Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Dia 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-21 01:30 UTC-7

Thorpe Among Leaders at End of $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1

Nível 15

Play in Day 1 of Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. has ended for the day. Some 836 players at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas entered the event, an increase from last year's field of 773. At the end of today's play, only 260 have advanced to Day 2. Those players will be chasing the top prize of $207,678 and a WSOP bracelet. First up for the returning players, though, is making the money, as 126 players will be paid, with the minimum prize worth $2,406.

Players who were unable to advance included Barry Greenstein, Norman Chad, Allen Kessler, Kevin Gerhart, and Justin Liberto.

Among those at the top of the chip counts are "Crazy Mike" Thorpe, who bagged an impressive 252,500. Thorpe already has three cashes this summer and looks to make his fourth the biggest. He is joined atop the leaderboard by Yueqi Zhu, who bagged 243,000 and will look to make his ninth cash of the series.

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Mike Thorpe	United States	252,500
2	Yueqi Zhu	China	243,000
3	Israel Garcia	United States	237,000
4	Phillip Hui	United States	212,000
5	Liam Murphy	United States	208,500
6	William Short	United States	194,000
7	Dan Colpoys	United States	193,500
8	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil	189,500
9	Joseph Palma	United States	188,000
10	Lawrence Cesareo	United States	187,500

Other notable names making it to Day 2 include Yuri Dzivielevski (189,500,) David "Bakes" Baker (130,000), Koray Aldemir (130,000), and Matt Savage (106,500.) Aldemir showed his multitasking skills by grinding the $3,200 High Roller online event while playing in this live tournament!

Further down the chip counts you find such luminaries as Joao Vieira (158,000), Dylan Linde (151,000), and the charitable Gershon Distenfeld (115,500.)

Play will resume with Day 2 on June 21 at 1 p.m. local time. Players will play ten 60-minute levels in an attempt to reach Day 3 and get their hands on the WSOP gold bracelet.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage of this and all events at the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Allen Kessler Barry Greenstein Justin Liberto Kevin Gerhart Koray Aldemir Matt Savage Mike Thorpe Norman Chad Yueqi Zhu Yuri Dzivielevski

2023-06-20 21:15 UTC-7

Grusmark Moving Up

Nível 10

Stud Eight or Better

Jason Grusmark: XxXx/2♥3♣8♥8♣/Xx
Opponent: XxXx/10♥J♠7♥5♥/Xx

Grusmark called his opponent's completion before both players checked fourth street.

With action checked to Grusmark on fifth street, he bet and was called.

Sixth street saw Grusmark bet. His opponent then raised. Grusmark responded with a third bet, which was called.

Grusmark made one final bet on seventh street, with his opponent calling. "Eights full," Grusmark said, turning over 8♠3♦A♣ for a full house. His opponent showed J♥J♦4♥ for a flush, which was no good.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Grusmark	77,000 30,200	30,200

Tags: Jason Grusmark

2023-06-20 19:12 UTC-7

Chad Continues Climb

Nível 7

Stud Eight or Better

Norman Chad: XxXx/3♥10♣K♠8♠/Xx
Fabio Coppola: XxXx/9♥3♣ folded on fourth street
Mary Sturges: XxXx/A♣6♥Q♠5♣/Xx

Chad completed, with Coppola and Sturges calling.

Sturges bet on fourth street, with only Chad calling. Both players then checked fifth street.

Sturges then tossed out bets on the remaining streets, receiving calls each time. When Chad made the call on seventh street, Sturges announced that she only had a pair, turning over 9♦7♠6♠. Chad showed a higher pair with 8♥7♦Ax to take down the entire pot with neither player having a low.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Norman Chad	47,200 6,000	6,000
Mary Sturges	20,900 -1,500	-1,500
Fabio Coppola	15,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Fabio Coppola Mary Sturges Norman Chad

2023-06-20 18:19 UTC-7

Cunningham's Tens Good

Nível 6

Stud Eight or Better

Allen Cunningham: XxXx/2♦5♥10♦7♥/Xx
Opponent: XxXx/6♥J♠6♠A♦/Xx

Action was joined on fourth street, with Cunningham betting and receiving a call. He then called his opponent's bets on fifth and sixth streets.

Seventh street saw action checked to Cunningham, who tossed in a bet. His opponent called.

"Tens up," said Cunningham, revealing 10♠A♥2♥. His opponent folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Allen Cunningham	20,100 -4,900	-4,900

2023-06-20 18:11 UTC-7

Baton and Plastik Chop

Nível 6

Stud Eight or Better

Patrice Biton: XxXx/6♦6♣3♣2♥/Xx
David Plastik: XxXx/5♠J♠5♥9♦/Xx
Opponent One: XxXx/Q♣2♣9♣A♥/Xx folded on seventh street
Opponent Two: XxXx/8♦8♣10♣3♥/Xx

Action was joined on sixth street, where Biton raised one of his opponent's bet. Plastik called, as did both of their opponents.

On seventh street, action was checked to Biton. He bet, and was called by Plastik and one other opponent.

Biton turned over 7♦A♦4♦ for a six perfect to take the low. Plastik then took the other half by turning over 8♥7♣6♥ for a straight.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David Plastik	36,700 5,500	5,500
Patrice Biton	20,200 20,200	20,200

Tags: David Plastik Patrice Biton

2023-06-20 12:33 UTC-7

Day 1 of Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Set to Begin at 2 PM

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Welcome to Day 1 of Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. as we approach the halfway mark of the 2023 World Series of Poker here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Last year, Steven Albini overcame a 773-player field and defeated James Morgan heads up for his second WSOP bracelet and the $196,089 first-place prize. As has been the case with most events at the 2023 WSOP — we expect to see an even bigger field this year.

Previous $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Winners

Year	Winner	Prize
2022	Steven Albini	$196,089
2021	Anthony Zinno	$160,636
2019	Murilo Souza	$207,003
2018	Andrey Zhigalov	$202,787
2017	David Singer	$203,709

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, all played in limit betting format. The rules for each of these games can be found here.

Day 1 is set to begin at 2 p.m. and continue for 15 levels lasting 40 minutes each. Players will get 15-minute breaks after every three levels and late registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 9 (~8:45 p.m.). Starting stacks will be 25,000 and Level 1 starts off at 100/200 blinds and 200/400 limits.

No reentries are allowed, so this event is a freezeout.

Continue to stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the mixed-game action here at Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.!