her direct left who she expected to bet, checked.

Fuchs then insta-checked, and after some thought, Drinan checked as well, giving Fuchs an unexpected free card.

All three players drew well, picking up low cards and now Seiver bet. Fuchs now had enough to call with which sent Drinan into the tank.

He elected to fold his hand after a minute or so of thought, leaving the pot heads up.

Seiver checked dark, commenting along the lines that he knew what was coming, and it was.

Fortunately for him, Fuchs checked back, but she announced that she had made a seven, showing a seven-six that got there after picking up perfect cards on sixth and seventh to take an unexpected and sizeable pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Christopher Claassen	1,625,000 225,000	225,000
Carol Fuchs	1,185,000 110,000	110,000

Connor Drinan	700,000 -100,000	-100,000

Scott Seiver	650,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Carol Fuchs Connor Drinan Scott Seiver

2023-06-25 19:38 UTC-7

Hellmuth Aims His Ire at Yoon This Time

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/6♥2♦10♥9♠/Xx
Brian Yoon: XxXx/4♦5♠K♠8♣/Xx

Heads-up heading to sixth street, Brian Yoon put out a bet and Phil Hellmuth called.

Yoon bet again on seventh and Hellmuth immediately popped out of his chair.

"Are you f**king kidding me? Runs out nine-ten-jack," Hellmuth fumed before mucking.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Brian Yoon	1,500,000 200,000	200,000

Phil Hellmuth	500,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-25 19:36 UTC-7

Drinan Can't Beat Queens

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Connor Drinan raised in the hijack and Scott Seiver called from the big blind as they went heads-up to a J♠J♥2♣ flop.

Drinan continued with a bet and Seiver called. The 2♥ fell on the turn and Seiver again check-called a bet.

Seiver checked the 5♦ river and Drinan checked back this time. Seiver turned over Q♣Q♠ for two pair and Drinan mucked.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Scott Seiver	950,000 525,000	525,000

Connor Drinan	800,000 -225,000	-225,000

Tags: Connor Drinan Scott Seiver

2023-06-25 19:28 UTC-7

Taylor Battling With Her Short Stack

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Seven Card Stud

David "Bakes" Baker: XxXx/6♥A♥J♦
Esther Taylor: XxXx/A♠2♥3♣ - folded fifth street

As limits continue to rise, the various short stacks around the room grow more in peril.

Among them is Esther Taylor, who in a recent round of stud raised a couple of pots in an attempt to grab some antes. She was partially successful, although had to abandon one of these missions after resistance from David "Bakes" Baker.

Baker defended his bring-in to a completion from Taylor, and then led out when he picked up an ace of his own on fourth street. Taylor called that street, but couldn't call another bet on fifth from Baker, preserving her roughly 4 1/2 big bets remaining.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
David "Bakes" Baker	585,000 235,000	235,000

Esther Taylor	360,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker Esther Taylor

2023-06-25 19:20 UTC-7

Livingston on Receiving End of Hellmuth Rant

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Razz

Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/4xJxAxQx/Xx
Alex Livingston: XxXx/3xAx8x9x/Xx

Alex Livingston bet on both fifth and sixth streets, with Phil Hellmuth calling him down to seventh. Both players checked on seventh.

"Let's see that hand, buddy," Hellmuth said as Livingston showed 8x5x for 9-8-5-3-A.

Hellmuth had 7x3x, but paired his three on seventh. "You're dead. No f**king way. All the threes are dead," Hellmuth said as he mucked.

"You wouldn't bet my board? Okay, I'm learning a lesson," Livingston replied.

"You're going to be drawing dead in 30 minutes," Hellmuth told him.

"It will be really concerning if I'm drawing dead soon," Livingston added as Hellmuth continued to mutter to himself.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Livingston	1,450,000 200,000	200,000

Phil Hellmuth	750,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-25 19:16 UTC-7

Updated Counts After Break

Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Christopher Claassen	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Brad Ruben	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Brian Yoon	1,300,000 -350,000	-350,000

Alex Livingston	1,250,000 130,000	130,000

Carol Fuchs	1,075,000 -145,000	-145,000

Connor Drinan	1,025,000 -275,000	-275,000

Phil Hellmuth	1,000,000 200,000	200,000

Mike Gorodinsky	705,000 -95,000	-95,000

Roman Verenko	650,000 75,000	75,000

Scott Seiver	425,000 75,000	75,000

Esther Taylor	350,000 -50,000	-50,000
David "Bakes" Baker	350,000 -300,000	-300,000

2023-06-25 19:11 UTC-7

Poker Pro Ali Imsirovic Admits to Multi-Accounting, Denies Some Cheating Allegations

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Livello 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

In a 28-minute YouTube video released on Sunday, accused poker cheater Ali Imsirovic wanted to "set the record straight," and in doing so he admitted to some of the allegations against him, but also denied others.

Within 15 seconds after the video began, the 2021 GPI Player of the Year admitted that starting in 2020, he ended up "making a really bad mistake and began multi-accounting MTT's at that time."

Imsirovic, along with Jake Schindler, was accused in 2022 by many of his high-stakes peers of multi-accounting online and colluding during live events. Months later, they were barred from PokerGO Tour events.

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