Welcome to Event #32: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. of the 2022 World Series of Poker, the first H.O.R.S.E event of the Series. The same event in the 2021 WSOP was won by Anthony Zinno for $160,636. No doubt you'll see him and many other mixed games specialists as well as casuals take to the tables for this one.
H.O.R.S.E. features an even rotation between Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better. The rules for each of these games can be found here.
The event will start at 11:00 a.m. local time and players will start with 25,000 chips. Day 1 will consist of 15 levels, each 40 minutes long. There will be a 15-minute break every 3 levels. Following Level 9, there will be a 75-minute dinner break, at the conclusion of which registration will close (approximately 6:55 p.m.).
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Matt Waxman was found at Norman Chad's table and the two were heads-up in a pot together.
On fifth street, Waxman was betting into Chad, who called.
Same story of sixth street, once again Chad called.
On seventh, Waxman kept up the aggression and Chad paid him off. It was unfortunate for Chad, who held pocket Aces (two pair aces and eights on seventh) against Waxman's flush.
Negreanu had bet fifth street in this heads-up pot against his opponent and got a call. On sixth and seventh, the action was checked down and Negreanu showed he got there on the river.
''How can you catch a six there, I had all the sixes!'', exclaimed his opponent showing a pair of sixes as his down cards.
Four handed at Norman Chad's table, though he wasn't involved. At seventh street, Woods bet out 3,000 and the first opponent sighed, then let his hand go. Waxman and the forth opponent called though and Woods tabled the low and straight for the high.
Day 1 of Event #32: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2022 WSOP at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas attracted 773 players on Day 1. That figure is almost 200 more players than when Anthony Zinno won the same event in October of 2021. At the end of this first day, only 264 players were able to bag chips and move on to Day 2. Another 148 eliminations are required on Day 2 before players reach the money.
A bunch of notable names entered this event, including Japan's Tamon Nakamura, who finished Day 1 in the envious position of chip leader. Nakamura built a 311,000 stack after 15 levels of play. The Japanese player has already cashed three times this summer, and he's looking set for another in-the-money finish, or perhaps something much bigger.
Event #32: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chips
1
Tamon Nakamura
Japan
311,000
2
Max Kruse
Germany
224,000
3
Nathaniel Parenti
United States
206,500
4
John Fahmy
United States
203,350
5
Natascha Stamm
Germany
202,000
6
Robert Kearse
Japan
196,500
7
Dzmitry Urbanovich
Poland
189,000
8
Eric Rodawig
Japan
180,500
9
Shirley Rosario
Japan
172,000
10
Daniel Plonsker
Japan
171,000
Other well-known players including Max Kruse (224,000), Frederik Jensen (164,000), Phil Ivey (105,000), Fabrice Soulier (85,000), Michael Mizrachi (76,000), Mike Matusow (45,000) and the defending champion Anthony Zinno (122,000) will also be back in action on Day 2. Some of those stars are hunting for their first WSOP bracelet or hoping to add another to their collection.
While 264 players progressed to Day 2, many others did not. The tournament was not kind to everyone and there was a long list of busted players at the close of play. Alex Livingston, Jeanne David, Scotty Nguyen, Bob Mather, Maria Ho, Esther Taylor-Brady, Sasha Liu, Paul François Tedeschi, Antoine Chuzeville, and Todd Brunson were among those players eliminated today.
The tournament restarts at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 16th, with the clock starting on Level 16. The plan is to complete another ten levels, which will whittle the field down significantly. Join the PokerNews Live Reporting team as we bring you all the H.O.R.S.E. action and action from all other bracelet events at the World Series of Poker.